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Bodies of Air Force officers killed in a plane crash in Kaduna on Saturday arrived at the Nigerian Air Force Protestant Church, Airforce base, Abuja.
The five officers were in the entourage of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Ibrahim Attahiru who died in the ill-fated aircraft.
The bodies were brought to the NAF base where the funeral service was held.
The officers who are all Christians include Brigadier General Olayinka and other crew members, FLT LT T.O Asaniyi, FLT LT AA Olufade, SGT Adesina, and ACM Oyedepo.
The solemn service began with an opening prayer by the presiding priest, Reverend Group Captain Dogo Gani, Director of Chaplaincy NAF headquarters.
In the past few weeks since the voluntary retirement of the immediate past military service chiefs, the nation’s rumour Mills have swirled with all kinds
Femi Fani-Kayode: Nigeria; no retreat, no surrender, no plan b
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“Then out spake brave Horatius,
The Captain of the Gate:
“To every man upon this earth
Death cometh soon or late.
And how can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds,
And the temples of his gods,
“And for the tender mother,
Who dandled him to rest,
And for the wife who nurses,
His baby at her breast,
And for the holy maidens,
Who feed the eternal flame,
To save them from false Sextus,
That wrought the deed of shame?
“Haul down the bridge, Sir Consul,
With all the speed ye may;
Daily Post Nigeria
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Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Friday, said the FG was set to prosecute some high-profile Nigerians and businessmen for financing terrorism. Malami disclosed this in an interview with State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
2. A policeman, Akinsanya Akingbade, was killed on Friday during a clash between Ileogbo and Iwo communities in Osun State over a parcel of land. The Police Public Relations Officer for the State, Mrs Yemisi Opalola, while confirming the incident.
3. A former Nigerian Minister, Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan, popularly known as Mama Taraba died yesterday afternoon. President Muhammadu Buhari, in a statement on Friday, expressed shock over the death.