Chief of army staff

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has confirmed the arrest of the attackers of St Francis Catholic Church, Owo. The Governor confirmed the arrest, on Tuesday, August 9, shortly after the Chief of…

Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Faruk Yahaya has directed all General Officers Commanding, Corp Commanders, Commanders of Theaters of Operations, Brigade and other Formation Commanders to remain apolitical while ensuring that…

Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya has ordered the immediate release of Hannah Sofiat, a female soldier reprimanded for indulging in a public romance with a corps member at National Youth Service Corps Orientation Camp in…

Senate has on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Major General Farouk Yahaya, as the new Chief of Army Staff. The red chamber took the decision following the consideration of the report of its joint committee on Defence and Army led by…

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Monday received the new Chief of Army Staff, Major General Farouk Yahaya at the State House in Abuja. The meeting took place days after the President appointed Major General Yahaya as the new Chief of…

Defence Headquarters has debunked claim of mass retirement of some generals in the Nigerian Army following the appointment of Farouk Yahaya as Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Acting Director of Defence Media Operations, Bernard Onyeuko told…

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the senate to confirm Farouk Yahaya as the new chief of army staff. Yahaya, a major-general, replaced Ibrahim Attahiru who died in a military plane crash alongside 10 other officers. Attahiru, who…

Presidency has hinted at why President Muhammadu Buhari did not attend the funeral of Ibrahim Attahiru, deceased chief of army staff, and 10 other military officers who died in an air crash. MDB reported that Attahiru and 10 others died…

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Sunday, May 23 condoled with Fati, wife of late Ibrahim Attahiru, chief of army staff, via a telephone call. The president also spoke with spouses of the other deceased officers through her to again…

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Sunday, May 23 ordered flags to be flown at half-mast in honour of Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, the chief of army staff, and 10 other officers who died in the Kaduna air crash. Attahiru and the…

Absence of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo from the burial ceremony of Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru and other military officers has drawn condemnation from many Nigerians. MDB reported that Attahiru…

Nigerian Air Force pilot, FIt Lt Taiwo Olufemi Asaniyi has been identified as one of the victims of Kaduna aircraft crash that killed Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 others. In a Twitter post, Adedeji Adeniyi, a friend to…