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 Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,today tuesday,June 6,2017 arraigned the trio of Onukaogu Onyinyechi Esther,Ebenuwa Chinazo Jennifer and Onukaogu Joshua before Justice A.S. Adepoju of the FCT High court sitting in Wuse,Abuja,on a 13-count sitting in Wuse,Abuja,on a 13-count charge of conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence.Esther allegedly abused her office while being a staff of Soft Alliance,consultants to the office of the Auditor General of the Federation on IPPIS between 2012 and 2013,to input her name and two of her siblings {Jennifer and Joshua} into the IPPIS database as staff of Federal Ministry of Education and Federal Ministry of Works respectively,for the purpose of receiving salaries from the federal government.Esther and her co-defendants were said to have drawn salaries as ghost workers from their respective ministries for three years,to the tune of N9million before the law caught up with them.The offence breaches Section 1 {1} {a} and is punishable under Section 1 {3} of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act,No. 14,2006.In view of their pleas,counsel to EFCC,Elizabeth Alabi,urged the court to fix a date for trial and to remand the suspects in prison custody.But,the defence counsel,M.M. Hirse,informed the court that he had pending applications for the bail of the defendants.Responding,Alabi urged the court to refuse the application adding that,''they were once granted bail and they jumped it''.However,Justice Adepoju opined that ''the purpose of bail and they jumped it''.However,Justice Adepoju opined that ''the purpose of bail is to secure the attendance of the defendants in court.It is their constitutional right to be granted bail The judge,therefore,granted each of the defendants bail in the sum of N5million with one surety each in like sum.The sureties must be civil servants not below salary grade level ten.The matter has been adjourned to September 21,2017 for hearing.Meanwhile,the defendants are to be remanded in EFCC custody pending the perfection of their bail conditions.More photos below.
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