Two pilots killed in France as military jets crash mid-flight

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Two French pilots died when their military jets collided mid-flight in eastern France, the nation’s Air Force said in a post on X. The two Rafale fighter jets were returning from a mission in Germany when they collided near Colombey-les-Belles, close to the city of Nancy, Wednesday’s post said. A third pilot ejected safely and…

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The bloodiest ever Gaza war which broke out more than 10 months ago has taken an appalling human toll. At least 40,005 people have been killed in the besieged Palestinian territory in Israel's retaliatory campaign for the October 7 attack which triggered the war, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory. It…

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced plans to establish special units to address issues of unclaimed dividends in the industry. The commission's Director-General, Emomotomi Agama, disclosed this during a press conference following a Capital Market Committee (CMC) meeting on Thursday. Agama said the commission is making strong efforts towards reducing unclaimed dividends. He…

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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Abia has confirmed the death of 11 persons in a road crash on the Port Harcourt-Enugu Expressway. The FRSC, in a statement signed by its Sector Commander in Umuahia, Ngozi Ezeoma, said eight others sustained injuries in the crash. Ezeoma said that the crash occurred at the Arongwa…

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Twenty-one people have been arrested in Algeria following an alleged attempt to smuggle weapons aboard a commercial ferry coming from France, the defense ministry said Wednesday. Two people, a man named Moussa Zaidi and his wife, were initially arrested on August 4 in Bejaia, some 220 kilometers (136 miles) east of Algiers, after authorities found…

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The Lagos State Government has said it will prosecute 14 miscreants arrested for harassing passersby and passengers in Oshodi. The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on Thursday via a statement on his X account. READ ALSO: Fintiri bans scavengers in Adamawa "14 miscreants who are harassing passersby…

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Katsina State Police command has said it foiled a bandit attack and a kidnapping attempt at Yan Shantuma village, in Danmusa Local Government Area and rescued seven victims in the process. This was revealed by the spokesman of the command, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, in a statement issued in Katsina on Wednesday. Aliyu said, “On Wednesday,…

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Kano State Police Command has apprehended two individuals linked to the theft of a signpost from Bachirawa Police Station during the violent #EndBadGovernance protest. A video circulating online shows one of the suspects dragging away the stolen property. The arrest was confirmed by the police spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, in a statement posted on Facebook…

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Gena Rowlands, an award-winning US actress best known for starring in the films of her first husband, director John Cassavetes, died Wednesday at age 94, according to US media reports. Rowlands died surrounded by family at her home in Indian Wells, California, US entertainment publication TMZ reported. No official cause of death was immediately given,…