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...
The operatives of the Lagos State Task Force have arrested a man who impersonated a journalist with the TV Continental {TVC},a media outfit located around Magodo Shangisha. Speaking on the arrest,the Chairman of the Agency SP Olayinka Egbeyemi disclosed that the suspect was arrested during an enforcement operation carried out around Maryland and its environs where 67 miscreants and hoodlums were arrested and traders selling goods at unauthorised places were dislodged.The Chairman stated that the suspect,Mr Soji Gboye,36yrs,of 5,Adesoye Street,Mende,who claimed to be a TVC correspondent,was arrested while obstructing the personnel of the Agency from performing their legitimate duty in the area.His claim was debunked when SP Egbeyemi contacted the management of TVC to verify his claim only to be told the individual is unknown to the organisation.Mr Gboye later confessed that he never worked with the media outfit and that he was not a journalist.He said that it is only a ploy he uses anytime he has issues with uniformed men or law enforcement officers and that he had never been doubted for once.SP Egbeyemi enjoined members of the public to always furnish security outfits with useful information on criminal activities to enable law enforcement personnel apprehend criminals and hoodlums across the State.Meanwhile,all the arrested miscreants will be charged to court while the fake journalist has been transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department {CID} Panti Street,Yaba,Lagos.
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