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...

GENERAL DIENDERE BURKINA FASO COUP LEADER,HANDED OVER TO THE AUTHORITIES YESTERDAY.

                                                Burkina Faso coup leader General Gilbert Diendere,was handed over to authorities yesterday thursday after seeking for refuge in the Vatican embassy.GeneralbDiendere who is a former spy chief,had sought sanctuary in the embassy in the recent days after the transitional government,tasked with guiding Burkina Faso to elections this month was returned to power after international pressure and popular protests.A military source said Jean Baptiste Ouedraogo,the former president of Burkina Faso,escorted the former putschist to the capital Ouagadougou's main gendarmerie camp in a heavily armed convoy.General Diendere said he had led the coup because of proposals to dismantle the elite presidential guard,the RSP,and to exclude allies of deposed president Blaise Compaore from running in this month's scheduled presidential election.The putsch lasted a week and the government was restored last wednesday.During its first post coup cabinet meeting it formally disbanded the RSP and launched an inquiry into military power-grab.

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