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February 1, 2025

Meet Amanda Azubuike, the first Nigerian female to become a Brigadier General in the US Army
Meet Amanda Azubuike, the first Nigerian female to become a Brigadier General in the US Army
By Lawrence Agbo
In a world where military leadership is often dominated by men, a 57-year-old black military officer of Nigerian origin, Amanda Azubuike was decorated as the first Nigerian woman to become a Brigadier General in the US Army.

Her story continues to be an inspiration to women, especially at a time when black women are gradually finding their voice in the military.


Here’s everything you need to know about Amanda Azubuike the first Nigerian female to become a Brigadier General in the US Army:


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Amanda Azubuike: Family & Background
Amanda Azubuike was born in London, United Kingdom, to Nigerian parents of Igbo descent and a Zimbabwean mother. Her father left Nigeria at a young age to study law in the UK, where he met her mother, a young nursing student. Her military journey began when her mother relocated to the U.S. with two children, Amanda, and her sister after her marriage fell apart. She became a US citizen in April 1989.

Academic Excellence
With the aim to join the US Air Force, Azubuike joined the Air Force Junior ROTC, an organization that provides citizenship training and an aerospace science program for high school students at age 17 during her days at Jacksonville High School.


She graduated from the University of Central Arkansas with a bachelor’s degree in Communications in December 1993 and joined the Army in 1994 as an aviator after graduating from the Army Aviation Officer Basic Course. A year later, Azubuike graduated from flight school as a UH-1 pilot and began her military career at Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia as a platoon leader with the 924th Aviation Support Battalion.

She joined the 3rd Military Intelligence Battalion (Aerial Exploitation) in South Korea as an Operations Officer and RC-12 pilot after completing the Military Intelligence Captain’s Career Course and Fixed Wing Multi-Engine Qualification Course.

Amanda bagged her Master of Professional Studies in Public Relations and Corporate Communications from Georgetown University.

Military Career & Accomplishments
Amanda Azubuike’s career spans over 30 years, during which she transitioned into strategic and leadership roles, working in intelligence, public affairs, and senior advisory positions.


She served as Deputy Commanding Officer at the US Army Cadet Command, Chief of Public Affairs for the US Southern Command, Senior Military Advisor at the Pentagon, and the first Nigerian female to become a Brigadier General in the US Army.

Vanguard News
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/01/meet-amanda-azubuike-the-first-nigerian-female-to-become-a-brigadier-general-in-the-us-army/

'Cities like Benin City, the state capital, have witnessed recurring gang wars between well-known cult groups such as the , Eiye Confraternity, Vikings, and others. These clashes often escalate during political campaigns, as some politicians are accused of using cult members as enforcers or to intimidate opponents'.
For Frank Itua,the chief press secretary not to first of all mention the Black A*e in his example,gives room to suspicion,bearing in mind they are in the centre of most cult clashes in Benin and headquartered in Benin city.
Just thinking aloud!
Whatever can be done to end this madness of cultism,must be done quickly!

Banana Republic!

Reno ended up saying nothing....it just seems Reno is speedily retrogressing mentally. Just an observation.

Why is APC acting as if they are in the opposition when it comes to any matter relating to Obi or is there something they are not telling us......they seem to know they real winner of the last flawed elections.If you bury truth,it doesn't die rather it sprouts and grow.
Surely they have a date with posterity!!!

The boogey man is by the corner,the south west most likely will be the next theatre of religious war in Nigeria.Let them keep forming woke while there backyard is on fire.

Woah! thankGod for safe landing.Nigeria would have been in the news for the wrong reasons,remember in those days when Kemas Chikwes to Borishade as ministers of aviation,we had series of air crashes that startled the nation.we remember bell view airline,sosoliso airline and ADC airlines which all crashed at that time.
My heart still goes out to them.

The problem with Nigeria is not with our existing laws but its implementation.Is still not going to be easy to prosecute some of these so called cultist,we have to define who a cultist is and the last time I checked,some of these pseudo fraternities has gone legit.They are now registered with the CAC using acronyms that hides the very intention.
Well the Edo government is going to have his hands full and especially in a state notorious for being the headquarters of a particular 'cult' group.
My regards to an old friend/foe Tony kabaka,are you there?

Okay nice one,I just want to know the 20 states where these houses are being built and the number each state got...I just want to check something.

Lazy youths,what else！if they are not Agbero,they are political touts,Omonile,Yahoo +/ritualist or at best,they are online spreading hate or tribal bigotry...who did this to these youths.My heart weeps！
While they children of the politicians that are using them are busy bagging degrees from ivy league universities and preparing them to come and continue ruling these nitwits and the circle of poverty continues.

Shameless Nigerian politicians,Wike sponsored this,sponsored that,where did he get the money from？Its only in Nigeria that thieving politicians are celebrated.I spit！！！

membranus:
When the Igbos were dishing it out to Buhari during his reign, calling him all sorts of name, including Jubril Elsudan, because of MNK, you were busy shining teeth, enjoying it, because the few Hausas on this platform were not replying your people.

But when your people dare try it out with the Yorubas because of your failed presidential candidate Obi, they met a more internet suave and belligerent group, who give it out to you Igbos fire for fire on every social media platforms. Now that the fire is raging hot against your people, you are now crying murder.

So, stop whining, your people started it.

Clap for yourself,local champion！your mates elsewhere are using the internet to bring in great innovations but as the aare kakanfo of Yoruba land,you waste your youthfulness online fighting a tribal war.You will wake one morning and found out that they world has since left you behind.As usual,you always try to gaslight others but thats stall,your people started this useless hatred and abuse of others,we all remembered how yorubas online and including your elites where calling goodluck Jonathan and wife all sorts of unprintable names,need i remind you,your elites that behaves like miscreants called her'shippopotamus' and your leaders carried a coffin of a president round Lagos.
You guys are unfortunate beings,whatever they dish out to your tribe and leaders,know that you people brought it upon yourselves and upon Nigeria. Slippery and treacherous people.

I hope Ayes dont have a hand in this...if you know,you know！

Inspite of its limitations,its way more organized,beautiful and livable then all south west states except Lagos the former capital of Nigeria.
The case of Oyo in particular,needs complete demolition and start building from the scratch.The number of slums in Oyo is scary,both federal and state government needs to intervene.

Good to hear this!

I remember seeing this sticker in an old man's house.
'Separation or divorce whatever you call it,just forget about it'!

helinues:
No government presence yet your state governors have been collecting monthly oyel money.

When would you people ever take responsibility for your actions bayi

Olodo,he said federal presence！Tinubu is now awarding contracts up and down with our national patrimony in south west,tomorrow you will claim it.

MadamExcellency:
All my invoices from Unilever, P&G and other companies are VATed in Lagos State, Southwest or the location of the manufacturing company while the consumption is done in Southeast. That's an abrasion but for the ignoramuses, they don't know what's coming at them after the passage of the TAX bills.

There is high level of ignorance in Nigeria...even those who should know are pretending.Shebi make dem carryout these reforms and see who laughs last.I wonder what they are waiting for？

Reno Omokri is a bad guy,he intentionally mocked them by actually showing a picture of the brown roof republic.But Oyo actually needs town planning and total over hauling...what the heck？
The tinubunomics in town is that VAT is now the new indices for measuring,growth,development and contribution.Value added Tax which is tax on consumables and other items,including sevices.So the over 6million Igbos in Lagos are remitting there VATS in Lagos,so also are they over 30million Igbos in other states across the federation are doing.The Igbos remain the second most populous in every state of the federation.only second to the indigenes of each state.

Military rules of engagement,'a civilian seizes to be a civilian once caught with firearms',..please Udogadi security,take no prisoners,do the needful!

@Histort555 you just bursted them again.Why did you choose to rain in there parade,these Yoruba twerps and there age old formula that has been with them from the days of Awolowo.They create an account and coming back to act as if the account was that of Simone Ekpa,there is no better definition of treachery...It seems some people are benefiting from the unrest in Igboland,who are these 5th columnist?

TimeManager:
It's a big shame given the pedigree of Nigerian Military, we are more than capable. This is an unconventional war where the terrorists blend easily as civilians, you can't easily identify who among the people is a terrorist until you discover them with guns or dangerous weapons. These terrorists also have sympathizers among the locals who snitch on the military's movements and provide supports both financial, materials and shelter to these terrorists. Not only the locals but also some foreign donors.
If mercenaries were that effective, countries like Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger republic will not be having it even worse with foreign mercenaries deployed on their soil to help fight against the terrorists. Terrorist in these countries are expanding more territories and becoming bigger. Nigerian Army just need the cooperation of the locals and this menace will be over under 1 month.


-Kiss the truth!

I beg to disagree,this is similar war to the one Isreali army is fighting against Hamas,it is also an 'unconventional' war,where Hamas and even Hezbollah blends with the populace,infact in Gaza more than 80% of the people there have sympathy for Hamas,they live with them,the dig tunnels under civilian houses,hide in children hospitals and schools etc but yet the IDF uses advance technologies,proffessional informants,geo mapping etc to identify there key targets and take them out.
I am not expecting Nigerian army to operate at that highest level but the exchange of knowledge via mercenaries whom knows better.There is no shame in tapping from higher system to yours.Even Russia uses mercenaries from other countries in there war against Ukraine.
Like I said before,if our leaders can shameless go for medical tourism abroad while we have professors of medicine and other related fields in Nigeria then why now the shame on the military if they desire the assistance of mercenaries.
Deal with it!

Chibuzoripob:
He is doing his job like typical OMOLUABI. We Igbo should RESPECT our host not dragging their land/proper with them. I have never met/see Hausa/Fulani drag lasgidi like

Nobody is dragging Lagos with anybody,just that Tinubu goons have long developed a system of capturing Lagos by always coming up with the narrative during every election, that omo igbo will take over lagos and enslave Yorubas and as expected,the feeble minded yorubas quickly hearkens to the call.This is state capture by the mafia and it is made possible by exploiting your emotions using instrument of fears.
Remember this same method was used when Jimmy Agbaje contested against them,was used against GRV.I dont want to remember Funsho williams,let us respect they dead.

Accursed money!

Tell that to they dogs.
Nemesis is a bitch...when this man was appending his signature on draconian laws from Lagos assembly just to spite on perceived enemies of Yorubas,he never knew a day will come when all those propping him and'shouting hosanna hosanna,will be the same people shouting,kill him kill him'.
I knew posterity will never be on his side.
Please this is a family problem,stop disturbing our peace.

This is bad news,the Nigeria Army should deploy everything possible to annihilate these b*stards,sometimes it feels like we are left behind in military technology,I have said it over and over again,there is no shame in bringing in mercenaries from the advanced world,to help us in this war of attrition.
Afterall our politicians shamelessly goes to recieve treatment for their illnesses in abroad,we can also get these mercenaries to come and help put up military technologies that can help neutralise these b*stards from abroad.We can't keep loosing our men to these rag tags Islamists.
RIP to the fallen heroes,they died gallantly!

cunning man die,cunning man bury am！

Nemesis is a bitch...when this man was appending his signature on draconian laws from Lagos assembly just to spite on perceived enemies of Yorubas,he never knew a day will come when all those propping him and'shouting hosanna hosanna,will be the same people shouting,kill him kill him'.
I knew posterity will never be on his side.
Please this is a family affairs,stop disturbing our peace.

*THE CLEAR MESSAGE FROM TRUMP TO MIGRANTS*

God has blessed your country. Go back and hold your corrupt leaders accountable. Stop loitering the streets of America.

If Americans were docile and refused to initiate Revolution, then you would never see such an amazing nation like USA.

If France kept mum in 1775, you wouldn't see a developed nation like France.

If you like, keep playing tribal politics in suffering while your ruling class loot with reckless abandon.

Stop depending on WHO for subsidized drugs. At your age, you ought to have home-made drugs for common ailments. On that ground, America has left WHO.

Go and hold your ruling class accountable for rots in health care delivery. When they are sick, they run to USA for treatment with your national resources.

Keep playing tribal politics but get out of USA. If you're ready, you will take over your country from destiny destroying ruling class as the did in France.

All decent nations have accurate population index. Even in hell fire, God has a record of those in it. America belongs to Americans not indians, Nigerians, Chinese, Mexicans, and other nationals who want good life and escaped to USA.

We fought for liberty and advancement. Keep quiet and wait for angels to repair your bad roads. Remain dumb as ministers, Governors, commissioners, etc loot in trillions.


Return to your country and change the narratives. No more running to America with your heavily pregnant wives. You want them to give birth in America and automatically become citizens of America. That is revoked immediately.

*The message is clear. Let it sink deep into the skulls of all those who desire a new Nigeria.*

i must say that i am impressed with the Nigerian army,big kudos.I think this government has the political will to go after these terrorists/bandits and thats what was lacking in the immediate past government of Buhari.

All hail the emperor of Nigeria....power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.It takes wisdom to know that power is transient！Every good student of history knows that is only a matter of time.