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...
Today friday,a bomb hit a Nigerian Internally displaced Persons {IDP} camp in the outskirts of Adamawa state capital Yola.According to a spokesperson with the National Emergency Managemnt Agency said the bomb blast which is the first such attack on any IDP camp in Nigeria,went off at an IDP camp in a school in the village of Malkohi.It is not known yet who the perpetrators of the attack are but all fingers points to the Islamist group,Boko Haram.Three people have now been confirmed to be dead.
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