Abuja, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu on Friday led the nation in tears in paying final respects to the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, who was laid to rest at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja. Vice President Kashim Shettima, top government officials, senior military officers, and members of the…
So far, we’ve dug out a list of Chiefs of Army Staff who died in office in Nigeria and they are three. Below are the details: 1. Major General Joseph Akahan (August 1967) Joseph Akahan, a 30-year-old Army Chief, died in a helicopter crash while returning to Makurdi from his hometown of Gboko. 2. Lieutenant…
The full list of shortlisted candidates for Army SSC Course 48/2025 recruitment is out. According to a release by the Military Secretary (Army), Maj. Gen. OJ Agbor, the Nigerian Army is pleased to inform the general public that the underlisted successful candidates for Short Service Combatant (SSC) Course 48/2025 Selection Board are to report to…
The Nigerian Army wishes to inform the general public that the online registration for 88 Regular Recruit Intake Exercise for Trades/Non-Trades Men and Women has commenced for all interested and qualified candidates. This was contained by a release signed by Major General OJ Agbor, Chief of Administration (Army) for the Chief of Army Staff, on…
Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), has inaugurated a 70,000 litre, solar-powered water project in Alesi, in Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River, in a bid to foster a civil-military relationship in the nation. The inauguration which was carried out on Monday in Alesi community was a Special Intervention Civil-Military…
