No fewer than 15 Boko Haram fighters were killed in a dawn attack on a contingent of soldiers from 3 Battalion and 112 Task Force Battalion stationed in Rann, Borno State on Friday.The troops overpowered the invaders killing 15 on the spot,while the rest took to their heels. The terrorists were believed to be among those […]
Continue ReadingThe Operation Python Dance inaugurated by the Nigerian Army in the south-east geo-political zone to curb crime in the area during the yuletide will end on December 27. The Deputy Director, Public Relations, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Sagir Musa, made the disclosure in a telephone interview on Monday. The operation was launched to […]
Continue ReadingSenator Magnus Abe of the All Progressives Congress will return to his seat as representative of the South East senatorial district. He was on Sunday night declared winner after Saturday’s rerun by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer Prof. Gideon Onuekwusi, said Abe of the All progressives Congress (APC) polled 125,938. His closest […]
Continue ReadingThe Army Council has on Friday approved the promotion of 227 senior officers to the next higher ranks in the Nigerian Army. Those promoted include 21 Brigadier Generals to Major Generals, 93 Colonels to Brigadier Generals and 113 Lieutenant Colonels to Colonels. Those promoted include Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division, Brigadier General CM […]
Continue ReadingAs the December 10 rerun elections in Rivers State approach, the State Chapter of All Progressives Congress [APC] says it has received credible intelligence that the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike and the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] have made several National Youth Service Corp [NYSC] uniforms complete with APC tags which PDP thugs will […]
Continue ReadingThe Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, says troops of 8 Task Force Division Nigerian Army on a fighting patrol along Monguno-Brimari road, Borno State, on Thursday, intercepted a group of Boko Haram terorists suspected to be on a mission to loot logistics supplies in surrounding villages. On sighting the patrol, […]
Continue ReadingThe firepower of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) ground troops and joint Air operation during the Operation GAMA AIKI forced a massive defection of remnants of the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT). Sustained offensive operations and blockage of logistics supply routes made the terrorists’ locations untenable; as a result, BHT and their families abandoned their […]
Continue ReadingReport that the Nigerian Army has placed order for 50,000 boots from Aba shoe manufacturers has generated commendation for the patronage of Made-in-Nigeria products. The Army reportedly asked Aba shoemakers to produce 50,000 pairs of boots for soldiers. Nigeria had in the past patronize foreign boots for the army, but this singular step has elicited […]
Continue ReadingTroops on patrol have arrested two suspected terrorists in Borno on Sunday who supplied Boko Haram with drugs, logistics and fuel. In a statement on Sunday, the Army Spokesman, Col. Sani Usman, named the drugs’ supplier as Kadiri Umate, 35 and the fuel supplier as Fantoma Lasani. He said that Umate was nabbed at Firgi […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Army has launched internet protocol desktop telephones at the 8 Task Force Division in Northern Borno to enable troops communicate with their families with ease. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations Department, stated this on Friday in Maiduguri. Nwachukwu said in a statement that the facility was inaugurated by Brig.-Gen. […]
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