‎‎NAF RECEIVES FIVE NEW HELICOPTERS AS FG ACCELERATES AIRPOWER MODERNISATION. (PHOTO).

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 ‎‎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...

6 TURKISH CREW MEMBERS WERE ABDUCTED RECENTLY,OFF NIGERIA COAST.

                 According to a Turkish maritime news agency who reported today monday that,pirates off the coast of Nigeria have attacked a Turkish cargo ship,kidnapping six crew members in a region increasingly hit by piracy in recent years.According to the Nigerian Navy Spokesman Chris Ezekobe,who tol AFP that ''All the six Turkish crew members,including the captain of the vessel,the chief officer and the chief engineer,were abducted by the attackers''.The pirates attacked the vessel in the dead of night while it was steaming through the oil rich Niger Delta,added the spokesman.Ezekobe said the ship,a merchant tanker,was used for crude oil operations and the navy was working with Interpol and Nigeria's secret police to secure the crew's release.The M/T Puli,was owned by Kaptanoglu Shipping.Both the kidnapped crew and those who remained on the ship,were in good health,the company was reported as saying.It was unclear how many crew members were aboard,which was carrying chemicals,when it was attacked.The company officials said they have had no contact with the pirates.Dirk Steffn,director of maritime security at the Denmark based Risk Intelligence firm,said the vessel was en route from Port Gentil in Gabon to the Ivory Coast capital,Abidjan,at the time of the attack.''He said in an email that ''The attackers had possibly already attempted to board another ship in the vicinity the previous day.It is extremely busy outside the Niger Delta at the moment and we had three attacks against tankers before this one between April 7 and 10''.One more photo below.                                                                                                                            

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