New Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Oluremi Olatunbosun Oluyede (N/9318) NAM CMH GSS psc mni FCM FCMH TSM COM CCA1.
Lieutenant General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede was born on 21 June 1968 in Ikere-Ekiti Town, and hails from Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State.
He attended Holy Trinity Primary School, Ikere-Ekiti, and proceeded to Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti, for his secondary education.
Thereafter, he gained admission into the Nigerian Defence Academy in 1987 as a member of 39 Regular Course.
On completion of his cadet training, he was granted Regular Combatant Commission on 19 December 1992 in the rank of second lieutenant with seniority in the same rank effective 12 September 1987.
He is of the Infantry Corps. He has risen in his noble profession to the rank of lieutenant general and became the 29th indigenous Chief of Army Staff, Nigerian Army, first in acting capacity with effect from 30 October 2024 and substantively, in November 2024.
Military Courses
In the course of his meritorious military career, he has attended several courses both at home and abroad .
He distinguished himself creditably. Some of these courses include the Young Officers’Course (Infantry) and Regimental Signal Officers’Course as well as Commanding Officers’ Course, all at the Nigerian Army School of Infantry, Jaji.
He also attended the United Nations Logistics Officers’ Course at the Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Centre, Ghana and the United Nations Military Observers’ Course at the now renamed Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Centre, Jaji, among others.
Similarly, he attended the prestigious Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji, for his Junior and Senior Staff Courses.
He is a member of the National Institute and a proud alumnus of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), where he did his Senior Executive Course.
To further hone his leadership skills, he attended the Strategic Leadership Course at the Nigerian Defence Academy.
Despite the rigours of military profession, Lieutenant General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede made time out to develop and improve his intellectual standing.
He holds both Bachelor and Master of Arts Degrees in Economics from the Nigerian Defence Academy among others.
He has also attended and participated in several workshops, seminars and conferences in the course of his career which contributed in preparing him for the highest appointment in the Nigerian Army.
Honours
Pass Staff College (psc), Fellow National Defence College Dagger
Command Medal (CM). Purple Heart Medal for Counter Insurgency Operation in North East.
Field Command Medal (FCM).
Field Command Medal of Honour (FCMH). General Operation Medal (GOM)
Defence Operations Medal (DOM).
The Theatre Commander is a proud member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (MNIM)
Adding impetus to Army operations
The new Defense Chief approved the establishment of a second Depot for recruitment of soldiers in Osogbo.
He also approved the commissioning exercises for Short Service Combatant Commission, Direct Short Service Commission and Executive Commission to improve the officers’ manpower.
The Nigerian Army across board has seen several weapons and equipment refurbished and procured for deployment in the various theatres.
Some of the equipment procured include Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, night visibility equipment, troops lift vehicle and other Armoured Fighting Vehicles to enhance troops’ protection.
General Oluyede always upholds the principle of humanitarian laws by ensuring that troops respect for human rights and rules of engagement is observed at all times.
Given his wealth of experience in strategic thinking,the then Chief of Army Staff initiated the restructuring of Nigerian Army formations and units which is aimed at addressing contemporary realties and meeting future challenges.
Honours
In recognition of his meritorious service to the Nation, characterized by exemplary leadership, he is honoured with several medals and awards.
Some of which are; the Nigerian Army Medal (NAM), Forces Service Star (FSS), Meritorious Service Star (MSS), Distinguished Service Star (DSS).
Member of the National Institute (mni),
Field Command Medal(FCM), Field Command Medal of Honour (FCMH), Training Support Medal (TSM) and General Operations Medal (GOM).
He is also a holder of the coveted Corps Medal of Honour (CMH) and prestigious Chief of Army Staff Commendation Award (CCA).
Lieutenant General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede is married and blessed with children.
He enjoys travelling, playing basketball and volleyball .
Major General Waidi Shuaibu- New Chief of Army Staff
Major General Waidi Shaibu was born on 18 December 1971 in Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State.
He gained admission into the prestigious Nigerian Defence Academy as a member of the 41 Regular Course in 1989.
The new Army chief was commissioned on 17 September 1994 as a Second Lieutenant into the Nigerian Army Armour Corps.
Academic Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna – 1993.
Holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Public Administration from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration.
Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Calabar.
Master’s Degree in Strategic Studies from the University of Ibadan.
Master’s Degree in Security and Strategic Studies from the National Defence University, Washington, D.C., United States of America.
Alumnus of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government Programme in Leadership for the 21st century: Chaos, Conflict and Courage.
Advanced Executive Certificate in Applied Leadership and Strategy from the National Productivity Senior Executive Programme.
PhD in Strategic Studies, University of Ibadan (In view).
Military Courses
The revered General has also attended several military courses both home and abroad.
Young Officer Course Armour -Nigerian Army Armour School Bauchi (1995).
Young Officers Course Infantry- Nigerian Army School of Infantry, Jaji (1996).
Company Amphibious Operation Course-Amphibious Training School Calabar (1997).
Platoon Commanders Course Armour- Nigerian Army Armour School Bauchi (1998).
Communication Instructors Course Armour- Nigerian Army Armour School Bauchi (1998).
Junior Staff Course- Ghana (2001).
Company Commander’s Course Armour- Nigerian Army Armour School Bauchi (2003).
Senior Staff Course- Jaji (2005/2006).
Exclusive Economic Zone Course 2007.
Battalion Commanders Course Armour- Nigerian Army Armour School Bauchi (2011).
Defense Resources Management Course- Kenya (2015).
Higher Defence Management Course- National Defense College, Abuja (2015/2016).
Counter Terrorism Fellows Programme at the College of International Security Affairs- Washington DC USA (2017).
Operational Experience
He has participated in several operations both home and abroad.
Operation HARMONY, Operation BOYONA Operation ZAMAN LAFIYA., Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Operation TURA TAKAIBANGO.Operation HADIN KAI, Operation DESERT and LAKE SANITY, African Mission in Sudan., United Nation Mission in Liberia. And member of Nigeria’s Foreign Training Assistance Mission to Liberia.
Appointments Held
In the course of his illustrious career, our esteemed resource person has held several command, instructional and staff appointments.
Platoon Commander 245 Recce Battalion.
ADC to General Officer Commanding 3 Divisions.
GSO II Ops at Army Headquarters.
Principal Staff Officer/Military Assistant to Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of Liberia.
Company Commander 242 Recce Battalion.
Military Observer/Logistics Officer African Mission in Sudan.
Chief of Staff, 23 Brigade Headquarters, Yola.
* Training Officer Armed Forces Simulation CentreJaji.
*Commanding Officer 243 Battalion Monguno.
* Chief Instructor, Nigeria Army Armour School.
* Principal Staff Officer (Army) Defence Headquarters.
* Assistant Director Peace Keeping Operations Defence Headquarters.
* Director Coordination and Directing Staff National Defence Collage, Abuja.
* Commander 21 Special Armoured Brigade Bama.
* Acting Chief of Training for Exercises and Training AHQ Abuja
* General Officer Commanding 7 Divisions and Commander Sector 1 Operation HADIN KAI.
* Director of Defence Admin DSA.
* Theatre Commander OPHK
* Last Appointment- Director of Armour Research Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre WEF 22 Apr 25 till date.
Honours And Awards
Our highly decorated General has numerous honours and awards to his credit.
* Distinguished Service Star (DSS),
* Distinguished Service Order (DSO LR),
* Foreign Training Assistance Medal (FTAM),
* Pass Staff College (psc),
* Fellow National Defence College Dagger
* Command Medal (CM).
* Purple Heart Medal for Counter Insurgency Operation in North East.
* Field Command Medal (FCM).
* Field Command Medal of Honour (FCMH).
* General Operation Medal (GOM)
* Defence Operations Medal (DOM).
The Theatre Commander is a proud member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (MNIM).
Hobbies
His hobbies include: Reading, Early morning walk and Deep contemplations.
The General is happily married and the union is blessed with children.
Rear Admiral Idi Abass, Chief of Naval Staff ,(NN/1739).
Rear Admiral Idi Abbas was born on 20 September 1969. He hails from Kano State, North Western part of Nigeria
He was commissioned as a Mid-shipman on 18 September 1992 as a member of 40th Regular Course.
The new Naval Chief attained the rank of Rear Admiral on 10th September 2020 having satisfied all professional and ethical requirement for such an elevation.
Rear Admiral Idi Abbas have held several Appointments in the course of his illustrious career in the Nigerian Navy with the foremast being the Flag Officer Commanding Central Naval Command in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State .
He has performed credibly well in checking the activities of illegal oil theft and sea pirates within his maritime domain.
Before his new appointment, he served at the Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre
He has continued to bring his rich experience to bear in drafting policy guidance to aid operations of the generality of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.
The New Chief of Air Staff: Air Vice Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke(NAF/2182)
Air Vice Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke was born on 20 February 1972 in Makurdi, Benue State to the family of Air Warrant Officer (rtd) Sylvester and Mrs Ngozi Aneke.
He hails from Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State in South-Eastern Nigeria.
Education Pursuits
Air Vice Marshal Aneke attended Army Children School, New Cantonment A, NDA, Kaduna, from 1976 to 1982, where he obtained his first school leaving certificate.
He proceeded to Government College, Kaduna from 1982 to 1987, where he obtained his West African School Certificate.
Air Vice Marshal Aneke started his military career on 10 September 1988 when he was enlisted into the Nigerian Defence Academy as a member of 40th Regular Combatant Course.
Consequently, he was Commissioned as a Pilot Officer into the Nigerian Air Force on 10 September 1993.
He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree (Bsc) in Physics.
Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the University of Calabar.
Masters in International Affairs and Diplomacy from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.
He also has a Masters in Political Economy and Developmental Studies from the University of Abuja and a Phd (in view).
He has a professional Certificate in Aviation Safety Management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona, Florida.
Military Courses
Air Vice Marshal Aneke has attended various military courses during his career in the Nigerian Air Force.
These include a professional certificate in Aeromechanical Engineering from the officers Engineering School Technical Training Group (TTG) (now Air Force Institute of Technology), Ab-initio Flying Training from 301 Flying Training School and Basic Flying Training from 301 Flying Training School now 401 Flying Training School.
He attended the Prestigious Armed Forces Command and Staff College where he obtained Certificates for the Junior and Senior Staff Courses respectively.
Air Vice Marshal Aneke attended the United States Air Force Air University Montgomery Alabama where he obtained his Masters in Strategic Studies in the US Air War College.
Appointments
Air Vice Marshal Aneke has held numerous appointments in the Nigerian Air Force.
Some of these appointments include Admin officer at Aircraft Overhaul Centre Aircraft Maintenance Depot Ikeja, Admin officer and Group Logistics Officer at 301 Flying Training School NAF Base Kaduna.
Commanding Officer Base Services Wing Air Maritime Group Benin and Staff Officer United Nations Peace Keeping Mission in Congo (MONUC) Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Other appointments held include Fleet Training Officer.
Wing Chief Admin and Wing Chief Operations all at the Presidential Air Fleet Abuja.
Group Operations Officer and later Commander 307 Executive Air Lift Group Abuja, Deputy Director Evaluation (Air) Headquarters Nigerian Air Force,
Command Evaluation Officer Air Training Command Kaduna, Command Operations Officer and Evaluation Officer Tactical Air Training Command Makurdi.
The very senior officer has also held key appointments as Chief of Staff Air Training Command Kaduna,
Command Operations Officer Tactical Air Command Makurdi, Director of Safety Headquarters Nigerian Air Force Abuja, Deputy Director Operations Headquarters Nigerian Air Force,
Director of Policy Headquarters Nigerian Air Force and Deputy Commandant Nigerian Defence Academy (Africa’s Foremost Military University) Kaduna.
Until his new appointment, He was the Air Officer Commanding, Nigerian Air Force Mobility Command domiciled in Yenagoa .
There he added value to the strategic intelligence of the Armed Forces of Nigeria in check mating all forms of criminality within his Commands’ Area of Responsibility.
Air Vice Marshal Aneke has participated in various operations within and outside Nigeria.
As a Squadron Leader, he participated in Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance operations in Operation Restore Hope in the Niger Delta Region from 2004 – 2005.
He also participated extensively in operations in Congo where he served as an Air Operations Officer in Kinshasa and Chief of Air Operations in the Kindu Region between 2005 and 2006.
The very senior officer also brought his operational and field experience to bear as Wing Chief Operations in the Presidential Air Fleet Abuja.
As Commander Executive Airlift Group, he maintained an operational oversight over the use of crew and equipment of the Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft which was the Nigerian Air Force frontline intelligence platform for all counter insurgency operations.
As Chief of Staff in Air Training Command, Kaduna he was responsible for the coordination of air operations between the Command and other military components of Operation Thunderstrike, in North-Western Nigeria.
Flying Times
Air Vice Marshal Aneke is type-rated and has flown the following aircraft: Air Beetle 18, Air Beetle 18 extended version, Dornier 228, Citation 500, Falcon 900, Gulfstream V, Gulf Stream 550 and the Hawker 4000.
He has an Advanced Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) with a total 4,359 flying hours. His medals and awards include GSS, DSS, GSM, FCM, Psc, USAFWC, MSc, MIAD, MPEDS. Air Vice Marshal Aneke is a pilot of repute, and his professional and personal conduct are commendable.
He is calm by disposition and by all standards a good team player.
He is also upright, dependable, and of the right maturity and carriage to handle strategic responsibility.
Air Vice Marshal Aneke is happily married to Mrs Ngozi Enderline Aneke, and the marriage is blessed with three Boys.
Chukwuebuka Kelvin Aneke, Ifeanyi Chukwu Brian Aneke and Uchechukwu Jason Aneke.
Hobbies
He enjoys flying, music and movies and is grateful to the Almighty God for the journey and progress so far.
Major General Emanuel Akomaye Parker Undiandeye, New Chief of Defence Intelligence, (N/9563).
Major General Emmanuel Akomaye Parker Undiandeye was born in Bedia in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State to the family of Mr Sylvanus and Mrs Maria Undiandeye on 2 September 1968.
He attended the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna and further attended the Royal Military Academy (Standard Military Course 922) Sandhurst, UK to complete his cadet’s training.
On commission, he has attended several military courses some of which includes, Nigerian Army College of Logistics, Lagos; Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji for Junior and Senior Courses.
He has also attended the National Defense University, Washington DC, USA and the National Defence College Abuja, Nigeria which he rounded up with a Masters Degree from the University of Ibadan.
Furthermore, he attended the Senior Executives National and International Security Programme at the Harvard Kennedy School of Executive Administration, USA, as well as the International Intelligence Directors Course in Chicksands, UK.
His Qualifications
B.A. (Honours) History and Master of Arts Strategic Security Studies.
He is an International Counter Terrorism Fellow (ICTF) of the National Defense University’s College of International Security Affairs (CISA), Washington DC, USA.
The Senior Officer has held several command, staff and instructional appointments in the course of his illustrious career spanning over decades.
He has also contributed immensely in several initiatives in support of National and Global Security. Most notable of his appointment include Chief of Staff at the Headquarters Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps.
There, he coordinated Nigerian Army Operational Intelligence gathering, analysis and dissemination, Director Lessons Learnt at the Army Headquarters Department of Transformation and Innovation, and Director of Foreign Liaison here at the Defence Intelligence Agency.
He also served as a Senior Research Fellow at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, as Director Psychological Warfare at Defence Headquarters and as the Deputy Commandant at the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre.
Until his recent appointment, he was the Commandant at Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peace Keeping Centre Jaji.
International Appointments
He has also held several appointments notable amongst which are Deputy Chief Operations Officer United Nations Mission in Liberia, Deputy Chief of Assessments, UNHQ – New York.
A pioneer seconded staff to the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) that aided in the prevention of all-out war between South Sudan and the Republic of Sudan.
General Undiandeye assumed command as the 17th Chief of Defence Intelligence on the 23 June 2023.
Honours
Maj Gen Parker Undiandeye holds the following Medals, Awards and Decorations Grand Service Star (GSS), Defence Meritorious Star (DMS), Defence Administration Medal (DAM), Field Command Medal (FCM), Training Support Medal (TSM), International Counterterrorism Fellow (ICTF), and United Nations Headquarters Medal 2013.
He is a Fellow of the National Defence College (fdc), Nigeria, and the National Defense University Washington DC, USA (fndu).
The Army Defense chief , is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Administration (FCAI).
Fellow of the International Institute of Professional Security (FIIPS) and Fellow of the Nigerian Army Resource Centre (FNARC).
His intelligence, instructional, and operational experiences would give him a good overview and coordination of the Armed Forces’ activities.
A Good family Man
He is happily married to Jane Ekor, and their union is blessed with 3 Children.
Major General EAP Undiandeye hobbies include reading, playing golf, photography and nature watching.
Source: The Office of The Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy
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