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...
According to sources,police fired teargas at crowds mounting a third day of protests in Democratic Republic of Congo,today wednesday on the campus of the university of Kinshasa,against a proposed change to the law that the opposition says will delay elections by years and keep president Josep Kabila in power.The government of Congo says that 15 people died during the clash but a civil society groups put the figure much higher.A witness in Matete said that security forces were firing live rounds at protesters,who had erected baricades of burning tires in the street and responded by hurling rocks.The opposition called the protests on monday in a bid to take control of parliament and stop pro-government Legislators opposing a reform of the electoral code that would require a census before the 2016,presidential vote.The opposition says that,it would take years to organize such a national count.One more photo below. 
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