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Lucky Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff – How Borno indigene foretold his elevation in 2016
In 2016, Ibrahim Uba Yusuf, an indigene of Borno was so impressed with new Chief of Defence Staff Lucky Irabor that he declared him his man of the year in a local publication in Maiduguri.
Before then, the entire Sambisa Forest had fallen to Gboko Haram but Irabor led the operations that recovered greater part of the forest. Yusuf celebrated Irabor this way: “The year 2016 is remarkable to not only the people of Borno or North East but also the whole of Nigeria because of the fall of camp and hideout of the Boko Haram leader Shekau in Sambisa.
Insecurity: Flush out all criminals in your state, Buhari tells Akeredolu
On Notes it hasn’t been easy to keep election promises President meets Makinde, Akeredolu, Ooni over insecurity in S-West Why Akeredolu visited Buhari Ondo Govt We’re only after criminals, bandits Makinde Ooni warns against politicizing security issuesl40 Generals face retirement Removal of service chiefs not caused by public pressure Presidency New service chiefs not enough to fix Nigeria’s insecurity problems, say Northern Elders, ask Buhari to meet govs, security chiefs to de-escalate tension in South-West
By Kingsley Omonobi, Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Luminous Jannamike
PRESIDENT Muhammad Buhari, yesterday, asked Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, to flush out all the criminals in his state, especially the forest reserves.
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No fewer than 20 members of courses 34 and 35 may proceed on retirement as the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday removed service chiefs and appointed a new set of officers to replace them.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement titled, ‘President Buhari appoints new service chiefs,’ named officers who would head the nation’s armed forces.
According to him, they include Chief of Defence Staff, Major-General Lucky Irabor; Chief of Army Staff, Major-General I. Attahiru; Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral A.Z Gambo, and the Chief of Air Staff, Air-Vice Marshal Isiaka Amao.
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January 27, 2021
Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the State of Osun has congratulated Air-Vice Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao, on his appointment as the new Chief of Air Staff by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Oyetola said Amao’s professionalism, hard-work and dedication to service recommended him for the appointment.
The governor also felicitated with other service chiefs appointed by the President.
They are Major-General Leo Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General Ibrahim Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff; and Rear Admiral A.Z Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff.
Oyetola in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, described the appointment of Amao, who hails from Osogbo, as deserving and a reward for loyalty, sacrifice and dedication to the service of the nation.
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