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 ...
Babangida Denies Owning Mining Sites Linked to Death of 37 Miners
Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd.), has denied owning or having any connection with the gold mining sites from...
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History Made as Mariam Zakariyah Becomes UI’s First Female Bursar in 78 Years
The University of Ibadan (UI) has appointed and received its first female Bursar in its 78-year history, with Mrs Mariam...
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Tinubu Assures Police of Full Support for Peaceful 2027 Elections
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to supporting the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to ensure peaceful,...
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Video: Nigeria’s Security Crisis Persists Because of Lack of Political Will — Prof Isaac Albert (Part One)
PROFESSOR ISAAC OLAWALE ALBERT, a renowned scholar of peace and conflict studies at the University of Ibadan, speaks with GBENRO...
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