{"id":22160,"date":"2025-10-24T19:53:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T18:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.funminews.com\/?p=22160"},"modified":"2025-10-24T20:02:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:02:22","slug":"major-general-w-shaibu-appointed-chief-of-army-staff-succeeds-lt-general-olufemi-oluyede","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/24\/major-general-w-shaibu-appointed-chief-of-army-staff-succeeds-lt-general-olufemi-oluyede\/","title":{"rendered":"Major-General W. Shaibu Appointed Chief of Army Staff, Succeeds Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ABUJA, Nigeria (FN) \u2014 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Major-General W. Shaibu as Nigeria\u2019s new Chief of Army Staff, succeeding Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede, who now serves as Chief of Defence Staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shaibu\u2019s elevation is part of a broader military shake-up aimed at strengthening Nigeria\u2019s security architecture. Known for his operational discipline and field experience, Shaibu has held key command positions in counterinsurgency operations and strategic deployments across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Former chief of Army Staff Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

His appointment has been described by government officials as a strategic move to enhance synergy among the military services and improve ground-level effectiveness in combating terrorism, banditry, and separatist violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reactions to Shaibu\u2019s appointment have been largely positive. Lawmakers and security analysts praised the decision, citing the need for fresh leadership in the Army. \u201cThis is a timely and strategic appointment,\u201d said Senate President Godswill Akpabio. \u201cWe expect Major-General Shaibu to act decisively and professionally in restoring peace and stability across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public sentiment has also reflected cautious optimism. Some Nigerians expressed hope that Shaibu\u2019s leadership would bring renewed energy and accountability to military operations. Others emphasized the importance of continuity and a clear national security roadmap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The presidency said all new Service Chiefs are expected to assume office immediately. Shaibu\u2019s leadership will be closely watched as Nigeria continues to grapple with complex security challenges across multiple regions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ABUJA, Nigeria (FN) \u2014 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Major-General W. Shaibu as Nigeria\u2019s new Chief of Army Staff, succeeding Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede, who now serves as Chief of Defence Staff. Shaibu\u2019s elevation is part of a broader military shake-up aimed at strengthening Nigeria\u2019s security architecture. Known for his operational discipline and field […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":22169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[116,117],"class_list":["post-22160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-naija-news","tag-chief-of-army-staff","tag-major-general-w-shaibu"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Major-General-W.-Shaibu-new-Army-chief-of-staff.jpeg?fit=518%2C500&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22160"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22167,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22160\/revisions\/22167"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}