The Nigerian Army Women’s Command made history on Friday, 3 January 2025, as Hajara Egbunu became the first female soldier from the Infantry Corps to achieve the rank of Army Warrant Officer. Brigadier General Mathias Amatso, Commander of the Nigerian Army Women Command, decorated Egbunu with her new rank at a ceremony held in the Command Conference Room in Abuja. Speaking at the event, Brigadier General Amatso commended Egbunu for her “exceptional professionalism, dedication, and...

Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), has marked Christmas Day with personnel of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base Maiduguri, hailing them for their dedication to counterinsurgency. A press statement on Thursday signed by its Director of Public Relations and Information, Olusola F Akinboyewa, Air Vice Marshal, NAF, noted that the visit, which combined an operational tour with a luncheon, served to celebrate the season, acknowledge the personnel’s sacrifices, and...

A Special Operations Brigade has been deployed to Sokoto and Kebbi States as part of moves to combat the Lakurawas terrorists group causing mayhem in some states. The Nigerian Army Headquarters made this known in a statement posted on its official X microblogging platform on Friday said the deployment is aims to build on the successes already recorded by the military during the precursor operations under Operation Forest Sanity III. According to the statement, the...

The Director, Defence Media Operations DMO Major General Edward Buba has disclosed on Friday that troops of the armed forces of Nigeria have neutralized 135 and arrested 185 terrorists. Buba stated that troops have begun to record surrendering of terrorists in the North Central operational theatres. Gen. Buba disclosed this in a press statement made available to journalists. He said, “These were occasioned by overtures from the terrorist leadership based on troop’s onslaught against them....

The Nigerian Army in a post on its X platform says at least 15 Army Generals have pulled out of service from the Artillery Corps. The Artillery Corps is responsible for delivering heavy firepower support to allied forces positioned at the front lines on the battlefield. According to the tweet, 11 Major Generals and four Brigadier Generals were retired and pulled out of the service at a ceremony held at the Nigerian Army School of...