Arrest By Desmond Ejibas Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 6 Division have apprehended 43 suspected oil thieves during a coordinated raid on illegal artisanal refineries across Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states. Spokesman for the division, Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma, disclosed this to journalists in Port Harcourt on Sunday, noting that 14 artisanalContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Army’s commitment to developing a highly motivated and combat-ready force through structured career planning and digital transformation. Oluyede gave the assurance at the opening of the 6th Career Planning and Management Seminar for Officers,Continue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Nigerian Army has commenced construction of Command Day Secondary School in Kontagora Military Cantonment in Niger. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, inaugurated the construction of the school in Kontagora military cantonment on Tuesday. Oluyede was represented at the occasion by Maj.-Gen. JohnContinue Reading
By Hamza Suleiman The Headquarters, Theatre Command, Joint Task Force, North East, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) of the Nigerian Army, has dismissed claims of the establishment of a French military base in Maiduguri. In a statement on Monday, Capt. Reuben Kovangiya, Army Public Relations, OPHK, described the claims as baselessContinue Reading
By Sani Idris The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has charged students of the Junior Course 98 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, to be enterprising, diligent and resourceful. Oluyede gave the charge while addressing the students at their regimental dinner night on Wednesday inContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Nigerian Army has stressed the need for synergy among security agencies to combat insecurity in the country and Niger. Maj.-Gen. Kevin Aligbe, Commander, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), made the call at the 2024 Joint West Africa Social Activities (WASA) held at the MinnaContinue Reading
By Abiodun Azi The acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, says he will continue to prioritise the welfare and health of the personnel for utmost service delivery. Oluyede said this after inaugurating an 84-bed space accommodation facility for military interns at the 66 Nigerian Army ReferenceContinue Reading
Some serving and retired army generals have emphasised the need for the Nigerian Army to select recruits with both physical strength and intellectual capacity to meet future operational demands.Continue Reading
By Hamza Suleiman Malam Ali M. Ali, the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), has commended the Nigerian Army’s resilience and dedication toward restoring peace in the North-East. Ali gave the commendation on Monday when he led the NAN management team on a courtesy to Maj.Continue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Army has refuted the rumoured death of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, by some individuals on social platforms. The army refuted the rumour in a post on its official X Handle on Sunday, tagging a post by one Jackson Ude as:Continue Reading
