Senator Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th National Assembly, has slammed some Nigerians celebrating the death of the Chief Of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, who died alongside other top military officers in an air crash on Friday.
Africa Daily News, New York had reported that the army chief and other top military officers died on Friday evening when a military Beachcraft 350 conveying them crashed at the Kaduna International Airport.
While Nigerians mourn the officers, Shehu Sani on his official Facebook page on Saturday alleged that some Nigerians are rejoicing over the ugly incident.
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President Muhammadu Buhari was conspicuously missing at the burial of the late Chief of Army Staff, General Ibrahim Attahiru, on Saturday.
Attahiru died in a plane crash close to the Kaduna Airport on Friday.
10 other officers were also killed when the Beachcraft 350 aircraft came down due to bad weather.
Their remains were on Saturday moved to the National Mosque and the Nigerian Air Force Protestant Church venues of prayers.
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The burial rites started around 1pm and was attended by top dignitaries in Nigeria’s Armed Forces.
Their bodies …
A former Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ayotunde Phillips, has been re-elected as a member of the FIFA Ethics Committee for another four-year term in office.
Her re-election was ratified at the virtual 71st FIFA Congress held in Zurich, Switzerland on Friday and monitored by Channels Television monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.
The election followed a motion – to sanction the proposal to elect members of the committee – read at the congress by FIFA President, Gianni Infantino.
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‘The congress was asked to approve the …
President Joe Biden meets South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the White House on Friday to underscore a strategic focus on Asia, while playing down chances of quick progress on the two biggest challenges facing the United States.
The rising power of China as a rival for leadership in Asia and the powder keg of nuclear-armed North Korea loom over the talks.
The Biden administration admits it has no easy answer to either.
‘The goal here is to understand that this process is likely to be challenging and to give ourselves maximum flexibility,’ a senior White House official said about …
Iheanacho’s superb strike in the 2-1 home win against Crystal Palace was picked as the best at the club’s annual end of the season awards ceremony.
The spectacular goal was also named the club’s best for the month of April.
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The Nigeria international volley against Burnley also won the March award.
The forward has scored 18 goals in 36 appearances across all competitions for Brendan Rodgers’ side this season.
Belgium midfielder
A New York Times journalist based in Ethiopia has been expelled from the country over his role in the coverage of the crises in the Tigray region.
Simon Marks, who is Irish, was held at the airport for eight hours before being put on a flight.
He tweeted that he was prevented from going home to say goodbye to his son and collect his belongings, including his passport.
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The journalist’s accreditation was cancelled in March after he reported on the war in the northern region of Tigray.
A number of …
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the air crash that claimed the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and other military officers.
Recall that Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and other military officers died in a crash close to Kaduna International Airport.
Reacting, Buhari in a statement by his Spokesman, Femi Adesina, on Friday, condoled with families of the deceased, the military, and Nigerians in general.
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He described them as ‘heroes who paid the ultimate price for peace and security in the land.’
While praying that …
The Nigerian currency – Naira weakened against the United States dollar yesterday at both the parallel market and the investors’ and exporters’ window.
The naira fell to ₦485 against the greenback at the black market from ₦484 on Thursday.
It weakened by 0.17 percent to 412/$1 at the I&E window, according to FMDQ Group.
Last weekend, the Central Bank of Nigeria removed its official exchange rate of N379/$1 from the home page of its website.
The CBN had in August last year devalued the naira to 379/$1 from 360/$1.
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A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has entered judgment against the Federal Government and the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in a defamation suit filed against them by the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus.
The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Adama Iyayi-Lamikanra, in a judgment delivered during a virtual court sitting on Thursday, said Secondus successfully proved his case that the defendants jointly and severally defamed him by publishing his name on the looters’ list in 2018.
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has denied media reports suggesting that the masses would have to submit their IMEIs to the Federal Government.
Nigerians are not required to submit the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of their phones from July.
NCC in a statement issued on Friday by its spokesperson, Ikechukwu Adinde, said the commission is in the process of deploying a Device Management System.
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‘At no time did the commission issue a statement regarding the registration of IMEI by subscribers and it has no plans to do so,’ he …
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), known as The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), platform has declared that everyone is free to aspire for any position in the party in line with the provisions of the party’s constitution and the 1999 Constitution as amended.
In a statement issued yesterday, the Chairman of Forum and the Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, stated that the defection of the Governor of Cross Rivers, Prof. Ben Ayade, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling APC was as a result of President Muhammadu Buhari’s sterling qualities and fair-mindedness …
The Chancellor, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun, Dr. David Oyedepo, has warned youths against the excessive use of social media.
Oyedepo gave the warning yesterday during the 15th Convocation of the school in Ota, Ogun.
The chancellor noted that the negative impact of social media on youths has made them lose focus and robbed them of their destinies.
‘The social media saga has eroded the substance of destiny as it has unconsciously robbed youths of their future and their time.
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‘The honour of this generation has been …
