Nigerian Army chief promotes private soldier for accomplishing tasks above his rank
By Abdulkareem Haruna (First published by Premium Times) The Chief of Army Staff, Farouq Yahaya, has promoted a soldier from private to lance corporal for...
Attahiru: General Irabor orders probe of army chief’s plane crash
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has commissioned the immediate investigation of the plane crash that led to the death of late Chief...
It’s normal to lose equipment during war – Army Chief
Nigeria's chief of army staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, has said that it is normal for soldiers to lose equipment to the enemy in a war situation....
18 soldiers killed, 43 injured, arms looted as insurgents attack army base in Mainok
As many as 18 soldiers had lost their lives on Sunday evening after gunmen believed to be Boko Haram attacked a military base in Mainok...
Breaking: Defence Minister, service chiefs storm Maiduguri
The minister of defence, Bashir Magashi (rtd) and other military service chiefs have just arrived Maiduguri, Borno state capital on "operational visit". The defence minister...