FG ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF OWERRI AIRPORT FOR RUNWAY REHABILITATION. (PHOTO).

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 FG ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF OWERRI AIRPORT FOR RUNWAY REHABILITATION  The  Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has announced the temporary closure of the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, to allow for major runway rehabilitation works. A statement by the  Minister says the closure has become necessary to improve safety and operational efficiency at the airport, ahead of the Christmas travel season. It adds that the rehabilitation project is a joint partnership between the Federal Government and the Imo State Government, and will involve repairs to deteriorated sections of the runway, treatment of surface cracks, filling of potholes, resurfacing, and extension works to accommodate larger aircraft. The Minister disclosed that he had earlier spoken with the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma, who, along with other critical stakeholders in the South-East, agreed on the need for the temporary closure. The airport i...

ABOUT 50 PEOPLE WERE KILLED TODAY,IN A BOMB-BLAST IN MAIDUGURI MEAT MARKET.

                    According to eyewitnesses,a bomblast hit a busy meat market in Nigeria cit of Maiduguri today tuesday,killing as many as 50 people.The bomb was concealed under a butcher's table in the market,went off at around 1pm today afternoon killing shoppers and travelers.Nobody has claimed responsibility for the latest explosion,which follows two bomb attacks over the weekend that killed at least 30 people and bore the hall marks of militant islamist group Boko Haram.Witnesses said further that they heard a loud explosion saying ''It shook our school building and i had to run away.I saw military vehicles with soldiers moving towards the area.

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