As part of its commitment to Nigeria and impacting communities in which it does business, Lumos, Nigeria’s foremost solar power and off-grid solar home systems provider and pioneers of Mobile Electricity Service in Nigeria, has donated 100 units of customized solar-powered systems to the Nigerian Army. The presentation which took place at the Monguno Army […]
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Today Friday 6th July 2018, the Nigerian Army is celebrating its day for the year 2018, (NADCEL 2018) in Monguno, Borno State. This is unique and a sharp departure from the usual parade, combat march past, weaponry and equipment displays usually at the Eagle Square in Abuja or any of the big cities in the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday arrived in Maiduguri, Borno state, for a one-day state visit. Buhari arrived the Maiduguri International Airport at 10.30 a.m. in company of his Chief of Staff, Alhaji Abba Kyari. Buhari was received by Gov. Kashim Shettima, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, the Chief of Air Staff, Air […]
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Chief of Army Staff Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai said yesterday that the Army will continue to collaborate with other security agencies to safeguard lives and property and protect the territorial integrity of the country. Buratai spoke with State House correspondents after paying a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said the […]
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Military authorities say Nigerian soldiers have arrested more than 400 people associated with the Boko Haram extremist group hiding on the islands of Lake Chad, including fighters, wives and children. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu says the two-week operation netted the largest number of arrests of Boko Haram fighters in recent months in northeast Nigeria. It included […]
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria’s military has repelled an attempt by suspected Boko Haram militants to seize the northeastern town of Magumeri, a spokesman said on Sunday, a day after the attack. The assault was the latest in a series of attacks in northeast Nigeria, where the conflict with the Islamist insurgency has dragged into […]
Read More YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – The Nigerian army on Monday said it will carry out training exercises in the restive southern Niger Delta, where attacks on oil installations last year cut the OPEC member’s crude production by around a third. A ceasefire by militants has halted attacks in the oil production heartland this year. President Muhammadu […]
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The Army General Court Martial in Borno State has sentenced a soldier to death for killing a suspected Boko Haram terrorist. Lance Corporal Hillary Joel was said to have carried out the murder during a cordon and search operation by the army in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State. He reportedly set the suspect […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to declare open this year’s Nigerian Army Small Arms Championship in Sambisa forest in Borno. Maj.-Gen. David Ahmad, the Chief of Training and Operations, Nigerian Army headquarters, disclosed this at a news conference on the championship in Maiduguri on Friday. Ahmadu said the event was slated for March 27 to […]
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The Nigerian army has dismissed as ‘mere terrorists propaganda’, the new 25 minute Abubakar Shekau video in circulation. A statement by Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman in Abuja on Thursday slammed Shekau for making spurious claims, from his undisclosed location. “While effort is ongoing to subject the video for further forensic analysis, the Nigerian Army wishes to […]
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Over 40 foreigners have been arraigned in the last one week, following the fall of the dreaded Sambisa, correspondent learnt. The profiling of the foreigners has started to determine whether or not they were working in cahoot with Boko Haram insurgents, who are fleeing their former stronghold. The military has blocked all known entry and exit points […]
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A white man, with nationality not yet disclosed, was arrested inside Sambisa Forest as Nigerian troops cleared Boko Haram insurgents out of their last fortress on Thursday. “The man is under custody and providing positive information”, said a soldier, who just returned to Maiduguri from the liberated forest. The Daily Trust on Sunday quoting the […]
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