GOC says effective communication key to professionalism among security agencies

The General Officer Commanding (GOC), Maj.-Gen. Obinna Ajunwa, on Monday said that effective communication was key to effective communication between soldiers and officers as well as among other security agencies. Ajunwa said this at the Leadership Awareness Development Course 5/22…

Terrorists, Cultists plan heavy attack on Lagos-Army

The Nigerian Army said there is an attempted by fleeing bandits to attack Lagos and take over the economic nerve centre of the country. The force said intelligence reports indicates also that cult groups are planning to take over some…

Soldiers nab 3 terrorists, kill 1 in Kaduna

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said the General Officer Commanding of One Division alongside a team of operational commanders arrested three terrorists and killed one during a fighting patrol in Kaduna State.The patrol team was said to have engaged the…

Insecurity: Nigerian Army reshuffles top brass, appoints new GOCs, others

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has approved the posting and appointment of some senior officers of the Nigerian Army to command, instructional and staff appointments across formations and units following widespread insecurity. Those affected in the…

Army dismisses reports of planned protest by soldiers

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday dismissed as unfounded, reports that aggrieved soldiers in the theatres of operation are planning a protest in Abuja over poor equipment and unpaid emoluments. Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, said that the…

Army finds ‘Chibok schoolgirl’ in Borno, 8 years after abduction

Troops have found a lady believed to be one of the schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno, more than eight years after they were kidnapped from the Chibok community in the northeastern state. The Nigerian Army disclosed this…

Gunmen rape soldier before fiancé, behead victims, post video

A couple who were personnel of the Nigerian Army have been murdered by yet-to-be-identified assailants in Imo State. A military source told our correspondent that the woman was first raped before she was shot dead along with her fiancé. The…

*Why Army detained female soldier who accepted corps member’s proposal in Kwara – Spokesman (Punch)*One Week To Christmas, Traders Decry Low Patronage (Tribune)

Why Army detained female soldier who accepted corps member’s proposal in Kwara – Spokesman (Punch) The Nigerian Army on Sunday confirmed the detention of an unnamed female soldier who got romantically entangled with a male corps member at the National…

Nigerian Army set to unveil Buratai Polo Club

One of Nigeria’s frontline promoters of the noble game of polo, the Nigerian Army is set to further deepen its enduring relationship with the noble game with the commissioning of the Infantry Polo Ground in Jaji, Kaduna State. Former Head…

How 16 generals were eased out of service despite Malami’s interventions

Nine Major Generals and seven Brigadier Generals ‘arbitrarily’ sacked by the Nigerian Army in 2016 for no justifiable reasons have been technically eased out of the service, despite interventions of Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), and Minister of Justice, Abubakar…

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