The Libyan army chief has been killed in an air crash in Turkey, Libya’s prime minister has said. Gen Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad and four others were on board a Falcon 50 aircraft flying...
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Tinubu Names New Army Chief
News Update President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as acting Chief of Army Staff. The Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, broke the news on Wednesday evening. Details later…...
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Army Chief: Ilobu Community Advocates Prayers For Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja
News Update THE Ilobu-Asake Development Union, an umbrella body of all sons and daughters of Ilobu, a community in Irepodun local government area of Osun State have thanked God for keeping the Chief of...
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Fighting Against Insecurity In Nigeria, Army Chief flags off military exercise across country
VAM News Update THE Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja on Tuesday flagged off three training exercises across the country to protect lives and property. Army spokesman Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement,...
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Sit-At-Home has ended In South-East – Army Chief Declares
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Taoreed Lagbaja says the sit-at-home order in the South-East has ended. He stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, September 12 during the COAS combined second...
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NDA: ‘This Madness Must End’ – Army Chief, Irabor Condemns Attack
Chief of defence staff, Lucky Irabor has strongly condemned the attack by gunmen on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna. VAM News had earlier reported that Nigeria’s foremost military university, the Nigerian Defence...
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