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The Cross River State secretariat of the People’s Democratic Party in Calabar is currently being stripped of its flags while armed policemen are overseeing the action. This comes barely 48 hours after Governor Ben Ayade defected from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress. According to Cross River Watch, the exercise began very early on Saturday morning. The immediate past State Chairman of the party who has also been serving as caretaker committee Chairman, Ntufam Inok Edim is around and discussing with a couple of others about the building which according to him, is supposed to serve a different purpose.…

Plane Crash: Buhari, Osinbajo Advised To Quit Travels By Plane Following the unfortunate demise of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, Deji Adeyanju, Abuja-based rights activist has advised President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo to quit all travels by air for sometime. Adeyanju who made this known via his Twitter account on Friday night revealed that he has a strong feeling that something was terribly wrong somewhere. According to him, “I personally feel President Buhari and Osinbajo should not travel by plane to anywhere for now.” “I feel something is terribly wrong somewhere. Some…

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…