The Nigerian Army has ordered its personnel to learn the three major languages in the country by December 2018. It also advised prospective candidates to endeavour to learn the Nigerian languages other than their mother tongues to better stand the chance of being recruited or commissioned into the Nigerian Army.

According to the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman, in a statement he highlighted that, the directive forms part of a new language policy in the army aimed at fostering unity, better communication with the populace and information gathering.

Unconfirmed reports indicate that the Anambra State Police Command has recovered two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) near Onitsha North Police Station.  According to Dailypost, the IEDs were recovered around 12:30 pm after a distress call was made to the Police by residents in the area.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has graduated four fighter pilots from its 403 Flying Training School (403 FTS) in Kano State. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.

The Police in Borno have confirmed that 18 persons were killed in multiple suicide bomb attacks at Muna Gari community of Konduga Local Government Area on Wednesday.


The Nigerian Army has resolved to probe the shooting that resulted in the death of an officer and a senior non-commission officer in Borno State.

A Board of Inquiry has therefore been constituted to unravel the circumstances surrounding the shooting which took place in Chibok.