70 Cattle Burnt To Ashes In Ilorin

Accidents and SafetyBusiness70 Cattle Burnt To Ashes In Ilorin

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 5, 2021

A late-night inferno that started around 11 pm on Thursday at the popular Ipata Meat Market Ilorin has left butchers counting their losses with no fewer than 70 cattle burnt to ashes. The affected animals include 15 cattle, 15 sheep, 15 rams and 25 goats. Shops at the market were also razed in the process. It was gathered that the fire emanated from refuse collected by traders in the market which was later spread by...

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Bandits Kill Four People In Fresh Attack In Jamaa LGA, Kaduna

Accidents and SafetyLocal GovernmentBandits Kill Four People In Fresh Attack In Jamaa LGA, Kaduna

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 2, 2021

KADUNA — Not less than four persons were killed and one other injured in fresh bandits attack in Goska community in Jamaa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, revealed that the armed bandits invaded the community and killed four residents, including two males and two females. According to a security report, the assailants attacked the two males on their farms. A woman also...

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Why We Allow Younger Pilots To Fly Army Chief, Others – Official

Accidents and SafetyMilitaryWhy We Allow Younger Pilots To Fly Army Chief, Others – Official

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 30, 2021

ABUJA — The Nigerian Air Force has said the capability of its pilots should not be questioned despite the recent NAF plane crashes, which included last Friday’s crash which claimed the lives of the Chief of Army Staff Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other military personnel. A NAF Beechcraft King Air 350i crashed at the Kaduna civil airport after the pilot diverted from the military airport because of bad weather. It was the second time that...

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OPINION: Secrecy and Conspiracy Theories Surround Nigerian Plane Crashes

Accidents and SafetyCrime & SecurityOPINION: Secrecy and Conspiracy Theories Surround Nigerian Plane Crashes

PilotnewsMay 27, 2021

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger   The plane crash May 21 killing Chief of Army Staff General Ibrahim Attahiru and all passengers and crew aboard is the fourth air tragedy in the past five months involving Nigeria Air Force aircraft. Initially, few details on the most recent crash were released, allowing conspiracy theories and falsely claimed videos of the crash to emerge on social media. The opposition Peoples Democratic Party caucus in the National Assembly called for a thorough investigation of...

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Boat Mishap: Persons Still Missing in Kebbi

Accidents and SafetyNewsBoat Mishap: Persons Still Missing in Kebbi

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 27, 2021

Authorities in Kebbi state say about 154 persons are still missing following Wednesday’s boat mishap which occurred about 10am in Ngaski Local Government Area of the State. The Area Manager of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) in Yauri, Kebbi State, Mr. Yusuf Birma, confirmed that a total of 154 persons are still missing following Wednesday’s boat mishap. The wooden boat was said to be carrying bags of sand for gold miners, motorcycles and other...

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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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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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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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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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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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