Probe continues as Dunamis church rejects ownership of road-landed aircraft
By David Nnasom & Dickson Omobola Faith-based Group, Concerned Christian Youth Forum, CCYF, has debunked a report claiming that the private aircraft with registration number N989BC, which landed on a road in the Ogwashi-Uku area of Delta State, belongs to Dunamis International Gospel Centre. CCYF, in a statement, Friday, said the church had consistently maintained […]
Japan to send warship, aircraft to Middle East to protect vessels
Japan will send a warship and patrol planes to protect Japanese ships in the Middle East as the situation in the region, from which it sources nearly 90% of its crude oil imports, remains volatile, a document approved by the cabinet showed on Friday. Under the plan, a helicopter-equipped destroyer and two P-3C patrol planes […]
13 French soldiers killed as two helicopters collide in mid-air
Thirteen French soldiers fighting Islamist insurgents in Mali have been killed after two helicopters collided in mid-air. There was no survivor in the helicopter crash which happened Monday. The aircraft were reported to have been flying very low and “in total darkness” – making the operation more complex. Reports indicated the incident to be the […]
Armed Forces College hold memorial service for 1992 Ejigbo plane crash victims
The Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), on Thursday, held a memorial ceremony for the 165 military officers who died in a plane crash in 1992 at Ejigbo on the outskirts of Lagos. The Nigeria Air Force C-130 plane crashed on Sept. 26, 1992, killing all the passengers and crew members. This is the […]
Nigeria gets $8.5m calibration aircraft
Federal Government yesterday took delivery of calibration aircraft for the country’s airspace. Taking the delivery on behalf of the government at Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, said “ the King Air 350ii turboprop aircraft cost $8.5million.
STRANGE as Israel shoots at own civilian aircraft
Israeli troops in the Golan Heights fired at an Israeli civilian aircraft on Wednesday night, having misidentified it as a hostile plane which they thought had infiltrated from Syria.
