Army appoints first female spokesperson
The Nigerian Army has appointed Appolonia Anele as the Acting Director, Department of Army Public Relations. Anele, a Lieutenant Colonel, will formally take over from Onyema Nwachukwu, a Major-General next week Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Daily Trust reports that Anele will be the first female senior military officer to be appointed as the spokesperson for […]
The Nigerian Army has appointed Appolonia Anele as the Acting Director, Department of Army Public Relations.
Anele, a Lieutenant Colonel, will formally take over from Onyema Nwachukwu, a Major-General next week Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
Daily Trust reports that Anele will be the first female senior military officer to be appointed as the spokesperson for the ground troops.
Checks showed that since the creation of the Nigerian Army over five decades ago, no female officer has manned the public relations department.
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The new spokesperson is a member of the Direct Regular Course 15 and a member of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations.
Before her appointment, Anele was serving at the Department of Civil-Military Relations at Defence Headquarters.
She had earlier served as Public Relations Officer at the office of the Chief of Army Staff.
It was learnt that Anele’s predecessor, Nwachukwu has already been posted to the Nigerian Army Future Heritage.