CAS Aneke Bags DECAN Award for Air Force Contributions to Counterterrorism

CAS Aneke Bags DECAN Award for Air Force Contributions to Counterterrorism

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has received an award from the Defence Correspondents Association of Nigeria (DECAN) in recognition of the Nigerian Air Force’s contributions to counterterrorism and other security operations across the country. Aneke who was represented at the award ceremony by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, received the […]

October 13, 2026 12

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NAF 931 crash: All 25 on board killed as Air Force releases names, orders probe

By Zainab Uzomah ABUJA — The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed that all 25 people aboard its ATR-42 aircraft, NAF 931, died when the aircraft crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State on Monday, October 5, 2026. The confirmation ends earlier uncertainty over the number of people aboard the aircraft. While the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, had initially reported […]

October 8, 2026 9

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NAF Air Support Disrupts Kidnappers’ Operations in Benue

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its air support has disrupted the activities of suspected kidnappers operating around Ogbadigbo Local Government Area of Benue State, near the Enugu-Benue boundary. According to a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, the operation involved close air support for surface forces targeting the criminal elements in the area. The NAF said the air […]

October 8, 2026 7

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NAF Air Raids Hit Terrorist Hideouts, Neutralise Fighters In Sambisa

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The Nigerian Air Force has sustained coordinated attacks on key terrorist facilities and logistics enclaves within the Sambisa Forest axis of Borno State, triggering apprehension and confusion among terrorist groups operating in the area. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, the NAF said the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI […]

June 1, 2026 20

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CAS Charges Air Commanders to Intensify Operations Against Insurgents

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has charged commanders of the Nigerian Air Force to intensify operational pressure on insurgents and other criminal elements across the country. The charge was given during an operational briefing held on May 18 with Branch Chiefs, Air Officers Commanding, Directors, and Air Component Commanders from various operational theatres nationwide. During the meeting, the Air Chief stressed the […]

May 19, 2026 16

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DHQ Denies Civilian Casualties in Shiroro Air Strikes, Says 70 Bandits Killed

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Defence Headquarters has dismissed reports alleging civilian casualties during recent aerial bombardments carried out by the Nigerian military in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. According to a statement signed by the director media operations Major General Michael Onoja, the air strikes were conducted by the Nigerian Army UAV Command between late May 9 and early hours of May 10, following intelligence reports on the […]

May 16, 2026 18

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Air Chief orders zero complacency as NAF intensifies intelligence-led strikes

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Chief of the Air Staff, Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has directed the intensification of intelligence-led air strikes against terrorists and bandits, warning commanders that complacency would not be tolerated. According to a statement signed by Ehimen Ejodame, the Air Chief gave the directive during a strategic visit to the Headquarters Special Operations Command in Bauchi on April 29, 2026. Aneke told personnel that all operations of the […]

May 1, 2026 29

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Air Strikes Destroy ISWAP Boats, Kill Scores in Lake Chad

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja Scores of ISWAP fighters have been killed and their waterway logistics network destroyed following precision air strikes by troops of Operation HADIN KAI around the Lake Chad axis in Borno State. According to a statement signed by the Media Information Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, the strikes were carried out during sustained overnight operations on April 21 and 22, 2026, targeting terrorist activities around Kaniram Island. […]

April 29, 2026 26

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Dozens feared dead after air strike hits market on Borno–Yobe border

By Zainab Uzomah Dozens of people are feared to have been killed after an air strike struck a busy market in Jilli, a weekly trading hub on the border between Borno and Yobe states in north-east Nigeria. The incident happened on 11 April during ongoing military operations targeting Islamist militants in the area. Initial reports put the death toll at about 50, but local sources say the number could be […]

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