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 saturday Sun who exclusively gathered that a 19 year old mother identified as Chinyere Amechi sold her one day old baby boy for N50,000 to a Lagos state government registered midwife Virginia Nwauzor.Chinyere Amechi had fled her parents house in Lagos for almost one and half years during which she got impregnated by her boyfriend Nonso Nnamba.She delivered her baby and eventually offered the child to nurse Virginia Nwauzor,a midwife at Maternal and Child Health Centre {MCC},strategically located at First Gate,along First Avenue,Festac Town,Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos.Mrs Virginia Nwauzor in turn took the baby to another woman,a 51 year old member of the syndicate,Mrs Rose Ekewe to also trade with.The deal however fell apart like a pack of cards when Chinyere returned to her parents as a prodigal daughter.Obviously glad that they eventually found their dauughter that has been missing for months,her parents took her to a private hospital for medical check-up.The medical examination,however revealed that Chinyere had given birth.Armed with the medical report,her parents asked for the where-about of the baby but she told them a lie,that the baby had died and buried.Not satisfied with her explanation,her parents probed further and under pressure,Chinyere eventually opened up to her parents on how a nurse at MCC gave her N50,000 to get the baby from her.She also alleged that she gave the money to her boyfriend and father of her baby who used it to rent a room apartment at Orile area of the state.With that,the matter was reported to the Satellite poice station which had so far invited and quizzed the medical director of the hospital,while the trio of Mrs Nwauzor,Mrs Ekewe and Nonso were arrested and still being detained as the investigation goes on with the baby still missing.This case happened two weeks ago when Chinyere was admitted in the hospital.The police is still investigating the case.
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