Tag: Army
ISWAP commander who led onslaught against Shekau ‘killed’ by army
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have reportedly killed Bako Gorgore, a senior commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). According ...Army dismisses reports on murder of 40 soldiers in Borno
The Nigerian Army, under the Joint Task Force North East ‘Operation HADIN KAI’, has dismissed the report by an online media (not ...Army pulls out 10 Generals from Finance Corps
The Nigerian Army Finance Corps on Friday organised a pull out ceremony to honour 10 retired senior officers. According to a statement ...Army redeploys 56 major-generals, 11 brigadier-generals in major shake-up
The Nigerian Army has redeployed 60 major generals and 11 brigadier-generals in a major shake-up across formations and units. In a memo ...I can’t distance myself from army’s setbacks, but I’ll bring positive changes – CDS
Olufemi Oluyede, chief of defence staff (CDS)–designate, says he will bring positive changes to the nation’s armed forces. Speaking on Wednesday in ...Army lacks funds to house 13,000 new recruits – Oluyede
Olufemi Oluyede, chief of army staff (COAS), says the Nigerian Army lacks the funds to accommodate new recruits. According to The Punch, ...Army, DSS arrest gun runner in Taraba, seize arms cache
Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), in conjunction with operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), ...Army reacts to explosion outside Abuja cantonment
Authorities of the Nigerian Army, on Monday allayed the fear of residents of the Federal Capital Territory over an explosion that happened ...Shake-up in army as Oluyede redeploys GOCs, appoints new MNJTF commander
Olufemi Oluyede, chief of army staff (COAS), has approved the appointment of new general officers commanding (GOCs), principal staff officers (PSOs), corps ...Viral video: Army to investigate brutalisation of Nigerian by soldiers
The Acting Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede has ordered an investigation into the alleged Brutalization of a Nigerian following ...











