The Osun State Government has announced plans to recruit 1,000 new personnel into the Western Nigeria Security Network, also known as Amotekun Corps, to bolster security across the state. The recruitment drive, according to the state government, is part of efforts to strengthen grassroots security and ensure the safety of lives and property in Osun….
Amnesty International has reported that more than 10,000 civilians have died in military custody since the onset of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria’s North-East. At a press conference on Thursday, Malam Isa Sanusi, the Country Director of Amnesty International, stressed the importance of holding the Nigerian government accountable to deliver justice for victims of…
The Nigerian Army has dismissed Lance Corporal Kenewenimo Lokoja (12NA/67/3446) for allegedly stealing a colleague’s mobile phone while on an army-sponsored course. Sources revealed that Lokoja, who had recently been promoted to the rank of Corporal, was set to be decorated with his new rank just days before his dismissal last week. “He was dismissed…
We gathered that 12 of the men were arrested at a military checkpoint in the afternoon on May 17, 2024 on their way to purchase cows in some communities in Borno State, according to their lawyer, Barr Abdulwahab Aliyu. The Nigerian Army is defying a court order by continuing to detain 15 cattle dealers in…
President Bola Tinubu has formally requested the Senate to confirm Lieutenant General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the substantive Chief of Army Staff. A similar request has also been sent to the House of Representatives. In letters sent to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas on Friday, the President…
ACTING COAS CONDOLES LATE LIEUTENANT GENERAL LAGBAJA’S FAMILY
The Nigerian Army has dismissed the rumoured death of Taoreed Lagbaja, the chief of army staff (COAS), as fake news. There have been public concerns about the whereabouts of the army chief. On Sunday, Jackson Ude, an X user, made a post claiming that COAS had died of cancer in a hospital abroad. “CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF…
The Nigerian Army Ordinance Corps on Friday pulled out five retired major generals in Lagos, as the departing officers recounted their experience. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the pulling out took place at the headquarters of NAOC, Abalti Barracks, Surulere, Lagos. The Reviewing Officer, Maj.-Gen Omotomilola Akintade, who spoke on behalf of the…
Tributes have continued to be showered on Lt Col George Otonbara Ikoli as those who knew him lamented his demise. Ernest Sisei Ikoli Foundation is not an exception. The Foundation in a statement in Lagos described Otonbara Ikoli as a valiant officer and gentleman. ‘’In solemn remembrance of the Nigerian Army C130 Hercules plane crash…
The action comes amid worsening security challenges the military is currently combating in most parts of the country.No fewer than 196 soldiers in the North-East and other theatres of operation have applied to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, for voluntary retirement. The action comes amid worsening security challenges the military is…
