Nigeria Army

Open Grazing Remains Banned In Southeast – Umahi To Kanu

Don’t Sack Service Chiefs – Umahi Tells Buhari

August 8, 2020 5:55 am

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, Friday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to increase funding and logistics to the Nigeria Army, rather than contemplating sacking the Service Chiefs.

The Governor, who stated this during the ground-breaking ceremony of Nigeria Army Reference Hospital, Abakaliki, praised the Army for their gallantry and dedication towards securing the Territory of the Nation.

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He noted that the assignment of the Army was not an easy task and as such, needed the full cooperation of Citizens at all levels to succeed.

According to him:

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Avoid Partisan Politics – Gov Wike Charges New GOC

August 7, 2020 9:04 am

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has charged the new General Officer Commanding 6 Division of the Nigeria Army, Major-General Olu Irefin, to focus on fighting crime in the division and avoid getting involved in partisan politics.

Governor Wike, who conceded that there are pockets of criminal elements in the state, also pledged the readiness of his administration to collaborate with the new GOC to flush them him.

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He made the submission Thursday when the new 6 DIV GOC, Major-General Irefin paid him a courtesy visit at Government …

IPOB Dares Army, Says Kanu’s Parents’ Burial Unstoppable

February 5, 2020 10:03 am

Igbo separatist group the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has boasted that the Nigeria Army cannot be a hindrance to the burial ceremony of the parents of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, already slated for February, 14.

According to a press release issued by the publicity secretary of IPOB, Emma Powerful, and made available to our correspondent in Owerri, the Igbo separatists accused the army of abandoning its main objectives of fighting in war fronts to harassing and intimidating indigenes of Kanu’s community.

Powerful stated: “We continue to draw the attention of the civilised world to the incessant harassment, humiliation, intimidation …