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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday decorated the newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Farouk Yahaya with a new rank of Lt General. The ceremony which took place at the First Lady’s Conference Room, Presidential Villa, Abuja,…

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has congratulated the new Chief of Army Staff, Major General Farouk Yahaya. The new COAS, assumed office on Friday, following his appointment on Thursday. Zulum, in a statement…

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff (CAOS). Gen. Yahaya will replace the recently demised, General Ibrahim Attahiru who died in a fatal plane crash en-route Kaduna…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday spoke with Mrs Fati Ibrahim Attahiru, the wife of the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), and the spouses of the other deceased officers (through her) to again console them over the death of their…

The Nigerian Chief of Army Staff Ibrahim Attahiru has been killed in a plane crash in Kaduna. Military sources said the incident occurred on Friday in Kaduna. A statement by Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public…

The Nigerian army has recaptured Marte, an area in Borno state, from the hold of suspected terrorists. Brigadier General, Director Army Public Relations, Mohammed Yerima, made this known in a statement titled, “Troops recovered…

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Ibrahim Attahiru has given 48 hours ultimatum to the troops of the Nigerian Army to clear Boko Haram from reported captured areas of Borno State. Marte, a local government in the…