The headquarters of the Nigerian Army categorically dismissed the report, describing it as fake news President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Lt. Gen Lagbaja as the 27th Chief of Army Staff on June 2023 ...

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, on Thursday, 3 March 2023, conducted an assessment of ongoing troops’ training at the Nigerian Army Training Centre during his ...

Top military officers are jostling for the position of Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff as Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, the current incumbent, deals with an undisclosed health issue ...

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, yesterday, spoke to President Bola Tinubu and seized the opportunity to brief him on his health status, contrary to the swirling death rumour.

FILE - Nigeria Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja salutes during a funeral ceremony for officers in Abuja, Nigeria, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga, File) 31,136 ...

The COAS reports to the Chief of Defence Staff, who, also, reports to the Defence Minister, who then reports directly to the President. Nigeria now has a total of 28 Chiefs of Army Staff since 1966.

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters on Monday denied reports that it had appointed an acting Chief of Army Staff as reported by some media platforms, adding that no such appointment exists within ...

In all Nigerian coups and coup attempts, the actions or inactions of the chief of army staff have played a crucial role in their success or failure. For this reason, the chief of army staff is often ...

Di 2nd Nigeria Chief of Army staff Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Akahan bin serve for di office for 1 year and 9 months, from August 1966 to May 1968. Akahan, wey die at di age of 31, ...

The head of Nigeria's army has ordered all officers to declare their assets in a bid to improve transparency. The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, issued the demand on ...

Nigeria Chief of Army Staff (COAS) don officially begin work after di ceremony to mark im tenure happun for Abuja, di kontri capital on 28 May.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, on Thursday, 3 March 2023, conducted an assessment of ongoing troops’ training at the Nigerian Army Training Centre during his ...