NAF RECEIVES FIVE NEW HELICOPTERS AS FG ACCELERATES AIRPOWER MODERNISATION. (PHOTO).
NAF RECEIVES FIVE NEW HELICOPTERS AS FG ACCELERATES AIRPOWER MODERNISATION The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has taken delivery of five new helicopters as the Federal Government accelerates efforts to modernize Nigeria’s airpower capabilities and strengthen the Armed Forces’ capacity to respond effectively to contemporary security challenges. A statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame indicates that the platforms comprise three AW-109 Trekker B helicopters and two H-125 helicopters. The three AW-109s, which form part of 10 recently acquired by the Federal Government, were received in Lagos on 15 September 2026, with the remaining seven expected to be delivered before the end of 2026. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, described the acquisition as another significant milestone in the Federal Government’s sustained investment in the modernization and re-equipment of the NAF noting that the new pl...
Today Fifa officially authorised the wearing of the ''Ijahb'' Head cover during matches.Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke at a meeting of the international football Association Board {IFAB} said ''it has been decided that female players can cover their heads to play football'',especially the female muslim players who wear a veil in everyday life,and male players will also be authorised to do so following a request from the Sikh community of canada.It was further said ''it will be a basic head cover and the colour should be the same as the team jersey''.The wearing of head covers had been banned untill 2912,with FIFA saying that it posed too great a risk of injury to the head or neck.
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