‎‎NAF RECEIVES FIVE NEW HELICOPTERS AS FG ACCELERATES AIRPOWER MODERNISATION. (PHOTO).

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 ‎‎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...

AKPABIO LEADS NIGERIA'S DELEGATION TO POPE FRANCIS’ FUNERAL. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE


 STATEHOUSE PRESS STATEMENT

SENATE PRESIDENT AKPABIO LEADS NIGERIA'S DELEGATION TO POPE FRANCIS' FUNERAL

 

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a high-powered delegation to Vatican City to attend the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis, on Saturday, April 26.

 

Senate President Godswill Akpabio is at the head of the five-member delegation.

 

Other members of the delegation are the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu; Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria; Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Archbishop Matthew Hassan Kukah; and Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Archbishop Ignatius Ayua Kaigama.

 

Pope Francis, the revered head of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday, April 21, 2025, at 88, just a day after appearing for Easter Sunday celebrations at the Vatican.

 

The delegation will formally deliver a letter conveying President Tinubu's sympathy and condolences on Pope Francis' passing to the Acting Head of the Vatican.

 

On Monday, President Tinubu joined the Catholic faithful and Christians worldwide to mourn the death of Pope Francis, who he described as "a humble servant of God, a tireless champion of the poor, and a guiding light for millions."

 

In the condolence message, President Tinubu remarked that Pope Francis's death, coming just after the celebration of Christ's resurrection, is a sacred return to his Maker at a time of renewed hope for Christians.

 

 

Bayo Onanuga

Special Adviser to the President 

(Information & Strategy)

April 25, 2025

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