Some unidentified armed men have reportedly abducted a retired high-ranking military officer, Maj Gen. RC Duru (rtd), in Imo state. In a report gathered by Sahara Reporter, the retired army major general was abducted last weekend in Orji General area, Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State. The Major-General was driving himself in a … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate retirement of all Nigeria’s military chiefs and named replacements for them. The President also relieved the head of Customs, Hameed Ali, of his position and named a replacement. According to a statement by his office, the president also named a former anti-corruption chief, Nuhu Ribadu, as his National … Read more
Notorious bomb maker and a top ranking member of the Boko Haram Terrorist Group, Awana Gaidam has been killed by his own Improvised Explosive Device(IED). The 39-year-old bomb maker, apart from his high ranking status in the command structure of the terrorist group was regarded as one of the capable hands involved in making Improvised … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has led other senior members of the government to the National Arcade in Abuja to participate in the Wreath Laying Ceremony, marking the climax of the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration. The event held on Sunday, January 15, 2023, honours the memory of the nation’s fallen heroes, and it is marked … Read more
The Nigerian Army in Lagos has reacted to the death of Police officer allegedly caused by its personnel in Ojo area of Lagos. The army in a release by the acting Deputy Director 81 Division who also doubles as the image maker of the division, Major Olaniyi Osoba, confirmed the tragic incident on Friday. The … Read more
The soldiers, who were said to be over thirty in number, were reported to have kidnapped two policemen who were working as traffic wardens to their barracks while the third officer managed to escape from being kidnapped. Soldiers from Ojo Military Cantonment on Wednesday beat a policeman identified as Inspector Monday Orube to death in … Read more
A former Battalion Commanding Officer who led the fight against Boko Haram in the North East, Major UJ Undianyede, is said to have committed suicide. According to sources, he killed himself less than 72 hours to the verdict of a court-martial trying him for alleged military infractions during the war. The sources, who confirmed the incident … Read more
Air Troops of Operation Thunder Strike had eliminate no fewer than 20 armed bandit terrorists at the general area of the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA. Credible intelligence sources had inform PRNigeria that bandits, riding on over 50 motorcycles were sighted on Thursday evening, advancing towards the Academy, in Kaduna State. Recall that gunmen, suspected to … Read more
Nigerian Army, Friday, rebuff the alleged reports by an online medium claiming the personnel of the army lamented delay in payment of January salary, with many paid peanuts, while Generals feed fat. The Army authorities also insisted that all salaries and allowances of personnel for January have been paid. A statement by Army spokesperson Brig.-Gen … Read more
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) and Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) late on Thursday jointly conducted massive airstrikes on Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) terror group. It was learnt that several terrorists were neutralized in villages in the nearby Marte district in the Borno town of Gamboru: Abbaganaram, Bukar Mairam and Jubularam According to … Read more
