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Tukur Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff, flagged-off a two Battalion Forward Operation Base (FOB) at the troubled Birnin-Gwari area of Kaduna State, Nigeria on Monday. The FOB was tagged Operation ‘Idon Raini’ at Kanfanin Doka village, the proposed site. Addressing the soldiers, Mr Buratai …...

The Nigerian army has disclosed its plan to set up a special court-martial to try partisan army personnel. Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, said this on Tuesday when he declared open the 2018 chief of army staff first quarter conference. Click here to read more

The Chief of Army Staff Tukur Buratai, has approved the release of special promotion for 3,729 troops of Operation Lafiya Dole who participated in Operation DEEP PUNCH II in Sambisa Forest. Click here to read more

Yagana Musa, A woman, Wife, Teacher and Mother of 3 from Pure traditional Kanuri family has been tagged with the rank of Major in the Nigerian Army by General Tukur Buratai. Read more via Nairaland – http://ift.tt/2nIKmvO Get More Nigeria Metro News

Chief of Army Staff Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai said 700 Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered. According to TheCable, Buratai said, ''I received the good news that about 700 Boko Haram terrorists within the fringes of Sambisa Forest have surrendered. Some others are in the process to surrender...

Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, on Tuesday stated that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, averted coup in Nigeria. Aregbesola made the declaration at the Osun State House of Assembly in Osogbo, the state capital. He urged the House to pass a resolution commending Buratai...

Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, has revealed that his convoy was once attacked by the Boko Haram terrorist group. Speaking to THE NATION, Buratai said, “I was with them and my convoy was ambushed by Boko Haram. Instead of withdrawing back to Maiduguri, I said, ‘No! We...

The Chief of Army Staff, Gen. T. Buratai has stated that the Nigerian army will soon begin training programmes for soldiers in Sambisa forest, the former stronghold of Boko Haram terrorists. He disclosed this in Damasak, Borno State while celebrating Christmas with troops of 145 Battalion...

The Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Tukur Buratai has sent two cows to the troops in Sambisa forest to celebrate the Christmas holiday. In this picture shared online, the soldiers are seen cutting the cows and according to them, their morale is very high and are ready to destroy Boko Haram. Another...

The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has called on troops to intensify effort in the fight against boko haram. Buratai made the call in a special message to the troops. The message read, “In this regard, no stone should be left unturned. I, therefore, call on all officers and soldiers to...

Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has stated that a large amount of the Boko Haram insurgents are not Nigerian. He said this when he was visited by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Mohammed Ibn Chambas, at the headquarters of the Theatre Command of...

Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, Gen. T. Buratai has stated that renewed Boko Haram attacks in the country are as a result of fresh funding and financing from certain individuals. “We have some elements who are within this society and are still supporting them clandestinely," he said on Tuesday...

Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, Gen. T. Buratai has described Abubakar Shekau, the estranged leader of a faction of terror group Boko Haram as a mad man. Speaking on Monday in Yola, Gen. Tukur condemned Shekau's new video where he claimed to be alive and in Good health. “He – Shekau – is a...

Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, Gen. T. Buratai has stated that the army is ready to deal with all forms of criminality in the Niger Delta region. “We are launching Operation Crocodile Smile in the Niger-Delta because we want to make our presence felt and to ensure that all criminal elements...

Cheif of Army Staff, Major General Tukur Buratai visited United Nations aid officials and soldiers shot during Boko Haram ambush on their way to one of the Internal Displaced Persons camp in Bama, Borno state. Related: Boko Haram Attacks UN Convoy, Worker, Soldiers Wounded [PHOTOS] See photos:

The Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, has revealed details about Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai's $1.5m mansions in Dubai. According to the bureau, Buratai declared the mansions in his wife's name. "Tukar Yusuf Buratai, after his appointment as the Chief of Army Staff, declared his assets as...

First Group Company, the firm which sold two luxury mansions worth N120m to Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has been sealed off by the EFCC. The company is located on the seventh floor of the Bank of Industry building of the Central Business District, and has scammed Nigerians...

EFCC Chairman Ibrahim Magu on Tuesday evaded questions on the $1.5m mansions owned by Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, in Dubai. Magu was leaving the venue of a one-day workshop on ‘Anti-corruption, ethics of the legal profession and justice sector,’ in Abuja when he came across...

Several prominent Nigerians have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, should he fail to resign for secretly owning properties worth $1.5m in Dubai. Nigerian human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN); another Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Mike...

Here are photos of Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen TY Buratai, breaking fast with troops of 103 Battalion at their trenches in Konduga on Sunday.