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Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar

NAF to take delivery of 18 attack helicopters – CAS

The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, says the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) will soon take delivery of 18 attack helicopters to boost its fleet of aircraft.

Abubakar said this at a one-day tour of formations and units under the NAF 115 Special Operations Group (SOG) in Port Harcourt on Wednesday.

He said that 12 attack helicopters would be supplied by the United States while another six helicopters would be provided by the Turkish government in September.

“We are not deterred by recent developments as the Federal Government has approved the acquisition of 12 AH1 Zulu Cobra and six T129 Helicopters from the United States and Turkey, respectively.

“The first two T129 helicopters are scheduled to come into operation by September to enhance our operational capabilities.

“So, yes, we are saddened by the recent loss of our airplane (MI 171 helicopter) but then, we have a lot more (aircraft) coming in and our capabilities are increasing,” he said.

Abubakar said he visited the state to commiserate with families of the NAF pilots and crew that died in the ill-fated helicopter crash in Niger on Aug. 14.

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“So, we came here to express our deepest condolences to the immediate family members of the crew that we lost.

“The 115 special operations group is the home base for the airplane and all the crew that were onboard the unfortunate crash of our MI-171 helicopter.

“Aside this, we are also here to interact with the officers and men of the unit to encourage and assure them of our support in Operation Delta Safe,” he added.

The Air Force chief said the deceased crew onboard the crashed aircraft included the pilot, co-pilot and two airmen – who oversaw the cabin.

He said the Air Force was currently putting measures in place to put an end to crashes of military aircraft in the country.

According to him, the measures included the setting up of an air crash investigation board to detect the probable causes of the crash to mitigate future recurrence.

“NAF has a target innovation of zero accidents, but the truth is that as long as we keep operating, there will be incidents because it is human beings that operate the aircraft.

“We have also established and empowered our NAF Institute of Safety – where we train our pilots and technicians in the fundamentals of safety to improve safety culture in the Air Force.

“The overall aim is that in the nearest future, we will have a well-engraved safety culture in realisation of our target of zero accidents and incidents in NAF,” he said.

NAF to take delivery of 18 attack helicopters – CAS

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General Overseer arrested for allegedly defiling 3 minors, forcing them to swear by Bible

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Olayinka Ajiboye

General Overseer arrested for allegedly defiling 3 minors, forcing them to swear by Bible

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kwara Command, has arrested a cleric identified Olayinka Ajiboye, for allegedly defiling three minors at Agah Village, Ilorin, South Local Government Area of Kwara.

Parading the suspect in Ilorin, the state capital on Thursday, May 9, the command Public Relations Officer, Ayooola Ishola, said the suspect specialises in harassing and sexually assaulting minors. Shola said that Ajiboye had been under the surveillance of the command, following several complaints about his nefarious activities.

“He was apprehended after a tip-off on Tuesday, and investigation conducted revealed that the suspect is the General Overseer of Divine Land of Joy Prayer Ministry, at Agah village. He had sexually assaulted several members of the church, as reported by the victims,”he said

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The PRO noted that one of the victims, (names witheld) reported the case at the Gender Unit of the command on April 3, revealing horrifying details of her ordeal.

“She disclosed that Ajiboye lured her into a house in Sango and sexually assaulted her, afterwards, compelled her to swear with the Holy Bible. He threatened her never to discuss the incident with anyone, or else, be ready to face fatal consequences,” he said.

Shola said that the second and third victims also revealed that the suspect cunningly raped them, forced one of them to terminate the pregnancy she had, and they should never report to anyone.

The State Commandant, Umar Mohammed, expressed concern over the infamous act and directed the Head of Gender Unit to conduct a detailed investigation and ensure that the suspect is prosecuted diligently.

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Cleric allegedly sets wife’s house ablaze following prayer disagreement in Ekiti

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Cleric allegedly sets wife’s house ablaze following prayer disagreement in Ekiti

An Ekiti-based Islamic cleric, Ahmed Ojo, has been arrested for allegedly setting fire to his wife’s residence in the Egbe Odo area of Isua Ijesa, Ekiti State, due to her refusal to participate in a late-night prayer with him.

According to Punch, the wife, Bosede Afolabi, revealed that the incident occurred on April 27 when her husband returned home and requested they observe a prayer around 11 pm, which she declined due to exhaustion.

Afolabi stated that her refusal angered her husband, leading to a disturbance that prompted her to seek the intervention of neighbors to calm him down.

Despite efforts to explain her fatigue after a stressful day at work, her husband remained unreceptive, and when she sensed his escalating violence, she sought refuge at a neighbor’s residence for the night.

She narrated further, “At about midnight, a girl from our neighbourhood came to knock on the house to inform us that my house was on fire and that it seemed my husband had set the house on fire.

“I and some neighbours rushed to the scene only to see that the whole building had been engulfed in fire. Before we could get help in putting the fire out, the building had been razed.

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“He was later caught and handed over to the police.”

She added that she remarried Ojo after her first husband passed away, and she has been accommodating him since they got married.

When asked if there had been recurring misunderstanding between them, Afolabi said they had no misunderstanding before the incident.

She, however, blamed her husband’s action on the influence of alcohol.

“What I observed that night was that he was drunk, which was why I tried to avoid the escalation of the disagreement that ensued on that fateful day. He often comes home drunk sometimes, but we have not had any serious misunderstanding in the past,” Afolabi noted.

She added that the incident had left her in a devastating situation due to the huge loss it had caused her.

“I have not been myself since the incident happened because of the loss it has caused me. I appeal to Nigerians to come to my aid,” she concluded.

The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, disclosed that the suspect is under investigation.

“The incident happened. The man has been arrested and he is currently undergoing investigation at the state’s CID,” Abutu said.

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Your husband is not your partner, he is the head – Daddy Freeze tells Nigerian women

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Your husband is not your partner, he is the head – Daddy Freeze tells Nigerian women

Popular media personality Daddy Freeze has sparked controversy by declaring that a husband should not be viewed as a partner, but rather as the head of the household.

In a video shared online, he asserted that this notion is deeply rooted in various religious traditions, including Christianity, Islam, and traditionalist beliefs, as well as across different cultural tribes.

According to Daddy Freeze, women should shift their perspective and recognize their husbands as the authority figures in the home, rather than seeing them as equals or partners.

In the video, the outspoken personality claimed that he would disrupt the aspirations of Nigerians wanting to relocate abroad.

He further asserted that individuals accused of illegal activities have unjustly pointed fingers at him.

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In the video, Daddy Freeze mentioned that certain individuals had pleaded with him in the comments section, urging him not to take any action against Nigerians.

Daddy Freeze added that he was trying to pity Nigerians and not act on his words. He further boasted that the people don’t have an idea of how big he was in Nigeria.

This is coming few weeks after the media personality, who runs an online church, appealed to Pastor Chris to extend his resurrecting power to late celebrities Mohbad, who passed on in 2023, and Mr Ibu, who died recently.

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, while speaking at the Healing Steam Festival, disclosed that Christ Embassy had raised more than 50 people from the dead in the last year.

Pastor Chris added that people from different countries, both old and young, were resurrected through his ministry.

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