Cannot find module 'npmlog' while using npm command

[shahbaz17]

module.js:341
throw err;
^

Error: Cannot find module 'npmlog'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:339:15)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:290:25)
at Module.require (module.js:367:17)
at require (internal/module.js:16:19)
at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js:20:13
at Object. (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js:76:3)
at Module._compile (module.js:413:34)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:422:10)
at Module.load (module.js:357:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:314:12)

Can anyone help me to solve this error.
Using Ubuntu
3.19.0-47-generic #53~14.04.1-Ubuntu

[serv]

Can you let us know what you get when run these two?

$ node -v
$ npm -v

[shahbaz17]

Hello @serv
$ node -v
v5.5.0
$ npm -v
module.js:341
throw err;
^

Error: Cannot find module 'npmlog'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:339:15)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:290:25)
at Module.require (module.js:367:17)
at require (internal/module.js:16:19)
at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js:20:13
at Object. (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js:76:3)
at Module._compile (module.js:413:34)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:422:10)
at Module.load (module.js:357:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:314:12)

[imjul1an]

I have the same issue
node v. 5.7.0

[Emaren]

I have the same issue
node -v 5.10.0

➜ node_modules npm install -g generator-ionic
module.js:341
throw err;
^

Error: Cannot find module 'npmlog'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:339:15)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:290:25)
at Module.require (module.js:367:17)
at require (internal/module.js:16:19)
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js:20:13
at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js:76:3)
at Module._compile (module.js:413:34)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:422:10)
at Module.load (module.js:357:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:314:12)
➜ node_modules node -v
v5.10.0
➜ node_modules npm -v
module.js:341
throw err;
^

Error: Cannot find module 'npmlog'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:339:15)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:290:25)
at Module.require (module.js:367:17)
at require (internal/module.js:16:19)
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js:20:13
at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js:76:3)
at Module._compile (module.js:413:34)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:422:10)
at Module.load (module.js:357:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:314:12)

[luixxiul]

That was the issue of npm and should be fixed by building it from source code following tj/n#101 (comment). If not please leave a log, closing.