Adetunji Idowu Ishola Olurin mni was a Nigerian general who served as the military Governor of Oyo State from 1985 to 1988 and Field Commander of ECOMOG Peacekeeping Force in Liberia from 1992 to 1993 during the First Liberian Civil War. Olurin retired from service in 1993,and was a member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He was administrator of Ekiti State from 19 October 2006 until 27 April 2007.
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) is a military university based in Kaduna,Nigeria,that trains officer cadets for commissioning into one of the three services of the Nigerian Armed Forces:the Army,the Navy,and the Air Force. The duration of training at the Nigerian Defence Academy is five years.
The 1966 Nigerian Counter-coup was the second of many military coups in Nigeria. It was masterminded by Lt. Colonel Murtala Muhammed and many other northern military officers. The coup began as a mutiny at roughly midnight of 28 July 1966 and was a reaction to the killings of Northern politicians and officers by some soldiers on 15 January 1966. The coup resulted in the murder of Nigeria's first military Head of State General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi and Lt Colonel Adekunle Fajuyi in Ibadan by disgruntled northern non-commissioned officers (NCOs). Upon the termination of Ironsi's government,Lt. Colonel Yakubu Gowon was appointed Head of State by the coup conspirators.
Sani Bello is a Nigerian statesman and military administrator who served as Governor of Kano State from 1975 to 1978. After his retirement,he amassed an enormous fortune through investments in oil,telecommunications and electricity;going on to establish the Sani Bello Foundation.
The Armed Forces Command and Staff College,Jaji is a training facility for the Nigerian Armed Forces,including the army,air force and navy. It is near the village of Jaji,Nigeria,about 35 km (22 mi) northeast of Kaduna in the Igabi Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State,Nigeria. It is currently headed by Air Vice Marshal Hassan Alhaji.
John Mark Inienger was a Nigerian Army major general who served as ECOMOG field commander in Liberia,governor of Bendel State between 1985 and 1988,during the military administration of General Ibrahim Babangida,and commander of the Brigade of Guards.
Dominic Obukadata Oneya was Administrator of Kano State,Nigeria from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha,then Administrator of Benue State from August 1998 to May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar,handing over power to the elected executive governor George Akume on 29 May 1999.
Lt. Colonel Fidelis Makka was Military Governor of Benue State,Nigeria from 21 July 1988 to 2 January 1992 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.
Barrister (Colonel) Yohanna Anteyan Madaki (1941–2006) was Governor of Gongola State and then of Benue State,Nigeria during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.
Ishaya Bakut was Military Governor of Benue State in Nigeria from September 1986 to December 1987 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. He was Field Commander in Liberia of the ECOMOG West African multinational force from September 1991 to December 1992.
Ahmed Muhammad Daku is a retired Nigerian Army brigadier general who was the military Governor of Kano State from August 1985 to December 1987. He later became military Governor of Sokoto State from December 1987 to August 1990.
Bashir Salihi Magashi is a retired Nigerian Army major general who served as the defence minister of Nigeria from 2019 to 2023. He served as governor of Sokoto State from August 1990 to January 1992 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida,and as commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy from 1998 to 1999.
Ibrahim Mahmud Alfa was an air marshal in the Nigerian Air Force. He previously served as Military administrator of Kaduna State and Chief of Air Staff for the Nigerian Air Force. He died on 16 March 2000.
Brigadier General (retired) Ahmed Abdullahi was Military Administrator of Kwara State,Nigeria between December 1987 and July 1988 during the military regime under General Ibrahim Babangida.
Ibrahim Ahmed Bako was a senior officer in the Nigerian Army who played a principal role in two Nigerian military coups:the July 1966 counter-coup and the December 1983 coup. The 1983 coup ousted the democratic government of Shehu Shagari while the July 1966 coup ousted the military government of General Ironsi. Bako was killed during the December 1983 coup d'état.
Major General Mohammed Shuwa was a Nigerian military officer and the first General Officer Commanding of the Nigerian Army's 1st Division. Shuwa commanded the 1st Division during the Nigerian Civil War. He was murdered in Maiduguri by suspected Boko Haram militants on 2 November 2012.
Mohammed Tasiu Ibrahim is a retired Nigerian Army major general who served as the 27th commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy. He was appointed Commandant in July 2015 by the Chief of Army Staff,Maj-Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai succeeding Major General Muhammad Inuwa Idris
Isiaka Oladayo Amaopsc DFS GSS RBS GSM QFI fndu MSc MMSc is a retired Nigerian air marshal and a former Chief of the Air Staff of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) appointed on 26 January 2021 by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Anthony Mayowa Atolagbe is a retired Nigerian army general,military expert and advisor who served as Field Commander of the Task Force Operation for counter terror operations in North Central Nigeria.
Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja was a Nigerian Army lieutenant general who served as the Chief of Army Staff of Nigeria from June 2023 to November 2024. He was appointed on 19 June 2023 by President Bola Tinubu to succeed Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya.
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