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Army to begin enrolment in IPPIS

Ihesiulo Grace 17 July 2018 0

The enrolment of the Nigerian Army in the central pay system, Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), scheme would begin on July 30. The Federal Government says it has concluded arrangements to begin the enrolment of all military personnel. Mr Ahmed Idris, the

Opinion

Buratai: A Nation’s Iconic Army General

Ihesiulo Grace 17 July 2018 0

Some years ago, something remarkable happened to Nigeria. On July 13, 2015, precisely, the Commander-In-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces , President Muhammadu Buhari appointed an unassuming, but patriotic and loyal Army officer, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai as the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), with a mandate to reposition the Nigerian Army and a […]

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Army says no troops missing, confirms Boko Haram clashes

Ihesiulo Grace 16 July 2018 0

The Nigerian Army said 23 of its soldiers and eight trucks are not missing, contrary to reports. Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Texas Chukwu said the report was exaggerated , “untrue and misleading” and that the “Nigerian Army is on top of the situation.” “The Nigerian Army wishes to state categorically that the report […]

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Celebrating The Nigerian Soldier on 6th July 2018

Ihesiulo Grace 6 July 2018 0

Today Friday 6th July 2018, the Nigerian Army is celebrating its day for the year 2018, (NADCEL 2018) in Monguno, Borno State. This is unique and a sharp departure from the usual parade, combat march past, weaponry and equipment displays usually at the Eagle Square in Abuja or any of the big cities in the […]

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Biafra: Human rights group faults Intersociety report on killing of agitators

Ihesiulo Grace 21 June 2018 0

The Independent Human Rights and Crime Monitoring Group has faulted the report by some bodies that the Nigerian Army killed members of the pro-Biafra group during the Operation Python Dance 11 in south eastern part of the country. The group said the claim in some quarters were clear attempt to tarnish the image and efforts […]

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1 killed, another injured as armed men invade Gen. Malu’s home

Ihesiulo Grace 12 June 2018 0

The Commander of the Nigerian Army Engineering Corp, Maj. Gen. John Malu, on Monday narrowly escaped death after unknown armed men dressed in Military fatigue stormed his country home in Tse Adoor, Tiir Ward, Tongov in Katsina/Ala local government area of Benue State. It was gathered from a family source that Gen. Malu had gone […]

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Army pledges support for UNICEF to protect displaced people

Ihesiulo Grace 7 June 2018 0

Nigerian army on Wednesday pledged continued support to UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) humanitarian efforts at providing assistance to women and children displaced by insurgents in the North East. Brig.-Gen. Bulama Biu, the acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division made the pledge when Mr Geoffrey Ijumba, UNICEF’s Chief Field Officer, visited the division. Biu said

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Group Commends the Nigerian Army for Hosting the 6th Edition of African Land Forces Summit

Ihesiulo Grace 5 June 2018 0

A Coalition of Pan-Nigeria Groups under the aegis of Odua Progressive Union(OPU), has commended and applauded the Nigerian army under the leadership of Lt. Gen. T.Y. Buratai, Chief of Army Staff, COAS, for the successful hosting of the African Land Forces Summit, 2018, with the theme: “Unity is Strength: Combating Africa’s Security Challenges”, a collaboration […]

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Army committed to protection of human rights -GOC

Ihesiulo Grace 1 June 2018 0

Nigerian Army is committed to the protection and advancement of human rights, protecting women and children in the course of its counter terrorism operations in the Northeast. Brig.-Gen. Bulama Biu, Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, made the pledge when he paid a curtessy call on the Shehu […]

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Nigerian Army intercept three trucks with over 300  thousand ammunition

Ihesiulo Grace 31 May 2018 0

Joy Anyim The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army said it has intercepted three trucks with over 300 thousand cartridges for pump action rifle at Balogun/Igbogila along Igbogila Ilasa road in Ilaro, Ogun State. The General Officer Commanding 81 Division,  Major-General Enobong Udoh  who briefed journalist on the seizures at the Division Headquarters in Victoria […]

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Nigerian Army intercept three trucks with over 300 thousand ammunitions

Ihesiulo Grace 31 May 2018 0

The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army said it has intercepted three trucks with over 300 thousand cartridges for pump action rifle at Balogun/Igbogila along Igbogila Ilasa road in Ilaro, Ogun State. The General Officer Commanding 81 Division, Major-General Enobong Udoh who briefed journalist on the seizures at the Division Headquarters in Victoria Island, Lagos […]

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Amnesty reports on Army mischievous, spurious allegations -group

Ihesiulo Grace 29 May 2018 0

A group, Professionals for Better Nigeria (PBN) has condemned the recent reports released by the Amnesty International (AI) on the operations of the Nigerian Army describing it as false, mischievous and malicious allegations made to undermine the efforts and sacrifices that have been made by the Nigerian Army to rid the country of criminal elements […]

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Army nabs 17 suspected vandals, seizes 27,900 litres of petrol

Ihesiulo Grace 18 May 2018 0

Troops of the 81 Division, Nigerian Army, have arrested 17 suspected pipeline vandals operating in the Akute and Magboro areas of Lagos and Ogun State. The vandals, it was gathered were arrested with 537 pieces of 50 litre jerrycans and 42 pieces of 25 litre jerrycans all filled with a total of 27,900 litres of […]

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President Buhari expresses confidence in Nigerian Army’s committment to end killings in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 18 May 2018 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has once again expressed his administration’s commitment to end every act of killing in the country. The globallly recognized first President in Africa who earned the sobriquet from the United States President, Donald Trump made re—affirmed his commitment to the safety of lives and properties in Nigeria after receiving briefing from the […]

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Boko Haram: UNICEF, others indicted in plots to blackmail Nigerian military over fights against terrorists

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2018 0

The United Nations Children’s Education Fund, UNICEF, and other International organizations have been accused of frustrating the Nigerian Army over its fight against terrorists in the country. A Coalition Civil Society Organisations on Human Rights and Conflict Resolution in Nigeria in its first quarter report released in Abuja on the ongoing war against insurgency

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Oil theft: Nigerian Army hands over Tugboat, Barge to EFCC

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2018 0

Nigerian Army’s Sector 1, Operation Delta Safe on Thursday handed over a Tugboat (MV Omar Success) and a Barge (EBIs 1) allegedly used for illegal oil bunkering to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for further investigation and possible prosecution. The Tugboat and the Barge were intercepted by men of Nigeria Army at a […]

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Troops discover Boko Haram training camp, kill 1 insurgent

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2018 0

The Nigerian Army has discovered a Boko Haram training camp in Afa general area of Benisheikh in Borno State. The training camp according to a statement signed by Deputy Director Public Relations of Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, is a base where instructional training was provided for the insurgents. “Troops of Operation […]

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Two dismissed soldiers, five others in trouble over impersonating military personnel

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2018 0

Two dismissed soldiers and five others were on Saturday paraded by the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army for impersonation, aiding land grabbers and unlawful extortion from members of the public. The suspects whose identities were given as Taiwo Ayomide, Bello Kasimu, Ale Michael, Adetileyin Segun, Olarewaju Yusuf, Ibrahim Isa, and Ibrahim Abdullahi were all […]

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Army arrest 23 suspected cultists during initiation in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2018 0

…. Suspects deny any involvement in the crime Kazeem Opeyemi, a 24 years old undergraduate student of Ibadan Polytechnic allegedly arrested by personnel of 81 Division, Nigerian Army for cultism, has denied any involvement in the crime. The suspect who is reportedly a member of the Eiye Confraternity was arrested alongside 22 others during the […]

Opinion

Terrorism: Nigerian Army Soars At Continental Fiesta

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2018 0

It took America over a decade to hunt for Al Qaeda leader, Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of the terrorists attacks on World Trade Center and the Pentagon House, September 11, 2001, also popularly referred to as 9/11 attacks. And for years, Bin Laden remained a fugitive, hiding in caves and forests in different parts […]