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 Borno State Government says it will remain committed to partner with the Federal Government in the full rehabilitation and the education of the 82 Chibok girls that have recently been freed.Governor Kashim Shettima,who was reacting to the negotiation and release of the 82 abducted Chibok Schoolgirls in Maiduguri,said all Nigerians should cooperate with federal experts,who would have the task of counseling rehabilitating the girls.The Borno State Governor said the full rehabilitation of the girls was a collective priority,which the people should place first before any search for new insights.The Borno State Governor said the freedom of these Chibok girls had renewed the government's hope,as well as strengthened its faith in the commitment and capacity of President Muhammadu Buhari's administration to continue to work for the freedom of the remaining girls,who were still in capacity.He urged parents,whose daughter were not part of those freed,to keep hope alive and remain strong and prayerful.Governor Shettima thanked members of the local and international media for standing by the Chibok community and Borno State,while believing that all persons abducted by the insurgents will be freed.He commended the commitment of the Buhari administration,as well as the international and local humanitarian partners,who were able to negotiate the release of the girls.Governor Shettima also saluted the courage and efforts of the gallant military and members of the multi-national joint task force for freeing the 82 Chibok girls and in their progressive efforts to free Borno from insurgents.One more photo below.
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