Nigerian Army

December 22, (THEWILL) – At least 103 members of Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa State Province (ISWAP), have been neutralised in the Northeast by troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), in the past three weeks. The Director, Defence...

December 20, (THEWILL) - US Republican Senator and member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Jim Risch, has requested a review of the United States' security assistance and cooperation programs in Nigeria. Risch's remarks followed a Reuters report...

December 16, (THEWILL) – In recognition of their meritorious service to the nation, the Army Council has approved the promotion of 122 senior officers to the ranks of Major General and Brigadier General. The promotion, comprising 52 Brigadier Generals...

November 25, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery, on Friday, pulled out seven major generals and 38 other senior officers of the corps. The pulling-out ceremony is part of the routine activities of the Nigerian Army during which...

November 16, (THEWILL) - A Nigerian Army corporal, Abayomi Ebun, has been detained after he knocked down and killed one Brig. Gen. A. O James, the Director of Finance, Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre (NAFRC), in Lagos. The drunk corporal,...

November 07, (THEWILL) - Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji, at Yar Tashar village in Maru LGA of Zamfara State, have neutralised a notorious bandit kingpin, Bada. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Defence Headquarters, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, who disclosed this in...

November 04, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Army will make a strategic presence at the National Festival For Arts and Culture (NAFEST), slated for Monday, November 7, 2022, in Lagos. Meanwhile, this has never happened in the history of the...

November 01, (THEWILL) - Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in Bakassi Local Government Area, have protested the increasing rate of harassment by officers of the Nigerian Army. The IDPs accused the army of frustrating their fishing activities through their 'Operation...

The Nigerian Army has advised officers and soldiers to uphold professionalism and ethical conduct in dealing with civilians during the 2023 general elections. The Commandant, Army War College Nigeria (AWCN), Maj.-Gen. Bamidele Alabi, made the call at the opening of...

October 20, (THEWILL) - The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says troops have neutralised over 49 suspected members of Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and arrested several others in the past two weeks. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major...