NIGERIAN MILITARY JET CRASHES IN NIGER. (PHOTO).

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 Nigerian military jet crashes in Niger A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet has reportedly crashed near Karabonde, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, on Saturday evening, December 6. Unconfirmed reports from local sources clam that the two pilots onboard survived the incident after successfully ejecting from the aircraft. A Niger state-based digital television network, Lapai TV, announced the tragic incident  in a post on its official Facebook account on Saturday evening, December 6. The post, accompanied by a one-minute video, read, “Two Nigerian Air Force Pilots Reportedly Survive Alpha Jet Crash Close to Karabonde, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State”. It was reported that the two pilots successfully ejected before the aircraft went down. Meanwhile, the Nigerian military has yet to make any official statement concerning about the crash as of the time of filing this report.

39 YEARS AFTER HIS ASSASSINATION,GENERAL MURTALA MOHAMMED IS REMEMBERED TODAY,13 FEB,2015.

                Today 13 of February,marks 39 years after when General Murtala Mohammed was assassinated in 1976 after he was sworn into power in 1975.Gneral Murtala Mohammed was born on November 8,1938,to Rique Muhammed and Uwani Rhamat in Kano city.He had his early education in Kano and finished up at Government college,Zaria in 1957.He enlisted into the Nigerian Army and was sent to Britain for training at Sandhurst Royal Academy as an officer cadet.He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in 1961.He rose to the rank of Brigadier in 1971.After a year's course at Joint services staff college in Englant.He took his first political appointment as commissioner for communications in 1974 which he combined with his military duties.In his short span of 201 days in office before he was assassinated,General Mohammed's dynamic administration gave this country a new sense of direction,duty and patriotism.He would also be remembered for the creation of 19 states out of the 12,carved out in 1967 and the setting up of a public complaints commission which gave probity to our personal lives.Parents should learn to take their children to museums setup in their various states,so that their children can embrace and love the Nigeria bitter sweet history.His face is used on the new and old twenty naira note.More photos below.                                                                      

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