Flight Data Recorder, Cockpit Voice Recorder Recovered-AIB

Accidents and SafetyInvestigationsFlight Data Recorder, Cockpit Voice Recorder Recovered-AIB

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 23, 2021

General Manager, Public Affairs of the Accident Investigation Bureau Tunji Oketunbi says the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) from the crashed aircraft that led to the death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Ibrahim Attahiru has been recovered. Oketunbi in a statement released said the black box of the crashed flight has been recovered and that the Nigerian Air Force has mandated the agency to lead the investigation. “The...

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President Buhari, Vice President Osinbajo Absent At The Burial Of COAS, Others

NewsPresident Buhari, Vice President Osinbajo Absent At The Burial Of COAS, Others

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 23, 2021

Families, relatives, friends and well-wishers of the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and other fallen officers could not hold back their tears during the burial on Saturday. The interment followed funeral services at the National Mosque and Nigerian Air Force Protestant Church, after the bodies brought back from Kaduna through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. Both President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo were absent at both the funeral service and...

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Explosion: About 64 People Sustained Injuries In Kano

Accidents and SafetyExplosion: About 64 People Sustained Injuries In Kano

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 23, 2021

More 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 filling station located at Ali Gusau Street, Sharada area of Kano metropolis. Among the casualties were personnel of the Kano State Fire Service who had responded to the distress call. The Spokesman of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Yusuf Abdullahi,...

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Governor Bello of Niger State commission Vesico Vagina Fistula Women Health Centre In Kontagora

HealthPhilanthropyGovernor Bello of Niger State commission Vesico Vagina Fistula Women Health Centre In Kontagora

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 23, 2021

The Women Health Centre built by Raise Foundation, with the support of Mainstream Foundation in Kontagora has been commissioned by Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State. The modern and well-equipped edifice was built by the wife of Niger State Governor, Dr. Amina Abubakar Bello through her Raise Foundation, with the support of Mainstream Foundation as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The centre meant to provide health care services to women affected by...

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Fulani And Tiv Agrees On Cease-Fire In Taraba

Local GovernmentPeaceFulani And Tiv Agrees On Cease-Fire In Taraba

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 23, 2021

Fulani and Tiv leaders in Taraba State have agreed to a cease-fire aimed at bringing an end to the bloody clashes between the two tribes which have claimed several lives in some parts of the state. The cease-fire agreement followed an intensive deliberation by the stakeholders of the two tribes held in Jalingo, Taraba State capital Sunday. Both tribes have also resolved to come together, forgive each other and live in peace as brothers and...

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2 of 4,797 Nigeria Governors Forum Mourns Late Chief of Army Staff, Others

Accidents and SafetyNewsNigeria2 of 4,797 Nigeria Governors Forum Mourns Late Chief of Army Staff, Others

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 22, 2021

ABUJA — The Nigeria Governors Forum on Saturday expressed shock over the death of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and others died in a plane crash in Kaduna, on Friday. Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi who is also the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum in a statement titled, ‘Demise of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru,’ in Abuja, on Saturday, said the NGF received news of...

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Katsina Emirate Council Sack District Head Of Kankara For Aiding, Abetting Banditry Activities

Crime & SecurityNewsKatsina Emirate Council Sack District Head Of Kankara For Aiding, Abetting Banditry Activities

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 22, 2021

The Katsina Emirate Council has announced the sacking of the District Head of Kankara LGA also known as Sarkin Pawa, Alhaji Yusuf Lawal for aiding and abetting banditry activities in his domain. The District Head, who was suspended last month, April 30, 2021, was found guilty of all the charges levied against him by the committee set-up to look into the issue. The spokesman of the Katsina Emirate, Sarkin Labarai, Alh. Ibrahim Iro Bindawa reportedly...

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Remains of COAS, Other Buried In Abuja

Accidents and SafetyRemains of COAS, Other Buried In Abuja

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 22, 2021

The remains of General Ibrahim Attahiru, the late Chief of Army Staff, and others who died in a plane crash on Friday have been airlifted from the Nigeria Air Force base, Kaduna to Abuja. The remains of the deceased were conveyed from the 44 Nigerian Army Referral Hospital, Kaduna to the Nigeria Air Force base in the Mando area of the state. Before the internment for the late COAS and 6 other senior officers took place...

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No Plan To Increase Price Of Petrol-Minister

BusinessOil & GasNo Plan To Increase Price Of Petrol-Minister

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 22, 2021

ABUJA — The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says the Federal Government has no plans to increase the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol in June. In a statement in Abuja on Friday, the Minister was reacting to recent reports regarding the resolution of the Nigeria Governors Forum to increase the pump price of petrol. “Once again, it has become necessary to assure Nigerians that despite...

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OBITUARY: The Man Lt-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru: A Professional Career

Accidents and SafetyObituaryOBITUARY: The Man Lt-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru: A Professional Career

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 22, 2021

Late Lieutenant-General Ibrahim Attahiru was born on August 10, 1966 in Doka, Kaduna North Local Government Area, Kaduna State and was appointed Chief of Army Staff on January 26, 2021. He was the 25th Chief of Army Staff and a graduate of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji and Nigerian Army School of Infantry. He commenced cadets training in January 1984 and was commissioned into the rank of Second Lieutenant...

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