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Air Nigeria workers suspend strike

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, June 8th, 2012

AIR Nigeria, on Thursday, announced the suspension of the strike embarked upon by a section of its aircraft engineers and pilots, under the umbrella of the Nigerian Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE). A statement issued by the airline media manager, Samuel Ogbogoro, said Air Nigeria would shortly re-commence normal flight operations across its […]

Crashed plane not faulty – Dana Air •Laments loss of N50m daily to suspension

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, June 8th, 2012

FOLLOWING the reports doing the rounds that the DANA Air MD 83 plane that crashed in Lagos on Sunday was the same one that was faulty two weeks before the crash, the management of the airline on Thursday denied, saying the faulty aircraft had since been flown out for maintenance checks. The refutal is coming […]

How I narrowly escaped DANA plane crash —Uranta

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, June 8th, 2012

THE Executive Secretary of the National Summit Group, Tony Uranta, in Lagos, on Wednesday, said that he would have been involved in the Dana Air plane crash if not for the advice of an undisclosed staff of the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Briefing newsmen, the Niger Delta activist, who attributed his escape to […]

Dana Crash: We learnt of our daughter’s death on CNN – Parents

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, June 8th, 2012

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Chime, parents of the late Mrs. Antonia Attuh, one of the victims of the Dana plane crash, said on Thursday they first learnt about their daughter’s death while watching CNN. Attuh, 45, a statistician, worked with the Westminster Council in the UK before taking up an appointment with the Central Bank […]

Picture: Birthday cake of couple killed in crash remains uneaten

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, June 8th, 2012

June 8, 2012 by Ademola Alawiye, Jayne Augoye and Kunle Falayi For the Awanis, birthday celebrations were one event that every member of the family looked forward to. And so it was only normal that preparations had begun for the 55th birthday of their dad, Daniel Awani, which ought to be on Tuesday, June 5. […]

I almost died when Jonathan renamed UNILAG – Ibidapo-Obe

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, June 8th, 2012

A former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos and now Vice-Chancellor of Federal University, Ndufe-Alike, Ebonyi State, Prof. Oye Ibidapo-Obe, in this interview with Olabisi Deji-Folutile says universities are usually named after cities because they play historical roles As a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, what is your opinion of the UNILAG brand? […]

Dana Air Crash: Husband sues U.S. plane manufacturer for wife’s death

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Friday, June 8th, 2012

June 8, 2012 by Friday Olokor, Abuja 75 Comments The husband of a Nigerian woman who died in the crash of a Nigerian airliner that killed 153 people has filed a lawsuit in the US blaming those who designed and manufactured the plane for the accident, AP reported on Thursday. Attorney Gary Robb filed the […]

Malawi insults Nigeria ahead of weekend’s crucial World Cup qualifier in Blantyre, Malawi

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, June 7th, 2012

Super Eagles winger, Ahmed Musa By Olawale Ajimotokan Super Eagles winger, Ahmed Musa has vowed that Nigeria will be fired up by the disrespectful comments ascribed to Malawi coach, Kinnah Phiri, ahead of weekend’s World Cup 2014 qualifying match in Blantyre. The Flames coach, Phiri appeared to have raised the stakes ahead of Nigeria’s visit […]

Burial of crash victims to wait for two weeks

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, June 7th, 2012

None of the dead victims of Sunday’s Dana plane crash will be buried until another two weeks. The Lagos State Government said on Wednesday that it would need the period to validate the identity of the dead victims and conduct an autopsy. Though 103 of the victims were said to have been burnt beyond recognition, […]

Airline operators fault FG over suspension of Dana

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, June 7th, 2012

The Airline Operators of Nigeria has faulted the Federal Government’s suspension of the operations of Dana Air following the crash of its Boeing aircraft in Lagos on Sunday. In a telephone interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Wednesday, the Secretary General, AON, Captain Mohammed Joji, said it was wrong for the Senate to have […]