Tag: CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF
Army chief Taoreed Lagbaja hasn’t resigned – Spokesman
The Nigerian Army has debunked reports that its chief Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja has resigned.
Lagbaja was appointed as the 23rd chief of army staff...
Lt. Gen Ibrahim Attahiru: In memory of the Soldier who led...
By Isaiah Kumuyi
As the Nigerian Armed Forces continue to make giant strides in their fight against insurgency and general insecurity in the country, we...
Court orders arrest of army chief Faruk Yahaya
A High Court in Minna, Niger State has issued a bench warrant on the chief of army staff General Faruk Yahaya for alleged contempt.
Justice...
Buhari appoints Farouk Yahaya new chief of army staff
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major-General Farouk Yahaya as the new chief of army staff.
Military spokesperson Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu announced this in a statement...
NAF confirms Kaduna plane crash, mum on army chief
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed that an air crash involving its aircraft occured on Friday near the Kaduna International Airport.
NAF spokesman Air...
Chief of army staff Ibrahim Attahiru, seven others die in plane...
The newly appointed chief of army staff Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru has died in a military Beachcraft 350 plane crash at the Kaduna International Airport...
I left army better than I met it – Buratai
The immediate past chief of army staff Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has officially pulled out of the Nigerian Army in a parade at Mogadishu Cantonment,...
Attahiru resumes as chief of army staff
Major-General Ibrahim Attahiru on Thursday resumed duty as the new chief of army staff.
The handover ceremony was held at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja.
Attahiru...
Anxiety as Buhari appoints general removed for failing to stop Boko...
Nigerians have begun responding with anxiety following the appointment of Major General Ibrahim Attahiru by President Muhammadu Buhari as chief of army staff.
Attahiru is...
Chief of army staff, Buratai, loses father
Alhaji Yusuf Buratai, the father of Lt.-Gen Tukur Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) is dead.
Brig.-Gen. Sani Kukasheka, the Director, Army Public Relations,...