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January 21, 2025 No Responses

COAS Lauds 402 Special Forces, Seeks Sustained Efforts Against Insurgency

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has applauded the remarkable efforts of the 402 Special Forces (SF) Brigade in safeguarding the Kaduna-Abuja road and rail corridor.The commendation came during his operational visit to the Brigade Headquarters...

January 10, 2025 No Responses

COAS Inaugurates PHDL’S New HQ

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, On Thursday, January 9, 2025, Inaugurated the state-of-the-art Corporate Headquarters of Post-Service Housing Development Limited (PHDL) in a grand ceremony in Asokoro, Abuja.This event marked...

January 5, 2025 No Responses

Nigerian Army Decorates First Female Infantry Corps Warrant Officer

In a historic milestone, the Nigerian Army Women Command celebrated the promotion of Army Warrant Officer, Hajara Egbunu on Friday, January 3, 2025. Brigadier General Mathias Amatso, Commander of the Nigerian Army Women Command, decorated Egbunu with her new r...

December 26, 2024 No Responses

COAS Celebrates Christmas With Troops

As part of the 2024 Christmas celebrations, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General OO Oluyede, joined frontline troops of the 3 Division, Nigerian Army (NA) and Operation SAFE HAVEN for a festive luncheon on December 25, 2024.The event...

December 24, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria Army Decorates 35 Senior Officers With New Ranks

The Nigerian Army held an investiture ceremony on Monday, December 23, 2024, to decorate 35 newly promoted Major Generals at the Army Headquarters Command Officers’ Mess 1 in Asokoro, Abuja.The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, who was....

December 5, 2024 No Responses

COAS Lauds NAOWA On Peace, Unity

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has commended the Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA) for its outstanding contributions to maintaining stability and unity on the home front, particularly while their spouses a...

November 15, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu Leads Tribute As Late COAS Is Buried

President Bola Tinubu on Friday led the nation in paying final respects to the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, who was laid to rest at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja.Vice President Kashim Shettima, top...

November 11, 2024 No Responses

Acting COAS Embarks On Operational Tour To Sokoto

Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, the Acting Chief of Army Staff has begun his maiden operational tour to Sokoto State, specifically visiting the 8 Division Area of Responsibility.A statement explained that on Sunday, November 10, 2024, Lt Gen Oluyede arrive...

November 7, 2024 No Responses

Acting COAS Consoles Late Lieutenant General Lagbaja’s Family

The Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede has paid a condolence visit to Mrs Mariya Lagbaja and other family members of the late Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, Nigeria’s 23rd Chief of Army Staff who passed...

November 6, 2024 No Responses

Lagbaja, Chief Of Army Staff Dies At 56

The Chief Of Army Staff, (COAS),Taoreed Lagbaja, is dead. He was 56.Lagbaja was appointed COAS by President Bola Tinubu on June 19, 2023.In a statement on November 6, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to the president, said...

November 1, 2024 No Responses

Acting COAS, Maj Gen Olufemi Oluyede Assumes Duty

The Acting Chief of Army Staff (Ag COAS), Major General Olufemi Oluyede, on Friday, 1st November, 2024, assumed duties at the Army Headquarters, Abuja.The acting COAS was appointed by the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bo...

October 30, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu Appoints Oluyede As Acting Chief Of Army Staff

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the new acting Chief of Army Staff.This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga.He said Oluyede will hold sway as the COAS pending...

April 14, 2024 No Responses

Iran Launches Direct Strikes On Israel

Iran on Saturday launched drones at Israel directly from its territory, the Israeli army said, marking a major escalation of the long-running covert war between the regional foes Iran had repeatedly threatened to strike Israel in retaliation for a deadly...

May 26, 2023 No Responses

Army Lauds NDDC, Pledges To Sustain Peace In Niger Delta

The Commanding Officer 29 Battalion, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Lt. Colonel Aliyu Manga, has commended the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for co-operating with security agencies working in the Niger Delta region to ensure peace. Speaking during...