Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla: Nigeria’s new Chief of Naval Staff He appointed Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla to replace Awwal Gambo as Chief of Naval Staff. ByKabir Yusuf June 21, 2023 Reading Time: 3 mins read President Bola Tinubu made sweeping changes to Nigeria’s armed forces on Monday, retiring all service chiefs and the inspector general of police. Mr Tinubu, who was sworn in on May 29, has made security one of his major priorities and promised reforms to the sector, including the recruitment of more soldiers and police officers while paying and equipping them better. He appointed Emmanuel Ogalla, a rear admiral, to replace Awwal Gambo as Chief of Naval Staff. Mr Ogalla, 55, is from Ezike Igbo Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State. In 1987, he obtained the West African School Certificate from Nigerian Military School Zaria where he graduated as the best boy in Sciences. He had A1 in all subjects except in the English language. He is a member of the Niger...