The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) Rockets secured a hard-fought 37–34 victory over 2024 champion Tojemarine Academy in one of the keenly contested encounters on matchday three of the 2026 Ardova Handball Premier League in Lagos on Monday.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has recovered an intact Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) from the scene of the ATR-42 aircraft accident in Igbokoda, Ondo State, as efforts to retrieve the remaining wreckage and establish the circumstances surrounding the crash continue.
The newly inducted aircraft comprise three Leonardo AW-109 Trekker B helicopters and two Airbus H-125 helicopters, which are expected to expand the Air Force’s rotary-wing fleet, improve aircraft availability and increase its capacity to support ground troops in different operational theatres.
A statement signed by Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations and Information at NAF Headquarters, disclosed that the assurance was conveyed on Wednesday, October 28, during an engagement between the Air Force and the bereaved families to address their concerns, provide updates on the recovery operation and investigation, and outline welfare arrangements for dependants of the victims.
Health concerns are mounting in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, following complaints of a strong stench and fears that the river serving the coastal community may have been contaminated by the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash, prompting Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to order extensive fumigation and preparations for alternative potable water supply.
Specialist divers from the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) have recovered components of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ATR 42-500 aircraft that crashed at Igbokoda, Ondo State, as investigators intensify efforts to determine the cause of the accident.
Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, ordered the sustained recovery operation and a comprehensive investigation as the military seeks to establish the operational, technical, environmental and human circumstances surrounding the tragedy.
The operation, carried out by the Air Component of the Joint Task Force, North East, Operation HADIN KAI, targeted Badu Village, south of Gudumbali in Guzamala Local Government Area, on Saturday, October 10, 2026.
Aneke, who visited the scene of the accident, expressed profound condolences to the families of the personnel and passengers who lost their lives, paying tribute to their service, sacrifice and commitment to the nation.
What would have been the second military air disaster in a row has been averted as some farmers scampered to safety, following an emergency landing of a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Helicopter making an emergency landing in one of the farms in Makurdi metropolis on Wednesday.
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has dismissed a petition seeking the dissolution of a marriage that has lasted over 43 years, ruling that lack of love and mutual respect between spouses does not, on its own, constitute sufficient legal grounds for divorce.
