According to Tinubu, the appointment of Lagbaja as the COAS was one of his finest made so far. President Bola Tinubu on Friday conferred a post-homous award of the Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) on the late Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja. He made the declaration during the interment in honour…
The Funeral Service in honour of the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, who passed on at the age of 56 on November 5, has ended at the National Christian Centre, Abuja. The remains of the late Army Chief arrived at the church at 11:17 am in a military motorcade and was…
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has assured Nigerians that the death of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, would propel them to defeat the nation’s enemies wherever they are. He spoke at the burial of the late COAS on Friday in Abuja. Musa said, “We will not leave you…
President Bola Tinubu has honoured the 23rd Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Late Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, with the posthumous national honour of Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) to appreciate his invaluable contributions to the nation. President Tinubu disclosed this at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja on Friday during his speech at the…
A devastating explosion has rocked border town of Magama Jibia in Katsina State, leaving scores of people injured and causing extensive damage to vehicles and houses. The incident, which occurred at a filling station named ‘Walidan’, has been linked to smuggling activities involving gas cylinders transported from the neighbouring Niger Republic. According to Shehu Umar,…
President Bola Tinubu is currently leading a crop of top political-office holders, Security Chiefs, family members and friends of the late Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, to bid farewell to the 23rd Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who died last week Tuesday. The burial rites, taking place at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja on Friday…
Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered an accelerated trial of the four bloggers charged with defaming and cyberstalking the management of GTCO (Guaranty Trust Holding Company), including its Group CEO, Mr. Segun Agbaje.The four accused—Precious Eze, Olawale Rotimi, Rowland Olonishuwa, and Seun Odunlami—are facing 10 amended charges for allegedly…
A man, Musa Jimoh, was on Thursday, jailed for a year and four months by Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Special Offences Court for impersonating a Nigerian Army Major and possessing fraudulent documents. The judge held that the circumstances of the case were particularly grave. “Your conduct evinces a calculated and sophisticated approach to…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Daniel Bwala as Special Adviser, Media and Public Communications (State House). Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, announced this in a statement, on Thursday. A former aide of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023…
The Nigerian Army, on Tuesday, said the remains of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, would be interred on Friday. President Bola Tinubu, who returned from his trip to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday evening, is expected to give him the last respect at the state burial. Lagbaja, who was…
