Just In: A Nigerian Woman Has Been Promoted To The Rank Of Brigadier General In The US Army.

Amanda Azubuike, a Nigerian, has been promoted to Brigadier General of the United States Army at a military base in Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA.

Azubuike was born in London, United Kingdom, to Nigerian parents, and joined the US Army in 1994 where she rose to the position of an aviator after passing the Army Aviation Officer Basic Course.