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‎‎NAF RECEIVES FIVE NEW HELICOPTERS AS FG ACCELERATES AIRPOWER MODERNISATION. (PHOTO).

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 ‎‎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...
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A DEPUTY CONTROLLER OF PRISONS IN KOGI STATE,JAILED YESTERDAY FOR FRAUD.

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               Joseph Idachaba,a Deputy Controller of prisons was sentenced to seven years in prison by a High Court in Okene in Kogi state yesterday friday  for defrauding the Nigerian Prisons Service {NPS} of over N1.4million.He was arraigned alongside with Ruth Onoja,for fraudulently transferring N1.4 million from NPS bank accounts to that of a ghost staff named Mohammed Ugbede,in February.They were trailed on a three count charge of criminal conspiracy,falsehood and fraud levelled against them by the Economic and Financia Crimes Commission {EFCC}.The Judge said that the convict had initially admitted to the commission of the crime in his statement,but later turned around to deny it.The judge based his judgement on the prosecution because they proved beyond reasonable doubts  that the suspects intention was to defraud the Nigerian prisons of N1.4 million and ''To believe the story of the 1st accused in the face of the overwhelming evi...
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THE NIGERIAN ARMY,TAKES OVER MUDI IN ADAMAWA STATE.

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                      According sources,the Nigerian Army has completed its operation in Mudi Adamawa state in clearing terrorist who had formally renamed the town to Madina,carrying out attacks from there and its environs.Members of the terrorists group were dislodged after coordinated air and land operations in the area.More troops are being deployed to other areas in the north east axis in similar coordinated air and land operations to rid the communities of terrorists.A top military officer said ''In their attempt to escape the intensity of the military officers,desperate terrorists have resorted to attacking soft targets in neighbouring communities.The people must be courageous and brave enough in identifying the terrorists that mostly known to be locals to enable the military curtail the excesses of the insurgents.We are working assiduosly to also tackle the activities of moles,some very young,who spy for terrorists and invite...
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