Nigerian Army

Pres.Tinubu approves N18bn life assurance benefits for families of fallen heroes

Ahead of the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance week, President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday approved N18 billion for Group life assurance benefits and other...

Guilt-racked Army General bags seven years for stealing $2.17m, N1bn

An Army General, Maj.-Gen. Umaru Mohammed is to spend the next seven years in prison for theft of N1.06 billion and 2.17 million...

Insecurity: Tinubu approves 12 fighter helicopters for Army

Pesident Bola Tinubu has approved the purchase of 12 fighter helicopters for the Nigerian Army. The helicopters which are MD 530F Cayuse attack...

Tinubu directs immediate disbursement of pending insurance benefits of fallen soldiers

President Bola Tinubu has authorized the immediate payments of all pending insurance benefits due to the families of officers and soldiers, who died...

Nigerian Army busts Ghanaian, truck driver, impounds truck load of smuggled ammunition from Mali in Ogun

The troops of 192 Battalion of the Nigerian Army, operating in 81 Division area have intercepted a truck loaded with smuggled ammunition from...

The Day in Pictures: Pres. Buhari Attends Regimental Dinner Night

                           

Nigerian soldier commits suicide after killing three colleagues in Sokoto

The Nigerian Army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Onyeama Nwachukwu, says investigations have been instituted into a soldier, who killed his colleagues and himself at Forward...

Five days after, kidnapped female soldier still in captivity, Nigerian Army says

Meanwhile, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reacted to the allegations by the Nigerian Army that its members kidnapped a female soldier,...

Nigerian Army swells Major-General rank by 52 officers

No fewer than 122 senior Army officers have been promoted to the ranks of Brigadier-General and Major-General, according to the Nigerian Army Council....

Drunk corporal kills Nigerian Army General in Lagos

Brig.-Gen. A.O. James of the Nigerian Army has been killed by a corporal, also serving in the Army. The incident occurred about 10.30pm...

Aftermath of Buhari’s meeting with service chiefs: Army appoints new GOCs, commanders, others

Barely 24 hours service chiefs met with President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian Army on Friday announced the appointments of new General Officer Commanding,...

Alleged misconducts: Nigerian Army court martials 227 soldiers in Maiduguri

The Nigerian Army says it has court martialled no fewer than 227 soldiers involved in the fight against insurgency in the Northeast for...

Democracy Day: Slumping three soldiers cause stir at Pres. Buhari’s parade in Abuja

Apparently succumbing to  exhaustion, three soldiers slumped on Monday at the Eagles Square, venue of the military parade to mark June 12 Democracy...

Nigerian Army debunks alleged complicity in abduction of Methodist Prelate

The Nigerian Army has debunked media reports alleging complicity of some of its men in the recent abduction for ransom, the Prelate of...

Worsening insecurity: Nigeria loses army couple to gunmen, Army mourns

The Nigerian army has confirmed that Sergeant A. M. Linus and his soldier-wife were killed and beheaded by gunmen in Imo State while...