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Barely few weeks after assumption of office, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Faruk Yahaya has embarked on major transfer of officers manning strategic department.
Channels Television There’s been a major shake-up in the Nigerian Army following the new postings and appointments of senior officers. The Nigerian Army released the list of the appointees in a statement signed on Thursday, by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General, MM Yerima. This, according to the statement is in line with the vision of the Chief of Army Staff to have a professional Nigerian Army ready to accomplish assigned missions within a Joint Environment in Defence of Nigeria. All posting and appointments are to take effect immediately. The shake-up comes days a...
Fifty Killed As ISWAP Fighters Attack Nigerian Army Base In Borno SaharaReporters learnt that the insurgents battled with the troops of the 25 Task Force Brigade in the Damboa area of Borno State, and could have been overrun but the military’s MI-35M attack helicopter alongside L-39ZA and Alpha jets arrived promptly to save the situation. by SaharaReporters, New York Jun 03, 2021 Nigerian troops attached to Operation Hadan Kai in Borno State on Wednesday came under attack by the Islamic State West Africa Province fighters who attempted to overrun the base in multiple gun trucks and an armou...
Major General Faruk Yahaya was born on 5 January 1966 in Sifawa and hails from Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
Former Lieutenant in the RAR Mortar Platoon, Tony Jensen. Photo: Nathan Schmidt. FORTY-three years after the Battle of Coral-Balmoral, Vietnam veteran Tony Jensen will receive the “Medal for Gallantry” from Governor-General David Hurley this afternoon (May 13). Moments after wreaths were lain for his former servicemen during a commemorative ceremony at the Vietnam memorial on ANZAC Parade this morning, Mr Jensen, the former Lieutenant in the RAR Mortar Platoon, is pleased to finally be receiving the medal, saying it will be a tribute to the mortarmen and the gunners that stood with him....