The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has reiterated the need for the Armed Forces of Nigeria to attain self-sufficiency in production of military hardware to internally meet its operational needs. Lagbaja said this, while delivering a lecture titled: “Role of the Military in the Protection of Nigeria’s National Interest and Security”, at […]
…Tinubu offers scholarships, housing to families of slain soldiers By Ukpono Ukpong, Andrew Orolua with agency report The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says the officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army who were gruesomely murdered in Okuama Community in Delta on March 14, left behind 10 widows three of whom are […]
BY ANDREW OROLUA The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has extolled troops fordemystifying and deconstructing the notorious Timbuktu Triangle which hitherto, was an enclave of the ISWAP/BH insurgents. General Lagbaja made the observation on Saturday September 2, 2023 as he arrived Damaturu, the Yobe state capital, in continuation of his operational […]
The Chief Of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya says the Nigerian Army will hold periodic sensitization programmes against drugs abuse and other related issues in all its formations nationwide. Yahaya gave the assurance when he declared open a drug and narcotics control awareness conference, on Thursday in Sokoto. The event was organised by […]
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya on 30, March 2023 commissioned the newly constructed and furnished Department of Land Warfare (DLW) Auditorium of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College AFCSC) Jaji, Kaduna state. In his remarks during the commissioning of the project which was named after him, the COAS stated […]
By Tom Okpe The House of Representatives has summoned the Chief of Defence Staff, (CDS) Lucky Irabor and the Chief of Army Staff, (COAS) Farouk Yahaya to appear before it over assault on a member of the House of Representatives, Kpam Sokpo in Benue State. The House said men of 401 Special Forces Brigade of […]
BY ANDREW OROLUA, ABUJA The Chief of Army Staff COAS, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya has said that the allegations by Reuters’ that the military had aborted 10,000 pregnancies, massacred children and engaged in sexual and gender based violations were meant to rubbish Nigerian military. Farouk challenged the international news agency who made the allegations to […]
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, COAS, on Monday charged troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force, North-East Operation Hadin Kai, to remain apolitical as 2023 general election approached. Yahaya gave the charge while addressing the troops at a Christmas luncheon in Damaturu. He directed the troops to show professionalism at all times […]
Kingsley Chukwuka The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, has tasked the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), staff Officers and Soldiers to remain vigilant to forestall any further invasion of the institute. Yahaya stated this during a visit to the Academy over the security breach of August 24 which led to the death of […]
Tom Okpe, Abuja The House of Representatives on Tuesday charged the newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, (COAS) Farouk Yahaya to work in synergy and harmony with other Service Chiefs to put an end to insurgency and other security challenges threatening Nigeria’s corporate existence. Chairman, House Committee on Defence, Babajimi Benson gave the charge at […]
Farouk Yahaya, the newly appointed chief of army staff, is now being vetted by the House of Representatives Joint Committee on Defense and the Army (COAS). Speaker of the House Femi Gbajabiamila read a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari seeking confirmation of Yahaya as COAS during plenary session on Tuesday. The exercise comes at a […]
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru has commended the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole battling Boko Haram terrorists in the North East. Gen Attahiru made the commendation during an easter luncheon organized to the troops of the theatre at the Lt Col BU Umar Sports Complex at Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri. The COAS […]
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Ibrahim Attahiru, said his vision will rebuild the Nigerian Army into a formidable force that will defeat all adversaries. He made this pronouncement during the opening ceremony of the combined COAS First Quarter Conference and Nigerian Army Operations Retreat 2021 held at Army Headquarters Command Officers Mess 1, Abuja. […]
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, on Sunday, assured that the war against insurgency would soon come to a successful end. Attahiru, who was visiting the troops of the Nigerian Army’s Sector 2 Operation Lafiya Dole in Damaturu, Yobe State, assured them that Boko Haram would be defeated soon. “We have come to […]
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said that the Nigeria Army would remain on its feet in the battle against security challenges until Nigeria became safe for everyone. Buratai, represented by Lt.-Gen. Lamidi Adeosun, Chief of Policy and Plan, Army Headquarters, stated this on Saturday during the Passing Out Parade of the […]
It is no longer news that the COAS as the leader of the counter – insurgency operations, belongs to what is called the “strong breed.” Personally as an operative I do monitor various TV stations and each time the COAS appears on TV screens during interviews including the recent one he granted to educate the […]
I am charmed by the courage, mien and resilience of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and leader of Nigeria’s counter-insurgency operations, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai. The burden of leadership is quite hefty. Some Nigerians appear to be very angry at the b murder of some soldiers at Metele, in Guzamala LGA of Northern […]
Lieutenant General Yusuf Tukur Buratai; When I heard he had been made the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Nigeria Army I knew we were in for a game changer. He first caught my attention when in May 2015 and upon assumption of office, President Buhari invigorated the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) and […]
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutnant General TY Buratai, has continued to receive commendations for his transparent handling of the war against terrorism in the country. The most recent of these commendations came from a researcher in conflict prevention and management, Dr. Ifure Ifure who has acknowleged that the transparency of the COAS is responsible […]
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and leader of the counter-insurgency operations, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai is one enigmatic leader. He is passionate and tenaciously works according to his convictions on service to fatherland. Every day he steps out for his official assignments, he faces multiple risks of death from enemy camps, together with […]