Service Chiefs

President Muhammadu Buhari says the kidnapping of Nigerians by criminal elements makes him sad, and ordered the security agencies to immediately rescue all captives held hostage across the country. The National Security Adviser (NSA),…

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday confer with security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. The…

President Muhammadu Buhari is presently holding a security briefing with the heads of the security agencies and top officials of his administration in the State House, Abuja. The meeting being held at the First Lady's Conference Room was…

President Muhammadu Buhari has again challenged the new service chiefs and the acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, to work diligently towards meeting the expectations of Nigerians. The president gave the charge while…

President Muhammadu Buhari has decorated the new service chiefs with their new ranks. The ceremony held at the State House, Abuja on Friday. In their new ranks, the Chief of Defence Staff is now General Lucky Irabor; Chief of Army…

The Chairman, North East Governors Forum, Prof. Babagana Zulum says the change of the nation's service chiefs has not reflected positively on the fight against insurgents in the region. Zulum, who is also the Governor of Borno State,…

The Senate has confirmed the immediate-past service chiefs as non-career ambassadors three weeks after their nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari. Their nomination was confirmed on Tuesday. Those confirmed as non-career…

A coalition of Yoruba leaders says the Igbo nation deserves better than it is currently getting from the Nigerian federation. The Conference of Concerned Yoruba Elders (CCYE) stated this in a Tuesday statement signed by its National…

The presidency says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) "is doing Boko Haram's work" with alleged ceaseless attacks on the nation's military, especially the immediate-past service chiefs. The president stated this while frowning at the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated immediate-past service chiefs as non-career ambassadors-designate. Personal Assistant to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmad disclosed this in a tweet on Thursday. "President Muhammadu…

Many Nigerians were understandably shocked, surprised, if not alarmed last week, when they suddenly heard the news that the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari had finally decided to relieve the service chiefs appointed in 2015 of their…

President Muhammadu Buhari has written the National Assembly to seek the confirmation of the nation's service chiefs. In a statement on Friday, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly (Senate), Babajide…

President Muhammadu Buhari says that the nation is in a state of emergency which requires patriotism and loyalty of the new service chiefs. According to a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the…

Nigerians in the United States (U.S.) say they want President Muhammadu Buhari to set performance targets and timelines for the new service chiefs. Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, a cross-section of them…

A video has emerged of the moment naval personnel danced in jubilation at the replacement of the nation's service chiefs. Recall that the president replaced the service chiefs appointed in July 2015 with fresh hands on Tuesday. In a…

Constitutional lawyer, Mike Ozekhome SAN has faulted the presidential statement that congratulated the outgone service chiefs for "overwhelming achievements" while in office. In a press statement on Tuesday, the presidency had announced…

Although they commended the President for heeding their call, many Nigerians believe that the replacement of the service chiefs could have come earlier. Nigerians gave their opinion in a poll conducted by leading Nigerian daily The Punch…

President Muhammadu has replaced the nation's service chiefs after they tendered their immediate resignation. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina in a Tuesday statement.…

Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal says the nation's service chiefs must honourably resign their appointments even if President Muhammadu Buhari refuses to sack them. He said that the call became necessary in the light of the…

Former Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mike Ejiofor has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to surprise Nigerians by sacking the service chiefs. Ejiofor stated this Monday during an appearance on a Channels Television…

Former Commander (Special Task Force), Operation Safe Haven in Jos, Major General Henry Ayoola (Rtd) has faulted many Nigerians insinuating that the nation's service chiefs were incompetent. He said that it was wrong to accuse the…

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is "extremely worried" by insecurity in the country, hinting that some of the service chiefs could be relieved of their duties. The president spoke in a Thursday interview with the Nigerian Television…

A former member of the House of Representatives and former Senator representing Kano Central, Rufai Hanga, says President Muhammadu Buhari is reluctant to sack the service chiefs because he is afraid there could be a coup d'etat. There…

The Senate has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the nation's service chiefs and immediately replace them with new ones. This is the third time in 2020 that the Senate would be demanding the replacement of the nation's service…

A coalition of Northern elders has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately show the service chiefs the exit door before the nation's security situation got out of hand. It also urged the president to overhaul the nation's…

Elders from the North-East geopolitical zone have berated the service chiefs for worsening insecurity in the region. The elders spoke in a statement over the weekend titled, “We are tired of excuses, sack service chiefs now” and signed…

A group in the ruling party, APC Consolidation Group says President Muhammadu Buhari must immediately rejig the fight against insecurity by sacking the service chiefs. The group stated this in a statement on Monday while reacting to the…

A group, Coalition of North Central Elders, has joined calls on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sack the nation's service chiefs. In a Monday statement signed by their National Chairman, Engr Usman Bida and National Secretary,…