Tag: Nigeria Air Force
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Air Force trains 15 Air Provost Personnel in Advanced Crime Scene Investigation
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on 23 October 2020 graduated 15 personnel, comprising 4 officers and 11 airmen/airwomen of the Air Provost (AP) Specialty, from the Advanced Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Course at the 057 Provost Investigation Group (057 PIG) Forensic Laboratory in Ikeja, Lagos. The 4-week intensive training was conducted to further develop the…
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Photo News: Celebrating Nigeria @ 60 TOGETHER
Some of the sights from October 1 Ceremonial Parade to celebrate Nigeria’s 60th Independence Anniversary, which featured a fly past by Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft, including formations of Agusta 109 Power Helicopters, Alpha Jets and L-39ZA 369
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COVID-19: NAF distributes 140 oxygen cylinders to Abuja isolation centres
In furtherance of its continued efforts to provide support for the Government and people towards combating the COVID-19 pandemic in the Country, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday, 17 September 2020, distributed over 140 cylinders of Liquid Oxygen (LOX) to 2 Isolation Centres in Abuja. The beneficiary Isolation Centres are the University of Abuja…
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Air Force commences construction for newly created 203 CRG unit in Gombe
As part of measures to tackle insecurity in the North East, the Nigeria Air Force on Monday inaugurated the 203 Combat Reconnaissance Group (203 CRG), in Gombe State. This is even as the NAF commences the construction of infrastructure for the newly created base. The new Unit, which would serve as the Base for Unmanned…
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Troops kill ISWAP terrorists in Borno, destroy hideouts
In continuation of efforts to eliminate criminal elements in the North East of the Country, the Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE on Tuesday eliminated some Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists and destroyed compounds housing them at Kaza along the Gulumba Gana – Kumshe axis of Borno State. In a statement…
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Photos: NAF graduates 123 in AFIT as Air Chief urges more technical innovations
The Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has tasked newly graduated personnel of specialized sundry courses at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna to be innovative, focused and bring the skills acquired during their training to bear in the discharge of their technical duties in support of air operations. This…
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NAF unveils identify of driver who killed Arotile, to hand over case to police
The Nigerian Air Force on Sunday revealed the identity of the driver of the car that hit the late Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Ibikunle Daramola, made this known at a briefing in Abuja. Daramola gave the name of Arotile’s ex-classmate who drove the vehicle that hit Nigeria’s first…
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Arotile: Expect outcome of our investigation Sunday — NAF
The Nigerian Air Force says it will, on Sunday, give details of the outcome of its preliminary investigation into the circumstances that led to the death of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile. The country’s first female combat helicopter pilot died on Tuesday as a result of head injuries sustained in a road traffic accident at the…
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Driver who killed Arotile had no driving licence — Investigation
Fresh facts have emerged that the ex-classmate who knocked down Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile is a civilian who had no valid driving papers. The country was thrown into mourning on Tuesday when the Nigerian Air Force first announced that the country’s first female combat helicopter pilot died from a road traffic accident at the NAF…
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Two arrested as NAF commences investigation into Arotile’s death
Late combat for burial in Abuja Thursday The Nigerian Air Force on Friday stated that it was investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of its Flying Officer, Tolulope Arotile, in a road accident, adding that two persons were being held. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, stated these in…