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A military special court martial has sentenced Umaru Mohammed, a former group managing director of Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL), to seven years imprisonment. The court found Mohammed guilty of 14 out of the 18 count…

The Nigerian Army, on Monday, refuted reports alleging the service diverted the Ration Cash Allowance of troops deployed to secure Chinese nationals working at the ongoing Zungeru Hydro Electricity Dam Project in Niger State. In a…

Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued a twenty-seven-year-old Chibok schoolgirl Mary Nkeki nine years after her abduction. She was paraded at the headquarters of Operation Hadin Kai Theatre command in Maiduguri, Borno State on…

The ex-leader of the Niger Delta insurgency, Mujahid Asari Dokubo, and his security organisation have been publicly disavowed by the Nigerian Army. The ex-militant commander said he had a military business hired by the government to…

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has insisted that the Armed Forces of Nigeria cannot embark on any Army operation in any ECOWAS member state, without approval from the Authority of Heads of State and Government. It noted that a…

The Nigerian Army asked all terrorists and bandits especially those in the Northwestern region to surrender unconditionally, stressing that there will be no negotiating with those who threaten the nation’s peace. According to the…

Saratu Dauda, another Chibok schoolgirl, was freed by the Nigerian Army from the Ukuba terrorists' custody in Borno State's Sambisa jungle. The 25-year-old Dauda was taken into custody by ground forces on May 6, 2023, according to…

The Nigerian Army on Monday said it has begun probing the incident of a soldier who allegedly killed his colleagues and himself at Forward Operations Base Rabbah, Sokoto State. In a statement, the Director of Army Public Relations…

Nigerian Army has revealed that all hands are on deck to rescue a female officer, Lt. P.P Johnson, abducted in Imo allegedly by the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General…

General Lucky Irabor, the Chief of Defence Staff, has stated that the military is prepared for the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to look into claims that the Armed Forces are responsible for a covert abortion program in the…

The Senate Committee on Army has assured the Nigerian Army of continuous support in its efforts to address the myriad of security challenges bedeviling the country. The Chairman of the Senate Committee, Sen. Ali Ndume gave the…

National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has made known that its attention has been drawn to reports making the rounds in the media, of the arrest by the Nigerian Army, of two persons purported to be carrying out enrolment of…

The Nigerian Army has refuted allegations that its members were working together with armed herders and criminals to terrorise Benue State and the Eastern region of the nation. Such assertions, according to the Army, are unfounded…

The Nigerian Army (NA) has clarified the two soldiers it dismissed from service, were tried in the Headquarters 241 Recce Battalion, Nguru in connection with the murder of an Islamic cleric, Sheik Goni Gashua Aisami in Yobe. The…

Nigerian Army has dismissed two soldiers over the murder of an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Goni Aisami Gashua, in Yobe State. The dismissed soldiers include Lance Corporal John Gabriel and Lance Corporal Adamu Gideon. Read Also: NBC…