A Prince of Zazzau and son of the recently deceased Emir has tragically died in a road accident in Kaduna State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Alhaji Umar Shehu Idris, who held the title of Dan Isan Zazzau, passed away following a car crash on the Kaduna-Abuja expressway on Tuesday afternoon. EDITOR’S PICKS Health, Planning … Read more
The Beechcraft 350 aircraft conveying the Chief of Army Staff and ten other officers crashed at the Kaduna International Airport on Friday due to bad weather The House of Representatives has postponed its planned security summit scheduled to hold on Monday. This was announced in a statement issued on Sunday by the Clerk of the … Read more
Since January, the nation has recorded three plane crashes involving military aircraft resulting in the death of at least 20 personnel. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to treat military plane crashes as a national emergency. CAN’s reaction comes two days after a Nigerian Air Force jet crashed at the … Read more
“He was the only Airforce officer in my state. He was a special child. He graduated as the youngest in his set…” George Olufade, the father of Flight Lieutenant Alfred Olufade, the pilot of the ill-fated aircraft that killed the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 others has decried the state … Read more
The Chief of Army Staff and the other officers died on Friday, in a Beachcraft 350 aircraft at the Kaduna International Airport The United States Mission in Nigeria and the Government of the United Kingdom have condoled with the Federal Government over the demise of the late Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 … Read more
The COAS and ten others died on Friday in a plane crash in Kaduna The remains of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, and other Muslim officers on Saturday arrived at the National Mosque, Abuja for Islamic rites. A solemn service is being held at the Protestant church, Airforce base, Abuja for … Read more
The Governor described the 21st Chief of Army Staff as a dutiful and committed soldier, who served Nigeria passionately Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commiserated with President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian Army over the death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru. Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued by his … Read more
The late COAS was killed on Friday after a military Beachcraft 350 aircraft crashed at the Kaduna International Airport… 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 … Read more