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The incident occurred on Wednesday, October 7, in the Ogbadigbo area of Benue State The incident occurred on Wednesday, October 7, in the Ogbadigbo area of Benue State

The Nigerian Air Force has explained that a military helicopter landed in a Benue farmland after completing an operation against suspected kidnappers.Shop African Art

The incident occurred on Wednesday, October 7, in the Ogbadigbo area of Benue State, close to the Enugu–Benue boundary, according to the Nigerian Air Force.

The NA, in a statement issued by the Director of Public Relations and Information at NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, said the aircraft had provided close air support to surface forces during an operation targeting suspected kidnappers in the area.

The military said the operation disrupted the activities of the suspected criminals and supported the advance of ground forces.

The statement was issued after reports circulated on social media that a Nigerian Air Force helicopter had made an emergency landing in a farmland in Makurdi.

According to the NAF, the landing was a precautionary measure carried out by the pilot after the completion of the combat mission.

“Following the successful completion of the mission, the pilot, on return to base, exercised his professional discretion to execute a precautionary landing approximately 10 nautical miles from the airfield,” the statement said.

The Air Force explained that the decision was consistent with established operational and safety procedures following combat missions.

It also confirmed that the helicopter was not stranded at the location, saying it had subsequently returned to base.

“The helicopter has returned to base,” the NAF stated.

The incident occurred on Wednesday, October 7, in the Ogbadigbo area of Benue State
Earlier, a resident, Stephen Ikpam, had claimed that the aircraft made an emergency landing in the Utur Tse-Igboji community, Bar Council Ward, Makurdi, along the Welfare Quarters to Mopol 13 Ring Road.

Ikpam, who said he was reporting from the scene, claimed the helicopter landed on a farmland following what he described as a technical fault.

He said residents rushed to the scene after the incident and assisted the officers on board.

“By the grace of God, all lives on board were saved when a Nigerian Air Force helicopter made an emergency landing on our farmland due to a technical fault,” he said.

Ikpam added that the officers emerged safely from the aircraft, describing the incident as one that could have resulted in a tragedy.

“We all rushed to the scene to support the officers on board, and to the glory of God, they all came out alive,” he said.

The Benue incident comes days after another Nigerian Air Force aircraft was involved in a fatal crash in Ondo State, leading to the death of military personnel and a three-day national mourning period declared by President Bola Tinubu.

The Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft crashed near a naval base in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State on Monday while reportedly travelling from Benin to Lagos on a routine mission.

The aircraft had 25 passengers and seven crew members on board.

Following the crash, President Tinubu directed the Nigerian Air Force to immediately commence a thorough investigation into the cause of the accident.Track Exec Orders

“This is a painful moment for our Armed Forces and for the entire nation. Our Air Force personnel put their lives on the line every day to secure Nigeria. Their sacrifice will never be forgotten,” Tinubu said.

The President also directed that national flags be flown at half-mast across the country in honour of the personnel who died in the crash.

chicfarmer:
E for good if to say Tinubu know wetin him dey talk

The FCT Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared an indefinite strike across the Federal Capital Territory, directing workers in the public and private sectors to shut down schools, hospitals, government offices and other establishments.

The strike began on Wednesday, October 7, following the expiration of a seven-day ultimatum issued to the FCT Administration (FCTA) over the promotion of teachers.

The labour council said the FCTA failed to satisfactorily address its demands, particularly its call for the removal of the requirement for vacancies before teachers can be promoted.

The dispute centres on the FCTA’s position that teachers can only advance when vacancies are available. The NLC said the policy has contributed to years of career stagnation among teachers and is not applicable to the teaching profession.

In resolutions signed by its Chairman, Comrade Knabayi Adalo, the council argued that FCT teachers are not core civil servants or pool staff and should therefore not be subjected to a vacancy-based promotion system designed for pool officers.

It said teachers recruited by the FCT Universal Basic Education Board, UBEB, and FCT Secondary Education Board, SEB, were employed specifically to teach and should be promoted “as and when due.”

The NLC is also demanding that teachers who became eligible for promotion in 2025 be allowed to sit for their promotion examination before or alongside the 2026 candidates.


Another demand is the withdrawal of redeployment and demotion letters issued to directors who benefited from the Harmonised Retirement Age for Teachers Act, 2022.

The council is further calling for the immediate reinstatement of the dissolved management teams of FCT SEB and FCT UBEB.

The decision to commence the strike was taken at the council’s State Executive Council, SEC, meeting held on October 6, at the NLC FCT Secretariat.

At the meeting, the labour body rejected the FCTA’s response to its ultimatum, describing it as “neither clear, positive, nor genuine.”

According to the SEC, the response did not address the vacancy requirement, which it described as the “root cause of career stagnation”, and was also silent on what the council called the “illegal redeployment of directors.”

“The response of the FCTA is ambiguous and totally unacceptable,” the SEC said.

The council added that it “will no longer tolerate the continued dehumanisation of FCT teachers through obnoxious policies alien to the teaching profession.”

Switruth:
Adeleke should focus on governance and leave all these party shit....


Mad people everywhere

NINpegrimage:
Have you left your agidi eating state before?

saintkel:
jokers that u guys won't sleep a day or 2 without attacking?

KingNom:
Not being pessimistic but what are such parties aiming at, knowing their support bases?

Obaofaba:
Maybe you are living inside rock.

If not, you will have at least read or watch the president signed the new reformed Electoral Act.

Ignorance of the law is no excuse.

Jayhome24:
No review coming anywhere, review for what? Whoever not pleases with the passed electoral act can withdraw from the race and get lost.

The losers were the ones shouting electoral reform and the reform done and passed so that is the end.

Richtaiwo:
I think something is wrong with the account of Osun State.

But when the account got blocked few days to the state's gubernatorial election, those unintelligent mobs claimed Tinubu blocked it because of election.

Now that Tinubu expect support from the state government, watch same unintelligent mobs somehow still link the same lingering problem to the forthcoming presidential election.

vanitybutiwanti:
Please don't run, I have time on my hands today. [b]Kindly tell us how wike bit Odili, Jonathan, and Amaechis hands. I'd know if you are on ground in Rivers from your response or another social media politicians who reads concocted stories on the Internet and run with it as facts. I'm waiting.[/b]

AsomughaChuks02:
All politicians beg for votes. What matters is that Peter Obi will never be President.

The Kano State Censorship Board has summoned popular Kwankwasiyya praise singer, Tijjani Gandu, over an alleged violation of its regulations in connection with the release of a musical work.

Politics Nigeria reports that the board directed Gandu to appear before it to respond to the alleged breach.Nigerian political news

This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by its Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Sani Sulaiman.

The invitation followed the board’s requirement that musicians, writers and producers of literary works submit their songs, scripts and other written materials for review and approval before making them available to the public.Buy Maps

Politics Nigeria reports that the board said the review process was intended to ensure that published works did not contain words, expressions or messages capable of inciting public disorder or disrupting peace and stability in society.

“The Board would not allow individuals to deliberately disregard its regulations under the guise of exercising freedom of expression,” it said.

The board reaffirmed its commitment to enforcing the law and said its regulations would be implemented fairly, without discrimination or favouritism.

It also urged Gandu to respect the law and honour the invitation, warning that failure to appear could be regarded as non-compliance and may result in further action.

Gandu is associated with the Kwankwasiyya movement, a political movement linked to Rabiu Kwankwaso, the NDC vice-presidential candidate, in Kano State.Rabiu Kwankwaso analysis

Richtaiwo:
To be forewarned is to be forearmed.

If you enter a state without notifying its Chief Security Officer, don’t expect him to take responsibility for consequences arising from your deliberate disregard of protocol.

Following laid-down procedures costs nothing. But if you prefer social-media rats cheering your recklessness, by all means, ignore the authorities and proceed.

NtoAkwaIbom:
Ndahh nsutoh owowann

N'a everyday she d repent?