Nigerian Military Archives

Ibrahim Attahiru – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff dies in plane crash a day after Abubakar Shekau’s death

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, who was appointed on January 26,…

Remembering victims of Ikeja cantonment blasts 19 years after

Late Sunday evening on January 27, 2002, an explosion that shook the pillars of Lagos…

Nigerian military goes to war against COVID-19, produces ventilators, over 1500 dozens of hand sanitizer

The Nigerian military has also joined the war against COVID-19, not with fighter jets, warships,…

How military’s enforcement of stay at home order claimed first victim in Warri

The enforcement of the stay-at-home order imposed by Delta State government to prevent the outbreak…

“Don’t threaten our democracy!” – Tinubu warns Nigerian military after coup concerns

Tinubu said that there are concerns that some people were trying to entice the military out of the barracks.

Breaking: Several feared dead as military “mistakenly” bombs IDP camp in Borno

A bomb was said to have been “mistakenly” dropped on the embattled persons inside the Rann IDP camp in Borno State by a military plane on Tuesday.

Rivers: Soldiers kill notorious gang leader identified as “Jungle Boy”

He was shot dead with two other gangsters.

Fani-Kayode meets bail conditions, released from Kuje prison

Fani-Kayode, one of the several persons indicted in DasukiGate has been released from Kuje prison, Abuja after meeting his bail conditions.

Nigerian soldiers rue giving Boko Haram ransom for Chibok girls, fear for safety

Some top military men are dissatisfied with the government’s tactics, attributing the increase in attacks and kidnaps of soldiers to the recent ransom received by Boko Haram for Chibok girls.

Nigerian Military thwarts suspected attack, kills three female suicide bombers in Maiduguri

The military patrol team killed the three women in Umulari village, along Maiduguri/Damboa road after it was evident they had Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) strapped to their bodies.