Missile strikes by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have reportedly killed more than 10 terrorists linked to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in coordinated operations across parts of Borno and Yobe states, including the Timbuktu Triangle. The strikes were carried out on Tuesday by the air component of Operation Hadin Kai, following […]
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a comprehensive security cordon over forests in Kwara, Niger, and Kebbi states, directing the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to maintain 24-hour surveillance to flush out terrorists and bandits hiding in the areas. In a statement released on Tuesday by Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has just announced the postponement of the zonal aptitude test for Trades and Non-Tradesmen/women, which was initially scheduled for January 6, 2024. The new date for this crucial examination is now set for January 13, 2024. Edward Gabkwet, the Air Vice Marshal and Director of Public Relations and Information for […]
On March 19, 2019, the Nigerian Air Force officially commissioned its Geospatial Intelligence and Data Center (GIDC)—a long-anticipated milestone in Nigeria’s fight against insurgency. In an era where military success hinges increasingly on the fusion of data and technology, the GIDC represents a bold leap into the future of modern warfare. Designed to be the […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), has reaffirmed its commitment to safeguard the nation’s territorial integrity against any form of threat. Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, restated this commitment at the Ground Running ceremony of the L-39ZA aircraft at the 403 Flying Training School (FTC), Kano State on Friday. ‘’We are once […]
Chief of Air Staff (CoAS), Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, says Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has destroyed 10 bandits’ camps in four states in the North-West zone in the ongoing ‘Operation Wutar Daji’. Abubakar disclosed this on Tuesday in Katsina when he inspected the operations which had been on for the last one month. He explained […]
A military General Court Martial sitting in Abuja, has sentenced six Nigerian Air Force personnel to various jail terms for absconding from the convoy of former Chief of Defence Staff, late Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, who was killed by gunmen on December 18, 2018. The six Air Force personnel were aides to the late […]
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has urged personnel of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to strictly observe prescribed precautionary measures against the coronavirus. Abubakar made the call on Monday in his Easter message to personnel of the service. The air chief also urged the personnel to keep hope alive by […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has knocked out some logistics facilities and other structures belonging to elements of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) at Bukar Meram on the fringes of the Lake Chad in Borno state. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, made this known in a […]
Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has stated that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will continue to undertake periodic depot maintenance of aircrafts in its fleet locally, in line with the federal government’s policy to solve the country’s challenges by looking inwards. The air chief who was speaking during the commissioning and acceptance […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has destroyed an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) staging area at Gashigar in Borno state and neutralised several of the insurgents. NAF said it also took out terrorists’ hideouts at Tumbun Rego on the fringes of Lake Chad and at Bula Bello near Sambisa Forest all in Borno […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the repeated attacks by bandits on communities in Niger State and its environs, directing the Nigerian Air Force to deploy its fighter aircraft in checking the menace. The president gave the directive in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has destroyed portions of an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) tactical headquarters at Kollaram on the fringes of the Lake Chad in Borno state. The NAF said it also neutralised some ISWAP fighters in the same area. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, […]
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has urged personnel of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to march into the future with rugged determination for which they were known for. Abubakar, who made the call in his New Year message on Wednesday in Abuja, expressed optimism that 2020 would be a […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday conducted the 2019 counter-terrorism simulation exercise in Minna, Niger in order to integrate air and ground counter-terrorism operations. Air Marshall Sadiq Abubakar, the Chief of Air Staff, who stated this in Minna after the exercise tagged, “Baban Naushi, said the integration would combat banditry and terrorism. He added […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has destroyed an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists’ hideout in the northern part of Borno state. The NAF said it also neutralised some of the ISWAP fighters at Arrinna Ciki on the fringes of the Lake Chad in the same area. NAF Director of Public Relations and […]
The Nigerian Air Force has released a video of an attack on some Boko Haram terrorists (BHTs) in a meeting venue at Ngoske in Borno State by the Air Force (ATF) of operation Lafiya Dole. The Director of Public Relations and Information, Ibikunle Daramola disclosed this in a statement on Friday. READ ALSO: Army arrest […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has destroyed another Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) Terrorists (BHTs) hideout in Borno. NAF also neutralised several of their fighters at Kirta Wulgo on the fringes of Lake Chad in the state. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, disclosed this in a statement […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has neutralised scores of terrorists and destroyed their hideouts in separate air strikes conducted at Durbada (also known as Bula Mongoro), Abaganaram and Tumbun Rego in Borno. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said the […]
An officer of the Nigerian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant Martins Ewerem, was today dismissed from service for raping and assaulting a 14-year-old girl, an Internally Displaced Person (IDP). The victim, said to be living in the Bakassi IDP camp in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, was reported to have gone to fetch firewood in a […]