Chief of Army Staff (CoAS)

Graduates of Exercise RESTORE HOPE X to form the operational backbone of newly established Army divisions, formations, and units created to strengthen Nigeria's fight against terrorism. COAS directs troops to uphold professionalism, discipline, operational excellence, and strict respect...

November 19, (THEWILL) — Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, on Wednesday assured residents that the state is steadily overcoming its security challenges, declaring that “the worst is over” in the long-running fight against insurgency. Zulum spoke during a...

October 30, (THEWILL) — The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the posting and appointment of senior officers to key command, staff and instructional positions across formations, units and training institutions of the Nigerian...

August 18, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Army has carried out a major shake-up in its ranks for greater operational effectiveness, following the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede’s approved posting and appointment of some senior officers to...

July 24, (THEWILL) — The Chief of Army Staff (CoAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has ordered a thorough and detailed investigation into the circumstances surrounding a viral video of some personnel displaying food items allegedly sent to them by...

November 06, (THEWILL) – The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has joined President Bola Tinubu and the rest of the country in mourning the death of the Chief of Army Staff (CoAS), Lt. Gen. Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja. Lt. General Lagbaja, who...

November 01, (THEWILL) – Maj.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede has assumed command as the acting Chief of Army Staff (CoAS). The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, presided over the event at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja on Friday. President Bola...

October 30, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede, as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS). A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said Major...

September 12, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government has directed the payment of all pending Group Life Assurance owed to the families of deceased soldiers. Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, disclosed this on Tuesday, while declaring open...

August 10, (THEWILL) - Abubakar Ismail, the Chief Magistrate of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, has stated that Pastor Uche Aigbe, of the House on the Rock Church, Abuja, has a case to answer for unlawful possession...