On Wednesday, October 30, President Bola Tinubu named Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as acting Chief of Army Staff. Oluyede served as the 56th Commander of the elite Infantry Corps of ...

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has opened a new office ... [NAN] N News Agency Of Nigeria Follow The office accommodation is located at the Headquarters of Joint Task ...

Yahaya replaces Lt. Gen Ibrahim Attahiru who died in a military plane crash, alongside 10 other officers, on May 21, 2021. Here are a few things to know about the nation's new army chief: ...

The immediate-past Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya, handed over to Lagbaja at the Army Headquarters in Abuja. Legit.ng also reported that Tinubu conferred a post-homous award on late ...

For this reason, the chief of army staff is often regarded within military circles as the gatekeeper of Nigeria’s democracy. Four former chiefs of the army have gone on to become heads of state. The ...