President Bola Tinubu has approved the acquisition of additional air assets to strengthen the fight against insurgency in the country. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, who disclosed this while briefing journalists in Abuja, after a closed-door meeting with President Tinubu and the defence chiefs, yesterday, assured Nigerians that the military was committed to addressing the recent surge …

The Nigerian Army have announced the arrest of 12 individuals linked to acts of terrorism allegedly carried out by a breakaway faction of the Boko Haram insurgents, known as ‘Mahmuda’, which reportedly occupied the Kainji Lake National Park in the northern part of Kwara State. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division, Major General Obinna Onubogu, disclosed this during a …

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged young men and women across the state to take advantage of the ongoing recruitment into the Nigerian Army, emphasising the wealth of opportunities available in today’s military service. In a statement released on Tuesday by Olumuyiwa Ojelabi from the Office of the Secretary to the State Government, the governor announced that registration for …

Troops of the 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army in Benin on Monday, uncovered the hideout of an internet fraudsters and ritualists syndicate in Benin, Edo State capital. Acting on a tipoff, the troops, led by the Brigade Commander, Brig. Gen. Ebenezer Oduyebo stormed a building within First Bank Estate, called Awesome Garden, along the Benin-Sapele Bypass in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area. …

The Nigerian Army has appointed Lieutenant Colonel Anele Onyinyechi Appolonia as the Acting Director, Army Public Relations — the first woman to hold the position. Anele, a member of Direct Regular Course 15 and the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), takes over from Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, who has been posted to the Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre. …

The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has promised to assist in sensitising Abia youths for recruitment into the Nigerian Army. Otti stated this in Government House Umuahia on Wednesday, while receiving in the audience, a delegation of the Year 2025 Nigerian Army Recruitment Awareness Team, from Army headquarters, Abuja led by Brig. Gen. Chima Ekeator. Otti’s position comes days after …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) has urged youths in the South-East to avoid joining the Nigerian Army, warning that doing so may expose them to the dangers of Boko Haram and other terrorist groups. Instead, IPOB is encouraging young people in the region to return home and take up farming, arguing that the Nigerian state has consistently treated soldiers …

Calm has returned to seven warring communities after no fewer than 23 persons were feared dead with several others injured in an attack in Ovia South West Local Government of Edo. The affected communities included Marindoti, Gbelemontin Domiju, Kola Village, Taiye Camp, Eto Camp, Dipe Community, Bala Dele Community, and Thousand Community. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that …

The 6 Division, Nigerian Army has said its operatives have destroyed 18 illegal refining sites, ten boats used for the illicit activity, and arrested 17 suspects in the Niger Delta region. The Army further said no fewer than 25,000 litres of stolen products were recovered during a raid of selected spots in Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta states, respectively. The Acting …

The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army has announced the destruction of 21 illegal oil refining sites, the arrest of 11 suspected oil thieves, and the recovery of 190,000 litres of stolen petroleum products in the Niger Delta. The Army stated that these successes were a result of its intensified operations, conducted in collaboration with other security agencies, aimed at …