Five personnel of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have tragically lost their lives in a fatal auto crash along the Jos-Akwanga Expressway. The accident occurred on October 22, 2024, while the personnel were en route to Abuja to participate in a sporting event. According to reports, their vehicle collided with an oncoming truck, leading to […]
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Kaduna Airstrike: 23 Worshippers, Others Reportedly Killed
Residents of Jika da Kolo, a community in Yadin Kidandan, Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have alleged that a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft, while targeting terrorists over the weekend, mistakenly bombed their village, resulting in the deaths of more than 25 people. According to local accounts, 23 of the victims were worshippers […]
NAF Airstrikes Destroy Bandit Kingpin’s Base in Kaduna
Airstrikes conducted by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) under Operation Whirl Punch have destroyed a logistics base belonging to a notorious bandit leader in Kaduna State. The base, located in the Yadi Forest in Giwa Local Government Area, was owned by Kadade Gurgu, a close associate of the well-known terrorist leader Dogo Gide. In a […]
No Mercy for Terrorists, Airstrikes Continue Until they’re Defeated – Zamfara Gov
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has firmly stated that his administration will not entertain the appeal of terrorists seeking a cessation of military operations targeting their hideouts. This declaration comes in response to the Nigerian Air Force’s (NAF) continued aerial strikes on bandits and terrorists in the North-West region, particularly in Zamfara State. The NAF […]
NAF Eliminates Over 28 Bandits in Niger Airstrikes
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), as part of Operation Whirl Punch, has successfully neutralized over 28 bandits in a series of airstrikes in Bassa, located in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. This development was disclosed in a statement by NAF’s Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information, Capt. Kabiru Ali, on Thursday in […]
BREAKING: NAF Confirms UAV Crash, Debunks Helicopter Reports
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has refuted claims that one of its helicopters crashed early Monday in Tami village, located in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. In a statement on Monday, NAF spokesman Edward Gabkwet clarified that it was an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), not a helicopter, that experienced a mishap. Gabkwet […]
NAF Obliterate Scores Of Bandits in Tsafe, Zamfara
By: Zagazola Makama The Nigerian Airforce have naturalized scores of bandits in damaging airstrikes in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara state. Military sources confirmed to Zagazola Makama that the airstrikes were conducted in two locations on Wednesday March 27, 2024, at Magazu Village, Gidan Giye and Kachallah Hassan Nabamu camp, in Tsafe LGA. Sources […]
NAF Airstrikes Eliminate Over 100 Eerrorists In Zamfara, Niger – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters says troops have eliminated more than 100 terrorists in air interdictions carried out on the border between Niger and Zamfara states. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known on Thursday in Abuja while giving update on military operations across the country in the last one week. Showing the […]
NAF Raids Zamfara Terrorists’ Enclaves, Kills 16
The air component of military Operation Hadarin Daji has raided the hideouts of terrorist kingpins, Ado Aliero and Dankarami, in Zamfara and Katsina states. The air operations were conducted in Zurmi, Tsafe, Faskari, and Jibia Local Government Areas of Zamfara and Katsina states between July 28 and 29. It was gathered that no fewer than […]
Two US Army Helicopters Crash During Training, Several Feared Dead
Multiple people are believed to have been killed in a crash involving two United States army helicopters. The Fort Campbell military base in Kentucky said crew members were flying two HH60 Blackhawk helicopters during a routine training mission before the crash. The collision was said to have happened around 10pm US time on Wednesday. The […]