Lt.-Col. Onyechi Anele, on Tuesday, took over command of the Directorate of Army Public Relations as the first female officer to hold the position in the Nigerian Army. Anele, whose appointment is in acting capacity, took over from the erstwhile Director, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, who has been posted to...
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Troops of the Joint Task Force, Tundun Wada, have arrested a 55-year-old suspected notorious kidnapper, during a security operation in Sumana village, Tundun Wada Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano state. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen by Capt. Babatunde Zubairu, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations,...
Borno State Government has received 230 repentant Boko Haram terrorists from the Operation Safe Corridor. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the repentant insurgents graduated from the Federal Government’s Operation Safe Corridor Deradicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) Camp in Malam Sidi, Gombe State. The insurgents who are...
The Nigerian Army has appointed Lt.-Col. Appolonia Anele as its first female Director of Army Public Relations in an acting capacity. Anele was one time Public Relations Officer in the Office of the Chief of Army Staff, during the tenure of retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai. This is the first...
The Leader, Nigerian Army Force Headquarters Recruitment Sensitisation Team, Anambra, Brig.-Gen. Chima Ekeator, has said only 200 youths from the South-East have registered for the ongoing Army recruitment in the country. Ekeator made the disclosure at a sensitisation organised for youth leaders and President-Generals (P-Gs) of different communities in...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos– Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have rescued 16 kidnapped victims in Mangu Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. The Media Officer of the operation disclosed this in a statement in Jos on Monday . Zhakom said that the victims were rescued on Sunday night...
The Nigerian Army has uncovered 11 new bunkering facilities and made some seizures during a six-day operation conducted in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers. Spokesman for the Nigerian Army 6 Division, Port Harcourt, Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma, made this known in a statement on Monday in Port Harcourt. He...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, held a crucial closed-door meeting with Nigeria’s top military leadership in Abuja on Thursday. The meeting, which was held separately behind closed doors with the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede, the Chief of Naval...
Rivers State Government has on Tuesday advised youths to take advantage of the ongoing Nigerian military recruitment exercise to develop their career and life paths. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Ibibia Worika, made the remark when he received a team from the Army Headquarters, led by...
The 81 Division, Nigerian Army, in collaboration with the Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team, investigated the Mushin area of Lagos State following an explosion on Friday. This is contained in a statement signed by the Division’s spokesman, Lt.-Col. Olabisi Ayeni, on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Armed Boko Haram terrorists have raided Wajirko army formation in Damboa Local Government Area with another formation in Wulgo village of Gamboru Ngala Local Government Area in Borno state, according to sources. This is as another source revealed that no fewer than two soldiers...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- In continuation of the ongoing efforts to rid Taraba State and its environs of banditry and other criminal elements under OPERATION LAFIYAN JAMAA, troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/ Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke, in collaboration with troops of Sector 2 Operation Safe Haven (OPSH),...
Nigerian Army, 81 Division has denied claims that soldiers invaded an Eko Electric Distribution Company (EKEDC) substation in Badagry following a misunderstanding in Topo Barracks. The spokesman for the Division, Lt.-Col. Olabisi Ayeni, denied the allegations in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lagos. Ayeni said the claim was...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has declared his commitment to sustaining close collaboration between the state government and the Nigerian Army (NA) to improve the security of the state. The governor, accompanied by legislators of Taraba State extraction from the National and Taraba State House...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has reaffirmed his commitment to the welfare of personnel and their families as he commissions newly constructed accommodation for soldiers in Abuja. The COAS made the reaffirmation on Monday, 17 March 2025, while addressing...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has charged soldiers to brace up in order to secure Nigerians better and tackle insurgency in the South-West. Oluyede made this known on Friday while addressing soldiers during his maiden operational visit to 32 Artillery Brigade Owena Cantonment, Akure. The...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The 26 Armoured Brigade of the Nigerian Army, says it will begin Range Classification Exercise for 2025, from Monday, March 17 to Wednesday, March 19 2025, at Yargaba Barrack in Dutse, Jigawa. Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Lt. Uzoma Ewgu-Ukpai, disclosed this in...
Troops of Sub-Sector 4, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, on Tuesday, ambushed bandits and neutralised three of them, off the Kaduna-Abuja highway. Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Lt-Col. Musa Yahaya, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna. Yahaya said, “In a well-coordinated...
The House of Representatives has urged the Nigerian Army to release the detained innocent members of Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta or charge them to court. The call was sequel to the adoption of a motion moved by Rep. Francis Waive (APC-Delta) at plenary...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Kai, Maj. Gen. Wahidi Shaibu, has handed over 75 rescued civilians to the Borno State Government. The rescued individuals, consisting of 7 adult males, 34 adult women, and 34 children, were freed during clearance operations against Boko Haram...