The Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) from the crashed Beechcraft 350 aircraft that led to the deaths of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other officers, have been recovered. The Accident Investigation Bureau revealed this on Saturday. In a statement signed by the AIB’s General Manager […]
No fewer than 64 people sustained various degrees of injuries after a fuel tanker exploded in Kano on Saturday evening. It was gathered that the tanker exploded into flames while offloading fuel at the Al-Hisan filing station located at Ali Gusau Street, Sharada area of Kano metropolis. Among the casualties were personnel of the Kano […]
Families, friends and well-wishers of the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and other officers on board the ill-fated aircraft that crashed in Kaduna on Friday were inconsolable as the remains of the fallen heroes were laid to rest at the military cemetery on Saturday. The crash, which claimed the lives of […]
By Folasade Akpan, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Over the years, the challenge of providing adequate infrastructure for Nigerians has been a herculean task for government at all levels and the Federal Government has at several occasions called on organisations to help in bridging the gap. The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, at an event […]
It’s two from three for Champions League places as the Premier League reaches its conclusion on Sunday. Champions Manchester City have already secured a spot in the 2021-22 group stage along with Manchester United, who can finish no lower than second. But just one point separates third-placed Chelsea and fifth-placed Leicester, who are below Liverpool […]
By Ibrahim Abdulazeez Officials of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday paid a condolence visit to family of the pilot of the military jet that crashed in Kaduna. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the crash killed the Chief of Army of Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other officers. NAN also […]
By Bosede Olufunmi The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has expended over N1.7 billion in training 270 scholars of Bayero University Kano. This is contained in a statement issued in Kano on Saturday by Mr Lamara Garba, Secretary, Information and Publication Unit of the university. Garba quoted Malam Muhammed Sabob-Sara, the leader of the TETFund […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant Ibrahim Attahiru and other victims of the military plane crash in Kaduna, saying they paid the ultimate price for peace and security in Nigeria. The late COAS was killed on Friday after a military Beachcraft 350 aircraft crashed at the Kaduna International Airport, claiming […]
There will be no increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, in the month of June, the Federal Government has assured Nigerians. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, gave the assurance in a statement on Friday in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. He noted that while […]
Many residents of Ibadan defied the restriction of movement ordered by the Oyo State government during the local government election on Saturday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that vehicular movements were still observed around Ring Road, Adeoyo, Oluyole, Dugbe, Challenge, Mokola, Ojo areas of Ibadan as […]
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