Tag: Nigerian Army
Tinubu appoints Olufemi Oluyede as acting Chief of Army Staff
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS).
Oluyede will act in the position pending...
Troops arrest 35 oil thieves, destroy 58 illegal refineries
The troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested 35 suspected oil thieves for allegedly operating illegal refineries and breaking into pipelines to siphon crude...
Army: Lagbaja is alive
The Nigerian Army has dismissed the rumoured death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, by some individuals in the country.
The army...
Army: No vacuum in leadership over Lagbaja’s absence
The Nigerian Army says the absence of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has not created a vacuum in the service’s...
Army arrests soldier for killing Police Inspector in Lagos
The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army has arrested a soldier for allegedly killing a police officer, Inspector Saka Ganiyu, in the Ojo area...
Army probes brigade commander for misconduct
The Nigerian Army says the immediate past Commander of 3 Brigade in Kano, Brig.-Gen. MA Sadiq, is currently undergoing a military investigation over alleged...
Troops arrest 8 Boko Haram terrorists, 2 female kidnapper’s informants
The troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested 10 suspects, comprising eight Boko Haram terrorists and two female kidnapper’s informants, in Taraba State.
The Acting...
Troops kill 8 terrorists, rescue 40 hostages
The troops of the Nigerian Army have eliminated eight terrorists and rescued 40 abducted individuals in a series of coordinated operations across the country.
The...
Court sentences 3 to death for killing army commandant in Ibadan
The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, the state capital, has sentenced three persons to death by hanging for the murder of Col....
Troops raid terrorist hideouts, rescue 13 kidnapped students
The troops of the Nigerian Army have raided another terrorist stronghold and rescued kidnapped students at Chigbolu village in the Kachia Local Government Area...
