FG withdraws Dana Air operating license
Headlines Tuesday, June 5th, 2012
Just in: FG withdraws Dana Air operating license until it is satisfied that other planes in its fleet are3 air worthy. Stay tuned for more information.wp_posts
Pictures: 25-year-old bags PhD in Babcock
Headlines Monday, June 4th, 2012
June 5, 2012 by SEGUN OLUGBILE Oladeinbo Gilbert | credits: Segun Olugbile The 10th convocation of Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State and the inauguration of the institution’s Medical School came to a glorious end on Sunday with a 25-year-old lady and a 20 year-old man setting academic records in the institution, SEGUN OLUGBILE reports They […]
Crash: 137 bodies recovered
Headlines Monday, June 4th, 2012
June 5, 2012 by Sesan Olufowobi, Sam Awoyinfa and Maureen Azuh 4 Comments ONE hundred and thirty seven bodies have so far been recovered from the site of the crashed Dana Boeing MD-83 plane at Iju-Ishaga, Lagos, officials of the agency supervising the search operation announced on Monday. The Abuja-Lagos Flight Number 5N-RAM, operated by […]
Crash major setback for aviation industry – Jonathan
Headlines Monday, June 4th, 2012
By Daniel Eteghe LAGOS — President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, said the Dana air plane crash was a major setback for the aviation industry at a time when the industry was undergoing a massive transformation to meet up with the global aviation standard. Speaking at the scene of the plane crash in Iju area of Lagos […]
Angry reactions in Imo over Dana air crash
Headlines Monday, June 4th, 2012
By CHIDI NKWOPARA OWERRI—Angry reactions have started trailing Sunday’s Dana Air plane crash that claimed over 170 lives, as Governor Rochas Okorocha appealed to Nigerians to pray for the repose of their souls. Imo people were particularly irked that a number of their prominent sons and daughters, including the immediate past Vice Chancellor of Federal […]
Aircraft was still operational – Dana Air
Headlines Monday, June 4th, 2012
BY LAWANI MIKAIRU & DANIEL ETEGHE LAGOS — Dana Airline, yesterday, explained that their aircraft, the McDonnell Douglas (MD83) aircraft with registration number 5N-RAM, despite being 22 years old was still serviceable and operational. Speaking in Lagos, Director of Flight Operations, Captain Oscar Wilson; Director of Ground Operations, Amos Olajide and Communication Manager, Tony Usidamen […]
Dana: Rescuers used pure water to douse plane’s fire
Headlines Monday, June 4th, 2012
LAGOS – Residents of Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos State, where the ill-fated DANA aircraft crashed, yesterday, blamed the deaths of passengers in the crash on poor and delayed rescue operation, noting that the people resorted to using sachets of pure water to put out the fire before the plane exploded. Speaking with Vanguard, some of the […]
Cleric calls for ban of airline
Headlines Monday, June 4th, 2012
BY PETER OKUTU ABAKALIKI – FORMER Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Ebonyi State chapter, Rt. Rev Godfrey Agupusi yesterday called on President Goodluck Jonathan to ban Dana Air lines which one of its aircrafts crashed on Sunday killing 170 Nigerians. Speaking with Vanguard, the bishop described the crash painful and condoled with the […]
Namibian coach mocks Nigerian press
Headlines Sunday, June 3rd, 2012
Agbakwuru, Calabar Head Coach of the Brave Warriors of Namibia, Benard Kaanjuka has expressed disappointment over the low goal margin in yesterday’s match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Namibia played at the U.J. Esuene stadium, Calabar, Cross River State. Kaanjuka in an interview said that it was speculated that the Eagles were going […]
LAGOS PLANE CRASH: Family of 7, 3 Generals, NNPC spokesman, 142 others dead
Headlines, Uncategorized Sunday, June 3rd, 2012
NIGERIA was on Sunday thrown into a national tragedy when a commercial plane belonging to a domestic carrier, DANA Air crashed into the densely populated residential area of Iju/Ishaga killing all the 153 passengers on board. The ill-fated plane was said to have crashed into an electric pole before crashing into buildings. The development came […]
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