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The Defence Headquarters, Abuja, has stated that the crash of the Nigerian Air Force jet which killed the Chief of the Army Staff, Lt Gen Attahiru Ibrahim, and 10 other officers was due to bad weather. The DHQ in a release on Friday night added that the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Lucky Irabor, has, however, ordered investigation into the incident. The Director, Defence Information, Brig Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement said, "It is with a heavy heart that the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) regrets to announce that this evening at about 1800 Hours, the Chief of Army…

PHOTO NEWS: President Muhammadu Buhari receives briefing on the plane crash which claimed the lives of Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and others in State House, Abuja on Friday. Photo by State House

A plane crash that occurred in Kaduna State on Friday claimed the Chief of Army Staff, General Ibrahim Attahiru. Attahiru was not alone on the ill-fated aircraft of the Nigerian Air Force that crashed around 6pm on Friday. THE WHISPERER obtained a list of the flight crew and other persons on board. See the list below 1. LT GEN I ATTAHIRU. 2. BRIG GEN MI ABDULKADIR. 3. BRIG GEN OLAYINKA. 4. BRIG GEN KULIYA. 5. MAJ LA HAYAT. 6. MAJ HAMZA. 7. SGT UMAR. CREW 8. FLT LT TO ASANIYI. 9. FLT LT AA OLUFADE. 10. SGT ADESINA. 11. ACM…

The Nigerian Chief of Army Staff Ibrahim Attahiru has been killed in a plane crash in Kaduna. THE WHISPERER learnt that the ill-fated aircraft crashed at the airport’s runway around 6pm. The Nigerian Air Force confirmed that there was an accident involving one of its aircraft in Kaduna but did not provide details. “An air crash involving a @NigAirForce aircraft occurred this evening near the Kaduna International Airport. The immediate cause of the crash is still being ascertained. More details to follow soon,” the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Edward Gabkwet, said in a statement. Who is Ibrahim…

The Nigerian Chief of Army Staff Ibrahim Attahiru has been killed in a plane crash in Kaduna, Peoples Gazette has learnt from military sources. Details shortly…

The current price of petrol will be retained till the end of June until the ongoing engagement with the organised labour is concluded. The Ministry of Petroleum Resources has confirmed that there would be no increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly referred to as petrol. The Ministry on Friday published this in a statement issued and signed by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva as a reaction to reports of an impending price increase of petrol. “Once again, it has become necessary to assure Nigerians that despite the huge burden of under-recovery, the Federal…

The lifeless body of Alphonsus Bello, a reverend father, was found this morning, May 21, on a farmland behind the Catechetical Training School, Malumfashi in Katsina State. The training school is part of Sokoto diocese under Bishop Matthew Kukah. Mr Bello’s death followed an earlier report at about 1.35am on Friday by the Dean of Malumfashi Deanery, Stephen Ojapah, that the parish house of St. Vincent Ferrer Church was attacked by bandits numbering about 15. Mr Bello and Joe Keke, another reverend father, were taken away by the bandits during the attack. The Director of Communications for Sokoto diocese, Chris…

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development says President Muhammadu Buhari approved the approval for constructing a “Friday mosque” for herdsmen in Borno to meet the demand of a displaced community. It explained that the “centre” was for a community of livestock farmers displaced by Boko Haram insurgents resettled in the Ngarannam/Mafa local government area of Borno. The Director of Information in the ministry, Theodore Ogaziechi, revealed this in a statement on Thursday. He noted that the ministry’s memo approving N30 million to construct a Friday mosque was an official document available for public scrutiny and review. “Our attention…

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has lambasted the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami over comments on the resolution of the Southern Governors Forum to ban open grazing in their respective States. Malami was quoted to have said that the ban on open grazing was akin to banning all spare parts dealers in the Northern parts of the country and therefore unconstitutional. Governor Akeredolu in a statement he personally signed and issued in Akure said it was ‘most unfortunate that the AGF is unable to distill issues as expected of a Senior Advocate.’ The Ondo…

At least two persons were killed when a gas exploded within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Thursday morning. The library is a short distance away from the hotel where gas explosion killed four persons two days ago. Conference Hotel where Tuesday’s tragic incident occurred is owned by former Governor Gbenga Daniel of Ogun State. The explosion at OOPL occurred around 11:am at the Marcque event centre within the Presidential Library. It was gathered that technicians were topping up gas into the Air Condition (AC) when it exploded. “Two people have already been confirmed dead,…