Nigerian Army says 26 Generals who had contact with Major General Olu Irefin have tested positive for COVID-19. Late Irefin, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, fell ill last week while attending the 2020 Chief of Army Staff Conference in Abuja. He was later taken to a military hospital where he died of respiratory ...

The Nigerian Army on Saturday told the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters that they are displeased with the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The Nigerian Army made the remarks on Saturday while narrating their version of events of the alleged shooting of unarmed ...

The Chief of Training and Operations, Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Enobong Udoh, has charged troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) to take the fight to the insurgents in the renewed bid to defeat Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists. Udoh stated this while addressing troops of 159 Battalion at Geidam in Yobe on Tuesday. He commended the troops for ...

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has relocated to the North East to oversee and direct the overall operation in the theatre and other army operations across the country. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. He said that Buratai disclosed this while addressing ...

COAS, Tukur Buratai   Three soldiers of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) have been rewarded with special promotion to the next rank for their outstanding performance in the ongoing war against insurgency in the North East. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, decorated the soldiers during a visit to their camp on Sunday as ...

COAS, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai   Chief of Army Staff (COAS)  Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Friday ordered his convoy to evacuate some passengers whose vehicle broke down along Maiduguri-Damboa road in Borno State. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Buratai who was en route at the time, ensured that all passengers in the vehicle were ...

  The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has inaugurated a seven unit of Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) quarters at the Ikeja Army Cantonment in Lagos. The Public Relations Officer, Ikeja Army Cantonment,  Maj. Clement Abiade, said this in a statement issued  on Thursday. Buratai, who was represented by the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 ...

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Nigerian Army and its Chief of Army Staff (COAS) to suspend the ongoing Operation Positive Identification by the army. Justice Rilwanu Aikawa ordered both parties to maintain status quo ante pending the determination of a suit filed by Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Mr. Femi Falana. ...

COAS, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai Nigerian Army has advised the media against publishing unverified information which might endanger national security. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, gave the advice during his inauguration and inspection of some projects in Lagos. “We call on the media to be very cautious and careful in disseminating information ...

  L-R Major General Roger Cloutier & Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai The newly appointed Commanding General United State Army Africa (USARAF), Major General Roger Cloutier has commended the Nigerian Army’s efforts in curbing contemporary security challenges especially the Boko Haram terrorism. He gave the commendation when he paid a visit to the Chief of Army ...