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NAF release names of reserved candidates for 2021/2022 direct short service
NAF release names of reserved candidates for 2021/2022 direct short service
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has released the names of successful and reserved candidates for the 2021 direct short service commission course.
The NAF said 143 candidates qualified for enrolment into different fields, including Space Tech, Armament Technology, Medical and Air Intelligence, amongst others.
Air Vice-Marshal PO Jemitola, who announced the successful applicants on Friday, said all entrants except those on the reserve list are to report to Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Ribadu Campus (Old Site), Kaduna State, on March 5, 2022.
He said, “Any candidate who fails to report by 1800 Hrs (6:00 pm) Monday 7 March 2022 will forfeit the training slot. Selected candidates will be received on arrival at the Centre of Excellence Building, NDA Ribadu Campus and must come along with the ORIGINALS and photocopies of their credentials which include First School Leaving Certificate, NECO/WAEC/NABTEB results, Degree/HND Certificate, Birth Certificate/Declaration of Age, Letter of State of Origin, Nigerian Air Force Applicant Acknowledgement Card, Signed Attestation of Parent/Guardian Consent Form and Local Government Area Attestation Form. Any candidate who fails to present originals of the stated documents will not be accepted into the Academy.”
The candidates are also required to report at the campus with the following:
“Two pairs of black and white trousers, One lounge suit (dark colour), Two belts (preferably black), One pair of black cover shoes (male), Two pairs of white canvas shoes, Two pairs of white shorts, Pyjamas, One pair of football boots (male), Three pairs of blue shorts and white round neck vests, Two white shirts (long sleeves), Four pairs of white socks, One black rubber-strapped digital quartz wristwatch, Black polish, brushes, shaving kit and toiletries, Two white bed sheets and pillowcases for 8 spring bed, Black swimming trunk/shirt, Personal computer (laptop), Pressing iron and Six passport photograph.”
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Female candidates were asked to come along with the following: “One pair of black low heel cover shoes, Four lounge skirts (dark colours), Four pairs of black or blue short tight and Two pairs of trouser suits.”
Jetimola added that “All candidates are encouraged to learn basic swimming skills before reporting for training. Candidates on the reserve list are NOT to report to the Academy until invited. Selected candidates are not allowed to receive visitors and will not leave the Academy for the first three months of training.
“Specialties allotted to candidates are NOT subject to change while in the Nigerian Air Force. Candidates with such intentions are strongly advised to decline this offer.”
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DSSC2021/000510 RUTH LOVE OKOLI F ANAMBRA ACCOUNT & BUDGET
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DSSC2021/036625 JOHN ERNEST OWAI M CROSS-RIVER WORKS & SERVICES
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DSSC2021/029545 PRESTIGE HARVEST M DELTA AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING
DSSC2021/007789 KYRIAN OMONIGHO AKPOROKAH M DELTA ADMINISTRATION
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DSSC2021/043479 IKECHUKWU OKOYE M EBONYI ADMINISTRATION
DSSC2021/022204 ANGELA ENE EDEKIN F EDO ACCOUNT & BUDGET
DSSC2021/048067 UYINMWEN ASSUMPTA OKUNDIA F EDO AIR PROVOST
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DSSC2021/026848 MICHAEL AMOBI ONUOHA M ENUGU AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING
DSSC2021/012904 MICAH CHIMEZIE LAWRENCE M ENUGU COMMUNICATION INFORMATION & SPACE TECH
DSSC2021/006622 DANIEL CHIBUIKE EMENIKE M ENUGU ADMINISTRATION
DSSC2021/000157 THEOPHILUS YUSUF M FCT CHAPLAIN
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DSSC2021/004679 MUSTAPHA HARUNA NASIR M GOMBE REGIMENT
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DSSC2021/019181 EL-MAHMOUD AHMED M NASARAWA LOGISTICS
DSSC2021/027114 GABRIEL IORPINE AJO M NASARAWA AIR PROVOST
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DSSC2021/047620 IBRAHIM SALIHU M NIGER ADMINISTRATION
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DSSC2021/004916 JOSEPH ADEDAMOLA ADEBANJO M OGUN ADMINISTRATION
DSSC2021/016759 IYANUOLUWA TIJESULADEMI IDOWU M OGUN AIR INTELLIGENCE
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DSSC2021/039202 ENIOLA TEMITOPE ISAIAH F ONDO ADMINISTRATION
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DSSC2021/015038 ADENIJI SIMON AGBEDE M ONDO ADMINISTRATION
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DSSC2021/000155 ABDULAZIZ ADEBAYO M OSUN WORKS & SERVICES
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DSSC2021/001825 TUNDE MICHAEL AKANNI M OSUN ADMINISTRATION
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DSSC2021/008549 SAMSON FOLUSHO FADOYIN M OYO WORKS & SERVICES
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DSSC2021/019213 KINGSLEY BASSEY EKPO M AKWA-IBOM MEDICAL
DSSC2021/046017 VICTOR LOT GOLDEN M BAYELSA ARMAMENT TECHNOLOGY
DSSC2021/008447 THANKGOD OWOICHO AGBO M BENUE WORKS & SERVICES
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DSSC2021/022049 EMMANUEL EZE NGWU M EBONYI AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING
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DSSC2021/009426 ANAS YAKUBU M KATSINA ADMINISTRATION
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DSSC2021/027850 DAVID YAHAYA EKPA M KOGI ACCOUNT & BUDGET
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DSSC2021/046285 SUSAN UJAH F BENUE ADMINISTRATION
DSSC2021/010961 CHIROMA LUMI ISHAYA M BAUCHI AIR PROVOST
CDS RECEIVES NIPR EXECUTIVES: TO STRENTHEN EXISTING RELATIONSHIP
By: Tukur Gusau
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa today , 12 November , 2024 received the Executive members of the National Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) led by its President, Dr Ike Neliaku on a courtesy call on the Defence Headquarters, Abuja. The aim of the visit is to strengthen the already existing mutual and beneficial relationships between the military and the institute.
In his remarks, General Musa showered appreciation on the institute for its support to the Armed Forces of Nigeria ( AFN) and for its relentless efforts at enlightening Nigerians about the military, particularly in securing the nation.
The CDS further stated that the military will continue to partner and work together with the institute as he assured that the AFN will not rest on its oars to work in tandem with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s mandate of restoring peace and ensuring Citizens are safe in the country.
Earlier in his remarks, the President of NIPR, Dr. Ike Neliaku appreciated the CDS for his act of professionalism and his efforts in securing the nation, while thanking him also for his efforts in making sure military personnel undergo constant training.
According to Dr Neliaku, the NIPR in its campaigns will continue to elighten the public to clearly understand the mission of the military. He further pledged to also train military personnel on public relations practices. The NIPR President in the same vein congratulated the CDS on the recent exoneration of the Military by a Special Investigative Panel on alledged Infractions by ICRC and Reuters respectively. Similarly, he praised the AFN for accepting the hosting rights of the Africa Military Games, 2024.
Finally, he expressed his heartfelt condolence to the AFN over the recent passing of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, describing him as a true patriot and a hero who served the nation with his whole heart.
CDS RECEIVES NIPR EXECUTIVES: TO STRENTHEN EXISTING RELATIONSHIP
DEFENCE, ARMY HEADQUARTERS CONDOLE WITH FAMILY OF LATE COAS, OSUN STATE
….. Inform Family of Preperations for National Honour
By: Polycarp Okoye
The Defence and Army Headquarters (DHQ/AHQ) Team, comprising several Maj Gen’s, Officers and Soldiers, lead by the Chief of Accounts and Budgets, DHQ, Major General KI Yusuf, were in Osun State on Tuesday, 12 November, 2024, to commiserate with the family of late Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, whose unfortunate demise occurred on 5 November 2024.
On arrival at Osun State, the team headed for the government house, where they were received by the Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, alongside his Deputy, Prince Kola Adewusi and other members of his cabinet. The team subsequently paid condolence visits in company of the Governor, to His Royal Majesty (HRM), Oba Ashiru Olatoye, the Olobu of Ilobu Kingdom, in his Palace; and family of the late Army Chief.
While delivering the condolence message, Major General KI Yusuf, noted that the team’s mission was in absolute honour to late General Lagbaja; adding that the sad news of his demise, has left very shocking waves on all personnel of the Nigerian Army (NA) and indeed the entire Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN).
He said, “we are also here to convey and express the condolences of the President, Commander – in – Chief of the Armed Forces, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), and members of the AFN; particularly, members of the NA, who he led and commanded during his lifetime”
“General Lagbaja, was a pragmatic and gallant officer, who fought and commanded his troops from the front, against terrorism and other criminalities bedeviling Nigeria. He took the welfare of his troops very seriously, and these are well evidenced in the several completed and ongoing projects which he approved across the country.
The NA under his command, has witnessed great transformation”, he added. General Yusuf, further encouraged the family of the deceased, to brace up with the circumstance, in order to pull through the trying period; assuring them of the AFN’s continued support to the family. He conveyed to the Lagbaja Family, President Bola Tinubu’s directive to give the late COAS a state burial at the National Military Cemetary in Abuja.
Governor Ademola Adeleke, lamented the loss of General Lagbaja, saying he was an illustrious son of Osun State, whose exemplary life of simplicity, generosity, patriotism, dedication and sacrifice, will remain indelible in the history books.
He recounted his personal interactions with the late COAS and his immense support towards the realization of an Airport in Osun State among several projects he initiated in the State. He appreciated the AFN for the condolence visits urging for a sustained communication with the family, and the entire state.
In the same vein, the Royal Father, Oba Ashiru Olatoye, in an emotional speech, expressed deep satisfaction with the manner with which the AFN has collaborated with the Ilobun Community and the family of late General Lagbaja.
Some of the major activities during the condolence visits, were, signing of the condolence register, presentation of condolence letters to the Governor, Royal Father as well as to members of Lagbaja family.
Other members of the AFN Condolence Team include the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Division NA, Major General OG Onubogu, Major General BA Ilori, Director of Planing AHQ Department of Planning, Major General JO Adeyemo, Commandant NA School of Artillery, and Major General AP Oguntola, Commandant, NA Institute of Technology and Environmental Studies. Others were; Major General JB Olawumi (Rtd) former DG NYSC, and Major General AS Ibikunle (Rtd).
DEFENCE, ARMY HEADQUARTERS CONDOLE WITH FAMILY OF LATE COAS, OSUN STATE
ACTING COAS CONDOLES LATE LIEUTENANT GENERAL LAGBAJA’S FAMILY
By: Our Reporter
The Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede has paid a condolence visit to Mrs Mariya Lagbaja and other family members of the late Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, Nigeria’s 23rd Chief of Army Staff who passed on Tuesday 5th November 2024 after a brief illness. Gen Oluyede paid the condolence on Wednesday 6 November 2024, at the Flag Staff House, Niger Barracks Abuja, accompanied by Principal Staff Officers of the Army Headquarters, Corps Commanders, and General Officers Commanding of the Nigerian Army.
Paying tribute to the late COAS, Gen Oluyede extolled his gallantry, dedication, and legacies throughout his service years in the Nigerian Army and the Armed Forces of Nigeria in general.
In a succinct message penned in the condolence register opened in honour of the late COAS, the Acting COAS stated, “It is with a huge sense of loss, albeit responsibility that I, on behalf of the officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army commiserate with Mrs Mariya Lagbaja, the children and the entire Lagbaja clan over the passing of our dogged, gallant and extremely dedicated leader Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja (Nigerian Army Medal) the Chief of Army Staff of the Nigerian Army. Lt Gen Lagbaja, without doubt, gave his all to the service of our dear nation. This was evident in his dedication to duty and the legacies he has left behind. We only take solace in the fact that we cannot in any way querry the Almighty. We surely owe him a whole lot. Rest in peace, our leader and hero. You will surely be missed. “
It would be recalled that the Late Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja was on 19 June 2023 appointed Chief of Army Staff by the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and fully assumed command of the Nigerian Army as the 23rd COAS on 23 June 2023.
A seasoned Infantry officer, the late General Lagbaja, was commissioned in 1992 as a member of the 39 Regular Combatant Course of the prestigious Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna. He distinguished himself as a Special Forces Commander and a military leader per excellence who held several appointments in the course of his exemplary military career. Late General Lagbaja served as General Officer Commanding 82 and 1 Divisions of the Nigerian Army in Enugu and Kaduna, respectively. He also commanded 9 Brigade Ikeja and 2 Brigade Uyo as well as 72 Special Forces Battalion on two separate tours of duty. Prior to his assumption of command of the Nigerian Army as the 23rd Chief of Army Staff, he was the Chief of Operations (Army), where he coordinated all the operational activities of the Nigerian Army. As the then Chief of Army Staff, he worked assiduously to defeat terrorism, banditry, and other security challenges experienced across the nation.
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