Buhari appoints new Service Chiefs and National Security Adviser

Pres. Buhari appoints new Service Chiefs and NSA. He has approved the following appointments;

1. Major-General Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin - Chief of Defence Staff;
2. Major-General T.Y. Buratai - Chief of Army Staff
3. Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas - Chief of Naval Staff
4. Air Vice Marshal Sadique Abubakar - Chief of Air Staff
5. Air Vice Marshal Monday Riku  Morgan - Chief of Defence Intelligence
6. Major-General Babagana Monguno (rtd.) - National Security Adviser

The new Chief of Defence Staff, Maj.-Gen. Olonishakin (N/6901) hails from Ekiti State. Until his appointment as Chief of Defence Staff today, he was the Head of the Nigerian Army Training and Doctrine Command in Minna, Niger State.

The new Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Buratai hails from Borno State. Until his new appointment today, he was the Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force which has its headquarters in Ndjamena. Maj-Gen. Buratai has previously served as Commander of the Nigerian Army's 2nd Brigade in Port Harcourt and Commander of the Nigerian Army School of Infantry in Jaji, Kaduna State.

The new Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral  Ibas (NN/0746) hails from Cross River State. He enlisted into the Nigerian Defence Academy as  a member of the 26th Regular Course in 1979 and was commissioned as a Sub-Lieutenant in 1983.  His previous appointments include: Naval Provost Marshal, Chief Staff Officer, Naval Training Command, Chief of Administration, Naval Headquarters, Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command and Chief of Logistics, Naval Headquarters. Until his appointment as Chief of Naval Staff, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Navy Holdings Limited.

The new Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Abubakar (NAF/1433) hails from Bauchi State.  His previous appointments include: Chief of Standards and Evaluation, NAF Headquarters; Chief of Defence Communications and Air Officer Commanding, NAF Training Command. Until his new appointment today as Chief of Air Staff, he was the Chief of Administration, NAF Headquarters.
The new Service Chiefs will hold their appointments in an acting capacity until confirmed by the Senate.

President Buhari thanks the outgoing Service Chiefs and National Security Adviser for their services to the nation and wishes them well in their future endeavours

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This aged woman is lying down outside at Okunbadejo street (a.ka. Adeyemi Ajayi street), Off Irawo bus stop, Owode-Ajegunle, Ikorodu. People in the community woke up to find her there this morning. She looks very weak, with her eyes closed, though still breathing. The police was called but they allegedly told residents to take her to the hospital. Residents in the area also called the Lagos state emergency service but they are yet to show up. Biko, now calling on the agency responsible for this to go help the woman.

Photos of Boko Haram executors of last Saturday's suicide attack in Chad

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Photos from Pastor Adeboye's wife's 67th birthday celebration

Here are photos from the birthday celebration of Pastor Mrs Foluke Adeboye, the wife of General overseer of the RCCG Pastor E.A Adeboye. A special praise concert held yesterday July 12th at the Youth Centre at RCCG HQ. She turned 67 years old today July 13th.more pic bellow.

'If you don't kill NNPC, NNPC will kill Nigeria' - El Rufai

Kaduna state governor, Nasir El Rufai says NNPC has to die for the Nigerian oil industry to move forward. According to him, if the nation's oil corporation is not 'killed', it will kill Nigeria. He said this while speaking at the 7th Wole Soyinka Lecture holding in Lagos today July 13th

"If you don’t kill NNPC, it kill Nigeria,” he said.