COAS
ICYMI: Reps confirm Oluyede as COAS
The House of Representatives on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Lt. Gen. Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the substantive Chief of Army Staff (COAS). The confirmation followed the consideration and approval of the report of the adhoc committee that screened Oluyede on Wednesday. The army chief was earlier appointed in an acting capacity by President Bola […]
Chief of Army Staff: Reps Committee grills Oluyede behind closed door
The Acting Chief of Army Staff, Olufemi Oluyede is currently being grilled by the House of Representatives Joint Committee on Defence and Army for his confirmation as the substantive Chief of Army Staff. It would be recalled that Mr Oluyede was nominated by the president, Bola Tinubu, as the Acting COAS following the Ill health […]
Tinubu seeks Senate’s confirmation of Oluyede as COAS
President Bola Tinubu has urged the Senate to consider and confirm the nomination of the Acting Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, for appointment as the substantive COAS. Mr Tinubu’s letter of request was read on Tuesday at the plenary by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. He had earlier appointed Mr Oluyede as the […]
Tinubu confers posthumous CFR honour on Taoreed Lagbaja
President Bola Tinubu has conferred the national honour of a commander of the federal republic (CFR) on Taoreed Lagbaja, the late chief of army staff. The posthumous award was presented during a funeral ceremony held on Friday at the National Cemetery in Mogadishu, Abuja. The president said the late COAS was a trusted advisor and […]
Chief of army staff Taoreed Lagbaja buried in Abuja (Photos)
The late chief of army staff (CAOS) Taoreed Lagbaja has been buried. Lagbaja was buried on Friday at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja. He died at the age of 56 after battling an undisclosed ailment. Funeral proceedings began on Thursday with a service of songs at the army headquarters garrison parade ground, Mogadishu cantonment, […]
Guard Of Honour Held For Late COAS Lagbaja As Body Arrives In Abuja
The body of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has arrived in Abuja where he will be buried on Friday. The Nigerian Airforce plane NAF 918 carrying the body of the late COAS landed at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, at around 12:15pm on Thursday. The […]
Lagbaja: IGP orders police personnel to wear black bands for seven days to mourn COAS
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force to wear black bands for seven days to mourn the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. It was reported that the presidency on Wednesday confirmed Lagbaja dead after battling an undisclosed ailment. President Bola […]
Lagbaja: Flags at half-mast; First Lady visits widow
President Bola Tinubu has ordered that national flags be flown at half-mast in honour of Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, the late Chief of Army Staff. This is as the first lady, Oluremi Tinubu paid a condolence visit to Lagbaja’s widow, Mariya Lagbaja. Disclosing this, Segun Imohiosen, director of information and public relations at the […]
Just In: Chief Of Army Staff, Lagbaja Is Dead
Taoreed Lagbaja, the chief army staff (COAS), is dead. Lagbaja died after battling an undisclosed ailment. He was 56 years of age. He was appointed COAS by President Bola Tinubu on June 19, 2023. On October 20, the army dismissed rumours that Lagbaja had passed on, adding that the army chief was undergoing medical treatment […]
JUST IN: Tinubu promotes acting COAS Oluyede to Lieutenant General
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday decorated the acting Chief of Army Staff, Olufemi Oluyede, as Lieutenant General. It was gathered that the short ceremony took place in the President’s office complex at the State House, Abuja. “President Tinubu decorates acting Chief of Army Staff, Oluyede, as Lt. General,” a snippet from the president’s communications team […]