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 sources,the Lagoss District of the Nigeria Railway Corporation {NRC} today monday said it had arrested no fewer than 100miscreants fond off riding on the rooftops of its Mass Transit Shuttle Trains in Lagos and Ogun state.The NRC District Manager in Lagos Mr Jerry Oche,disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Lagos.He said that the hoodlums were arrested by a combined team of the Railway Police,the Lagos State Police Command,the NRC Task Force and Man-O-War personnel.Oche said that the miscreants had constituted a nuisance to the corporation's mass transit shuttle service in Lagos and Ogun States,causing harm and injuries to innocent passengers.According to him,the miscreantt last tuesday caused mayhem at the Agege station and the development led to reprisal attacks from the people,which affected the operations of the corporations.''We want to first apologise to our customers.November 1,was tough for us due to the nefarious activities of the miscreants.The hoodlums attacked and destroyed some of our facilities.Ikeja station was seriously damaged,same at the Agege station and our police station.This morning,we decided to embark on a raid and we arrested about 100 hoodlums,riding on the rooftop of moving train at the Iju station.These people enter the trains with matchets,stones,sticks,knives and other harmful objects.These hoodlums sell drugs and do a lot of criminal activities.We cant't fold our hands to allow this to go on'' he said.Oche said that a baby,backed by her mother,was stoned in the process and died in one of the attacks that led to the suspension of our services at Agege and Ikeja.According to him,the death of the baby angered residents of Agege,who staged another round of attacks on the rooftop riders.He said that the Safety and security of passengers is paramount to the corporation and his had made the NRC redesign the windows of the trains.Oche,who said that the raids would be a continuous process,added that the corporation would increase its police posts and the security personnel,to ensure the safety of all passengers and NRC personnel on the trains.One more photo below.
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