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...
A Hospital source said,Bomb's found at an abandoned strong hold of Boko Haram Islamist exploded,killing at least 13 people and injuring 45 others.The two devices went off as people were taking them past a market to be defused at a military base yesterday tuesday afternoon.The two explosives were found in a bag on the side of a road outside the town of Monguno in Borno state.Umar Zanna,a member of a Local militia force set up to defend the town said ''The bombs killed 10 of our members and three other persons nearby''.A Doctor from the hospital where the 45 people are being treated {name with held} said ''we have commenced treatment of the 45 people who were injured from the blast''
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