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The Nigerian Army said the situation at Katarko in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe had been brought under control after troops foiled terrorists attempted attack on the military location in the town. The army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Texas Chukwu in a statement on Thursday said that the...

The mystery surrounding the disappearance of the former Chief of Administration, Army Headquarters, Abuja, Major General Idris Alkali, was yesterday unravelled as the Nigerian Army recovered his body from an abandoned well in Guchwet, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State..... Read...

The Nigerian Army has been ordered by a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Friday ordered the to pay the sum of N1.25million to Nollywood actress Ebere Ohakwe as compensation after she was beaten up by men of the Nigerian Army in February 2017. They were … via Nigeria News |...

Soldiers have reportedly invaded Ogotun-Ekiti community in Ekiti Southwest Local Government Area of Ekiti State, over the killing of their colleague.... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2EIhvlV Get More Nigeria Metro News

Two Nigerian soldiers were killed and nine others wounded in two separate mine blasts in the northeast where troops are battling Boko Haram extremists, military and militia sources said Sunday. Nigeria Soldiers The two incidents occurred on Saturday, a military officer told AFP. Read more...

Incessant Kidnappings and killings by armed bandits along Birnin-Gwari-Kaduna and Birnin-Gwari-Funtua highways has reached an alarming rate. Our communities were on a daily.... Read more via Vanguard Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2OmqOvC Get More Nigeria Metro News

Gandoki, a corporal with the special force unit of the Nigerian army, walks out of a sport betting shop, scans through the ticket in his hands, then nods as his face widens into a smile. The corporal and many other soldiers fighting Boko Haram insurgents in the north-east do not receive their...

The Nigeria Army is evacuating water from a mining pond at Dura, Du District, Jos South Local Government of Plateau, in search of Idris Alkali, a missing retired Major General.... Read more via Vanguard Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2PX4VQP Get More Nigeria Metro News

Adegor Okpako, a staff sergeant attached to 192 Battalion in Gwoza, killed himself at about 2:50 p.m. Wednesday, PREMIUM TIMES learnt from military sources. Mr Okpako also killed another sergeant colleague who was only identified as Saka. Three soldiers and a member of the civilian joint task...

Major General Mohammed I. Alkali, who just retired from service as the Chief of Administration, Nigerian Army Headquarters, has been found dead after going missing. The retired officer and his car were found dumped in a pond along... Read more via Instablog9ja – https://ift.tt/2pesN6V Get...

Boko Haram insurgents have taken control of Damasak, a town in Mobbar Local Government Area, some 186km away from Maiduguri, SaharaReporters can report. The development comes one day after Tukur Buratai, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), visited the town to address the 134 battalion. Military...

Troops of 1 Division, Nigerian Army, under Operation Whirl Punch have arrested a … Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2PaZm0A Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Nigerian Army said today that it will punish some soldiers who blocked Maiduguri Airport over suspicions that they were going to be deployed to the battle front... Read more via Leadership Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2Mz3Wci Get More Nigeria Metro News

17 Nigerian soldiers have reportedly lost their lives during a clash with Boko Haram members in Garunda village in Borno state. The sect members riding in trucks, stormed a military base in the village on Wednesday August 8th, … Read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2M5zWo2...

A Nigerian soldier has been killed by unknown hoodlums after he was lured out by a lady in Benue state.... Read more via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2A2VJHA Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Nigerian Army has described as untrue, reports making the rounds that Boko Haram attacked its military base in Bama, Borno State, but admitted that there was an attempted attack on its location. Director of Army/Public Relations, Brigadier General Texas Chukwu, who made this known...

The Nigerian Army said that their attention had been drawn to news making the rounds alleging attack on soldiers and capturing of military vehicles by Boko Haram in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. In a statement released by... Read more via P.M.EXPRESS – https://ift.tt/2zMmobe...

The 1 Division of the Nigerian Army, said on Wednesday it had offered free medical support to no fewer than 4,000 residents of Kasuwan Magani in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The free medical outreach was part of activities for … Read more via PM NEWS Nigeria –...