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Nigeria Troops Beat Terror Attack, Kill 19 Insurgents
Nigerian troops on Tuesday thwarted an attack by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in Rann, Borno State, Northeast…
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Nigerian Troops, ISWAP Engage In Fierce Battle In Dikwa
A group of insurgents in gun trucks on Friday engaged Nigerian troops stationed in Dikwa, east of Maiduguri, Borno State…
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‘You Can’t Do Better Than Your Predecessors’: Shekau Frets Over New Service Chiefs
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram’s factional leader, on Wednesday released new audio in which he spoke about Nigeria’s new Service Chiefs,…
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Troops Advance Into Boko Haram Enclaves In Sambisa Forest
Nigerian troops have advanced into enclaves of Shekau-led Boko Haram in the notorious Sambisa forest in Borno State, coming on…
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Close-Up: What We Know About Nigeria’s New Service Chiefs
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday finally replaced the longest-serving set of military chiefs in the country since the return…
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UK Beefs Up Nigerian Air Force Airbase Protection and Security Capacity
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has beefed up air base security and protection to safeguard assets playing important roles in…
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Nigerian Troops, Air Support Push Back Boko Haram Attack In Mafa
Nigerian troops deployed in Mafa on Friday pushed back an attempt by Boko Haram insurgents to storm the town, about…
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Insurgency: Four Phantom Armoured Vehicles Lost In Battle For Alagarno
On Jan. 3, about seven distinct Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) in desert paint appeared in pictures of military hardware for…
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Newly Inducted APCs Bear Scars Of Battle With ISWAP
At least three of the newly inducted ISOTREX Phantom 2 Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) have either been destroyed or captured…
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Nigerian Army Adopts Falgore For Training As Buratai Prepares Recruits’ Minds For Sambisa
Falgore Game Reserve, a protected biodiversity space in southern Kano, northwest Nigeria, is the focus of a new recruitment process…
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