By InfactNG President Muhammadu Buhari mourns the tragic and unfortunate death of two officers in a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) plane crash in Kaduna. Reacting to the death of Flight Lieutenant Abubakar Alkali and Flight Lieutenant Elijah Haruna Karatu, the President said: "I am shocked beyond words by the demise ...
By InfactNG The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has stated that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will ensure it thoroughly investigate the cause of the Super Mushshak trainer aircraft crash that occurred yesterday, 19 April 2022 at NAF Base, Kaduna. He stated this when he visited Kaduna ...
From Elohor Igbru, Abuja Following the promotion of senior officers, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has made new appointments of Branch Chiefs and Air Officers Commanding. Among the newly appointed Branch Chiefs are: Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Ayoola Jolasinmi, erstwhile Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Air Training Command (ATC), Kaduna who ...
From Elohor Igbru, AbujaAttack aircraft of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have eliminated scores of insurgents suspected to be members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), in Yobe State. The ISWAP terrorists, it was learnt, were killed on Saturday, by aggressive airstrikes of the Air Task Force ...
From Elohor Igbru, Abuja Relief swept through the Nigerian Defence Academy ( NDA) on Saturday following the rescue of Major CL Datong from kidnappers who abducted him in the August 24 attack on the academy. Details of the rescue was contained in a statement by the Deputy Director Army Public ...
From 'Yanju UwalaPolice in Ogun State have arrested an ex-convict, Segun Ogundeji, who impersonated as a soldier at the Sango-Ota Police Divisional Headquarters. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this in a statement, in Abeokuta, on Sunday. Oyeyemi said that Ogundeji was apprehended when he ...
Elohor Igbru, AbujaThe Nigerian Army says soldiers fighting Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists in Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) will now enjoy a "welfare flight" whenever they are on a pass. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, in his efforts to cater for the welfare of troops ...
A faction of the Islamist terror sect Boko Haram has claimed that it shot down the missing Nigerian Air Force (NAF) jet, killing the two pilots onboard. According to the online medium HumAngle, the terror group released a video shooting down the fighter jet mid-air. The video according to the ...
By Elohor Igbru A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha-Jet has lost contact with radar in Borno State, while on interdiction mission in support of ground troops. The Director of Public Relations and Information (DOPRI) Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet said in a statement that the Jet is part of the ongoing ...
By InfactngThe former Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar has said the incoming CAS Air Vice Marshall oladayo Amao, will add significant value to the Airforce even as he urged personnel of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to support the new Air Chief. The old and ...
