Senate Confirms Maj. Gen. Waheedi Shaibu as New Chief of Army Staff
The Senate on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, confirmed Major General Waheedi Shaibu as Nigeria’s new Chief of Army Staff, with ...
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Chief of Army Staff, Lagbaja Dies at 56
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the death of Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who died ...
Army Chief Redeploys Senior Officers, Appoints New GOCs
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, has approved the posting and appointment of senior officers of the ...
Army Releases New Postings, Appointments Of Senior Officers
The Nigerian Army has released posting and appointments of senior officers. This was contained in a statement dated Thursday, June ...
COAS Appointment: Military Denies Enforcing Mass Compulsory Retirement Of Officers
Military authorities have dispelled the rumour of mass compulsory retirement of senior military officers, following the appointment of the new ...
President Buhari Appoints Major-General Farouk Yahaya as New Chief of Army Staff
Gbenro Adesina Six days after the death of Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Ibrahim Attahiru in a plane ...
Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Attahiru, 11 others, die in plane crash
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru, has died in an air crash while on an official trip ...
Army Unveils Names of Wanted Boko Haram Members
Ebun Olowu The Nigerian Army has unveiled the list of fourth batch of 86 wanted Boko Haram insurgents in Borno ...
Nigerian Opposition Parties Condemn Senate’s Rejection of E-Transmission of Results
Major opposition political parties in Nigeria have jointly condemned the Senate’s decision to reject a proposal seeking to make real-time...
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Fifty Years On: Scholars and Leaders Revisit General Murtala Muhammed’s Africa Vision at NIIA
All roads led to the Nigeria Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) on Thursday, February 5, 2026, as scholars, policymakers, and...
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PDP Faults Tinubu on Kwara Killings, Demands Independent Probe and Security Summit
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the killing of about 170 people by suspected terrorists in Woro Community, Kaiama...
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Tinubu Orders Troops to Kwara after Villagers Killed for Rejecting Islamic Extremism
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the immediate deployment of an army battalion to Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara...
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