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Aviation, Headlines
Saturday, October 12th, 2013
Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah Aviation industry regulator, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, is yet to certify any of the 22 airports in the country because the airports have been unable to meet the requirements on the regulator’s checklist particularly in the area of security and safety in the last 20 years. Saturday […]
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Aviation, Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
Senate Minister, others summoned There was anger in the Senate yesterday over the “resurgence” of plane crashes. Aviation Minister Stella Oduah has been summoned to explain why planes are dropping. She is also to explain the state of the sector. The Senate Committee on Aviation is to investigate the October 3 crash in Lagos […]
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Aviation, Legislature, National Politics, Ondo, Senate, Top Stories
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013

The Senate on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, and heads of agencies under her ministry, to explain the real state of the nation’s aviation industry. The invitation followed Thursday’s Associated Airlines plane crash in which about 15 out of the 20 passengers and crew on board, had been confirmed dead. […]
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Aviation, Latest Politics
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
The Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, on Tuesday hit back at Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, describing him as an ignorant individual, who should hide his head in shame. Fani-Kayode, a former minister of Aviation, had criticised the Peoples Democratic Party for expressing confidence in Oduah despite the air crashes that had happened during her […]
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Aviation, Headlines, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, October 7th, 2013

Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Odua Three days after a tragic crash involving an Associated Airlines plane killed 14 people in Lagos, the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority on Sunday night, announced the suspension of Dana Air’s operations nationwide. The decision to suspend Dana’s operations came 24 hours after the NCAA […]
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Aviation, Headlines
Sunday, October 6th, 2013
Associated Airlines Plane crash site NCAA grounds Associated Airlines •Kabo flight skids off runway in Sokoto By Our Correspondents One of the six remaining survivors of the Associated Airlines plane crash in Lagos on Thursday died Saturday, despite concerted efforts to save his life. The death of the man, who was […]
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Aviation, Headlines
Saturday, October 5th, 2013
Let me start by confessing that flying Dana Airline exactly one year after the tragic event of last year wasn’t deliberate. The truth is I didn’t realize I would be flying exactly on the first anniversary of the June 3, 2012 crash at the time I was buying the ticket. I had bought the ticket […]
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Aviation, Headlines, Ondo, State News
Thursday, October 3rd, 2013
The casket, bearing the corpse of the Ondo State former governor, Dr. Olusegun Agagu, has been recovered by rescue agencies at the site of the Associated Airlines plane, which crashed in Lagos on Thursday morning. The casket was intact as of the time of recovery. The only casket on board the plane, which was supposedly […]
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Aviation, Headlines, Lagos, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Thursday, October 3rd, 2013

A plane carrying 20 people has crashed shortly after take-off from Lagos airport in Nigeria, officials say. A rescue operation is ongoing. At least 13 people are known to have died and several more of those on board were injured. The Associated Airlines plane was bound for Akure, which lies about 140 miles […]
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Aviation, Headlines
Tuesday, October 1st, 2013
The teenagers advertisement The Airport Command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested three teenagers for allegedly attempting to illegally board some international flights in Lagos. Commissioner of Police for the command, Salahu Waheed, said the suspects, Lateef Popoola, 13; Amadi Joshua, 14; and Ukpabio Onyedikachi, 14, were arrested at […]