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Air Force, Armed Forces, Headlines
Friday, September 28th, 2018
Two fighter jets have crashed in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria. The jets belonging to the Nigerian Air Force crashed around Mashafa area of Mpape, Abuja. An Eyewitness told DAILY POST that, ” It just happened and we are all running to the place.” Confirming the incident, the Director of Public Relations and Information, […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Army, Latest Politics, Navy
Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Chief of Army Staff Combined Second and Third Quartet Conference is currently underway at the Army Headquarters Command Officer mess, in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. The conference is being attended by Principal Staff Officers from Defence and Army headquarters, operations Commanders, Commander Multi-National Joint Task Force, Njamena, Chad Commanders of Nigerian Army Training Institutions, Corps Commanders, […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Benue, Headlines, State News
Monday, June 18th, 2018
Olaleye Aluko Fighter jets of the Nigerian Air Force conducted air strikes on at least three Benue State communities on Saturday, in an operation which lasted several hours. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Vice Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya, confirmed the air strikes to our correspondent. He noted that it was an ongoing […]
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Air Force, American Politics, Armed Forces, Army, General Politics, Headlines, Navy, Top Stories
Saturday, January 27th, 2018
Photo: Embraer A-29 Super Tucano. Federal Government has concluded arrangements to meet the Feb. 20 deadline for payment of 494 million dollars meant for procurement of 12 A-29 Super Tucano Light-attack aircraft from U.S., Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, said. The minister made this known while briefing State House correspondents after the meeting of National […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Army, Latest Politics, Navy
Monday, December 4th, 2017
265 officers from Army, Navy, Air Force penciled down for retirement By Joseph Erunke ABUJA-THERE is high anxiety in the Nigerian Armed Forces as indications are ripe that President Muhammadu Buhari may effect changes in the nation’s military leadership any moment soon. The development, according to Vanguard source, will see the exit of the Chief […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines
Saturday, October 21st, 2017
By Joseph Erunke ABUJA-A large gathering of Boko Haram terrorists in Urga, close to Konduga, Borno State,was last Thursday,hit with bombs by the Nigerian Air Force Component of Operation Lafiya Dole, leaving all the terrorists dead. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Mshl Sadique Abubakar inspecting the newly weaponized NAF alpha jet after test. […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Headlines
Friday, June 16th, 2017
Nigerian Air Force gets new platforms, reactivates old aircraft TOP HEADL PHOTO: en.wikipedia.org The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) yesterday said it had acquired new platforms and was currently reactivating the existing ones to combat security challenges. Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, stated this in Lagos during the inauguration of newly-built Air […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Headlines
Tuesday, April 18th, 2017
Nigerian Air Force to unveil new aircraft on 53rd anniversary — 18th April 2017 From: Fred Ezeh, Abuja The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has concluded plans for the public presentation of two newly acquired Mi-35M sophisticated attack aircraft. The new airplanes, which would be unveiled at the 53rd anniversary of the Nigerian Air Force scheduled […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Headlines
Thursday, October 13th, 2016
Badeh’s mansion. Photos: Eniola Akinkuotu Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja A N1.1bn mansion seized from the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd.), has been converted to an office to be used by the Federal Government, The PUNCH has learnt. Our correspondent, who visited the property located on Plot 6 Ogun River Crescent, […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Saturday, October 8th, 2016
OLAEKAN ADETAYO Barring any last-minute change in plan, President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday hand over some aircraft in the Presidential Air Fleet to the Nigerian Air Force, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt. A top Presidency source told our correspondent on condition of anonymity that the handover ceremony would hold at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe […]