Russian Military Aircraft Crashes into Sea Off Crimea Port
A Russian military aircraft has crashed into the sea off the Crimean port of Sevastopol.
According to the Russian governor of the region, Mikhail Razvozhayev, civilian objects were not damaged.
The pilot safely ejected and was picked up by rescuers in the crash which occurred on Thursday, Reuters reports.
Earlier, Russian Telegram channels reported that a Russian Su-35 fighter jet had crashed near Sevastopol. It was not clear what caused the incident.
Sevastopol, the historic headquarters of Russia's Black Sea fleet, sits on the southern tip of Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014.
The region has come under frequent Ukrainian attack during the two-year conflict.
"The pilot ejected. He was picked up by rescuers from the Sevastopol Rescue Service at a distance of 200 meters from the shore. His life is not in danger," Razvozhayev added.
Other videos appeared to show the pilot drifting down in a parachute after ejecting.
Naira rises to N1,340/$ in parallel market
The naira yesterday appreciated to N1,340 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,350 per dollar on Tuesday. Similarly, the naira yesterday appreciated to N1,300.43 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM).
Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,300.43 per dollar from N1,382.95 per dollar on Tuesday, indicating N82.52 appreciation for the naira.
Consequently, the margin between the parallel market rate and NAFEM widened to N40.43 per dollar from N32.95 per dollar on Tuesday.
Lagbaja: Three widows of army personnel killed in Delta are pregnant
Taoreed Lagbaja, chief of army staff (COAS), says three of the 10 widows of the army personnel killed in Okuama community in Delta state are pregnant.
On March 14, about 17 personnel of the Nigerian Army were killed while on a peacekeeping mission in the Delta community.
The federal and state government had vowed that perpetrators of the act would be arrested to face the wrath of the law.
The names of the deceased soldiers were A.H Ali, D.E Obi, S.D. Ashafa, U. Zakari, , Yahaya Saidu, Danbaba Yahaya, Kabir Bashir, Abdullahi Ibrahim, Bulus Haruna, Sole Opeyemi, Bello Anas, Alhaji Isah, Clement Francis, Abubakar Ali, Adamu Ibrahim, Hamman Peter, and Ibrahim Adamu.
Speaking on Wednesday during the burial ceremony of the late soldiers at the military cemetery in Abuja, Lagbaja said it was "highly demoralising" that the soldiers were killed by those they were equipped to protect.
The army chief added that it took over 72 hours of searching to recover the vital organs of some of the deceased soldiers.
He added that the Nigerian Army exercised "a lot of restraint" in the search for missing arms and body parts of the deceased soldiers.
Gombe varsity ASUU issues two-week strike notice
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Gombe State University branch, on Thursday, issued a two-week ultimatum to the state government and institution's management within which to tackle its demands.
According to a congress resolution obtained by our correspondent in Gombe, which was signed by branch chairman, Dr Suleiman Jauro, and Dr M. Muhammad, the branch said it wouldn't hesitate to consider other legitimate options available to it.
The congress lamented the economic situation in the state, adding that it has an overwhelming effect on the well-being of members who are being owed.
The resolution partly read, "The congress of the Academic Staff Union of Universities Gombe State University chapter, at its congress meeting, held today, March 28, 2024 deliberated extensively on issues affecting the well-being of her members.
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