Tag: Taoreed Lagbaja

He said the troops’ onslaught killed many of the terrorists, while others fled with gunshot wounds.

The Minister of Defence commended the leadership and personnel of the armed forces for the successes recorded in the theatres ...

Mr Lagbaja said in the coming days, the law abiding citizens would witness renewed stability and atmosphere of peace, to ...

The COAS said the services of troops were critical to securing the nation’s oil industry.

The NSCDC boss gave the directive at the closing ceremony of a five- day capacity building on Safe School Response.

There were reports in the media recently that frontline troops in the North-east Theatre of operations are poorly fed.

The aircraft manufacturing company also gave the Nigerian government the timeframe to deliver the attack helicopters.

Mr Lagbaja said the 12 MD 530F Cayuse attack helicopters would operationalise the Nigerian Army aviation unit, which was set ...

Nigerian security agencies have been clamping down on illegal refineries and oil thieves.

Mr Lagbaja also said the Nigerian Army would bolster the fighting spirit of troops with regular training.

Mr Lagbaja urged troops to rally together and be more resolute in bringing the nation’s adversaries to their knees and ...

The pledge came a few hours after terrorists abducted seven residents.

President Tinubu appointed the four service chiefs on 19 June and they were confirmed by the National Assembly earlier in ...

A Ghanaian national is among the arrested suspects.

Mr Lagbaja said the amnesty programme had failed to achieve its purpose in the past, as it only gave criminals ...

"Be rest assured that you have come to the right place to seek for solution on the security challenges.We have ...

“We have adequate equipment to ensure troops are ready to perform their task and tackle those challenges confronting Nigeria in ...

The new redeployments take effect on 3 July.

President Bola Tinubu retired Mr Yahaya and other service chiefs on 19 June.

President Bola Tinubu appointed Mr Lagbaja, a major general, as the 23rd chief of army staff on Monday.

Mr Tinubu appointed Major General Taoreed Lagbaja as the new Chief of Army Staff to replace Farouk Yahaya.

Security has deteriorated in the South-east with frequent attacks by armed persons across the region.

Mr Yahaya launched: “Golden Dawn” for the South-east; “Still Water” for the coastal areas and “Enduring Peace” for some states ...

The COAS saluted the courage, patriotism, loyalty and commitment of Nigerian Army troops in defense of the nation.