Service chiefs

Senate confirms Service Chiefs appointment

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the new Service Chiefs and the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) nominated and forwarded to it by President Muhammadu Buhari for confirmation. Major General Lucky Eluoye Onyenucheya Irabor was confirmed as Chief of Defence Staff.…

No Chibok girl was released —Service Chiefs

By Ayo Fadimu Five days after being named the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, on Sunday paid his first operational visit to the Theatre Command in Maiduguri. He was accompanied by the Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, Chief…

Challenges for new Service Chiefs

By Dakuku Peterside The military institution is one of the most important state institutions in Nigeria and indeed anywhere in the world. Apart from their traditional mandate to protect the country’s territorial integrity, the Nigerian military is also charged with…