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‎‎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...
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SHOPS DESTROYED AS FIRE GUTS JABI MOTOR PARK TODAY IN ABUJA.{PHOTOS}.

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       February 21, 2020 By Gbenga Omokhunu, Abuja Many shops were destroyed when fire gutted some sections of Jabi motor Abuja on Friday. The cause of the fire cannot be ascertained at the time of this report but men of the FCT fire service have arrived the scene . The incident, which started at 10:12am, led to chaos as passengers and motorists scampered for safety. The situation got worst when the fire spread to a shop where car batteries and car gas were being sold, causing more havoc . As time of filing this report, FCT fire fighters have arrived the scene and are battling to put out the fire. Details shortly.More photos below.
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BORDER CLOSURE: PRESIDENT BUHARI CALLS FOR MORE PATIENCE FROM NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES.[PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE

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      President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja said the issue of partial closure of Nigeria’s land border to goods from neighbouring countries will be determined by report of tripartite committee made up of Nigeria, Benin and Niger Republic. President Buhari, who received President Roch Marc Christian Kabore of Burkina Faso at the Presidential Villa, said Nigeria’s decision to partially close the  border was purely to safeguard national security. The President of Burkina Faso is the Chairman of the ECOWAS Committee mandated to resolve the issue of border closure. “Our major problem is security -- the inflow of weapons, ammunition and drugs. We have witnessed a decline in banditry using such weapons since the partial closure of the border. Also, our farmers are now able to sell their rice since we stopped the inflow of foreign rice, usually dumped in the country,’’ he said. President Buhari said Nigeria was very much mindful of the concerns of neighbouring...
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SPORTS MINISTER INAUGURATES STEERING COMMITTEE+CHARGES MEMBERS TO UNLOCK THE POTENTIALS OF SPORTS INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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      The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Hon. Sunday Dare, has inaugurated a Steering Committee of the Sports Industry Working Group (SIWG), at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. The Committee which is a Public Private Dialogue (PPD) platform is charged with the mandate to create effective synergy and ensure a close working relationship betwee n the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). The Minister stated that the Steering Committee will work together to create advantageous environment and have proper policy in place to drive investments, incentives and also drive infrastructural development through sports. He reminded the Committee that the Nigerian Sports Sector and indeed all Nigerians, look forward to the needed transformation in the Sports Industry, adding that, the whole process would bring about the foundational structure needed, to develop sports in Nigeria. In his welcome r...
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NANS COMMENDS EFCC FOR SAVING KWARA FROM CORRUPT POLITICIANS.{PHOTOS}.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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      The Kwara State Chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has declared their support for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in the ongoing fight against corruption in Nigeria. The Chairman of NANS in Kwara State, Comrade Salam Wasiu made the declaration on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 when he led the Executive Members of the Student Body on a courtesy visit to the Ilorin Zonal  Office of the Commission. Wasiu praised the Ilorin Zonal Office of the Commission for its efforts in bringing sanity to Kwara State. He said: "The National Association of Nigerian Students, Kwara State Chapter is very happy and grateful to your Office for fighting corruption in this State, we are following your activities, we heard about the fresh over two hundred million naira cash recovery for the State Government from treasury looters, this your efforts are commendable.".More photos below.
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DETRACTORS USING FAKE NEWS TO AGGRAVATE INSECURITY-LAI MOHAMMED.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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       The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the challenges of insecurity in the country are being aggravated by detractors using fake news and disinformation. The minister, who stated this at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja, conceded that the country was facing the challenge of insecurity which the government had been tackling head on. “We have security challenges and we are tackling them head on. There is no question about that. “But the challenges are being aggravated by fake news and disinformation, in particular. “Those behind this campaign of fake news and disinformation have also deployed new tactics, top of which is the recycling of old news items and videos. “A good example is the video of the over 400 young men suspected to be Boko Haram members who were intercepted in Abia state in 2014. “About two weeks ago, the video came back into circulation, creating panic in the polity. “Their intention is simple: t...
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LAGOS AIRPORT READY,SAFE FOR INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS LANDING-FG.{PHOTO}.

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      The Federal Government on Thursday announced that the two runways at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos have now been calibrated for CAT III ILS and safe for international flights landing. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who made the announcement at a media briefing in Abuja said the Notice to Airmen (NOTAP) had been sent out to that effect. He recalled that in recent times, some international flights billed for the airport were being diverted to other airports within and outside the country due to adverse weather conditions at the airport. The minister apologised to Nigerians and other travelers who had to endure inconveniences resulting from the diversion of their flights. He, however, denied allegations by some commentators that the navigational equipment CAT III ILS was not bought or installed in the Lagos airport and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Mohammed also said that the accus...
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EX-KOGI GOVERNOR'S SON 'MUHAMMED' ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED FRAUD.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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       The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested Muhammed Audu, son of the late Prince Abubakar Audu, a former governor of Kogi State, for his alleged involvement in an alleged fraud. . . The suspect was arrested on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 for allegedly diverting the funds to the tune of several millions of US Dollars and billions of Naira, which were donated to the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, to his personal use. . . Investigations revealed that the suspect allegedly used two of his companies, Mediterranean Hotels Limited and Mediterranean Sports, to divert the funds, which he could not account for. . . The suspect will soon be charged to court as soon investigations are concluded.One more photo below.
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