THE Nigerian Army on Monday began the conduct of its 2024 conversion for 528 personnel, who joined the army as Short Service and Direct Short Service officers. Declaring the exercise open in Jos, Maj.-Gen. Abdusalam Abubakar, President of the Conversion Board, said the exercise was an annual event. Abubakar, who is the General Officer Commanding, … Read more
THE Nigerian Army announced to the general public on Wednesday, May 1, that it has released the list of successful candidates for Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) Course 28/2024. The Nigerian Army made an official publication via its X handle and said the full list of successful candidates for the course can be accessed via … Read more
CHAIRMAN of Senate Committee on Army, Sen. Abdulaziz Musa Yar’adua has implored Nigerians to keep the Nigerian Army in their prayers as Muslim faithful commemorate the end of Ramadan. He offered the prayers and called on Nigerians to folliw suit in a press statement on Wednesday. He charged the Army to continue in their efforts … Read more
THE Board of Inquiry constituted by the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, to probe the March killing of 17 soldiers at Okuama, Delta State, is scheduled to commence sitting today (Wednesday) in Warri. The Chairman of the Board, Air Vice Marshal David Ajayi, told Governor Sheriff Oborevwori in Warri: “We are on a fact-finding mission and not … Read more
The Defence Headquarters on Monday night released the list of 17 military personnel killed in an attack in Delta State. The military personnel were killed last week in Okuama, a community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State after a peace mission. Days after the gruesome murder, the Defence Headquarters said 17 personnel … Read more
THE Nigerian Army has officially declared its recruitment portal open for the online application process for the 2024 Direct Short Service Commission Course. In a statement released via its various social media pages on Friday, January 19, the Nigerian Army mentioned that the application period will conclude on February 23. Eligible applicants are encouraged to … Read more
THE Nigerian Army has reacted to a report by a soldier that she is being harassed sexually and owed salary. The female soldier serving in Lagos State, had, in a viral video, raised the alarm that some senior army officers were oppressing and posing threats to her life for rejecting their sexual advances. She identified … Read more