The Sun newspaper said the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced the death of two of its pilots alongside three crew members in a helicopter crash on Wednesday night.
The helicopter, an Mi-35M, crashed while providing close air support to the troops of 145 Battalion, Damasak in Borno State.
The Daily Trust reported that President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed heartfelt condolences to the Nigerian Air Force and the relations of five people who lost their lives in a military helicopter crash on January 2 in Damasak in Borno State.
The Leadership newspaper said that air strikes have killed more than 280 Boko Haram militants since the Nigerien Government started an operation against the group last week.
The Punch said President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday appealed to various labour unions in the country to reduce their agitations to enable his administration to concentrate on repairing damaged infrastructure.
The Guardian reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has come under criticism over its appointment of Mrs. Amina Zakari, as head of the agency’s collation centre committee for the 2019 presidential election.
Zakari is widely believed to be President Muhammadu Buhari’s niece.
The Vanguard said that year 2018 was one that many Nigerian families would want to forget in a hurry.
ThisDay newspaper said that barely 24 hours after 18 persons were killed in two communities by bandits in Zamfara State, Governor Abdulaziz Yari, on Thursday in Abuja reiterated his support for the declaration of state of emergency in the state, saying he was willing to vacate his seat if it would end insecurity in the state.
The Nation newspaper said the Nigerian Air Force, says Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation DIRAN MIKIYA has destroyed another armed bandits’ hideout and neutralised several of their fighters near Doumbourou Hill in Zamfara State.
The Tribune said that the National Democratic Front (NDF), a civil society organisation, has condemned several moves to stop the proposed nationwide Operation Python Dance III exercise by the Nigerian Army.