Low yield of tomatoes, as well as diseases in some producing areas of Kano, Kaduna and Gombe, has triggered high demand of the produce from Plateau State, Daily Trust on Sunday has learnt. Tomato farming, which is seasonal, is mostly cultivated in batches, depending on the area. Some areas often plant before others. Gombe, Kano…
Tragic crashes, conspiracy theories Mustapha Temidayo
By Olakunle Abimbola
Again on May 21, tragedy struck: a thunderclap that swept away Lt-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and 10 others, among the finest in the Nigerian military.
Other Army victims, in that air catastrophe, were Brig-Gen. Abdulkadir Kuliya (acting Chief of Army Intelligence), Brig-Gen. M. I. Abdulkadir (chief of staff to the late COAS), Brig-Gen. O. L. Olayinka (Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army), Major L. A. Hayat (aide-de-camp to the late COAS) and Major N. Hamza.
The Air Force casualties were Flight-Lt. T. O. Asaniyi (pilot of the doomed aircraft, whose wedding was reportedly due in November), Flight-Lt. A. A. Olufade (co–pilot, who wedded only two months ago), Sergeant O. Adesina, Sergeant Umar and ACM O. M. Oyedepo (air crew members).
Gunmen Kill Secondary School Student In Plateau
The gunmen, who were said to be lurking within the vicinity, reportedly shot him at a close range several times before they fled.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Mar 15, 2021
Some gunmen suspected to be of Fulani extraction have killed an 18-year-old Junior Secondary School 2 student of Elisto Private School in the Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.
It was gathered that the incident occurred in the Dorowa Babuje community on Saturday, when the victim, David James, went out to defecate at the backyard of his compound.
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The gunmen, who were said to be lurking within the vicinity, reportedly shot him at a close range several times before they fled.
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A JSS2 student of Elisto Private School in Barakin’Ladi local government area of Plateau State, David James, has been killed by gunmen.
Nigerian Tribunelearnt that the incident occurred on Saturday at Dorowa Babuje of the local government at about 7:52 pm when David went out to defecate in a nearby bush close to his family house.
The gunmen who were lurking within the vicinity were said to have shot him at a close range several times before they bolted away.
The aged father of the deceased, Mr. Solomon James, further explained that his 18-year-old son was like a pillar to the family as he combines working at a mining site with schooling to cater for his education and the family.