Nigerian Air Force (NAF), under the directive of the Chief of the Air Staff, has achieved another major breakthrough in the ongoing counterterrorism operations with a precision Air Interdiction (AI) mission conducted on 19 November 2025 at ARRA, a notorious terrorist hideout within the Sambisa general area. Director of...
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Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Air Component of the Joint Task Force of Operation FANSAN YAMMA has achieved a major operational breakthrough following precision air interdiction missions conducted on 14 November 2025 at the Sauri bandit camp in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Director of Public Relations and...
Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, has declared that terrorists, insurgents and armed bandits will find “no hiding place” anywhere in Nigeria, as the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) intensifies its nationwide counter-terrorism operations. Aneke gave the assurance during an operational tour of the Air Component...
Scores of Boko Haram terrorists were neutralized by troops of Joint Task Force North East ‘Operation Hadin Kai’, with support from Nigerien Air Force when the terrorists attempted to invade Forward Operation Base (FOB) in Kangar, Mallam fatori town, Abbadam local area of Borno state. The incident which took...
As military investigators continue probing the foiled coup plot against President Bola Tinubu’s administration, PREMIUM TIMES has exclusively obtained details of the identities of 16 of the top military officers allegedly involved in the failed attempt. Sources with details of the ongoing investigations earlier told this medium that 14...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has officially begun online registration for its Basic Military Training Course (BMTC) 46/2025, calling on patriotic young Nigerians to take advantage of the opportunity to serve their country. In a public announcement, the NAF confirmed that the application process is entirely free, with registration running...
In a decisive show of force against oil theft and environmental degradation, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has destroyed multiple clusters of illegal crude oil refining sites in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State. This operation was disclosed in a statement issued Friday by Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet,...
On behalf of the officers, airmen, airwomen, and civilian staff of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Bala Abubakar, has warmly welcomed the 275 newly commissioned officers from the Nigerian Defence Academy into the Air Force family. A statement issued by...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has eliminated over 35 terrorists through targeted air strikes near the Nigeria-Cameroon border, as part of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK). This is contained in a statement released on Saturday in Abuja by NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Air...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum has called for the deployment of additional air platforms to further degrade the capabilities of Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters in the Lake Chad, Sambisa forest l, Timbuktu triangle and Mandara mountains. Governor Zulum made the call...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Hassan Abubakar has said the transfer of the abandoned airstrip in Eket, Akwa Ibom State which was previously under the operation of Mobil Producing Nigeria will boost air power for national security. Abubakar, who stated this when he...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) recently celebrated a significant milestone with the graduation of 30 new helicopter pilots. The Combined Graduation Ceremony for the Integrated Helicopter Pilot Course 9/2024 and Airline Transport Pilot Licence Course 2/2025 was held at the International Helicopter Flying School (IHFS) in Enugu. Chief of Air...
In a daring and well-coordinated offensive, Nigerian military forces have successfully decimated a large group of terrorists fleeing Zamfara State into Niger State, following a series of precision airstrikes and a fierce ground assault. Credible defence intelligence sources confirmed to PRNigeria that the joint operation—comprising Nigerian Air Force (NAF)...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF), under Operation Fasan Yamma, conducted a devastating airstrike that eliminated 95 terrorists near Ragada and Warari villages in Rijau Local Government Area of Niger State. According to a credible intelligence source cited by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), NAF fighter jets intercepted the terrorists...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has debunked circulating advertisements claiming recruitment for the 2025/2026 Basic Military Training Course (BMTC) and Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC), labeling them as fraudulent. In a statement issued on Thursday, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations and Information, clarified...
By OLA MODUPE, Ibadan– Oyo State Executive Council has approved N7.7 billion for the procurement of two aircraft to combat banditry, kidnapping, and other forms of security threats in the state. The approval was made during the weekly meeting of the council held on Tuesday. According to the State...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has launched precision air strikes against key terrorist strongholds nestled in the Mandara Mountains, located in Borno State. The targets, Wa Jahode and Loghpere, have long served as fortified enclaves for the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) faction of Boko...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- A joint operation between the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Air Force successfully thwarted bandits incursion into Bangi community in Niger State’s Mariga Local Government Area on June 24, 2025. The operation, based on credible intelligence, led to a intense gun battle between troops and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has conducted airstrikes on a major terrorist’s enclave in Bukar Meram, on the southern flank of the Lake Chad region, Borno. The operation, carried out by the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), resulted in the destruction of key...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has launched a decisive pre-emptive strike against Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State, killing scores of insurgents and crippling their plans to disrupt Eid celebrations. Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, confirmed this in a...