Troops overrun terrorists’ stronghold in Lake Chad Region

  By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Army in conjunction with hybrid force and element of Civilian Joint Task Force, have successfully overran Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists’ stronghold in Lake Chad Region This is contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu,Continue Reading

Army denies seeking payment from trainee recruits for vetting

By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Army distanced itself from the purported financial demands from selected trainees undergoing training at the Depot, Nigerian Army, Zaria, for vetting. The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Thursday, described the said demands as fraudulent actions of some faceless unscrupulousContinue Reading

Troops neutralise 974 terrorists, apprehend 621 in 1 month – DHQ

By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters says the troops neutralised  no fewer than 974 terrorists, apprehended 621 others, and rescued 466 hostages in different theatres of operation across the country in the month of February. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this while giving update on theContinue Reading

Construction costs: Institute seeks FG’s intervention

By Okon Okon The Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) on Thursday, called on the Federal Government to urgently stabilise prices of construction materials to safeguard Nigeria’s infrastructure development. The President of the institute, Mr Kene Nzekwe, made the call at a news conference in Abuja. Nzekwe said that Nigeria’sContinue Reading

Why military should embed journalists in operations – DG, NARC

  By Sumaila Ogbaje The Director General, Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC), retired Maj.-Gen. Garba Wahab says there is need to have journalists embedded by the military in its operations planning and execution. Wahab said this at a One-Day Seminar organised by Defence Correspondent Association of Nigerian, on Tuesday inContinue Reading