Men of the 93 battalion of the Nigerian army stationed in Takum, Taraba, have arrested nine alleged members of an armed militia known as civilian JTF. The alleged members of the civilian JTF were arrested at Arufu, a boundary town between Taraba and Benue. A top military source who confirmed the development to NAN said […]
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The Nigerian military has said it budgeted about N38 billion for the purchase of ammunition, fighter jets and helicopters in 2018 as part of its efforts to tackle the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East. This figure was obtained from the breakdown of procurements covering the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Air Force and the Nigerian Navy, as […]
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Not less than three soldiers were killed when Boko Haram invaded 5 brigade garrison military base in Magumeri, Borno state, on Saturday. Timothy Antigha, deputy director public relations, 8 task force division of the army, disclosed this in a statement released in Maiduguri. “At about 6.00pm yesterday, 25th November 2017, suspected elements of Boko Haram terrorists […]
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Following fresh attacks on some communities in Shinkafi and Maradun local government areas of Zamfara state, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a military crackdown on bandits operating in rural communities. Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday. “To enable the army carry […]
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The Nigerian army, in a statement on Wednesday by its spokesman, Brigadier-General Sani Usman, has ordered its personnel to learn the three basic Nigerian languages of Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba. He said the army personnel are expected to have attained basic level standard of proficiency for the languages on or before December 2018, adding that […]
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Robert Mugabe, the embattled leader of Zimbabwe, today met with military chiefs and international negotiators. According to the Zimbabwe Herald, the meeting was attended by Commander General Constantino Chiwenga of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, Father Fidelis Mukonori, South African Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and State Security Minister Bongani Bongo. Also in attendance wereL Zimbabwe Defence […]
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The military in Zimbabwe has taken over power, leading to much tension in the country. This development comes barely 24 hours after Constantino Chiwenga, commander of Zimbabwe Defence Forces, warned the government over instability in ZANU-PF, the ruling party. In a national broadcast on Wednesday morning, SB Moyo, a major general, said the military action […]
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A soldier who would rather stay anonymous has written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari to complain about the alleged corruption in the army. The officer on the frontline of the war against insurgency wrote the letter in reaction to the army’s dismissal of the complaints of Abdulrauf Aliyu, a private of the Nigerian army. […]
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The Nigerian Army has announced the end of the Python Dance (Egwu Eke II) exercise in the Southeast. Maj. Gen. Adamu Baba Abubakar, General Officer Commanding, GOC, 82 Division Nigerian Army, made the announcement on behalf of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai via a statement on Sunday by Colonel Sagir Musa, […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed doors with service chiefs, Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali; and the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the meeting, presided by President Buhari, was still ongoing as at the time of filing the report. It is also being attended by the […]
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