Following the killings of 45 persons in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Sunday, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday approved the establishment of a new Battalion of the Nigerian Army, and a new Police Area Command, in the…
Troops arrest Boko Haram suspect linked to recent attacks in Benue, recover weapons (SUN)
A combined troops of the Nigerian Army, the police and Department of State Security (DSS), have arrested a key Boko Haram suspect, known as Aminu Yaminu, nicknamed Tashaku, who is believed to be behind most of the recent attacks in Benue State. …
Chibok schoolgirls, others: Army launches 4-month operation in Borno (Punch)
The Nigerian Army announced on Friday that it would launch a four-month operation in Borno State, tagged Operation Last Hold, to clear the Boko Haram terrorists in the Lake Chad region and to ensure the rescue of the remaining hostages…
U.S. Army trains Nigerian troops on confronting Boko Haram (SUN)
Some 12 soldiers from the U.S. Army have trained Nigerian troops on a six-week advice-and-assist mission in Jaji, Kaduna State, Pentagon has said. The U.S. Department of Defence said Nigerian Army’s 26th Infantry Battalion might be the next to deploy…
Army launches e-payroll system (SUN)
The Nigerian Army had launched a electronic payment system for its officers and personnel called e-NAPS. This was even as Chief of Army Budget and Accounts, Maj.-Gen. Jakko, stressed the need for the revaluation of Nigerian army personnel details that…
Ahead 2019 polls, Army bars officers from attending church services outside barracks (SUN)
Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has barred officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army from attending church services outside the barracks. The COAS also warned personnel who he said were ‘sympathetic’ to political, religious and ethnic groups to…
Soldiers nab 3 Boko Haram terrorists in Borno (SUN)
The Nigerian Army has said that its troops on internal security operations in the North East have arrested three suspected members of the Boko Haram terrorist group in Borno State. According to the director of army public relations, Brigadier-General Texas Chukwu,…
Buhari orders payment of soldiers, police, others on IPPS platform (Guardian)
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the armed forces, police and paramilitary’s officials to be enrolled in the Integrated Personnel and Payment System (IPPS). The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, disclosed this at an interactive session with the Nuhu Danburam-led…
