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The Nigerian Army has defended its use of fire power in the wake of attacks from protesters in the capital, Abuja. The Army has previously tweeted photos of wounded soldiers who suffered from rock pelting religious protesters seeking the release of their detained leader. The new defense is...

The Nigerian Army on Thursday denied reports that military personnel were deployed to Osun State to take over from the police and provide security during the ongoing governorship rerun election. Recall that there was palpable tension in Osun on Wednesday ahead of the rerun election slated for...

Maj.-Gen. Abbah Dikko, Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole has warned that the military will not condone any act of mutiny by soldiers fighting Boko Haram terrorists. Dikko gave the warning during a lunch... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2LsP6hY Get More Nigeria...

Troops on clearance operations have killed six Boko Haram terrorists in Damboa and Bama Local Government Areas of Borno. The troops also rescued 33 persons from the terrorists, including eight men, 12 women and 13 children. Read more via Premium Times Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2MqfREw Get...

The Nigerian Army has announced that it has neutralised the operations of bandits at Kidandan village, Maidaro and Sabon Fili villages in Kaduna State. The Nigerian Army made this known.... Read more via Sahara Reporters – https://ift.tt/2l3RK30 Get More Nigeria Metro News

Troops in Adamawa have neutralised 10 armed bandits and captured one other in an hour encounter with them in the Numan general area of the..... Read more via PM News Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2K9QwO0 Get More Nigeria Political News

The Nigerian Army, Monday, said it has rescued more than 1,000 persons held hostage by Boko Haram insurgents in some villages in Bama Local Government Area of Borno. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Texas Chukwu, disclosed this in a statement in Maiduguri. Chukwu said the rescue...

It took America over a decade to hunt down Al Qaeda leader, Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of the terrorists attacks on World Trade Centre and the Pentagon on, September 11, 2001, also popularly referred to as 9/11 attacks. And for years, Bin … Read more via Leadership Newspaper –...

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of three kidnap suspects and a soldier in Kogi during a rescue operation on Tuesday. The spokesman of the Command Army Records, Lokoja, Weri Finikumor, told the News Agency of Nigeria on phone in Lokoja that some of the suspected kidnappers have been...

"The armed forces are not neutral. They collude with the armed bandits that kill Nigerians. They facilitate their movements. They cover them. If you're depending on the armed forces to stop the killings you will all die, 1 by 1." - Gen TY Danjuma Watch video below..

Nigerian military has on Sunday classified the statement credited to a former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, as an unfortunate statement coming out from a highly distinguished statesman especially now the military has embarked on demilitarization of the North...

'Man must eat', these are the words of a gallant solider who was seen preparing an unusual type of meal in the jungle. The soldiers who are fighting against the Boko Haram terrorists - were pictured cooking a meal made of caterpillar while at the battlefield. READ MORE HERE

This is one of the reasons why we need to encourage our military men. A gallant soldier battling the Boko Haram insurgents in the northeast - has revealed how he sleeps in the bush. According to Idowu Adewale, he prefers to sleep in a trench than to sleep on a mattress because there is 'no big...

A mild drama occurred on Tuesday at the Ogun State Police Command Headquarters in Eleweran area of Abeokuta when a man who claimed to be a retired soldier said he resorted to dressing up as a serving officer and extorting motorists, because the Nigerian Army has failed to pay his retirement...

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has reacted to a statement released by the Nigerian army over the abduction of schoolgirls in Dapchi – The police claimed the army’s statement of formally handing over of Dapchi town to the … Read more via Nigeria News today & Breaking news ▷ Read Nigerian...

The Nigeran Army has said that its troops of Operation Lafiya Dole in continuation of operation Deep Puch 11 against Boko Haram on Sunday crushed fleeing terroriststs in, Gonori area of Yobe State. Read more via Leadership Nigeria Newspapers – http://ift.tt/2H2GeyJ Get More Nigeria Metro...

“We’d have been mourning him today,” lady says, as she thanks God for sparing her brother’s life, following a ghastly car accident Read more via Welcome To Instablog9ja – http://ift.tt/2G2W0Im Alert! Get More Nigeria Metro News

NAN The Nigerian Army on Saturday said its troops recorded more successes in the ongoing clearance operation to route out remnants of the terrorists in Sambisa Forest. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sani Kukasheka, said this in a statement issued in Maiduguri. Kukasheka...