Unachukwu Hands Over 7 Division Command to Brig Gen Diwa in Maiduguri

Unachukwu Hands Over 7 Division Command to Brig Gen Diwa in Maiduguri

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Outgoing General Officer Commanding 7 Division Nigerian Army and Commander Sector 1 Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI, Brigadier General Ugochukwu Unachukwu, has urged commanders and troops to sustain operational momentum, stressing that change of leadership should not affect commitment to duty and operational effectiveness. According to a statement signed by Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, 7 Division Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Colonel Haruna Mohammed […]

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Gen Shaibu Arrives in Monrovia for Liberia’s Military Day Celebrations

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has arrived in Liberia ahead of the country’s 69th Armed Forces Day, where he is expected to deliver an address on Wednesday. According to a statement signed by Colonel Appolonia Anele, Acting Director of Army Public Relations, the Army Chief was received in Monrovia by Major General Davidson Forley, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Liberia. […]

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Tinubu Nominates Gen. Christopher Musa as New Defence Minister

By Zainab Uzomah President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence following the resignation of Mohammed Badaru Abubakar on Monday. In a statement released by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on his X handle, the Presidency confirmed that a formal nomination letter had been transmitted to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, […]

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Military Leaders Honour Late Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja at One-Year Memorial

Abuja, November 9, 2025 — The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, and the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, joined former Service Chiefs and senior military officers on Sunday at a memorial service in honour of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, OFR. The interdenominational service, held at All Saints’ Military Church (Protestant), Mogadishu Cantonment, Abuja, marked one year […]

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