By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. T. A. Lagbaja has reiterated his commitment and determination to transform the Nigerian Army into a well-trained, equipped and highly motivated force towards achieving its constitutional responsibilities. The COAS stated this on Monday in...
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A man believed to be a soldier on Saturday stabbed a 27-year old trader to death over the price of a carpet in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The incident, which happened around Arakale area of Akure metropolis, led to the blockage of major roads in the area...
The Police Command in Delta has handed over Mr Clement Ikolo, the traditional ruler of Ewu kingdom in Ugheli South Local Government Area of the state to the military authority. The spokesperson of the command, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the development to newsmen on Friday through a terse...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has declared eight persons wanted in connection with the gruesome murder of 17 officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army on March 14 in Okuama community in Delta. The wanted persons include seven men and one woman. They were identified as Akevwru Daniel Omotegbono...
President Bola Tinubu has described the 17 officers and soldiers killed in Okuama community in Delta State on March 14 as patriotic, brave and gallant Nigerians. He said that the deceased gave their lives to defend and protect the Nation against internal and external threats. At the burial...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has said the officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army who were gruesomely murdered in Okuama Community in Delta on March 14, left behind 10 widows three of whom are pregnant and 21 orphans. Lagbaja made this known at...
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, led governors, federal lawmakers, military top brass, dignitaries, families and friends of 17 gallant military personnel gruesomely murdered in Delta State to lay wreaths in honour of the slain officers and soldiers. The President was the Special Guest of Honour at the inauspicious...
The remains of 17 military personnel killed in Okuama community in Delta on March 14, have arrived the National Military Cemetery, Abuja, for burial. The bodies, which arrived at about 2:26 pm on Wednesday, were conveyed by the Military Ambulance Emergency vehicles and FCT Ambulance Emergency services among...
Troops of the Nigerian Army in conjunction with Hybrid Forces have neutralised some terrorists and recovered arms, ammunition and rustled cattle in Borno and Katsina States. The Nigerian army made this known in a post on its official X handle on Wednesday. The post said the operations were...
A former Minister of State for Defence, Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, has condemned the killing of 17 officers of the Nigerian Army in Delta, describing the incident as very sad and unfortunate. Obanikoro, also a former Ambassador to Ghana, made the remark while speaking with the News Agency of...
A cross section of Nigerians have condemned the recent killing of soldiers in Delta, saying any attack on security personnel is a direct threat to public order and rule of law, and an offence that is worse than treason. They said such attacks are unacceptable and must be...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Troops of the 7 Division, Nigerian Army have rescued 78 hostages comprising 35 women and 43 children during an aggressive clearance patrol in terrorists’ enclaves in Borno State. The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, announced this in a statement on Saturday...
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has charged traditional rulers not to shield suspects involved in the killing of four military officers and 13 soldiers in Okuama community, Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state. Oborevwori gave the charge on Thursday when he addressed traditional rulers in the...
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday said the slain military personnel in Okuama, a community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, will be conferred with national honours. He disclosed this at the breaking of the Ramadan fast on Wednesday in Abuja with the Speaker of...
Nigerian Army has blamed the July 5, 2022 Kuje prison break on the absence of Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras at the facility. The Assistant Director, Commercial Law, the Directorate of Nigerian Army Legal Services, Major Peter Ogbuinya, stated this at the investigative hearing by the House of Representatives...
The Senate has mandated its committees on Army, Defence, Air Force and Navy to investigate the March 14 killing of 16 Nigerian Army personnel in Okuama Community of Delta. This followed a point of order raised by Sen. Abdulaziz Yar’adua (APC- Katsina) during Tuesday’s plenary. The motion was...
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence, Ahmad Lawan, has said the killing of military personnel in Okuoma community in Delta on March 14, is an assault on security and stability of the Niger Delta region. Lawan made his position known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. He...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin- The 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Benin, said that its annual range classification, involving movement of troops and firing of ammunition, would begin on March 18. The Brigade Public Relations Officer, Capt. Chinonso Oteh, announced this in a signed statement issued to newsmen on...
Sen. Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta) has said the Nigeria Army’s discovery of an illegal bomb and arms factory in a community in Delta on Wednesday is of national concern. He was reacting to the discovery in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday....
Pledges to Defend the Values, Interests and Territory of Nigeria… By OLA MUDOPE, Ibadan – The Nigerian Army (NA), has appointed Major General Obinna Onubogu, as the 46th General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Division, NA. The appointment necessitated a handing and taking over ceremony between...