President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Thursday for Makkah, Saudi Arabia, to perform Umrah and offer prayers for Nigeria’s peace, unity, stability and continued progress. This is contained in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson Mr. Bayo Onanuga on Wednesday in Abuja. Onanuga said the visit would provide the …
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has neutralised key figures of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) in a precision air strike in the Lake Chad region. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, on Monday in Abuja. …
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The Senate has postponed indefinitely its two-day National Security Summit scheduled for October 12 and 13, 2026, following the crash of a Nigerian Air Force aircraft in Ondo State. The summit was postponed in honour of the 25 officers and seven crew members who died in the crash of the …
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The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has expressed deep shock and condolences over the crash of a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ATR-42 aircraft near the Naval Base in Igbokoda, Ondo State. The aircraft was on a routine mission from Benin City to Lagos with military personnel and …
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The Nigerian Air Force on Tuesday released the names of 25 souls lost in the ill-fated aircraft that crashed in Igbokoda, Ondo State—five crew members and 20 passengers who never made it from Benin to Lagos. There were no survivors. The aircraft was on a routine mission. Routine, until tragedy …
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The United States has delivered military equipment to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) as Washington and Abuja continue to strengthen security cooperation against terrorism and other threats in the region. The equipment was transported by a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III and delivered at locations in Lagos and Kainji. …
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said its Air Component under Operation Hadin Kai carried out successful airstrikes against suspected terrorist positions in Borno State, destroying key infrastructure and killing several insurgents. Newsextra24 reports that the operation, conducted on Friday, targeted a terrorist enclave in Yaganari within the Gezuwa general area …
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Government Day Secondary School, Lassa, in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State has released the identities of 36 students who are still in the custody of suspected Boko Haram insurgents following Monday’s deadly attack on the school. The victims were among candidates sitting for the ongoing National Examinations Council …
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), has graduated 111 personnel from Special Forces Course 13/2026. This is contained in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF headquarters, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame. Ehimen said that the move would further enhance the NAF capacity to support …
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Air Component of Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai neutralised 27 terrorists in separate air interdiction missions targeting terrorist enclaves in the Southern and Northern Tumbus areas of Borno. The operational report of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday indicated that …
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