{"id":44853,"date":"2021-06-22T14:19:45","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T14:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=44853"},"modified":"2021-06-22T14:19:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T14:19:55","slug":"senate-confirms-yahaya-as-chief-of-army-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=44853","title":{"rendered":"Senate confirms Yahaya as Chief of Army Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Major-General-Farouk-Yahaya-.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This followed his appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari after the death of Lieutenant General Attahiru Ibrahim in a plane crash on May 21, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS). 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