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Defence
Nigerian Air Force Helicopter Crash at NAF Base, Port Harcourt
Port Harcourt, Nigeria, December 1, 2023: In a dramatic turn of events on Friday morning, a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) MI-35P helicopter crash-landed and exploded at the NAF Base in Port Harcourt. The incident unfolded around 7:50 a.m., and while the cause of the crash remains unclear, eyewitnesses reported a thunderous sound preceding the incident. Residents near the NAF Base…
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Air Force begins enlistment of cadets
 The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has started the 2022 enlistment of suitably qualified graduates and post-graduates as Direct Short Service cadets. Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement he issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Gabkwet stated that interested applicants must be Nigerian citizens; not married and must be between…
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Defence
Pensions Board dismisses report of neglect of deceased personnel’s families
The Military Pensions Board (MPB) has dismissed reports that widows of late Cpl. Oladejo Joseph and Lance Cpl. Sunday Orji were yet to be paid the death benefits of their late husbands several years after their demise. The Public Relations Officer for MPB, Flt.-Lt. Olayinka Lawal, in a statement on Friday, debunked the allegation, stressing that the claim was false…
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NEWS
Harmattan Haze: NCAA wields the big stick on pilots,operators
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Cautions Pilots, Operators On Harmattan Haze. The NCAA General Manager, Public Affairs, Mr. Sam Adurogboye, made the call in a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday, the spokesman said that it had become necessary to ensure safe flight operations in Nigeria airspace. Adurogboye said NCAA had issued a circular to all stakeholders and would expect…
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Nigeria appoints new Military Chiefs
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria approved the following changes in the nation’s Military High Command: Air Marshal Alex Badeh takes over from Admiral Ola Sa’ad Ibrahim as Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General Kenneth Tobiah Jacob Minimah takes over from Lt.-General Azubike O.…
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Africa
Nigeria unveils first indigenous drone
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday in Kaduna unveiled the country’s first indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle, GULMA, designed and constructed by the Nigerian Air Force. Speaking at the ceremony, Jonathan said that the unveiling of the vehicle marked another landmark moment in the nation’s history. He said that besides its diverse military application, the vessel would provide a range of benefits…
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