Tag: Army
‘Dedicated patriot’: PAP boss mourns Chief of Army Staff Lagbaja
The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr Dennis Otuaro, has mourned the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja.
Lagbaja, who...
‘Lagbaja served Nigeria with utmost devotion’: Buhari mourns army chief
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, describing him as a patriot and an outstanding officer...
Tinubu appoints Olufemi Oluyede as acting Chief of Army Staff
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS).
Oluyede will act in the position pending...
Army: Lagbaja is alive
The Nigerian Army has dismissed the rumoured death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, by some individuals in the country.
The army...
Army: No vacuum in leadership over Lagbaja’s absence
The Nigerian Army says the absence of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has not created a vacuum in the service’s...
Army arrests soldier for killing Police Inspector in Lagos
The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army has arrested a soldier for allegedly killing a police officer, Inspector Saka Ganiyu, in the Ojo area...
Army probes brigade commander for misconduct
The Nigerian Army says the immediate past Commander of 3 Brigade in Kano, Brig.-Gen. MA Sadiq, is currently undergoing a military investigation over alleged...
Court sentences 3 to death for killing army commandant in Ibadan
The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, the state capital, has sentenced three persons to death by hanging for the murder of Col....
‘Vulnerable people were evacuated’: Army denies invading Anambra churches
The Nigerian Army has debunked a report that its personnel invaded churches and dispersed the congregation in their places of worship at Umunze in...
Army arrests soldier for killing teenager in Kaduna
The Nigerian Army has arrested a soldier for allegedly killing a 16-year-old boy, Ismail Mohammed, while attempting to stop hoodlums who were causing mayhem...
