South-East soldiers, biggest casualties of Boko Haram war

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has accused President Muhammadu Buahri and his party, the All Progressives Congress, of deceiving Nigerians with phony promises they do not intend to fulfil. The National Publicity Secretary of the group, Uche Achi-Okpaga, said this on Friday in an interview with SUNDAY PUNCH. The Ohanaeze’s spokesperson therefore predicted electoral […]

BREAKING: Ex-Chief of Defence staff, Alex Badeh reportedly killed

A file photo of former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh Former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, has been shot dead by gunmen. The Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, confirmed this to Channels Television on Tuesday night. According to him, the […]

8 soldiers dead, 10 terrorists killed in Yobe – Army

Molly Kilete, Abuja The Nigerian Army has said eight of its men were killed after Boko Haram terrorists attacked their location at  Buni Gari village, in Yobe State, last weekend. Director, Army Public Relations Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, who made this known in an interview with Daily Sun, in Abuja, also said that the soldiers killed […]

Air Force promotes senior officers

Molly Kilete, Abuja The Air Force Council (AFC) has approved the promotion 14 Vice Marshals, 36 Air Commodores and 14 Group Captains. Also promoted were 3 Air Warrant Officers (AWO) and one Master Warrant Officer (MWO) to the rank of Flight Lieutenant. Director Public Relations and Information (DOPR), Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, who made this […]

Pictures: Body of missing Major General Idris Alkali found in a well

The Nigerian Army said the body of Maj. General Idris Alkali, after his gruesome murder and exhumation from a shallow grave, was kept in a sack laden with heavy stones and then thrown into an abandoned well. The additional insight was given by Colonel Kayode Ogunsanya, deputy director, Army Public Relations, in a post on […]

Army finds body of missing Major General Idris Alkali in a well

The Nigerian army has, Wednesday, discovered the body of her missing General, Retired Major General Idris Alkali who was killed and buried in a shallow grave at a place called “No man’s land” in Lafande community of Jos, the capital of Plateau state. In a statement by the leader of the search and rescue operation, […]

BREAKING: Soldiers on red alert, barricade entry, exit axis of Abuja over planned invasion by Shiite One-million-march

Molly Kilete, Abuja Soldiers from the Guards Brigade Nigerian Army have barricaded all the entry and exit routes into the Federal Capital Territory(FCT), over the planned one million march by members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), in the nation’s capital. The soldiers have also created snap check points in various parts of the […]

Two Nigerian Air Force planes crash in Abuja

Two fighter jets have crashed in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria. The jets belonging to the Nigerian Air Force crashed around Mashafa area of Mpape, Abuja. An Eyewitness told DAILY POST that, ” It just happened and we are all running to the place.” Confirming the incident, the Director of Public Relations and Information, […]

Insecurity: Buratai meets Army top brass on way forward

Chief of Army Staff Combined Second and Third Quartet Conference is currently underway at the Army Headquarters Command Officer mess, in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. The conference is being attended by Principal Staff Officers from Defence and Army headquarters, operations Commanders, Commander Multi-National Joint Task Force, Njamena, Chad Commanders of Nigerian Army Training Institutions, Corps Commanders, […]

Troops kill 21 armed herdsmen in Benue

— 20th August 2018 Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Troops of the military operation code-named Operation WHIRL STROKE (OPWS) said it has killed 21 armed herdsmen along the Gbajimba-Akor-Tomata axis of Guma Local Government Area of Benue State in the last three weeks. Our Correspondent gathered that the herdsmen were killed in two separate operations on August […]

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