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...
Rwanda's Spy Chief Karenzi Karake,was freed today monday by a British court,after he was arrested in June on a warrant over alleged reprisal killings after the 1994 genocide.Officials did not immediately provide further details but a fuller statement from Britain's Crown Prosecution service was expected shortly.Rwanda had condemned the arrst of Karake.He had been granted bail by a London court pending extradition proceedings.Karake was partof the Rwandan Patriotic Front {RPF},the then rebel force that halted the genocide and now runs the country.To supporters,Karake is a hero who helped stop the slaughter of 800,000 people,mostly minority Tutsis.The Spanish warrant stemmed from a lengthy indictment issued by a judge in 2008 which accused 40 senior Rwandas,including Karake,of war crimes in the aftermath of the genocide.Karake was also accused of ordering the killing of three Spanish volunteers from a medical charity in 1997.
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