President Bola Tinubu on Monday approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police, Advisers, and the Comptroller-General of Customs Service.
This information was made available by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary-General to the Federation, Willie Bassey, in a statement.
Following that, Tinubu appointed new service chiefs.
The list of newly appointed service chiefs and other appointees is as follows:
- Mallam Nuhu Ribadu – National Security Adviser
- Maj. Gen. C.G Musa – Chief of Defence Staff
- Maj. Gen T. A Lagbaja – Chief of Army Staff
- Rear Admiral E. A Ogalla – Chief of Naval Staff
- AVM H.B Abubakar – Chief of Air Staff
- DIG Kayode Egbetokun – Acting Inspector-General of Police
- Maj. Gen. EPA Undiandeye – Chief of Defense Intelligence
Furthermore, Mr. President has approved the following appointments:
- Col. Adebisi Onasanya – Brigade of Guards Commander
- Lt. Col. Moshood Abiodun – Yusuf 7 Guards Battalion, Asokoro, Abuja
- Lt. Col. Auwalu Baba Inuwa – 177, Guards Battalion, Keffi, Nasarawa State
- Lt. Col. Mohammed J. Abdulkarim – 102 Guards Battalion, Suleja, Niger
- Lt. Col. Olumide A. Akingbesote – 176 Guards Battalion, Gwagwalada, Abuja
Similarly, Tinubu has approved the appointments of other Military Officers in the Presidential Villa as follows:
- Maj. Isa Farouk Audu – (N/14695) Commanding Officer State House Artillery
- Capt. Kazeem Olalekan Sunmonu (N/16183) – Second-in-Command, State House Artillery
- Maj. Kamaru Koyejo Hamzat (N/14656) – Commanding Officer, State House Military Intelligence
- Maj. TS Adeola (N/12860) – Commanding Officer, State House Armament
- Lt. A. Aminu (N/18578) – Second-in-Command, State House Armament
Further more, the President approved the appointments of two additional Special Advisers and two Senior Assistants:
- Hadiza Bala Usman – Special Adviser, Policy Coordination
- Hannatu Musa Musawa – Special Adviser, Culture and Entertainment Economy
- Sen. Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel – Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (Senate)
- Hon. (Barr) Olarewaju Kunle – Ibrahim, Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives)
Tinubu has also approved the appointment of Adeniyi Bashir Adewale as the Acting Comptroller General of Customs.












