Nigerian Army

October 09, (THEWILL) - Repentant militant in the Niger Delta region, Mr Ebi John, has applauded the Nigerian Armed Forces, for producing the likes of the new Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Maj-Gen Barry Tariye Ndiomu, describing...

September 28, (THEWILL) – Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, Nigerian Army, on Wednesday, came under attack from suspected members of Boko Haram terrorists at Yaleri Village, along the Damboa-Maiduguri Road, Borno State. A Counter-insurgency expert, who confirmed the development, said...

September 16, (THEWILL) – At least two residents in Arulogun community have been hit on Friday morning, by stray bullets from the shooting range of the 2 Division Nigeria Army barracks, Odogbo, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Residents said the...

September 03, (THEWILL) - Former Chief of Accounts and Budget, Nigerian Army Headquarters, Major-General Abdullahi Iyanda Muraina, has died, aged 64. Family sources said the Ibadan-born military officer died on Friday, at a private hospital in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Acting Registrar,...

December 23, (THEWILL) - Troops of Operation Hadin Kai and Hadarin Daji have in the last two weeks eliminated not less than 51 terrorists and bandits in the North East and North West regions. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations,...

December 22, (THEWILL) - The Army Council has approved the promotion of 41 Brigadier Generals to the rank of Major General and 76 Colonels elevated to the rank of Brigadier General. A statement issued on Wednesday by the Director, Army Public...

December 01, (THEWILL) - Army officers of 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze, Owerri, on Wednesday foiled an attempt by hoodlums to kidnap a medical personnel at Amucha in Njaba local government area of Imo state. The acting assistant director of Army public...

November 13, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Army  on Saturday confirmed  that one of its senior officer, Brigadier General Dzarma Zirkusu and three soldiers  have been killed in a fierce encounter with ISWAP terrorists in Borno. The army in a statement issued by...

September 12, (THEWILL) - The Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), has constituted a Board of Enquiry to investigate the alleged murder of one Abdullahi Karafa, a taxi driver in Jos, by its personnel. OPSH media spokesman, Major Ishaku Takwa,...

August 02, (THEWILL) - Parents of the abducted students of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School in Tegina, Niger State, have opposed the decision of the government to deploy a military operation to rescue the students from their abductors. Secretary to the...