…the expected aircraft include: two Agusta 109 Trekker multi-role helicopters, two Beechcraft King Air 360 The Nigerian Air Force would take delivery of new fighter helicopters in December 2022. The DAILY VENDOR also learnt that other new acquisitions would be delivered in 2023. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, said the new
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The seven personnel of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) who died in last Sunday’s plane crash in Abuja will be buried Thursday at the National Cemetery in Abuja. A NAF Beechcraft KingAir BB305i aircraft crashed last Sunday afternoon due to an engine failure. The victims are: Flight Lt. Haruna Gadzama (Captain), Flight Lt. Henry Piyo
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The House of Representatives Committee on NAF has commiserated with the Nigerian Air Force and families of the victims of the ill-fated military aircraft that crashed in Abuja on Sunday. Seven persons were confirmed dead in the incident involving a NAF Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft. Chairman of the committee, Shehu Koko, said, “We highly regret
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The Air Force Council has approved the promotion of 107 senior officers to the next higher ranks in the Air Force, a statement by Bassey Okon, Acting Deputy Director for Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, said on Friday in Abuja. According to Okon, the senior officers comprise 16 Air Commodores who were
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The Air Force has on Thursday neutralized several bandits and suspected cattle rustlers during raids on their hideout in the Kwiambana Forest area of Kaduna State The airstrikes which took place on November 12, 2020, were carried out following reports that close to a hundred bandits armed with high-caliber weapons on motorcycles had rustled a
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it is deploying Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), otherwise known as a drone, aircraft to Zamfara to enhance its air operations in the state. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Saddique Abubakar, disclosed this when he visited Zamfara on Thursday. Abubakar said he was in the state to further
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Monday dismissed reports that its personnel refused to respond to distress calls from residents of Takulashi village, Chibok local government area of Borno State, during the Boko Haram attack on the community. The terrorists reportedly abducted nine women from the community on Sunday night. The NAF Director of Public
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on Wednesday in Abuja, immortalises some of its fallen heroes and officers including late Tolulope Arotile, for their contributions to the country. The Director of Administration, NAF, AVM Aliyu Pani, says it is the tradition of the service to immortalise its fallen heroes by naming blocks of accommodations after them.
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A General Court Martial has sentenced Master Warrant Officer Michael Oyebanji to 21 years in jail for criminal breach of trust, theft, criminal conspiracy , and misappropriation of N 41 million . Oyebanji , who was the Vice President of the 151 Base Services Group Multipurpose Cooperative Society, Makurdi , was convicted on 46 counts
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…Advise affected landlords to petition EFCC The HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has urged the Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar to investigate the serious allegation of misconduct of some officers of the Nigeroan Air Force of Nigeria accused of being hired by Enugu State ministry of Housing to allegedly harass
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The Nigerian Air Force says a supposed ‘Breaking News Flash’ with the headline “Nigerian Air Force Kills Over 250 Boko Haram Fighters In Maiduguri” is totally fake. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Daramola said the fake news said
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), through its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole, has launched ‘Operation Rattle Snake III’ against terrorists in the North East. In a statement signed by NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Cdre Ibikunle Daramola, the air interdiction operation, which commenced on Tuesday, will target selected locations
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