MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s new army chief promised to increase operations against “terrorists” in the country’s ...

Nigeria's new army chief promised on Friday to step up military operations against Islamist militias in the northeast, days ...

Nigeria's new army chief, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, vowed to intensify military operations against terrorists in the north, following US President Donald Trump's threat to intervene. Trump criticized ...

Army Chief Waidi Shaibu rallies troops for decisive North-East offensive against Boko Haram and ISWAP, promising improved ...

President Bola Tinubu’s dismissal of the nation’s top military chiefs on Friday, October 24, 2025, paved the way for the ...

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Waidi Shaibu, on Thursday embarked on his maiden operational visit to the Joint Task Force (JTF) North East (NE), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) Theatre in Maiduguri ...

Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, on Friday signalled urgency over the critical phase of counter-insurgency operations in the North-East ...

Speaking shortly after the prayer service at the Mogadishu Cantonment Mosque, Lt. Gen Shaibu described the late Gen Lagbaja ...

The Nigerian government announced on Friday a major shake-up of its top military commanders, replacing the chief of defence ...

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Major General Waheedi Shaibu as the new Chief of Army Staff, directing him to “take a bow” ...

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the posting and appointment of senior officers to ...

President Bola Tinubu on Friday declared that he changed the nation’s service chiefs as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture. Naija News reports that President Tinubu made the ...