The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reaffirmed its commitment to intensifying air operations against terrorists and criminal elements across the country. Naija News reports that the assurance was given by the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, during an Eid-el-Fitr luncheon held in honour of troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE in Makurdi,…
The Nigerian Air Force has received commendation for its professionalism and operational excellence from the Chief of the South African Air Force, Lieutenant General Wiseman Simo Mbambo, who paid an official visit to the Headquarters Tactical Air Command in Makurdi on Monday, October 28, 2025. The visit was aimed at strengthening bilateral relations, enhancing professional…
Several fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, have been killed and an ammunition dump destroyed in a series of airstrikes conducted by the Nigerian Air Force in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State. The precision strikes, carried out by the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai on Sunday, targeted terrorist…
The Nigerian Air Force has disowned a viral message circulating across social media platforms claiming that it has commenced recruitment for the 2025/2026 Basic Military Training Course and Direct Short Service Commission, describing it as false and misleading. In a statement on Thursday by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame,…
The Nigerian Air Force has commenced investigations into the circumstances behind the death of one of its personnel attached to its Bauchi Command, Corporal A. S. Wulumba.The officer reportedly died while confined to a guardroom after being detained for arriving late to his duty post.According to reports, his grieving sister, Numdarai Wulumba, said her brother…
The Nigerian Air Force has carried out successful air interdiction operations against terrorist enclaves in Talala and Ajigin, located in the Timbuktu Triangle of Borno State, neutralising scores of fighters and destroying key logistics infrastructure. This was contained in a post by a counter-insurgency and security analyst, Zagazola Makama, on social media. According to the…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday said its personnel has neutralised scores of bandits Group Captain Kabiru Ali, Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force, in a statement said NAF aircraft “delivered coordinated strikes on terrorist strongholds at Warawara, near Wajiroko, and Chinene in the Mandara Mountains, Borno State, dealing…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to strengthening its partnership with the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, to bolster security and foster aviation growth. Governor Abiodun stated this on Monday during a meeting with the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, at the NAF Headquarters in Abuja….
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has killed a high-ranking Islamic State Wet Africa (ISWAP) commander, Bashir Dauda in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State. The airstrike by NAF also led to the death of 50 fighters while destroying ISWAP supply depot in the Jubularam enclave, which were filled with a substantial of food and…
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, says its Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch, OPWP, has destroyed a terrorist logistics base at Yadi Forest in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Deputy Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Group Capt. Kabiru Ali, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Ali said…