Nigerian Air Force (NAF)
21 Sep
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, says the Federal Government has procured 12 aircraft for Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in the last one year. Abubakar stated this at the Air War Course 10/2024 graduation ceremony of the Air Force War College Nigeria, on Friday in Makurdi. He said the federal…
13 Sep
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has begun sustained medical outreach to assist residents of Maiduguri affected by the recent devastating flood in Borno. READ ALSO:Rep. Betara donates N100m to victims of Maiduguri flood This is contained in a statement by Group Capt. Kabiru Ali, Deputy Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF,…
30 Apr
Airstrikes by the Air component of Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Bello Turji's camp between Zamfara and Sokoto states has killed scores of fighters including three kingpins.
28 Apr
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Components of Operations Whirl Punch and Delta Safe on Saturday, knocked out terrorists’ hideouts in Niger and illegal oil refining sites in the Niger Delta.
1 Apr
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has stated that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is currently adopting the predictive maintenance culture across all NAF Engineering and Maintenance units, designed to assist in determining the condition of in-service aircraft and other equipment to estimate, ahead of time, when maintenance should be…
7 Feb
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has come under fire over a portrait of President Bola Tinubu that was designed by one of its officials. The portrait, unveiled during the commissioning of the new NAF aircraft on Tuesday, was presented to Vice President Kashim Shettima on behalf of the president. The controversial portrait bears resemblance to…
28 Dec 2023
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has called on the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to sustain its onslaught on terrorists, bandits and other criminals in the state. When the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, visited him at the Government House, Minna, the governor hinted that the state government was working closely with the…
11 Dec 2023
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced that it has neutralised a notorious terrorist and kidnapping kingpin,Yellow Jambros, and scores of his associates in an airstrike carried out on Wednesday, December 6. NAF’s spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Sunday, December 10, 2023. According to the statement, the…
8 Dec 2023
The Deputy Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), AVM Sunday Aneke, has urged troops of the Armed Forces to be more resolute in defeating and destroying all adversaries.
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Parties involved in the ongoing police investigation into a property case in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have disagreed over the police investigation on the matter. The case is between a developer Miss Nike Latifah Usman and Rear Admiral William Kayoda (rtd). Usman is claiming that she designed and built two houses for Kayoda at…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded a request to the Senate to confirm nominees for the positions of Commissioners in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a letter addressed to the Senate President, Tinubu stated that the request complies with the provisions of Section 154(1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of…
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Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has felicitated with former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, on his 67th birthday. In a congratulatory message issued to journalists in Minna by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, Bago describes Jonathan as a humble and committed leader. He applauded the tremendous contributions of the former President to nation-building, adding…
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President Ahmed Tinubu has said that Nigeria will do everything possible to align with other African countries to access international climate finance to address climate-related challenges. Tinubu made the assertion in an address at COP29 Tuesday in Baku, Azerbaijan, saying, “We are demanding greater, easier access to these funds, like grants to support mitigation and…
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Eight soldiers were killed in northwest Pakistan, while seven policemen were briefly kidnapped in separate attacks, police and intelligence officials told AFP on Tuesday. A Monday clash resulted in the deaths of "eight soldiers" and "nine militants" in the Tirah area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, an intelligence officer said on condition of anonymity. The Pakistani Taliban…
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Former Niger Delta militant leader and chief executive officer of Tantita Security Services Limited, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, has alleged that the Nigerian Navy is aiding and abetting oil theft in the Niger Delta. He disclosed that naval personnel had severally shot at his men, Department of State Service (DSS) officials, and men of the…
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The Kwara Government on Tuesday lamented the low breastfeeding rate among nursing mothers in the state. Dr. Amina El-Imam, Kwara Commissioner for Health, made the observation in Ilorin during the Training of Secondary Healthcare Workers in Kwara State, on Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
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Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has expressed concern over setbacks vitiating the integrity and relevance of the law profession in Nigeria due to the unprofessional conduct of some members of the bar and bench. Senator Ewhrudjakpo, who stated this during a courtesy visit by the Law Students Association of Nigeria (LAWSAN), Niger Delta…
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Moscow is battling to avoid the "disease" of "chronic" inflation throughout the Russian economy, the head of the central bank said Tuesday in a stark warning over the dangers of rising prices. Prices have accelerated rapidly since Russia launched its military offensive on Ukraine—a negative spillover into the domestic economy of the huge sums Moscow…
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Russia's military said Tuesday that Ukraine fired US-supplied long-range missiles at a military facility in the Bryansk border region, in what would be the first attack since Washington authorised the use of its weapons. "At 03:25 am (0025 GMT), the enemy struck a site in the Bryansk region with six ballistic missiles. According to confirmed…