Tag: army
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Fake Colonel arrested after successfully staging military wedding in Lagos
A civilian in Lagos was nabbed for impersonatiπg a military officer after successfully organizing a lavish wedding, complete with a sword crossing ceremony. The elaborate event was attended by genuine military personnel, including an army band. However, suspicious arose when an army sergeaπt served as the best man, prompting an investigation that exposed the fake…
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40% of army personnel lack accommodation – COAS
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, says over 40 per cent of the Nigerian Army personnel are without accommodation.
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Nigerian army denies abandoning wounded soldier
The Nigerian Army has denied the allegation by one of its wounded soldiers, Lance Cpl. Itodo David, that he had been abandoned at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital (NARHK) Kaduna.
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Nigerian Army promotes 108 senior officers
The Army Council has approved the promotion of 108 senior officers to the ranks of Major-Generals and Brigadier-Generals in recognition of their meritorious service to the nation.
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Nigerian army wings 22 pilots, engineers
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has winged 22 qualified officers and soldiers as pilots and certified maintenance engineers in order to boost its operational readiness.
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Army’s continuing war on Okuama – By Pius Mordi
More than nine months after 17 soldiers were killed at Okuama during a mission the Army is yet to explain to Nigerians, the revenge operation in the community which left the community completely devastated with the indigenes forced to seek refuge in surrounding forests is festering.
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Army opens up over claims of French military base in Maiduguri
The Headquarters, Theatre Command, Joint Task Force, North East, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) of the Nigerian Army, has dismissed claims of the establishment of a French military base in Maiduguri.
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Army destroys 22 Lukurawa camps in Sokoto, Kebbi
The special brigade of the Nigerian Army has neutralised scores of Lukurawa bandits and destroyed about 22 camps in Sokoto and Kebbi states.
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Acting COAS expresses worries over challenges faced by soldiers
The Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has solicited for more budgetary allocation for the Nigerian Army to enable it to discharge its constitutional responsibilities and provide accommodation for soldiers.
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Army dismisses claims of insurgents’ take over of its training camp
The Nigerian Army has described the claim by the Niger State House of Assembly that insurgents have taken over its Training Area in Kontagora, as untrue. The Director of Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, dismissed the claim in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.