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August 30, 2016
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Air Force helicopter destroys new Boko Haram camp

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its helicopter has destroyed a new Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT) Camp located between Malam Fatori and Kangarwa in Northern Borno. In a statement signed by the Air Force spokesperson Group Captain Ayodele Fayimuwa, the force said it carried out the attack during a night operation on Monday. “The new... Read More
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August 23, 2016
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Boko Haram leader, Shekau ‘fatally wounded’ in air strike – Army

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said it has killed some leaders of Boko Haram terrorists group and also wounded its leader, ‘Abubakar Shekau’ during an airstrike. In a statement signed by Army Spokesman, Col. Sani Usman, it was confirmed that the airstrike took place on Friday, August 19th while the terrorists were performing Friday rituals at... Read More
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August 16, 2016
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Airforce releases video of supposed ‘killing of abducted Chibok girls’ (WATCH)

The Nigerian Air Force has reacted to the recent video released by the Boko Haram sect where the terror group accused the force of using its fighter jets in killing some of the Chibok girls. In a statement issued on Tuesday by its Director of Public Relations and Information Group Captain Ayodele Famuyiwa, the Force said... Read More
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August 13, 2016
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Air Force to launch aerial operations in South-South

The Nigerian Air Force would soon launch an aerial operation to protect critical infrastructure and the people of the South South. Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar made this known at the quarterly route march for personnel of the Nigerian Air Force in Abuja on Saturday. He charged personnel of the Force to... Read More
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August 3, 2016
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Arepo aerial bombardment: Air Force assures general public of safety

Following its ongoing aerial attacks on Arepo creeks, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday said there was no need for panic by members of the public living around the area. The Air force is currently running an aerial operation on Arepo creeks, where militants and vandals who have been disturbing some areas in Lagos... Read More
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August 2, 2016
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Dislodged Arepo militants fleeing to riverine areas in Ondo state

The Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, Group Capt. Ayodele Famuyiwa, on Monday said vandals in Arepo creeks were seen together on Sunday, trying to perfect an escape plan. Famuyiwa said cameras on NAF’s platforms that were used for night operations picked some of the insurgents having meetings. He said the... Read More
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August 1, 2016
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Militancy: Airforce continues aerial attacks on Arepo, Ikorodu creeks

The Nigerian Military on Monday said aerial attacks by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets on Arepo and Ikorodu creeks will continue. The Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Fergusson Bobai stated this in a chat with journalists. He spoke to journalists at the headquarters, NAF Logistics Command, Ikeja, shortly after... Read More
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March 21, 2016
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Nigerian Air Force fighter jets destroy Boko Haram ‘logistics base’ in Yobe

The Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet aircraft on Friday, ‘successfully attacked’ suspected Boko Haram logistics Base at Allagarno, in Yobe. According to Group Captain Ayodele Famuyiwa, Director of Public Relations & Information, the target was carefully selected after Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) was carried out by an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV). “The mission,... Read More
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August 13, 2015
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Nigerian Air Force deploys additional combat aircrafts to North East

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has deployed additional combat platforms to North East Nigeria in support of the ongoing counter-insurgency operation codenamed ‘OPERATION LAFIYA DOLE’, in a renewed drive to crush the insurgent group, Boko Haram. In a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force,  Dele Alonge on Thursday, it said the new deployment came on... Read More
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July 23, 2015
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Nigerian Air Force working on new tactics to fight Boko Haram

Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall Sadiq Abubakar, says the Nigerian Air Force is re-assessing its strategy and formulating new tactics in its fight against Boko Haram. Abubakar said this on Wednesday, while on an operational visit to 97 Special Operations Group in Port Harcourt, Rivers. He said it was important for the Nigerian Air Force to... Read More
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April 30, 2015
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Air Force officer slaps policewoman at a fuel station in Lagos (PHOTOS)

by Anike Jacobs The car | credits: Samson Folarin There was confusion at a filling station along the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Road on Wednesday after a, Florence Anih, a female Police Inspector attached to the Airport Police Command, was slapped by a Nigerian Air Force Lance Corporal. The Lance Corporal, who was in a... Read More
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November 14, 2014
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Yet again, Air Force helicopter crashes in Yola

by James Sambo   Days after a military helicopter on surveillance mission crashed in Damare, another military helicopter has crashed. The chopper, belonging to the Nigerian Air Force, went down around 9.pm on the night of Thusday, 13 November, around the surroundings of the Modibbo Adama University of Technology‎ [MAUTECH] in Girei LGA, Adamawa. According to... Read More
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September 10, 2014
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Are we still part of Nigeria? ‘Concerned Bama Indigenes’ want to know

by James Sambo Contrary to the Nigerian military’s claims that it has recaptured the town of Bama, Borno, from the insurgents of Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram, the indigenes of the town say the militants are still occupying their land. A press release dated Wednesday, 10 September, written by ‘Concerned Bama Indigenes Forum’, bemoaned the... Read More
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December 7, 2012
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Opinion: Waiting for the National Commission on Private Jets

by Ike Willie-Nwobu The establishment of such an agency would be the panacea as well as the horses’ mouth that would put paid to the flying snippets of rumour regarding the link between private jet acquisition and the 2015 elections. The feelers from almost every quarter seem to indicate a determined obstinacy for the chase,... Read More
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July 1, 2012
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Nigerian Air force to establish Int’l Helicopter School

by Stanley Azuakola In exactly one month, the Nigerian Air Force will commence operations at its International Helicopter Training School located in Enugu. This much was revealed by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Umar Dikko, at the weekend, during the graduation ceremony of students of Administration, Air Police, Music, Physical Education and Regiment... Read More
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