Nigerian troops battle Boko Haram fighters, kill commander

Nigerian troops battle Boko Haram fighters, kill commander

The Nigerian Army announced on Sunday that its troops had neutralised a notorious Boko Haram commander, Abu Rijab, and other terrorist fighters in an offensive operation on Saturday. This was made known in a post on the Nigerian army’s official X Handle. It said that the operation took place in Bula Daloye, Bama Local Government … Read more

29 Nigerian Army generals retire

29 Nigerian Army generals retire

The Nigerian Army on Friday pulled out 29 generals of the Infantry Corps who retired from active military service. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that out of the 29 retired infantry officers pulled out of active service at the Jaji Military Cantonment in Kaduna State, 19 were major generals and 10 brigadiers general. … Read more

Senate postpones meeting with service chiefs, gives reasons

Senate postpones meeting with service chiefs, gives reasons

The meeting between security chiefs and Nigerian senators could not be held on Wednesday due to the absence of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and the Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa. The Senate last week resolved to summon security chiefs to an interactive session to discuss possible solutions to the worsening security in … Read more