Tag: Nigerian Army

Nigeria to Buy No Pilot Aerial Vehicles from Russia For Counter Insurgency Operations
October 14, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria to Buy No Pilot Aerial Vehicles from Russia For Counter Insurgency Operations

Indications have emerged that the Nigerian Army may have preliminary began plans to buy No Pilot Aerial Vehicles from Russia For Counter Insurgency Operations. According to Wikipedia No pilot aerial vehicles called an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV), also known as a combat...
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Lekki Massacre: Lagos Invited Army, But Soldiers Didn’t Shoot – Nigerian Army
October 27, 2020 No Responses

Lekki Massacre: Lagos Invited Army, But Soldiers Didn’t Shoot – Nigerian Army

The Nigerian Army finally broke its silence on the Lekki Tollgate shootings in Lagos, exonerating its men from shooting at the  #EndSARS protesters last Tuesday. It rather described the allegation of killing of protesters by soldiers as unfounded, attributing...
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TY Danjuma to Nigerians: Defend Yourself, Don’t Depend on Army
March 25, 2018 No Responses

TY Danjuma to Nigerians: Defend Yourself, Don’t Depend on Army

A former Minister of Defence and an elder statesman, Lt. Gen. Theophilus  Danjuma (retd.), on Saturday, told Nigerians to defend themselves against killers in the country, saying  the armed forces were not ready to defend them. Danjuma made the call...
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Reps Kicks Against New Language Policy by Nigerian Army
November 29, 2017 No Responses

Reps Kicks Against New Language Policy by Nigerian Army

The House of Representatives on Wednesday, kicked against the new local language policy proposed by the Nigerian Army. The House also urged the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen Tukur Buratai to stop the implementation of the policy. The House noted...
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Nigerian Army University to Take Off in September
June 5, 2017 No Responses

Nigerian Army University to Take Off in September

The Nigerian Army University Biu in Borno will take off next September, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has said. Buratai made the disclosure shortly after receiving the Certificate of Occupancy and the surveyed site master plan...
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Soldiers Warn to “Stay Off Politics,” as Coup Rumours Spread
May 16, 2017 No Responses

Soldiers Warn to “Stay Off Politics,” as Coup Rumours Spread

The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has given a stern warning to army officials to stay off politics and politically related activities. Mr. Buratai gave the order on Tuesday in a statement issued by the Army spokesperson, Sani Usman, a...
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