The new Chief of Army Staff, Major General Farouk Yahaya has charged commanders of the Nigerian Army to defeat insurgency and win all land battles in defence of the territorial integrity of Nigeria.
Pilot that flew COAS, most qualified-NAF
The Nigerian Air Force at the weekend defended the capability of its pilots, especially the pilots that flew the ill-fated Beechcraft 350i, saying that these pilots are most qualified. According to the NAF, the capability of its pilots should not be called into question despite the recent NAF plane crashes, including last Friday’s crash […]
Army busts suspected Boko Haram logistics suppliers in Gujba
A suspected Boko Haram logistics suppliers has been busted by troops of Sector 2 Operation HADIN KAI who were on sting operations on Saturday May 29 2021.
Boko Haram suffers defeat in Rann-Army
Barely hours into the tenure of the Chief of Army Staff Gen Farouk Yahaya, Boko Haram Terrorists attempted an audacious attack on troops of Operation Hadin Kai in Rann the Headquarters of Kala Balge LGA of Borno State. A statement from the Spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima said the terrorists group […]
Attahiru’s death: Group rallies support for military
A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), God Bless Nigeria Group, has solicited for public support for the Armed Forces of Nigeria following the unfortunate death of the former Chief of Army Staff and 10 officers recently.
Major General Yahaya new Chief of Army Staff assumes office, visits CDS
Nigeria’s new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Farouk Yahaya, has assumed office at the Army Headquarters, Abuja. Gen Yahaya, who arrived the Army Headquarters at about noon, went straight to office of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor at the Defence Headquarters. He was accompanied by the Chief of Policy […]
Reason Buhari picked Yahaya as COAS
The new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Faruk Yahaya was born on January 5, 1966 in Sifawa, Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto state. Maj Gen Yahaya who is a member of the 37 Regular Course of the prestigious Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), started his cadet training on 27 September 1985 and was […]
Mali’s coup leader wrests back control of the government
BABA AHMED and KRISTA LARSON BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s former coup leader Assimi Goita took control of the West African country again Tuesday after firing the president and prime minister of the transitional government, a move France decried as a coup d’etat. While Goita pledged to go ahead with holding new elections in 2022 […]
Army reschedules POP of 80 Regular Recruit Intake
The Passing Out Parade (POP) for the 80 Regular Recruit Intake which was originally scheduled to hold on Saturday May 22, 2021, has been rescheduled to May 29. The occasion which was the ceremony the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru was to attend before his fatal crash in the ill-fated Nigerian Air […]
Plane Crash: Aisha Buhari commiserates with families of late Air Force Officers
The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, on Tuesday commiserated with the families of Air Force officers who died alongside the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, in a military plane crash in Kaduna.