- The acting Chief of Army Staff, Olufemi Oluyede, has described the late COAS Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja as a “caring brother” who showed remarkable selflessness, kindness and support during his final days
- In a moving tribute at Lagbajas burial on Friday, November 15, Oluyede recalled how the late COAS, despite being gravely ill, selflessly nominated him for a national honour
- TheTalk.NG reported that President Tinubu on Friday conferred a post-homous award of the Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) on the late COAS and noted that the appointment of Lagbaja as the COAS was one of his finest made so far
” caring brother who on his sick bed rather than nominating himself for a national honour instead nominated my good self even before the idea of an” acting arrangement came up”
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Tinubu confers post-humous CFR honour on Lagbaja
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