Advised the Task Force Commander (US
Army General Officer), staff and 5 Regional Commanders (US Army Senior Field Grade Officer - COL) on all signal support related matters for more than 40K warriors.
Army / Shiite Clash: No apology to any group threatening Nigeria's peace —
Army The General Officer Commanding, (GOC) 1 Mechanized Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Adeniyi Oyebade, has said that, the Nigerian Army has no apology for its recent encounter with members of the Islamic sect,...
Army / Shiite Clash: No apology to any group threatening Nigeria's peace —
Army The General Officer Commanding, (GOC) 1 Mechanized Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Adeniyi Oyebade, has said that, the Nigerian Army has no apology for its recent encounter with members of the Islamic sect, Shi'ites, in Zaria, Kaduna State.
Not exact matches
He observed this firsthand, at arms reach, when trying to dispatch a North Vietnamese
Army (NVA)
general officer.
The «Father» of the Nation, being the United States of America is quoted saying; «The
General is sorry to be informed — , that the foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing, a vice heretofore little known in an American
army, is growing into a fashion; — he hopes the
officers will, by example as well as influence, endeavor to check it, and that both they and the men will reflect that we can have little hope of the blessing of Heaven on our arms, if we insult it by impiety and folly; added to this, it is a vice so mean and low, without any temptation, that every man of sense and character detests and despises it.»
After service as an
Army officer in World War II, he was playing shortstop for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League when he was signed to a minor league contract by «The Mahatma,» Branch Rickey, a cigar - chomping Methodist and the Dodgers»
general manager.
The Inspector
General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and the Kaduna State Command SIB operatives, smashed a deadly killer gang and arrested 4 suspects in connection with the kidnapping and subsequent murder of an
army officer, Col. Samaila Yunusa, in Kaduna on 27th March, 2016.
He said the feet is unprecedented in the history of the Nigerian
Army and a great boost to the strength of the
Officer Corps of the Nigerian
Army under the Chief of
Army Staff, Lieutenant
General Tukur Y Buratai.
«The attention of the Nigerian
army has been drawn to some stories in the media that it is withdrawing its troops from Exercise Egwu Eke II, crediting such information to Abia state governor and the
general officer commanding 82 division Nigerian
army.
It is unprecedented in the history of the Nigerian
Army and great boost to the strength of the
Officer Corps of the Nigerian
Army by the Chief of
Army Staff, Lieutenant
General TY Buratai.
Addressing the journalists during the commissioning of the center, the Theater Commander Operation LAFIYA DOLE Major
General Yusha'u Mahmood Abubakar represented by the
General Officer Commanding 7 Division Nigerian
Army Major
General Lamidi Adeosun, urged the journalists to use the media centre to clear areas they are in doubt instead of relying on unknown sources to get information on Operation LAFIYA DOLE.
The retired military
officer was the first General Officer Commanding of the Nigerian Army's 1st Di
officer was the first
General Officer Commanding of the Nigerian Army's 1st Di
Officer Commanding of the Nigerian
Army's 1st Division.
The commendation was made when leaders of the associations paid a courtesy visit to the
General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division Nigerian
Army, Major
General Adamu Baba Abubakar at the Headquarters of the Division in Enugu today Tuesday the 21st of November 2017.
In line with the Chief of
Army Staff Lieutenant
General Tukur Buratai's disposition to have a professionally responsive Nigerian
Army in the discharge of its constitutional responsibilities, the
General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division Nigerian
Army, Major
General Adamu Baba Abubakar had in the early hours of Monday 15 May 2017, led some security chiefs on a visit to the conflicted villages of Cross River and Ebonyi States with the aim of resolving the crisis.
The
General officer Commanding 7 Division Nigerian
Army, Major
General Lamidi Adeosun after accessing the security situation in Maiduguri and its environs has ordered the suspension of the curfew enforced in maiduguri town.
Inaugurating the court martial at the military media center in Maiduguri, the Acting
General Officer Commanding 7 Division of the Nigerian
Army, Brigadier Victor Ezugwu, advised the president of the court and its members against unnecessary adjournments, while ensuring that justice is seen to be done to all parties.
The
General officer Commanding 7 Division Nigerian
Army, Major
General Lamidi Adeosun after accessing the security situation in Maiduguri and its environs has ordered the suspension...
The
General Officer Commanding (GOC), 81 Division of the Nigerian
Army, Maj. - Gen.
The Award which was presented to Gen. Buratai by former Ghanian President, Dr. John Draman Mahama at the Sandro Sun Hotel, South Africa was received by the
General Officer Commanding 3 division (GOC), Nigerian Army, Major general Peter Dauke on behalf of th
General Officer Commanding 3 division (GOC), Nigerian
Army, Major
general Peter Dauke on behalf of th
general Peter Dauke on behalf of the COAS.
Chief of
Army Staff, Lt.
General Tukur Buratai has said that the
Army is to deploy 230 personnel, including 19
officers and 211 soldiers to Liberia for peacekeeping operation.
The
General Officer Commanding 82 Division (GOC) Nigerian
Army, Major Gen Adamu Abubakar on Friday 27th April2018 paid a one day visit to 13 Brigade, Calabar.
A faction of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kaduna State, has called for the immediate removal of the
General Officer Commanding (GOC), 1 Division, Nigerian
Army, for allegedly meddling in the politics of the state.
(
Army Press Release) The Acting
General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division Nigerian
Army, Brigadier
General Victor Ezugwu has commended troops of 21 Brigade of the Division for delivering a devastating deep punch to Boko Haram terrorists leading to the capture of large quantities of terrorists» equipment.
Director
Army Public Relations, Brigadier
General Sani Kukasheka Usman said in a statement that the launching was part of the activities at the just concluded Chief of
Army Staff's Combined Second and Third Quarter Conference 2017 which took place from 18th - 20th September 2017 at the
Army Headquarters Command
Officers» Mess Abuja.
Chief of the
general staff, General Sir Richard Dannatt, said: «The army expects only the very highest standards from all officers and soldiers and any failure to achieve those standards, however rare, is unacceptable
general staff,
General Sir Richard Dannatt, said: «The army expects only the very highest standards from all officers and soldiers and any failure to achieve those standards, however rare, is unacceptable
General Sir Richard Dannatt, said: «The
army expects only the very highest standards from all
officers and soldiers and any failure to achieve those standards, however rare, is unacceptable to us.
Garrison Commander Brigadier
General Olufemi Akinjobi who normally represents the
General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division Nigerian
Army 2.
«Some of those promoted to the rank of Two Star Generals (Major Generals) include Brigadier
General HO Otiki, Acting Commander Defence Headquarters Garrison, Brigadier
General OO Soleye, Acting Director Veteran Affairs, Defence Headquarters, the Acting Provost Marshal, Brigadier
General AT Hamman, the Acting Military Secretary, Brigadier
General F Yahaya, the Acting
General Officers Commanding 3, 7 and 8 Divisions, Brigadier
General BA Ahanotu, Brigadier
General IM Yusuf and Brigadier
General SO Olabanji respectively, Acting Commander Nigerian
Army Ordnance Corps Brigadier
General JI Unuigbe, Brigadier
General AA Jidda, Acting Commander Nigerian
Army Corps of Supply and Transport, Acting Chief of Accounts and Budget (
Army), Brigadier
General JE Jakko, Commandant, Depot Nigerian
Army, Brigadier
General VO Ezugwu and Brigadier
General ACC Agundu, Director, Foreign Liaison, Defence Intelligence Agency, Acting Commander, Headquarters Command
Army Records, Brigadier
General HE Ayamasaowei and Brigadier
General MS Yusuf, Commander Guards Brigade, while late Brigadier
General BA Raji, was promoted posthumously.
The father of late Harun, Major
General Mamman Jiya Vatsa, was a senior Nigerian
Army officer and writer who was executed by the government of Major
General Ibrahim Babangida on 5 March 1986 following a military tribunal death sentence for treason associated with an abortive coup.
In 2016 when President Buhari gave instructions for the investigation of two former Chiefs of
Army Staff, Azubike Ihejirika and Kenneth Minimah and 52 other serving and retired military officers, the investigations excluded General Dambazau who had served as army chief under late President Yar» a
Army Staff, Azubike Ihejirika and Kenneth Minimah and 52 other serving and retired military
officers, the investigations excluded
General Dambazau who had served as
army chief under late President Yar» a
army chief under late President Yar» adua.
Troops of 1 Mechanized Division of the Nigerian
Army have intercepted two men carrying live ammunition in Kagoma Chiefdom in Southern Kaduna, the
General Officer Commanding the Division, Major
General Adeniyi Oyebade has disclosed.
«The
General Officer Commanding 6 Division Nigerian
Army, Major Gen Enobong Udoh however extended the medical outreach in the community to Friday 20th October 2017 due to popular demand by the community.
Welcoming participants, Chief of administration, Nigerian
Army, Major
General Idris Alkali noted that
officers and soldiers of the Nigerian
Army were involved in several operations within and outside the country hence the need for personnel to improve on their professional competence and catch up with modern trends in theatres of operation.
The outgoing
General Officer Commanding, 6 Division of the Nigerian
Army, Port Harcourt, Maj. Gen. Enobong Udoh, told journalists, while displaying the bodies of Don Waney, his second - in - command, identified as Ikechukwu; and one other suspect, that security agents trailed the hoodlums to Enugu where they met their Waterloo.
In line with the Chief of
Army Staff Lieutenant
General Tukur Buratai's disposition to have a professionally responsive Nigerian
Army in the discharge of its constitutional responsibilities, the
General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division Nigerian
Army, Major
General Adamu Baba Abubakar had in the early hours of Monday 15 May 2017, led some security chiefs -LSB-...]
Some
officers one - star Generals promoted in
Army and Navy are Brigadier
General MS Ahmed, PGSO to Minister of Defence, Brigadier
General Unokhua, Defence Intelligence Agency, Brigadier
General KO Aligbe, Principal Staff
Officer to Chief of
Army Staff,, Brigadier
General PTO Aro of Defence headquarters, Brigadier
General A Fejokwu of Military Secretary Office, Brigadier
General B Ipinyomi, Director,
Army Archives and Brigadier
General Rabe Abubakar, Director of defence Information.
Former
General Officer Commanding 1 Division, Nigerian
Army, Kaduna, Major
General Kamaldeen Role on Saturday commended late Brigadier
General Solomon Giwa Amu, the former Aide De Camp (ADC) to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, for his impact in the education of children of soldiers in the barracks community.
The Chief of
Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant
General Tukur Y Buratai who was on an operational visit to boost morale of his
officers and men, visited troops at Mafa, Dikwa and Logomani.
Former Cross Rivers State Governor, Liyel Imoke, Chairman of the Solomon Giwa Amu Foundation, Major
General Cecil Esekhaigbe, representative of the Chief of
Army Staff, Major
General Nuhu Angbazo among others extolled the
officers resolve to making the nation a better place and empowerment of the youths educationally and morally.
Own troops celebrated Christmas on 25 Dec 16 with the Chief of
Army Staff (COAS) and other Principal Staff
Officers (PSOs) from
Army Headquarters / Corps Commanders /
General Officers Commanding in all their locations within the Theatre.
Elechi, who disclosed this on Thursday during a visit to his office by the
General Officer Commanding of the 82 division of the Nigerian
Army, Enugu, Major -
General Sunday Idoko, said the sect has not made any legitimate demand that should attract negotiation or dialogue.
The
General Officer Commanding 81 Division Nigerian
Army, Major
General Enobong Okon Udoh wishes to use this opportunity to thank the good people of Lagos and Ogun states for their continued cooperation and urges them to always give timely information.
The Chief of
Army Staff, Major
General William Azu Ayamdo, has said the military will not retaliate or carry out brutality on residents of Denkyira - Obuasi in the Central Region after some community folks lynched and burnt a military
officer.
Barely 24 hours after assuming command as the acting
General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division Nigerian
Army, Brigadier
General Ibrahim Yusuf has embarked on a maiden...
In his acceptance remarks,
General Buratai, thanked the Union for the award and said he was very elated and deeply humbled to be associated with the name and virtues of the highly revered African leader, the late Doctor Kwameh Nkurmah Prime Minister of Ghana as manifested in the Award and dedicated it to all the
Officers and Soldiers of the Nigerian
Army for their selflessness and commitment to duties that brought about this and may other accolades.
The COAS who was represented by the
general Officer Commanding 81 division, Major General Enobong Udoh, was commended for his selfless leadership in the Nigerian Army, particularly in tackling the insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin Region as well as other parts of the c
general Officer Commanding 81 division, Major
General Enobong Udoh, was commended for his selfless leadership in the Nigerian Army, particularly in tackling the insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin Region as well as other parts of the c
General Enobong Udoh, was commended for his selfless leadership in the Nigerian
Army, particularly in tackling the insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin Region as well as other parts of the country.
The Chief of
Army Staff, Lt.
General Tukur Yusuf Buratai on Friday inaugurated Course 2, of the
Army War College, Nigeria (AWCN), made up of 54
officers of the ranks of Colonels and Lt. Colonels and equivalent for a 33 weeks intensive training programme aimed at bridging the observed training gaps between...
Earlier in his address, the
General Officer Commanding, 2 Division of the Nigerian
Army, Major
General Laz Ilo, described the programme as a good way of giving honour to the fallen soldiers, whom, he said, did their best and paid the supreme price for the unity, sovereignty and survival of the country.
Inaugurating the
General Court - Martial with Brig. Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi as its president in Maiduguri, the acting
General Officer Commanding, 7 Division of the Nigerian
Army, Brig. Gen. Victor Ezugwu, said it was established to try offences committed by personnel within the Operation Lafiya Dole theatre of operation.
Following the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari, that the Inspector
General of Police, Ibrahim Idris investigate allegation of sexual abuse against internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North East, three military
officers of the Nigerian
Army and Nigerian Airforce have been indicted.
The
General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division Nigerian
Army, Major
General Okwudili Fidelis Azinta has tasked soldiers of the Division to be security conscious all the times.