Operation Savannah Shield officially commenced in Kwara State on Thursday, marking the start of a coordinated offensive by the Federal Government and security forces to eliminate “enemies of the state” across Kwara and its neighboring regions. The multi-agency operation was flagged off at Sobi Barracks in Ilorin, the designated headquarters for the mission, which received […]
Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti has expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu on the appointment of Gen. Olufemi Oluyede as Chief of Defence Staff. Gen. Oluyede, who hails from Ikere-Ekiti, was until his new appointment the Chief of Army Staff. Oyebanji, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Yinka Oyebode, in Ado-Ekiti on […]
Olufemi Oluyede, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), has directed Nigerian soldiers to intensify operations and deal decisively with bandits and other criminal elements in Katsina State. Oluyede gave the order during a visit to Acting Governor Faruk Lawal Jobe at the Katsina Government House, where he commiserated with the government and people of the state […]
Olufemi Oluyede, Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), has raised concerns over the growing cases of drug and substance abuse among junior and mid-level officers fighting Boko Haram and ISWAP in the North-East. Oluyede’s remarks were delivered on Thursday at a one-day joint security seminar in Maiduguri, Borno State, organised by Sinyinah Nicodemus, the Army’s […]
Olufemi Oluyede, chief of army staff, has called for special funding for the Nigerian Army, citing rising operational demands and the lack of adequate welfare provisions for personnel. Oluyede made the appeal on Thursday during a visit by the Senate Committee on Army to the Army Headquarters in Abuja. According to Punch, he said the […]
. As Kebbi Govt sends delegation to CDS over new terror group, Lakurawa The Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has called on the residents of Gongono Masallachi in Tangaza Local Government Area, Sokoto State, to support the Nigerian Army’s efforts to safeguard the country’s territory. Oluyede, who was on operational tour […]