Nigerian Army

Army Confirms Rescue Of Two Chibok Schoolgirls

May 04, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Army on Thursday, confirmed that its troops in the North-East, had rescued two additional girls from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, nine years after their abduction by Boko Haram in 2014. THEWILL had...

Troops Neutralise Three Bandits, Recover Weapons In Zamfara

April 30, (THEWILL) - Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji, on Sunday, neutralised three bandits in an ambush at Anka-Dan Kapani crossing in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known in...

Army Retires 53 Regimental Colours, Issues 28 New Units

April 27, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Army, on Thursday, retired 53 regimental colours used in the order of battle. The ceremony, held at Eagle Square, Abuja, also witnessed the issuance of colours to 28 newly created units, bringing the number...

Troops Intercept Large Quantity Of Ammunition In Kaduna

April 13, (THEWILL) - Nigerian army troops of Operation Forest Sanity have intercepted a large quantity of ammunition being conveyed to bandits by a courier around Polewire, in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A statement by the...

Stay Off Range – Army Warns Residents As Annual Shooting Drill Begins In Plateau

April 03, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Army has warned residents of Miango in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, to stay off range as its 3rd Division in Rukuba, commenced the 2023 annual range firing exercise at its...

We’re Nationalistic, Apolitical – Army Debunks Alleged Anti-Tinubu Plot

March 15, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Army has said it remains nationalistic and apolitical in its make-up. The director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, made the clarification in response to a media report (not THEWILL), alleging a...

GOC Charges Troops To Sustain Aggressive Onslaught Against Terrorists

March 12, (THEWILL) - The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division and Commander, Sector 1, Operation HADIN KAI, Major General Waidi Shaibu, has charged troops of 112 Task Force Battalion to sustain an aggressive and ruthless posture against the...

Soldier Kills Commander, 2 Others In Sokoto

March 07, (THEWILL) - A soldier of the Nigerian Army, Lance Corporal Nwobobo Chinoso, on Sunday, killed his Commander and two others at Forward Operating Base, Rabah, in Sokoto State. Chinoso, from the 223 Battalion Zuru, Kebbi State, was...

Buhari Commissions 700 Made-In-Nigeria Troop-Carrying Vehicles

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, in Daura, Katsina State, said the sacrifices of the Armed Forces remained appreciated by Nigerians, commending the patriotic role they played in maintaining law and order at the just-concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections. In...

2023 Elections: Nigerian Army Releases Hotlines To Report Security Breaches

February 22, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Army has released a list of hotlines to report any suspicious act of violence by unscrupulous persons during Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections. The Army, in a statement by its Director,...
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Aftermath of Supreme Court Ruling, Parties to Know Fate on Tuesday as INEC Convey Stakeholders’ Meeting

Following the Supreme Court's September 28 ruling reaffirming Independent National Electoral Commission's authority over political parties, INEC has scheduled a national stakeholders' meeting for Tuesday in Abuja.
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