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Army dismisses 2 soldiers who killed Islamic cleric in Yobe

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By Andrew Orolua The Nigerian Army (NA) has dismissed Lance Corporal John Gabriel and Lance Corporal Adamu Gideon from service for allegedly involved in the killing of an Islamic cleric, Sheik Goni Gashua Aisami in Yobe state. The soldiers were dismissed after facing trial at the Headquarters

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Army distributes educational materials to schools in Delta, reaffirms commitment

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2022 0

By Nosa Akenzua As part of activities to commemorate the 2022 Nigerian Army Day Celebration, the 90 Amphibious Battalion in Koko on Friday distributed educational materials and instructional aids to primary schools in Sapele, Okpe, Ethiope West and Warri North Local Government areas of Delta State. The primary schools visited included Adana-Okpe Model Primary School […]

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Anambra: Military Killing our youths, Ogbaru residents allege

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By Chibuike Okafor, Awka Residents of the Ogbaru community in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State have decried the military invasion of their communities. They accused the soldiers of killing their innocent youths in the guise of fighting crime and criminality in the area. Ogbaru is one of the communities where a curfew had […]

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Boko Haram: Army flouts ruling, refuses to reinstate Col Mohammed who killed 200 terrorists

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2021 0

The Nigerian Army’s seeming disregard for rule of law has come to the fore again with another revelation regarding Lt. Colonel Abdulfatai Mohammed, a Boko Haram nightmare. The military unit is refusing to reinstate him in spite of separate court judgements and National Assembly intervention. His fate is similar to that of Colonel Auwal Suleiman, […]

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Nigerian soldiers kill BNG gunman, arrest another

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2021 0

The Nigerian Army has said troops conducting Exercise GOLDEN DAWN have neutralised one of the Biafran National Guard (BNG) gunmen who attacked their location at Amaekpu, Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State on Thursday 28 October 2021. BNG is a new armed separatist group operating in Nigeria’s Southeast, with stated mission to declare an […]

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Military warns proscribed MNI against planned protest in Jos

Ihesiulo Grace 20 August 2021 0

The Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have warned members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria led by Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky against protest in any part of the state. The warning is contained in a statement signed by the Military Information Officer, Maj. Ishaku Takwa ”Intelligence report available to Operation SAFE HAVEN indicates […]

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Army: In Nigeria, guns alone will not be enough to keep security concerns at bay

Ihesiulo Grace 17 June 2021 0

On Wednesday, the Nigerian Army stated that arms alone will not be enough to combat the country’s current security problems. Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, a spokesman for the Nigerian army, said the country’s numerous security concerns required a diverse approach to overcome. Nwachukwu stated this while taking over as Director, Army Public Relations at the Army

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Mass retirement of senior officers over new army chief Yahaya not underway

Ihesiulo Grace 4 June 2021 0

*Military says retirement is voluntary Andrew Orolua, Abuja The military high command has dispelled rumours about mass retirement of senior army officers with the appointment of a new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major-General Farouk Yahaya. Speaking on behalf of Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Irabor, on Thursday in Abuja during a media briefing on […]

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Nigeria Army Chief: Tribe, other factors delay Attahiru’s replacement

Ihesiulo Grace 25 May 2021 0

The appointment of a replacement for the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru is being delayed by some factors. The determinants include the experience, competence, tribe and region of the incoming successor. It is believed the presidency is yet to decide due to the number of recommendations from the military circle […]

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House of Reps postpones security summit in honour of Attahiru, others

Ihesiulo Grace 24 May 2021 0

Tom Okpe, Abuja The House of Representatives has postponed a scheduled security summit in honour of late Army Chief of Staff, Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru and other officers who lost their lives in the air crash that occurred in Kaduna, Friday evening. The two-day summit which was to hold at the NIA premises in Guzape, […]

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Updated: Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, others die in plane crash

Ihesiulo Grace 22 May 2021 0

*DHQ mourns late COAS, orders investigation *Buhari expresses shock over Attahiru, others’ death, receives briefings from Defence minister Senate, Northern Govs mourn COAS, others Andrew Orolua, Tom Okpe, Abuja & Gabriel Idibia, Kaduna The Chief of the Army Staff, Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru and ten military personnel died in an ill-fated Nigerian Air Forces plane

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Fake army captain, others arrested in Maiduguri

Ihesiulo Grace 18 May 2021 0

By Dilibe Michael The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) command in Borno has arrested Abubakar Mohammed for allegedly impersonating an army captain, according to the state NSCDC commandant, who spoke to journalists in Maiduguri on Tuesday. “A patrol team on Damboa Road, Maiduguri, arrested the fake army captain in army uniform. He was […]

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JUST IN: 11 members of IPOB’s ESN killed in Imo –Army

Ihesiulo Grace 7 May 2021 0

The Nigerian Army has said it neutralized 11 members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, who launched an attack on the police command of the Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State on Thursday night. Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General, Mohammed Yerima, in a statement on Friday, said the assailants were members of […]

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Nigerian Army Secretly Arresting, Killing Igbo Youths, Says Ohanaeze

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2021 0

The Nigeria Army is reportedly cracking down on Igbo youths and secretly murdering them, according to Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization. Chief Alex Ogbonnia, the group’s spokesperson, said the army was labeling random youths in the area as members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN) as […]

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Biafra/Oduduwa: Reps Meet Army Over Nnamdi Kanu, Sunday Igboho, Others

Ihesiulo Grace 28 March 2021 0

Members of the House of Representatives on Saturday met behind closed-doors with the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, at the Nigerian Army Headquarters in Abuja. It was gathered that the meeting was held by the lawmakers and the army chief to discuss the secessions and agitations threats going on in the country. […]

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Terrorists didn’t kill 20 soldiers in North-East – Army

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The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports of killing of 20 soldiers by Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the North-East Theatre of Operation Lafiya Dole. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammad Yerima via a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, said the information was false. Yerima described the report by an […]

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Army refutes reports of killing of 5 soldiers in Borno

Ihesiulo Grace 9 February 2021 0

The Army has refuted some media reports that five soldiers were killed and others abducted by insurgents during repair of an electricity facility along Maiduguri- Damaturu road on Monday. Col. Ado Isa, the Army Deputy Director Public Relations, made the refutal in a statement released in Maiduguri on Tuesday. Isa who described the report as […]

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Army set to mobilize spiritual leaders on insurgency fight

Ihesiulo Grace 3 December 2020 0

 The Nigerian Army says it will reinforce the role of religious leaders in the ongoing campaign against insurgency in the North East. On Wednesday in Abuja, Col. Sagir Musa, the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, In a statement,  said the Chaplain and Islamic Directorates of the Nigerian Army commenced effort to reinforce the campaign in […]

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Army warns troublemakers of destabilizing the country

Ihesiulo Grace 27 October 2020 0

By Andrew Orolua Nigeria’s Army is determination not to allow any force whatsoever to destabilize the country, Lt.-Gen Tukur Buratai vowed yesterday. Threatening to deal decisively with subversive elements bent on destabilising Nigeria, the Chief of Army Staff alleged that the recent nationwide protests against police brutality and ageold bad governance were sponsored to

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Insurgency: Top Boko Haram commanders killed in clearance operations

Ihesiulo Grace 24 September 2020 0

Troops of Army Super Camp have killed top commanders of the Boko Haram terrorist at the Lake Chad Basin during clearance operations. READ ALSO: Boko Haram terrorists kill Nigerian Army Colonel in Borno According to the Nigerian Army hideouts and camps of the insurgent  in Tunbun Gini, Tunbun Nbororo, Tunbun Kayoma, Tunbun Kaza and Tunbun Fulani at […]