NIGER SAYS SOLDIERS, CIVILIANS KILLED IN ARMED ATTACK ON NIAMEY AIRPORT. (PHOTO).

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 Niger says soldiers, civilians killed in armed attack on Niamey airport An attack by armed men on an airport in Niger’s capital has killed 11 soldiers and two civilians, according to the country’s defence ministry, five months after a major assault. Twenty-two armed attackers were also killed in the assault and about 20 suspects were apprehended, the ministry added in a press statement read out on national television on Thursday, Al Jazeera reported. Soldiers in Niamey fought suspected rebels around the Diori Hamani International Airport and a military airbase on Thursday, sources told Al Jazeera earlier in the day. A source said gunmen affiliated with an armed group attacked at approximately 6:00am (05:00 GMT) local time. One airport employee who lives near the airport told Al Jazeera he heard heavy exchanges of gunfire and saw a large military deployment as he drove towards work and decided to turn back for safety. A second local source living close to the airport also reported ...

FUNERAL SERVICE FOR LATE JUNIOR POPE BEGINS IN ENUGU. (PHOTOS).



 FUNERAL SERVICE FOR LATE JUNIOR POPE BEGINS IN ENUGU



Funeral service for late Junior Pope begins in Enugu

The funeral service for the late Nollywood actor, John Odonwodo, popularly called Junior Pope, has commenced at St. Peter's Catholic Parish, Ukehe, in Enugu State.


The 43-year-old actor died alongside four others on April 10 when their boat capsized in the Anam River while returning from a movie shoot.His family had earlier revealed that he would be laid to rest on May 17 in his Uwala Abaka, Ukehe hometown, in Nsukka, Igboetiti Local Government Area of Enugu State.

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