Nigerian Army Commences Investigation Of Plane Crash That Kills COAS, Others in Kaduna

Accidents and SafetyMilitaryNigerian Army Commences Investigation Of Plane Crash That Kills COAS, Others in Kaduna

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 22, 2021

ABUJA — It was a black Friday for Nigerians when the news filtered that a Nigerian Air Force Beechcraft 350 with registration NGR203 from Abuja to Kaduna carrying Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Ibrahim Attahiru and others had crashed and no survivor of the ill-fated plane. The incident occurred around 6pm and those on board include principal officers, personal aides of the COAS and the crew. They are: Lt Gen I Attahiru, Brig Gen MI Abdulkadir,...

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BREAKING: Chief of Army Staff Dies in Air Crash

Accidents and SafetyMilitaryBREAKING: Chief of Army Staff Dies in Air Crash

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 21, 2021

Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru has died in an air crash. General Attahiru died with his aides in a plane crash. According to military sources, the crash occurred today while on an official trip to Kaduna. Gen. Attahiru who was newly appointed chief of army staff on January 26, succeeding Tukur Buratai. He was 54. The presidency has already been briefed about the development. Meanwhile, the Nigerian Air Force has issued a...

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Niger State Government Distributes Over100 Life Jacket Vests To Some Communities

Accidents and SafetyNewsNiger State Government Distributes Over100 Life Jacket Vests To Some Communities

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 19, 2021

Niger State government has distributed over 100 live jackets to some communities around Shiroro and Erena axis of Shiroro Local Government Area of the State. The Commissioner of Transport Hon Ramatu Yar’adua who was represented by her colleague in the ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development, Hon. Mamman Musa, handed over the live jackets to the communities. Yar’adua stated that the life jackets vest was provided by the State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello after...

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Gunmen Attack, Destroy NDLEA Office in Abia

Accidents and SafetyNewsGunmen Attack, Destroy NDLEA Office in Abia

Beloved John (Staff Writer)May 12, 2021

Barely ten days after an office of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) was burnt down in Akwa Ibom, another office controlled by a national agency was destroyed in Abia state. On Tuesday, an office of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) was destroyed with fire by unidentified men in Abia state. Femi Babalo, spokesperson of the agency confirmed this incident. Admitting that no casualty was recorded, Babalo said an investigation into the incident is...

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Boat Mishap Claims 15 Lives In Niger State

Accidents and SafetyNewsNigeriaBoat Mishap Claims 15 Lives In Niger State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 9, 2021

Catastrophe has struck the Tijana community of Munya Local Government Area of Niger State on Saturday following a boat mishap that claimed the lives of over 15 villagers on board the ill-fated boat inside a river in the area. A similar boat mishap had occurred in the area that claimed over 13 lives in 2017 when a passenger Wooden boat with no fewer than about 30 people on board capsized midway into their journey to...

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23 Killed in Mexico Metro Bridge Collapse

Accidents and SafetyWorld News23 Killed in Mexico Metro Bridge Collapse

PilotnewsMay 4, 2021

MEXICO CITY –– No fewer than 23 people were killed and 70 others injured after a metro bridge collapsed in southern Mexico City Monday night, according to local authorities. Authorities said on social media that 49 of the injured have been rushed to hospital. In an interview with local TV station on Tuesday, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said that the accident occurred Monday when a concrete beam collapsed just as a subway train was...

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Kaduna State Environmental Protection Authority Issues Relocation Notices To 305 Residents

Accidents and SafetyEnvironmentNewsNigeriaKaduna State Environmental Protection Authority Issues Relocation Notices To 305 Residents

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 25, 2021

The General Manager Kaduna state Environmental Protection Authority (KEPA), Mr. Lawal Jibrin said the authority has issued 305 relocation notices to residents of flood-prone areas across the state. Jibrin told newsmen on Friday in Kaduna that the notices became necessary after a series of meetings and interactions with various stakeholders as no fewer than 30 flood cases were reported in 2020. “We urge those issued notices in flood-prone areas to relocate to safer places before...

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Shell’s Pipeline Spills 213 Barrels of Crude into Bayelsa Community

Accidents and SafetyEnvironmentShell’s Pipeline Spills 213 Barrels of Crude into Bayelsa Community

PilotnewsApril 22, 2021

YENEGOA —  The Okordia-Rumekpe 14-inch crude truck line operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has discharged some 213 barrels of crude oil into Ikarama community in Bayelsa. SPDC’s Media Relations Manager, Mr. Bamidele Odugbesan, confirmed the leakage and said that the probe into the incident had been concluded. A Joint Investigative Visit’s (JIV) report obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the incident on Thursday confirmed that the incident occurred on April...

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FRSC Impounds 3,205 Vehicles, Apprehends 5,630 Offenders

Accidents and SafetyLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaFRSC Impounds 3,205 Vehicles, Apprehends 5,630 Offenders

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 11, 2021

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has impounded 3,205 vehicles and apprehended 5,630 offenders for committing 6,880 offenses during the Easter special patrol from March 31 to April 7. The Corps covered 1,575 routes within the period. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Bisi Kazeem, said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja. He said the Corps also arraigned 87 offenders in mobile courts, convicted 79 with option...

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Trans-Loading of Fuel Responsible for Tuesday’s Fire Outbreak in Kaduna – KADSEMA

Accidents and SafetyNewsNigeriaTrans-Loading of Fuel Responsible for Tuesday’s Fire Outbreak in Kaduna – KADSEMA

PilotnewsApril 1, 2021

KADUNA — The Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA) says trans loading of petroleum products was responsible for the fire outbreak at Anguwan Mu’azu in Kaduna on Tuesday. Abubakar Hassan, Executive Secretary of the agency made this known while conducting a check on environmental safety issues in the area on Thursday. According to him, the fire incident is a result of trans-loading of petroleum products by inexperienced persons with no safety measures in place. He...

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