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10/07/2026

High Chief (Engr.) Kestin Ebimorbowei Pondi - Managing Director, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited

High Chief (Engr.) Kestin Ebimorbowei Pondi FNIIS, FNSE, is a distinguished Nigerian engineer, public administrator, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Over the years, he has built a reputation as a strategic leader whose influence spans business, community development, and national service. His life story is one of resilience, purpose, and unwavering commitment to the progress of the Niger Delta and Nigeria as a whole.

Born in the late 1970s in Ikpokpo Community, Gbaramatu Kingdom, High Chief (Engr.) Kestin Ebimorbowei Pondi is a testament to resilience and visionary leadership. From an early age, he understood the challenges faced by his people—economic hardship, limited opportunities, and environmental struggles. Undeterred by these existential realities, his experiences shaped his resolve to pursue excellence and contribute meaningfully to society. Rooted in strong family and community values, he developed a deep sense of responsibility toward his people. Today, he stands as an inspiring example of what determination, discipline, and vision can achieve.

Education: High Chief Kestin began his formal education at Ikpere Primary School, Ugborodo. Despite the uncertainties of Nigeria’s military era, he remained focused on his academic goals, attending secondary schools across different locations before advancing to higher education. Driven by a passion for engineering and problem-solving, he gained admission into the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), where he earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Civil Engineering. Years later, recognising the importance of administrative and leadership skills, he obtained a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Benin. This combination of technical expertise and managerial knowledge became the foundation for his diverse and impactful professional career.

Professional Growth and Leadership: High Chief Kestin’s career is marked by steady progress, strategic thinking, and excellence. Between 1999 and 2006, he served as General Manager and later Managing Director of Tompolo Nigeria Limited. During this period, he successfully balanced professional responsibilities with academic advancement—an early indication of his exceptional leadership capacity. In 2005, he became one of the founding directors of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited and was appointed Managing Director. Under his guidance, the company grew into a key player in Nigeria’s oil and gas security sector, playing a crucial role in protecting national assets and reducing crude oil theft in the Niger Delta. The effectiveness of Tantita’s operations has been widely acknowledged, contributing significantly to improved oil production and renewed investor confidence in Nigeria’s petroleum industry. This achievement stands as one of High Chief Kestin most notable contributions to national development.

Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development: Beyond security services, High Chief Kestin Pondi has established and led several successful companies, each focused on solving real problems and creating value. In 2006, he founded Ponkebi Nigeria Limited, a labour administration company that earned national recognition for excellence. The firm played a critical role in the Escravos Gas-to-Liquids (EGTL) Project and received multiple commendations for outstanding performance.

In 2007, he expanded into marine logistics with Muhaabix Global Services Limited, a company that has consistently delivered high-quality services to Chevron Nigeria Limited. Known for strict adherence to safety and operational standards, Muhaabix has maintained a strong reputation in the oil and gas industry. His entrepreneurial vision further extended to Kalm Marine and Petroleum Services Limited, which earned the confidence of the Federal Government and secured Petroleum Prospecting Licence (PPL) 213. Through these ventures, High Chief Kestin has contributed to job creation, industrial growth, and economic stability in the Niger Delta.

Over decades of hands-on experience, High Chief Pondi has developed deep competence in key professional fields, including: Public Administration, Security Management, Business Administration, Strategic Planning and Partnerships, Corporate Governance, Security Risk Management and Project Management. These areas of expertise have enabled him to lead complex organisations, manage large-scale operations, and deliver results in challenging environments.

Professional Recognition and Affiliations

High Chief Kestin’s professional credibility is reinforced by numerous certifications and honors. He is a COREN-certified engineer, a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (FNSE), and a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute for Industrial Security (FNIIS). In addition, he serves as an Assistant Corps Commander in the Nigerian Legion Corps of Commissionaires, Delta State Command. These affiliations reflect his commitment to professionalism, ethics, and continuous development.

Beyond business and professional achievements, High Chief Kestin is deeply devoted to the welfare of his people. Across communities in the Niger Delta, he has supported initiatives focused on education, youth empowerment, infrastructure development, and social stability. Respected across cultural and professional circles, High Chief Kestin holds several traditional titles in recognition of his contributions to society. He is the Ibe Benimowei of Gbaramatu Kingdom, the Dikeremowei of Ogulagha Kingdom, the Ibe Dubamowei of Olodiama Kingdom, the Owena of Ozoro Kingdom, and the Atamu R’ of Uvwie Kingdom. These honours reflect the deep trust and admiration he has earned from communities across Niger Delta. His philanthropic efforts have touched countless lives, reinforcing his belief that true leadership is measured by the positive impact one makes on others.

Family and Personal Life

Despite his many responsibilities, High Chief Kestin Ebimorbowei Pondi remains grounded in family values. He is happily married and blessed with seven children. His personal life reflects the same principles that define his public service—faith, discipline, humility, and dedication.

High Chief (Engr.) Kestin Ebimorbowei Pondi embodies the ideals of service, resilience, and visionary leadership. From humble beginnings in a small Niger Delta village, he has grown into a national figure whose work continues to inspire hope and progress. His journey is far from over. With every initiative he leads and every community he uplifts, he reinforces a lasting legacy—one built on integrity, impact, and an enduring commitment to a better future.

10/07/2026

Barrister Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia (Shattiman Hadejia) - Deputy Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Born in 1965 into the family of late elder statesman, Alhaji Hassan Hadejia who was until his death, the Shetima of Hadejia, Barrister Ibrahim Hassan went through the Sacred Heart Primary School, Kaduna, Barewa College Zaria, School of Basic Studies, ABU zaria, from where he was enrolled into the Faculty of Law, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and the Nigerian Law School Lagos after which he was called to the Bar. He later went to the Department of Continuing Education, at the Oxford University, United Kingdom where he obtained a Diploma in Computing in 2005

Between 1990 and 1999 after serving as a Youth Corper, with the Nigerian Telephones and Transmission, Iganmu, Lagos, as Marketing and Dealer Relationship Manager, Barrister Ibrahim worked at the Credit and Finance Ltd as Company Secretary and legal Adviser as well as Head Recovery Task Force, Liberty Merchant Bank plc, Head Credit Administration, Head Foreign Operations, Member Task force on migration of Bank’s Software from Bancmaster to Kapiti and AS400 environment, Foreign Exchange Dealer, Manager Port Harcourt Branch; responsible for Eastern Region, most profitable branch 3 years in a row, Head International Treasury and Chief Foreign Exchange Dealer, with direct responsibility for a trading open position limit of $5 Million daily.

In 1999, he became the Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Jigawa State, a position he held until 2000 when he was appointed the Secretary to the State Government from where he subsequently rose to the position of Deputy Governor in 2002 until 2007 when the Government handed over to a new administration.

To his credit during his first coming, Barrister Ibrahim Hassan was responsible for ensuring the inclusion of Jigawa State as one of the 6 DFID focal states, leading to the establishment of the SLGP program (State & local Government Program) in the state and 4 subsequent DFID supported programs namely, PATHS (Partnership for transforming health systems, JEWEL (Jigawa Wetlands livelihood Program) and the Access to Justice Program, introduced and established Integrated Financial Management Information Systems (IFMIS) to accommodate unified budgeting and link the budget ministry with the State treasury and Salaries and pensions department, and organized and produced the Jigawa SEEDS document (J-SEEDS) and translated abridged versions in English & Hausa and a 13 episode Hausa radio drama series to explain and disseminate J-SEEDS as well as supported the production of LEEDS for 9 out of 27 local governments.

He also chaired the DFID financed State and Local Government Program (SLGP) to facilitate the implementation of reform in State and Local Government policies and successfully re-organized contracting and tendering process through the reorientation and repositioning of the Finance & General purposes committee (FGPC) and the establishment of the Project Monitoring and Evaluation Unit (PMU).

He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, and the chartered Institute Of Arbitration, United Kingdom. His hobbies include reading, Web research and data mining, squash, and to cap it all, the Barrister is a Computer adept, proficient in all Microsoft Office applications, Comfortable with both Windows and Mac OS LAN Administration (AS400, NT, Novell) java programming. He is married with children.

05/07/2026

Tein Jack-rich - Founder & President, BelemaOil

Tein Jack-Rich is a Nigerian oil magnate, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and politician best known as the founder and president of Belemaoil Producing Limited. His company is an indigenous oil exploration and production company based in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region.

Jack-Rich was born on the 28th day of January 1975, to a humble family of Elder and Mrs. Teinbo Saturday Seliyefubara Jack-Rich, in Rivers State, Nigeria. At the age of just ten, the responsibility to become a man was naturally bestowed on young Jack-Rich who at the time had lost both parents, and without any guardian except God Almighty to chart his path.

After twelve years of hard work, Jack-Rich founded J+G Global Gas & Oilfield Limited in 1998 and other subsidiaries to provide oil and gas-related services. Today, he is the President/Founder of Belemaoil Producing Limited, the first indigenous oil Exploration and Production Company in Nigeria to emerge from an oil producing community in the heart of Niger Delta.

As a philanthropist driven by his values to give back to the society, he has through his Foundation, awarded scholarships to hundreds of students, some of whom have graduated from schools in Canada, Ghana, Ukraine, UK, USA, Malaysia, Nigeria, North Cyprus, and the Philippines.

Today, Jack-Rich and his Foundation have provided for his community and other communities the best portable drinking water, employing over 3,000 Nigerian youths with plans for 12,000 as ambassadors of wealth creation throughout Nigeria.

Jack-Rich studied Petroleum Production Technology in Panola College Cartage, (Texas) USA, Business Administration at the University of Wales, and Business Management at Usam University, with several Fellowship and Doctorate awards within and outside Nigeria.

He was conferred with the title of Sarkin Ruwan Hausa (the Water Provider) by the Daura Emirate in appreciation of his concerted humanitarian effort in alleviating the problem of potable water in Daura Community – Katsina State, and by extension, Hausa Land.

He is a multidimensional strategic thinker, a motivator, a strong believer in the Greater Nigeria; a role model to Nigerian Youths. He is married to his amiable wife, Dr. Mrs. Elizabeth Jack-Rich and they are blessed with two children.

29/06/2026

DR. ALEX CHIOMA OTTI, OFR - Nigerian Economist, Banker, Investor, Writer, Philanthropist, and Governor of Abia State

Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, born February 18, 1965, is a Nigerian economist, banker, investor, philanthropist, and writer. He was sworn-in on May 29, 2023 as the fifth democratically-elected Governor of Abia State, having been elected by the people of Abia on March 18, 2023, and currently serving his first term in office as Governor of Abia State, Nigeria.

Governor Otti hails from Isialangwa. He was born to the family of late Pastor and Mrs. Lazarus Weze Otti at Umuru, Umuehim Village in Ehi Na Uguru Ancient Kingdom, Isialangwa South Local Government Area of Abia State. He had his secondary school education at Ngwa High School, Aba, and Secondary Technical School, Okpuala Ngwa, both in Abia State, where he finished as the best student in his set during the school certificate examinations. He thereafter proceeded to the University of Port Harcourt for his university education, and graduated with a First Class honours degree in Economics in 1988.

Governor Otti earned an MBA degree from the University of Lagos in 1994. He has attended various international courses including the Executive Development Programmes of the Columbia Business and Stanford Business School and Wharton Business School (University of Pennsylvania). He also did an Executive Programme at INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France.

WORK HISTORY: Governor Otti was the former Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Bank Plc (now merged with Access Bank), one of the leading retail financial institutions of its time in Nigeria. He began his banking career in 1989 with the Nigerian International Bank, a subsidiary of Citibank New York, where he worked in the operations department. Thereafter, he moved to the then Nigerian Intercontinental Merchant Bank Ltd. While at Intercontinental Bank, he worked both in the treasury and financial services unit as well as the corporate banking division. In 1992, he joined Societe Bancaire Nigeria Limited (Merchant Bankers), a subsidiary of Banque SBA Paris, where he rose to the position of a Senior Manager.

He moved on to the United Bank for Africa (UBA) as the Principal Manager, overseeing the bank’s corporate banking sector for the entire South Division with the responsibility of growing the oil and gas business for the bank. In May 2001, he joined First Bank of Nigeria, PLC as Assistant General Manager with the sole responsibility of growing the Energy Sector for the bank. In April 2004, he was promoted to the position of Deputy General Manager, and a year later was appointed Executive Director, commercial banking. This was followed by a re-designation as the Executive Director south directorate, where he was responsible for over 140 branches in both the South-South and South Eastern geopolitical zones of the country.

In March 2011, he moved from First Bank Nigeria PLC to Diamond Bank as Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer and led the bank through a major transformation. Upon expiration of his first tenure, Diamond Bank renewed his tenure in March 2014 to an additional three years. On October 24, 2014, Governor Otti took voluntary retirement. Governor Otti’s time as the GMD/CEO of Diamond Bank was described as the brightest years of Diamond Bank by His Royal Highness Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, the Obi of Onitsha, who was then the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Diamond Bank.

THE JOURNEY SO FAR: In 2014, Governor Otti joined the race for the governorship of Abia State and became a gubernatorial candidate on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). He went on to win the election but was robbed of victory. On December 31, 2015, the Court of Appeal, which sat in Owerri, Imo State, declared Otti as the winner of the April 11 and April 25 Governorship elections in Abia State, removing the incumbent governor. On February 3, 2016, the Supreme Court of Nigeria reversed the Court of Appeal's verdict and affirmed the election of the incumbent as Governor of Abia State.

Undeterred, Governor Otti continued his quest for the governorship of Abia State. In March 2019, he contested again on the platform of APGA and again, history repeated itself as he was rigged out. However, Governor Otti triumphed in his third Governorship Bid. This time, he contested on the platform of the Labour Party and won with a landslide, trouncing the incumbent governor and his PDP candidate as well as the candidates of the All Progressives Congress and YPP, his closest rivals.

Governor Otti was a member of the Editorial Board of Thisday Newspaper, and wrote a fortnightly column, every other Monday, titled “Outside The Box”, on the backpage of the newspaper. In 2009, he was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate degree by Babcock University in Ogun State, Nigeria, and in 2012, an Honorary Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) degree by the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. In 2013, he received yet another Honorary Doctorate degree from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in Enugu State, Nigeria.

Governor Otti is married to his wife, Mrs. Priscilla Chidinma Otti, and they are both blessed with three grown-up children.

29/06/2026

Mallam Nuhu Ribadu - Former EFCC Chairman and National Security Adviser to President Bola Tinubu

Nuhu Ribadu was born in Yola, Adamawa State, on November 21, 1960. Ribadu attended Aliyu Mustapha Primary School, Yola from 1966 to 1973 and Yelwa Government Secondary School, Yola from 1973-1977. Between 1978 and 1980, he was at the College of Preliminary Studies, CPS, Yola, for his A-level studies. In 1980, he gained admission to study law at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, graduating in 1983.

He graduated from the Nigerian Law School and was called to the bar in 1984. He joined the Police immediately after his national service. Ribadu holds an LLM degree with emphasis on the jurisprudence of corruption in Nigeria from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. In 2008, he was at the Harvard Business School where he did a program in the strategic management of law enforcement agencies.

The name Nuhu Ribadu has become a household name in Nigeria and beyond on account of his glorious public service record and personal integrity. A trained lawyer and fearless crime fighter, Ribadu has carved a niche for himself as someone who is patriotic, passionate, honest, courageous and compassionate. He is the pioneer Executive Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the government commission tasked with countering corruption and fraud which he literally transformed into one of the most effective and renowned anti-graft agencies in modern history. Yet, his major tribute to anti-corruption crusade was his selflessness, resilience and exemplary conduct in his spirited fight against the cankerworm.

With uncommon commitment and dedication to duty, Ribadu worked assiduously to clean the Aegean stable created by grafts and frauds. He courageously brought to book hundreds of fraudsters, scores of high profile looters and economic saboteurs in spite of temptation, b***y traps and threats to life. In three years, the EFCC under his leadership built the now most celebrated Crimes Training and Research Institute in the West African region. The agency also recorded over 200 criminal convictions under his leadership.

In acknowledgement of these rare achievements, Ribadu was promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), in March 2007. The African Union put him on its advisory board on anti-corruption matters; and he was invited to join the advisory board of the friends of the World Bank/UNODC initiative on stolen asset recovery.

Ribadu is a recipient of several awards as a police officer, prosecutor and Chairman of EFCC. He received the Inspector General of Police Awards in 1997, 1998 and 2000, and the Special Commendation of Mr. President in 2005, for the successful prosecution of several advanced fee fraud, banking fraud and sundry economic crime cases. He was also specially commended by the Accountant General of the Federation for successfully prosecuting some corrupt public servants in 1999. Since 2004, notable newspapers and magazines in Nigeria have repeatedly voted Ribadu as Man of the Year, in recognition of his outstanding achievements as a committed
crusader against corruption and other related crimes.

In 2008, Ribadu completed the senior executive course of the Nigeria Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies where he was conferred with the Membership of the National Institute, MNI. In June 2010, Ribadu was awarded the Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) by Babcock University, Ogun State, in recognition of his "resolute courage" as well as his "fierce stance against corruption in the face of sponsored disgrace and certain death that has resulted into positive changes and global acclaim hitherto considered impossible". In 2012, Ribadu accepted to head an inquest into government’s revenue from the oil sector, an assignment he handled with his characteristic passion and dexterity, turning in a report that has since become reference point on reforming the Nigeria’s oil industry.

In a quest for higher call to service, Ribadu has since 2010 being involved in active politics. He was appointed National Security Adviser (NSA) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

29/06/2026

GENERAL MARTIN LUTHER AGWAI, RTD - Retired Nigerian Military General and Former Chief of Defence Staff

Martin Luther Agwai CFR FSS MSS DSS fwc is a retired Nigerian Army general who served as Chief of Defence Staff and Chief of Army Staff. He was the 13th Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council of the University of Calabar.

Agwai was born on November 8, 1948, in Kagoro a city in Southern Kaduna, Kaduna State to the family of Agwai Gidan Mana, a Police Constable and Shera Agwai, a housewife. He hailed from Gidan Mana in Kachia Local Government Area of present-day Kaduna State. AGWAI comes from a Christian home and later became the President of Fellowship of Christian Students at Government Secondary School, Zaria in 1967.

He started his primary education at the Native Authority School in Jaban Kogo where he was living with his maternal grandmother. He was soon moved to the Sudan Interior Mission (SIM) School, in Kurmin Musa, due to his insistence on changing schools. According to his friend and classmate, Stephen Haruna Makeri, 'we liked each other because we were the smallest in the class. Martin was very lively and sociable and that was what drew me close to him.'

He graduated from the Nigerian Command and Staff College, British Army Staff College, Camberley and United States Army Armor School amongst others. He holds a Post Graduate diploma in Public Administration with distinctions from the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) and National Defence University, Washington, D.C., where he obtained a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy. While at NDU, he won the Ambassadors Award for excellence in research and writing, making him the first foreigner to win the award.

Career

He was commissioned into the Nigerian Armed Forces in 1972 and has held several positions including Chief of Training and Operations of the Nigerian Armed Forces and Director of Military Training at the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna. He was the Nigerian Military Adviser at Harare, covering the whole of Southern Africa between 1993 - 1996. Agwai was a Directing Staff and Chief Instructor at the Command and Staff College Jaji - Kaduna, Nigeria. Before becoming the Chief of Army Staff, he was the Deputy Military Adviser at United Nations Headquarters, New York. He was the Chief of Defence Staff of the Nigerian Armed Forces since 1 June 2006. Before that, he held several senior positions in the Nigerian Army, including being Chief of Army Staff. He served as the Commander of the combined United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur, Sudan. General Agwai led one of the biggest peacekeeping operations in the world with approximately 20,000 troops and 6,000 police under his command.

In a statement made available on BBC, he was quoted to have said that: "We are not here to conquer anybody, We are not here to compel any peace. We are here to work with the Sudanese people - both the government and the parties to assist them to find peace. We are not here to impose peace. We are not here to fight anybody."

Much of his rich military life and career was captured in a biography project commissioned by the National Defence College Abuja. The focus of the 268 paged work was his exploits as Former Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Defence Staff, and Force Commander of the Hybrid United Nations - African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). Other parts of his life are also given due attention in the book- Iconic Soldier and Peacemaker. A Biography of Martin Luther Agwai.

General Martin Luther Agwai retired from the Nigerian Armed Forces in December 2009. In his honour, The Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership & Peacekeeping Centre (MLAILPKC) was instituted after his retirement, by General TY Buratai. The Mission of MLAILPKC is to deliver realistic qualitative training packages on Peace Support Operations to potential United Nations and regional peacekeepers to prepare them for the complex and multidimensional challenges of modern Peace Support Operations.

The National Defence College Abuja also commissioned a research project aimed to promote values of leadership garnered from the lives and careers of strategic leaders. The project had Martin Luther Agwai as the first in a series of leaders to be studied. Through the efforts of the Centre for Strategic Research and Studies, in collaboration with a biography company in Nigeria, May University Press Limited, Lagos State, the research was done and the findings published in a book - Iconic Soldier and Peacemaker. A Biography of Martin Luther Agwai. The book was launched in February 2019.

29/06/2026

GENERAL CHRISTOPHER MUSA, OFR - Retired Nigerian Army General, Former Chief of Defence Staff and Minister of Defence

General Christopher Gwabin Musa, OFR is a retired Nigerian army general who has served as the minister of defence of Nigeria since December 2025. He previously served as the 18th Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria from 23 June 2023 until his retirement on 30 October 2025.

Early Life and Education

Musa was born on 25 December 1967 in Sokoto, in the defunct North-Western State (now in Sokoto State), Nigeria. His family hails from Zangon Kataf, Southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. In 1974, Musa attended Marafa Danbaba Primary School in Sokoto and left for Model Primary School, located on Dorowa Road, Sokoto, in 1978, where he remained until 1980. He then underwent vocational training in Gaummi, Sokoto, between 1980 and 1981

In 1981, he was enrolled in Federal Government College, Sokoto, completing his O' levels in 1985. He was part of the National Cadet Corps while enrolled there. He was admitted to the College of Advanced Studies, Zaria, and was there until 1986. In 1986, Musa was enrolled in the Nigerian Defence Academy, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science (Hons) on graduation on 21 September 1991 as a member of the 38th Regular Course, and was commissioned into the Nigerian Army as a 2nd Lieutenant.

In 1992, Musa underwent a Mechanical Transportation Officers Course, and in 1993, the Young Officers Course in Infantry, the Regimental Signal Officers Course in 1998, and in 2000, a Junior Course at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji. Between 2004 and 2005, he attended a Senior Course at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji. Between 2007 and 2008, he earned an Advanced Diploma in Security Management from University of Lagos. Between 2012 and 2013, Musa obtained an Advanced Diploma in Defence and Strategies Course, and a Masters of Science (Military Science), International College of Defence Studies, National Defence University (ICDS-NDU), Changping, China. In 2017, he went through a Combined Joint Land Component Commander's Course on Leadership, US Army War College.

Career

Musa was the General Staff Officer 1, Training/Operations at HQ 81 Division. He also held the positions of Commanding Officer 73 Battalion, Assistant Director Operational Requirements at Department of Army Policy and Plans, Infantry Representative/Member Training Team at HQ Nigerian Army Armour Corps. In 2019, he was also the Deputy Chief, Staff Training/Operations, headquarters Infantry Centre and Corps, Commander Sector 3 Operation Lafiya Dole, Commander Sector 3 Multinational Joint Task Force in the Lake Chad Region.

In 2021, Musa was the Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai. He later became Commander, Nigerian Army Infantry Corps, a position he held until he was appointed Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff on June 19, 2023. Musa's appointment as Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff was confirmed by the Nigerian Senate on July 13, 2023. Following his retirement, Musa was nominated as Nigeria's Minister of Defence by Bola Tinubu, the Nigerian president, on 2 December 2025 and took office on the 4th of December, 2025.

Awards and Accolades

Musa was honoured with the title of Tsuung Atyap by the Agwatyap, HH Sir Dominic Yahaya on 31 December 2023. In 2022, Musa won the Colin Powell Meritorious Award for Soldiering. In 2022, the African Youths Initiative For Good Governance and Peace honored him with the Nelson Mandela Exemplary Leadership Award, for his outstanding contributions to peacekeeping, and protection of the Nation’s territorial integrity. Still, in December 2022, during the 2nd edition of the Africa-Dubai Investment Business Summit held in Dubai, he was awarded the Fellowship of the Institute of Leadership Assessment and Development.

On 23 November 2023, Musa was honored as the Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient of the Year, by the Nigeria Service Awards panel of jury, after he came first place during the online nominations period. Other awards and accolades received by Musa include the National Honour of the Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR), the Nigerian Army Medal, the Grand Service Star, the Chief of Army Staff Commendation Award, and the Field Command Medal of Honour.

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