Tag: Chief of Air Staff
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BREAKING: NAF rejigs in major shake up; 52 Air Vice Marshals, 46 Air Commodores redeployed
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Hassan Abubakar has approved the redeployment of 98 officers of air rank, following the recent change of guard in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).
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Buhari tasks NAF on collaboration with technological, innovative institutions
President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on collaboration and partnership with technological, innovative institutions, industries and individuals, to enhance its performance and operational capacity. Buhari, represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, gave the task at the ceremonial parade and aerial display marking the 59th Anniversary Celebration of NAF, otherwise known as NAF…
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Alleged Money Laundering: Ex-Chief of Air Staff to know fate March 17
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday, fixed March 17 for judgment in the remaining one count charge of money laundering levelled against former Chief of Air Staff, Mohammed Umar.
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We Will Defeat Insurgency, Chief Of Air Staff Assures Nigerians
By Debo Oladimeji Against the backdrop of insecurity in the country, the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Isiaka Oladayo Amao has assured Nigerians that insecurity will soon be a thing of the past. Speaking on the state of insecurity in the country, he said that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is…
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Major shake-up in Army as COAS approves appointment, redeployment of over 100 generals
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has approved appointment of new General Officers Commanding (GOCs), Principal Staff Officers, commandants of military institutions and corps commanders of units and formations of Nigerian Army. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, in a statement on Saturday, said the appointment/redeployment was a normal routine aimed…
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All you need to know about Nigeria’s newly appointed service chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari has finally succumbed to public pressure to dispense with his service chiefs, who have overstayed their tenure for several years. Those involved are the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas; and Chief of Air Staff,…
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BREAKING: Ex-Chief of Air Staff Nsikak Eduok is dead
Former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Nsikak Eduok is dead. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG gathered that Eduok died Wednesday night at age 73 but not from COVID-19 complications as widely circulated. According to family sources, Eduok died from kidney related illness which had kept him on the hospital bed for many months before he finally breathed…
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Buhari’s Minister marries Chief of Air Staff secretly in Abuja
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, has reportedly married Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, the Chief of Air Staff in Abuja. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the wedding is coming a year after the minister was rumoured to have married President Muhammadu Buhari. According to a report by Daily Trust,…
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Boko Haram: Abubakar hails military, says ‘they have done well securing North-east from insurgents’
The Chief of Air Staff, Sadique Abubakar, on Friday said the military had successfully stabilised and secured the North-east from Boko Haram insurgents. Mr. Abubakar, an Air Marshal, said this in Port Harcourt at a skills acquisition and vocational training graduation ceremony for 150 youth . The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the training…