{"id":1602,"date":"2025-10-25T17:51:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T17:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1602"},"modified":"2025-10-25T17:51:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T17:51:28","slug":"tinubu-appoints-new-service-chiefs-oluyede-becomes-defence-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1602","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu appoints new service chiefs, Oluyede becomes Defence Chief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Bola Tinubu has made changes in the hierarchy of the Service Chiefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is \u201cin furtherance of the efforts of the Federal Government of Nigeria to strengthen the national security architecture,\u201d a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, read Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Olamide, Wizkid - Kai! (Official Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7tChMHOrQJM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement is titled \u2018Tinubu changes service chiefs.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Dare, the President appointed General Olufemi Oluyede to replace General Christopher Musa as the new Chief of Defence Staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe new Chief of Army Staff is Major-General W. Shaibu. Air Vice Marshall S.K Aneke is Chief of Air Staff, while Rear Admiral I. Abbas is the new Chief of Naval Staff. Chief of Defence Intelligence Major-General E.A.P Undiendeye retains his position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, expresses most profound appreciation to the outgoing Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa and the other Service Chiefs for their patriotic service and dedicated leadership,\u201d the statement further read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tinubu charged the newly appointed Service Chiefs to justify the confidence reposed in them by further enhancing the professionalism, vigilance and comradeship that define Nigeria\u2019s Armed Forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All appointments take immediate effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, PUNCH Online\u00a0reported\u00a0on June 19, 2023, that Bola Tinubu approved the immediate retirement of all the Service Chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police and the Comptroller-General of Customs.  <a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/updated-tinubu-sacks-chief-of-defence-staff-musa-others\/\">(Punch)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Bola Tinubu has made changes in the hierarchy of the Service Chiefs. This is \u201cin furtherance of the efforts of the Federal Government of Nigeria to strengthen the national security architecture,\u201d a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, read Friday. 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