Chief of Army Staff

Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, on Monday, narrated how his deputy, Lt.-Gen. Lamidi Adeosun, Nigerian Army’s Chief of Training and Operations (CTOPS), saved his life the first time he was ambushed in the North…

Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has approved some deployments in the service. This is contained in an official press statement signed the acting Director Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa. Col. Musa said the…

The Nigerian Senate has introduced a bill that will compel the president to reflect federal character in the appointments of service chiefs. The Bill, presented on Tuesday, and titled “Armed Forces Service Commission (Est, etc) Bill,…

Anthony Iwuoma The Chairman of South-east Governors Forum, Chief Dave Umahi has reasoned that the South-east region is relatively safer and more peaceful than other parts of the country.Umahi, who is also Governor of Ebonyi State,…

Tukur Yusuf Buratai, Lieutenant General and Chief of Army Staff, says President Muhammadu Buhari should not be pushed into sacking his service chiefs “because he knows where the problems are”. There have been calls by federal lawmakers…

Nigerian Army University, Biu in Borno has honoured Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, its pioneer Registrar and Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The information is in a statement by Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, NYSC’s Director…

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has been nominated by the management of the Daily Asset Newspapers for its Man of the Year award. The Publisher of the newspaper, Mr Cletus Akwaya, disclosed this when he led his…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) on Tuesday appealed to Nigerian Army troops in the North East not to abandon Maiduguri – Damaturu road.MURIC Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola said in a statement that there were fears that soldiers had…

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has reassured that the counter insurgency operations in the North East and other operations against insecurity across the country were on course. Buratai gave the assurance in a statement…

The , on Friday inaugurated an ultra-modern building complex for the Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences for the Nigerian Army University, Biu, Borno State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the university, which was…