general ibrahim attahiru was only appointed to his post this year.e has died in what appears to be a tragic accident. according to the nigerian army, he was travelling, along with ten other officers and crew, from the capital to the city of kaduna. his aircraft came down near kaduna international airport, apparently trying to land in bad weather. looming the incident, nigeria's president, muhammadu buhari, was briefed by his defence minister and other officials. —— following the incident. afterwards he tweeted that he was deeply saddened... for a decade now, nigeria's government has struggled with an islamist insurgency in the north of the country. more than 30,000 people have died in the fighting. around 2 million have been displaced. an investigation into the incident that claimed the lines of general ibrahim attahiru and his officers —— lives. it is now under way. resident buhari said their debts would not be in vain. —— president. tim allman, bbc news. the world health organization says the number of deaths from the pandemic is as much as three t

nigeria's chief of army staff, lieutenant general ibrahim attahiru, has been killed in a plane crash.ear kaduna airport in the north of the country. ten other officers, including the air force crew, died in the incident, which the military said happened as the plane was trying to land in bad weather. general attahiru was appointed to lead the nigerian military injanuary, in a shakeup intended to improve the army's ability to fight the islamist insurgency in the north. the world health organization says the number of deaths from the pandemic is as much as three times higher than official figures suggest. the current official number is around 3.4 million. but after analysing what are known as �*excess deaths�*, by comparing the number of deaths to the predicted average, the world health organization says a more realistic figure would be between six and 8 million. courtney bembridge reports. more than 3 million people worldwide have officially died from covid—i9, but the world health organization believes the true death toll is far higher. four out of ten deaths are reported globally so

nigeria's chief of army staff, lieutenant general ibrahim attahiru, has been killed in a plane crash.nknown number of the general�*s aides were also killed. the cause of the crash is under investigation. nato has set out how it plans to support afghanistan after withdrawing 10,000 troops from the country over the coming months. secretary—generaljens stoltenberg said nato would concentrate on providing advice, training, and financial support to afghan security institutions, and ensure the safe operation of kabul airport. the international olympics committee says the tokyo games will go ahead this summer, even if a state of emergency is announced. opinion polls injapan suggest the vast majority of people are opposed to the games being held — as much as 80% in some polls. the eurovision song contest is back. after being cancelled last year because of covid, it will go ahead tomorrow in the netherlands. anna holligan is in rotterdam amid the sequins and sparkles. limbering up after a year in lockdown, for the chance to join an elite club. a victory at eurovision will secure them not just

nigeria's chief of army staff, lieutenant general ibrahim attahiru, has been killed in a plane crash.kaduna airport. an unknown number of the general�*s aides were also killed. the cause of the crash is under investigation. general attahiru was appointed to lead the nigerian military injanuary in a shake—up intended to improve the army's ability to fight the islamist insurgency in the north. to myanmar now, where the militaryjunta regime will dissolve opposition leader aung san suu kyi's national league for democracy party — that's according to local media and the shadow government there. the junta overthrew aung san suu kyi after november's elections, in which she won a landslide victory, claiming voterfraud. they have promised to hold new elections in two years, but it looks unlikely that ms suu kyi, who has been under house arrest since the military coup, would be allowed to run. kenneth roth is the executive director of human rights watch and joins me now. what do you make of this news from the junta?— from the “unta? well, as you note, it from the junta? well, as you note, it is