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...
Former Governor of Adamawa state,Mr James Balla Ngilari was yesterday granted bail by Justice Nathan Musa of the Adamawa State High Court,Yola in the sum of one million naira and a surety with landed property in Yola who must provide a court affidavit of means to that effect.Ngilari was remanded in the EFCC custody September 21 following his arraignment on nineteen count charge bordering an alleged rigging of procurement process in the award of contract worth one hundred and sixty-seven naira.The court has adjourned to October 10 for commencement of trial.Ngilari is being tried alongside his former secretary to the government and commissioner for finance and budget,Messrs Ibrahim Andrew Welye and Sanda Jonathan Lamurde respectively.One more photo below.
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