Gen. Oluyede at 100 Days: Steering a United Front Against Insecurity - THE AUTHORITY NEWS

100 Days In Command: Gen Shaibu’s Early Footprint As Chief Of Army Staff

By Chidi Omeje When Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu assumed office as Chief of Army Staff (COAS) on 24 October 2025, expectations were high. Nigeria’s security landscape remained complex, defined by terrorism in the North East, banditry and kidnapping in the North West and North Central, separatist agitations in the South East, and emerging threats linked to transnational crime. One hundred days on, his tenure is beginning to reveal both directi…

Gen. Oluyede at 100 Days: Steering a United Front Against Insecurity - THE AUTHORITY NEWS

By Chuks Oyema As Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, marks his first 100 days in office, early signals from Defence Headquarters suggest a tenure defined by coordination, renewed momentum, and a deliberate push to weld the Armed Forces into a more cohesive and professional fighting force. From the outset, Gen. Oluyede made synergy among the Nigerian Army, Navy, Air Force and other security agencies a central plank o…