The Commander of the 6 Brigade, Brigadier Kingsley Uwa, has pledged the Nigerian Army’s unwavering commitment to maintaining ...

Nigeria's army chief General Taoreed Lagbaja has died after a "period of illness" aged 56, President Bola Tinubu has ...

The body of the late Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has arrived in Abuja ahead of his burial, scheduled ...

The head of the late Chief of Army Staff ... Lagbaja’s family, Pa Tajudeen, has said the death that killed the ex-COAS should have been him. Pa Tajudeen said he would never had obtained the ...

General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, Chief of the Army Staff, at age 56. “President Tinubu expresses his heartfelt condolences to the family and the Nigerian Armed Forces during this difficult time.

Chief of army staff is the highest-ranking military officer in the Nigerian army. Gen Lagbaja was appointed to the position in June 2023, not long after President Tinubu took office. He was often ...

embarked on his military journey at the Nigerian Defence Academy in 1987, graduating as a Second Lieutenant in the Infantry Corps by 1992. Appointed Chief of Army Staff in June 2023, Lagbaja’s ...

The Olobu of Ilobu, Oba Ashiru Olaniyan, in this interview with Bola Bamigbola, spoke about the recent passing of the former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, who was a native of ...

Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, says his late predecessor, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, was a rare gem who lived for Nigeria and Nigerians throughout his service in the ...

President Tinubu reinforces his administration’s regional alliances by appointing Lt. General Femi Oluyede, a fellow Yoruba, as chief of army staff. Femi Oluyede’s appointment by Nigerian President ...