The Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of Ifeanyi Eze Okorienta, a commander of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN), popularly known as Gentle de Yahoo. Okorienta was apprehended at his hideout in Aku-Ihube, Okigwe Local Government Area, Imo State, during a joint operation by the 34 Artillery Brigade…
The National Industrial Court, NIC, sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, nullified the provision of the Harmonized Terms and Conditions of Service for the Officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces, HTACOS, which made it mandatory for soldiers to serve for a minimum of 15 years before they could be allowed to resign. The court, in a…
The Nigerian Army has arrested one of its personnel for alleged gun-running, even as troops rescued eight kidnap victims and recovered arms and ammunition in recent operations across the country. A credible source at Army Headquarters disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. He said the soldier, identified as…
The Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army have struck a major blow against banditry in Niger State, neutralizing over 50 armed men and rescuing kidnapped victims in a daring joint operation. The incident, which occurred on Aug. 26 in Kumbashi village of Mariga Local Government Area, is being hailed as one of…
A soldier of the Nigerian Army has been shot dead by a mobile police inspector while intercepting a truck suspected to be conveying solid minerals from an illegal mining site in Futuk, Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the incident occurred on Aug. 25 at about…
Two soldiers have been confirmed dead following a fresh outbreak of violence between farmers and herders in Bandawa community, located in Karim-Lamido Local Government Council of Taraba State. The deadly clash, which erupted on Wednesday morning, as noticed by The Guardian, is the latest in a wave of violent confrontations that have continued to unsettle…
The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has approved the redeployment and appointment of senior officers across key command, instructional, and staff positions in the Nigerian Army. A statement by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Appolonia Anele, said the reshuffle was part of the COAS’s strategic move to…
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that a minor explosion and subsequent fire outbreak occurred at Ilese Barracks, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, in the early hours of Thursday, August 14, 2025. According to the Nigerian Army, the incident happened within a storage building of the 42 Engineers Brigade Counter Improvised Explosive Device Squadron. The military said the…
A newly recruited soldier, Dauda Dedan, has allegedly stabbed a police constable, Aaron John, of Taraba State Command to death in Jalingo. Confirming the incident to journalists in Jalingo on Wednesday, the state police spokesperson, James Lashen, said that the incident occurred at 9:00 p.m. on Monday in Mayo-Goyi, a suburb of Jalingo town. Mr…
The troops of the Nigerian Army and hybrid forces, with critical intelligence support from the Department of State Services (DSS), have neutralised no fewer than 45 bandits during a fierce gunfight in Iburu village, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, in what appears to be a major success in Nigeria’s ongoing counter-terrorism efforts, According…