The Nigerian Army has promised to investigate conditions at its detention facilities after a video emerged online showing soldiers complaining about overcrowding and poor feeding at the 8 Division Garrison detention facility in Sokoto State. In the video which surfaced online on Friday, the soldiers lamented the condition of the facility and the way they were being treated. The commentator …

The Nigerian Army on Friday pulled out 29 Generals of the Infantry Corps who retired from active military service. Out of the 29 retired infantry officers pulled out of active service at the Jaji Military Cantonment in Kaduna State, 19 were Major Generals and 10 were Brigadiers General. Leading the pack was Maj.-Gen. Victor Ezugwu, who spoke on behalf of …

The Nigerian Army, on Monday, said it dismissed two soldiers, Corporal Innocent Joseph and Lance Corporal Jacob Gani, accused of stealing armoured cables at the Dangote Refinery in Lagos. The soldiers were caught on 14 April at the company’s main gate with 897 armoured cables already cut to size. In a statement on Monday, the spokesperson for the Nigerian Army, …

The Nigerian Army has said it will conduct the screening and verification of children of deceased personnel for the award of scholarship. A statement yesterday in Abuja by the Department of Army Administration said the screening would be held at the Army Headquarters Command Officers’ Mess 1 at Asokoro in Abuja. The scholarship is one of the welfare schemes of …

The Lagos State Government has called for the arrest and trial of six northern candidates participating in the Nigerian Army recruitment process who claimed to be indigenes of the state. A viral video surfaced earlier on Wednesday showing six candidates in the recruitment process, who hailed from Kaduna State, claiming Kosofe Local Government Area, Lagos Island Local Government Area, and …

The Nigerian Army said it arrested 50 suspects, including foreigners, for alleged international job racketeering in Lagos. The Director of Army Public Relations,  Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, who addressed journalists in Abuja, on Wednesday, said the suspects were arrested during an operation jointly conducted by the Army and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). He also disclosed that no fewer than …

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says the military has taken delivery of modern equipment and it is enhancing the fight against insurgency in the country. Represented by the Garrison Officer Commander 8 Division, Maj. Gen. Godwin Mutkut, the COAS spoke during a Nigerian Army Civil-Military Cooperation media chat held in Sokoto on Wednesday. He said the …

The Nigerian Army says it is having a battle simulation exercise in Abuja on Tuesday (today) and Wednesday. The Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, Lt. Col. Njideka Agwu, said in a statement on  Monday, that the exercise will take place at the 7 Guards Battalion Obstacle Course in Lungi Barracks, Maitama, Abuja. Agwu said the exercise will involve …

Troops of the Nigerian Army on Saturday intercepted an international smuggling syndicate while transporting a truckload of smuggled ammunition to Anambra State. In a statement on Monday, Army spokesperson, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu said that the troops, acting on a tip-off, made the interception during “a meticulous and rigorous” stop and search operation along Ajilete-Owode Road in Yewa North Local …

The Nigerian Army on Sunday said it has zero tolerance for any act inimical to the rights and wellbeing of the citizenry, just as it vowed to deal with any officer involved in unprofessional conduct. A video footage trended on the social media, in which certain persons clad in military camouflage were seen molesting civilians at a hotel in Kaduna. …