Nigerian Army

Counterfeit alcoholic beverages: NAFDAC seals 100 shops, suspects apprehended in Enugu

The National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down about 100 shops in the Ogbete area of Main Market...

Army confiscates 14 illegal oil bunkering vessels laden with stolen crude

The Nigerian Army has vowed to clamp down on economic saboteurs involved in the vandalism of crude oil installations in the Niger Delta...

Aba slain soldiers: Gov. Otti visits victims’ widows, pledges support

Abia Gov. Alex Otti has paid a condolence visit to the 144 Battalion of the Nigerian Army, promising justice and support to the...

Killing of soldiers in Aba: We will respond fiercely, Defence Headquarters vows

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has vowed to avenge the killing of five soldiers on May 30 at a military checkpoint in the Obingwa...

Nigerian Army dismisses six soldiers, sanctions two for gross misconduct

The Nigerian Army, 3 Division, Rukuba Plateau State, has dismissed and jailed six of its personnel and sanctioned two others for committing various...

Pres. Tinubu pays last respect to 17 soldiers murdered in Delta State

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday extended scholarships to the children of the 17 soldiers who were slain in the Delta State village of...

Just in: Bodies of 17 slain gallant soldiers arrive at Abuja military cemetery for burial

The bodies of the 17 military personnel slain recently at Okuama, Delta State, have arrived at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja for...

FG approves N12.7bln for mass metering of army barracks nationwide

The Federal Government says it has released N12.7 billion to provide electricity meters at Army barracks across the country. Minister of Power Adebayo...

Tragedy as Army Captain, majors, commanding officer, 12 others fatally shot

Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State has become tense following the killing of a Nigerian Army commanding officer, two majors, a captain,...

Blackout: COAS laments decomposing corpses in Army mortuaries

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, has frowned at the total blackout being experienced in some barracks and cantonments...

Army Busts Gun Factory in Plateau

A gun factory at a building in Pakachi Village, Mangu local government area of Plateau State, has been discovered by troops of Operation...

Army uncovers 14 illegal reservoirs with 3m litres of stolen crude oil in Rivers

The headquarters of the 6 Division, Nigeria Army, Port Harcourt, says it has uncovered 14 crude oil reservoirs containing about three million litres...

Throwback Thursday: Armed Forces Remembrance Day

The event, celebrated on January 15 each year, honors veterans of World War I and II, as well as the Nigerian Civil War....

Nigeria Army replaces 113 retired generals with newly promoted 112 officers

The Nigerian Army Council (NAC) has announced the promotions of 112 generals to replace retired 113 generals. The Council said it promoted 47...

113 generals bow out of Nigerian Army

No fewer than 113 Nigerian Army Generals on Tuesday bowed out of service. The breakdown shows one General, one Lieutenant+General, 67 Major-Generals, and...

Kaduna village bombing: One accidental bombing too many

On the night of Dec. 3, a group of Muslims gathered to celebrate the Maulud festival in Tudun Biri village, Igabi local government...