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NAF Promotes Four Group Captains to Air Commodores with Special Promotion

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 13:00:01 +0000

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced the special promotion of four Group Captains to the rank of Air Commodore, recognizing their unparalleled dedication and loyalty to the service. The promotion was disclosed in a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, on Tuesday. Gabkwet noted that [...]

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Nigerian Air Force to Receive 50 New Aircraft to Combat Insecurity

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 12:00:22 +0000

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is set to bolster its fleet with the delivery of 50 brand-new aircraft over the next two years. These planes will be stationed in NAF formations across the country, including Adamawa State, to enhance efforts in containing insecurity in the northeast region and beyond. The Chief of Air Staff, Air [...]

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Troops Arrests Bandits, Kills Others in Kaduna

Abiodun A. — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 19:27:55 +0000

In a continuous onslaught against the enemies of the land, troops of the Nigerian Air force have killed several bandits in Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna state. The bandits were killed during a raid on their camp conducted by the Air platforms over various locations of interest including Rahama, Sabon Birni, Albasu, Walawa, [...]

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Police Arrests Fake Pilot in Katsina

Abiodun A. — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 20:47:41 +0000

The police command has arrested a notorious fraudster, a thief who specializes in defrauding and stealing from unsuspecting members of the public by posing as a Nigerian Air Force Officer. The suspect simply identified as Khamis Abdullahi, ‘M’, of W02 Quarters at the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna was arrested based on credible intelligence since on [...]

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Ex-Chief of Air Staff, Badeh tried to conceal Ownership of N1.8bn Shopping Mall – Witness

Ade Adewale — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:59:59 +0000

The trial of Alex Badeh, a former Chief of Air Staff, continued yesterday with the nineteenth prosecution witness, Abubakar Madaki, telling a Federal High Court, Abuja that investigation into a number of properties linked to him exposed how several millions of naira was diverted from Nigeria Air Force’s accounts for personal enrichment, and acquisition of [...]

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Nigerian Army’s Special Forces Kill 40 Terrorists, Destroy Fabricated Rockets

Ade Adewale — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 13:29:41 +0000

Nigerian Army Special Forces supported by Nigeria Air Force aircraft, say that they have killed about 40 Boko Haram terrorists and destroyed their rocket fabrication factory. This was after carrying out several raids and attacks on Boko Haram camps, rocket making factory and foiling attempts to attack troops’ location. Army Headquarters, in a statement detailing [...]

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#Nigeria > Pilot Of Crashed NAF Plane Buried At National Military Cemetery

Wale Adebayo — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 19:30:14 +0000

The Nigeria Air Force on Friday laid Squadron Leader Adekunle Suara, the pilot of the ill-fated Dornier-228, which crashed in Kaduna on August 29th 2015, to rest. The remains of the late NAF pilot were interred in military tradition during a solemn burial ceremony, after a Christian church service at the National Military Cemetery in [...]

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