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Air Force, Armed Forces, Headlines
Tuesday, May 25th, 2021
After recording multiple air crashes, the Nigerian Air Force has set up a committee to conduct safety audit of its operational and engineering units, The PUNCH reports. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday signed by NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore, Edward Gabkwet, The statement was titled, ‘NAF Sets Up Committee To […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Headlines
Monday, May 24th, 2021
TUESDAY WITH REUBEN ABATI BY REUBEN ABATI The Nigerian Air Force is the youngest arm of the Nigerian military having been established only on April 18, 1964. In the course of its 57 years of operation, defending the air space of Nigeria and the country’s territorial integrity, the NAF has seen action in many theatres […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Monday, April 5th, 2021
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has dismissed the claim by the Boko Haram insurgents that they downed the missing NAF Alpha-Jet. A statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, described as fake the videos being circulated on the social media by the insurgents. In one of the […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines
Monday, April 5th, 2021
The missing Alpha jet of the Nigerian Air Force has been found. It was discovered to have crashed at Abba-Jille in Konduga LGA of Borno State. In actual Geographical terms, the crash location is approximately 30Kms outside Maiduguri, the Borno State capital in the North East of Nigeria. Sources said that “The fighter jet was […]
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Africa & World Politics, Air Force, Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
From Molly Kilete, Abuja The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced the airlift of COVID-19 medical relief materials donated by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to 14 member-states in response to the spread of the second wave of the pandemic. The medical relief materials were donated with the support of donor partners […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Headlines
Sunday, March 7th, 2021
From Judex Okoro, Calabar Sunday, February 21, 2021 would remain a black day in the family of Ichie Ogbonnia Okpara and Madam Florence Ugwome Okpara, natives of Eziukwu Amaizu village, Ebonyi State. It was the day they got the shocking, heart-rending news of the death of Micheal Okpara, one of their sons in the Nigerian […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Army, Latest Politics, Navy
Sunday, March 7th, 2021
President Buhari has decorated the new service chiefs with their new ranks with a charge for them to use the next few weeks to control the rising insecurity in parts of the country. He performed the ceremony inside the council chamber of the presidential villa, Abuja on Friday. The service chiefs and their new […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Army, House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Navy, Nigerian Police
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, urged the Service Chiefs designates and the Inspector General of Police to intensify efforts in the rescue of the 27 abducted school children and three staff of Government Science Secondary School, Kagara – Niger State. The resolution was passed sequel to the adoption of a motion on the ‘Urgent […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Army, Latest Politics, Legislature, Navy, Senate
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021
From Fred Itua, Abuja The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Four former Service Chiefs and a former Director of Defence Intelligence as ambassador-designates following their nominations by President Muhammadu Buhari. This Senate urged the President to post the newly-confirmed ambassador-designates to neighbouring countries like Chad, Cameroon and Niger, where there is an ongoing insurgency war. […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Army, Latest Politics, Navy, Presidency, South-East, Top Stories
Saturday, February 6th, 2021
0 From Okwe Obi, Abuja The Coalition of Northern Elders for Peace and Development (CONEPD) has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of being unfair for excluding the South-East in the recent appointments of the federal Service Chiefs, describing it as an ‘injustice being done to the Igbo nation.” CONEPD National Coordinator Engr Zana Goni, in a statement, […]
