Officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force are to wear black bands for seven days to mourn the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. This was the directive of the Inspector-General of ...

Lagos State Governor and Chairman of the South-West Governors Forum, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the passing of Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt.

According to President Bola Tinubu, Nigeria's army leader, Lt Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, passed away at the age of 56 following a 'period of illness.' He passed away in Lagos on Tuesday evening. His ...

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja. The First Lady was accompanied on the visit by the ...

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered all police officers to wear black bands throughout the seven-day mourning period to pay tribute to the late Chief of Army Staff, ...

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday ordered rescheduling of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting till an undisclosed date. This was disclosed via a statement issued by his Special Adviser on ...

President Tinubu decorated Lagbaja as chief of army staff in April 2023, with Lagbaja’s wife, Mariya, helping out Lagbaja attended a book launch on terrorism and counter-terrorism in north-east ...

ShareNigeria’s army chief, LtGen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has died after a “period of illness” aged 56, President Bola Tinubu has announced. He died on Tuesday night in Lagos. The exact details of his ...

President Tinubu expressed his heartfelt condolences to the family and the Nigerian Armed Forces during this difficult time.

The Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has condoled with Mrs Mariya Lagbaja and other ...

The normally vibrant air of Ilobu, a semi-urban community nestled in Osun State’s Irepodun Local Government Area, was thick with an unmistakable sadness on the day the news broke. Lt. General Taoreed ...