Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Waidi Shuaibu, arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, yesterday, amid heightened tensions and a looming protest by the parents of 78 school children who were kidnapped in May. The high-stakes visit comes as the parents shelved a planned journey to the nation’s capital, where they had threatene...
•Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has directed Nigerian Army legal practitioners to strengthen their capacity to provide timely and operationally relevant legal advice to commanders as the service expands its formations and operational footprint across the country. Shaibu said the expansion of the Ni...
•Nigerian Army new recruits The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu has charged graduating recruits under the Restore Hope initiative to decisively confront bandits, kidnappers, and other criminal elements threatening the peace and security of the nation. The COAS gave the charge yesterday, June 18, 2026, during the graduation ce...
•Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has urged young Nigerians to consider a career in the military, highlighting the importance of discipline, patriotism, and national service. He made the call today during a public engagement organised by the Nigerian Army at Id...
•Governor Alia and Lt. Gen. Oluyede The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has paid a visit to the Benue State governor, Hyacinth Alia, as part of efforts to address the insecurity in the state. The COAS on arrival in the state, met with the governor privately before leaving, reports Channels TV. In […]
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has announced an increase in the daily Ration Cash Allowance for Nigerian Army troops from N1,500 to N3,000, effective from the end of March. Oluyede made the declaration yesterday while addressing officers and soldiers of the 81 Division at the 9th Brigade Parade Ground in [&...
•Late Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja The late Chief Of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja will be buried tomorrow, Thursday and Friday. His burial announcement issued by the Acting COAS, Lieutenant General OO Oluyode on behalf of the Nigerian Army today, said the service of songs for the late COAS who died on November 5, will be […]
•Troops The Defence Headquarters has condemned the call for a military coup, describing it as a treasonable offence under the law. The warning came in a statement signed by the Director Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau today, after a viral video where some persons were aggrievedly calling for a military takeover surfaced onli...
•Chief of Army Staff, Major General Taoreed Lagbaja Indications have emerged that some Army generals are lobbying for the position of the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), following reports that current COAS, Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, is on admission at a foreign hospital undergoing treatment for a yet-to-be-disclosed health is...
•Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, yesterday identified inadequate funding and manpower as well as lack of a viable industrial base as some of the challenges hampering the contribution by the Nigerian Army to address the nation’s security challenges. He spoke in Ilọ...
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