COAS Calls for Enhanced Military Collaboration with US

COAS Calls for Enhanced Military Collaboration with US

By Zainab Uzomah The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has urged closer strategic collaboration between the Nigerian Army and the United States Army to address Nigeria’s evolving security threats more effectively. According to the statement issued by Colonel Appolonia Anele, Acting Director of Army Public Relations, the Army Chief made the call during a courtesy visit by the United States Defence Attaché to Nigeria, Lieutenant Colonel […]

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Nigerian Army Dismisses Report Claiming COAS Raised Alarm Over Pipeline Vandalism

By Zainab Uzomah The Nigerian Army has rejected a media report suggesting that the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, raised concerns about rising pipeline vandalism during a recent visit to Port Harcourt. In a statement issued on Saturday,by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Appolonia Anele, the Army described the publication by Sahara Reporters — titled “Nigerian Army Chief Raises Alarm over Rising Pipeline Vandalism […]

January 13, 2026 12

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COAS Visits 18 Brigade, Promises Enhanced Welfare for Troops

By Zainab Uzomah The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Army’s commitment to improving the welfare of its personnel, describing it as essential to boosting morale and sustaining operational effectiveness. Addressing officers and soldiers of 18 Brigade during a visit to Latini Barracks in Bida, Niger State, the COAS said the welfare of troops and their families remained a top priority under his […]

January 8, 2026 14

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COAS orders troops to step up offensive against criminals in 2 Division area

https://youtu.be/4tfFJ5DU4JM By Zainab Uzomah The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has instructed troops under the 2 Division to intensify offensive operations and clear out criminal groups operating across the division’s area of responsibility. In a statement issued on 22 December by Colonel Appolonia Anele, Acting Director of Army Public Relations, the Army chief delivered the directive during his maiden operational visit to Odugbo Barracks in Ibadan on […]

December 26, 2025 15

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COAS Decorates Army Spokesperson, Appolonia Anele, as Colonel — Hails Her as a Pillar of Professionalism

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has decorated the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Appolonia Anele, with the rank of Colonel, praising her as one of the Nigerian Army’s finest communicators and a steadfast guardian of public trust. The brief but symbolic ceremony, held on 9 December 2025 at the Army Headquarters in Abuja, marked a significant milestone in Colonel Anele’s career — one built […]

December 10, 2025 16

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COAS Orders Offensive to Rescue Abducted Kebbi Schoolgirls

By Zainab Uzomah. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, on Monday ordered troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA to intensify the ongoing search-and-rescue efforts for the schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. Gen. Shaibu, who was on an operational tour of the state, warned that the mission must be prosecuted with precision, urgency, and sustained […]

November 19, 2025 20

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COAS Hosts NDA 41 Regular Course, Calls for Stronger Collective Efforts to Secure Nigeria.

By Zainab Uzomah. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Wednesday, 12 November 2025, hosted members of the 41 Regular Combatant Course Alumni Association at the Army Headquarters, Abuja, in a heartfelt reunion marked by reflection, and renewed commitment to national service. In a statement signed by the Acting Director Army Public Relations Lieutenant Colonel, Appolonia Anele, the Chief of Army Staff expressed deep appreciation for […]

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COAS APPOINTS SENIOR OFFICERS TO STRATEGIC COMMAND AND STAFF POSITIONS

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the posting and appointment of senior officers to key command, staff and instructional positions across formations, units and training institutions of the Nigerian Army. In a statement signed by the Acting Director Army Public Relations,Lieutenant Colonel APPOLONIA ANELE;Among the newly appointed senior officers are Major General Bamidele Alabi, who has been redeployed to Army Headquarters Department of Policy […]

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COAS APPOINTS SENIOR OFFICERS TO STRATEGIC COMMAND AND STAFF POSITIONS

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the posting and appointment of senior officers to key command, staff and instructional positions across formations, units and training institutions of the Nigerian Army. In a statement signed by the Acting Director Army Public Relations,Lieutenant Colonel APPOLONIA ANELE;Among the newly appointed senior officers are Major General Bamidele Alabi, who has been redeployed to Army Headquarters Department of Policy […]

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