Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has explained why Nigerians cannot be allowed to carry arms to defend themselves amid rising attacks by bandits and terrorists. Lagbaja said self-defense under... Read more »
The Nigerian Army has refuted media reports claiming that families of soldiers at Headquarters 14 Brigade faced difficulties cooking on New Year’s Day due to water scarcity in the barracks. Lieutenant Omale... Read more »
The Nigerian Army says reports making the rounds that one of its officer stationed in Ogun state committed suicide are not true. Reports had emerged on Tuesday that the late officer, Boyi... Read more »
The Nigerian army has expressed regret and tendered its apology over the bombing of innocent civilians in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa state. Recall that the force had, in an accidental... Read more »
The Nigerian military has spoken on the circumstance that surrounded the arrest of nine travelers from Bauchi in Jos. Recall that the nine travellers on motorcycles were reportedly missing in Jos while... Read more »
In the Yorro local government area of the state, troops from the Nigerian Army’s 6 Brigade on Saturday, February 3, destroyed a bandit’s stronghold and freed four kidnap victims. The bandits were... Read more »
The Nigerian military has lost three soldiers during armed herdsmen attack on communities in Agatu Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State. Military exercise, Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, confirmed the deaths of... Read more »
The Nigerian government has sanctioned N18.4 billion to settle the longstanding backlog of group life assurance claims owed to the families of deceased soldiers since 2011. During his operational visit to the... Read more »
The Nigerian Army says its men were behind the airstrike that killed many locals at Tudun Biri village in Kaduna State. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel... Read more »