The House of Representatives on Wednesday took a bold step toward institutionalising gender inclusivity in Nigeria’s military by passing for second reading a bill seeking to mandate a minimum 15 per ...

The House of Representatives Wednesday passed through second reading a bill to amend the Armed Forces Act to provide for a ...

The Supreme Court questioned the Army's gender-based cap on women Judge Advocate General officers, asking why more meritorious female candidates were being denied entry. Listen to Story Bench doubts ...

The Nigerian troops retreated to the larger 24 Task Force Brigade in nearby Dikwa district where they regrouped and launched a counter-attack that retook the base, said the soldier, who declined ...

Social media video verified by Reuters shows dead soldiers covered with leaves, burnt offices and trucks after militants laid siege on the 153 Task Force Battalion base in Borno's New Marte ...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants attacked a Nigerian army base and captured soldiers and ammunition during a raid in the insurgency-hit northeastern Borno state in the ...

He claimed the insurgents possess more sophisticated equipment than the Nigerian Army. He said: “In Chibok, 14 farmers were slaughtered. In Izge, two soldiers, including a captain, were killed. I ...

The Nigerian Army said it has taken into custody a personnel, Private Emmanuel, who allegedly assaulted a food vendor over an unpaid debt. In a statement by Captain Abullahi Lawal Osabo ...

The Nigerian Army says it has taken into custody a private, Christopher Emmanuel, who allegedly assaulted a female vendor, Doshima, in Kula, Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue. This is ...

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin The Nigerian Army said it has arrested at least twelve persons in connection with acts of terrorism carried out by a breakaway group of the Boko-Haram insurgents known ...

Nigerian forces neutralized eight members of the Boko Haram terrorist organization early Wednesday in an operation in northeastern Borno state. The commander of Operation Hadin Kai, Reuben ...