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,President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern over the unfolding political situation in Guinea Bissau following the dismissal of the Prime Minister,Mr Domingos Pereira,and his cabinet by President Jose Mario Vaz.This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja today friday by the president's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,Mr Femi Adesina.It stated that Buhari had already sent former President Olusegun Obasanjo as his Special Envoy to mediate and help find a solution to the crisis brewing in that country.According to the statement,Buhari's peace mission is in demonstration of true African solidarity and brotherhood.The statement maintained that Obasanjo had embarked on the first leg of his mission by consulting with the current Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government,President Macky Sall of Senegal in Dakar yesterday thursday.''It is regrettable that while Chief Obasanjo was still consulting with President Sall,President Jose Mario Vaz of Guinea Bissau proceeded to appoint and swear in a new Prime Minister in the person of Mr Baciro Dja,a development that has worsened the political situation in his country''.President Buhari appealed for calm and called on the leadership in Guinea Bissau to exercise utmost restraint and ensure the maintenance of law and order as efforts continue to resolve the current crisis.He further urged the leadership in Guinea Bissau,including the military,to ensure respect for constitutional order,sanctity of life and safety of citizens''.
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