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Angry reactions in Imo over Dana air crash

Posted by admin 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

Posted by admin 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

Posted by admin 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

Posted by admin 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

Posted by admin 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

Posted by admin 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 […]

World Cup qualifier: Nigeria beat Namibia 1-0

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, June 3rd, 2012

-Kickoffnigeria.com Ike Uche scored 10 minutes from time as the Super Eagles ground out a 1-0 win over Namibia in Sunday’s World Cup qualifier. The striker showed ice-cold nerves to ram home from six yards after buying himself space with some fancy nit of ball juggling. Stephen Keshi’s second competitive game saw the former Nigeria […]

Dana plane crash – List of passengers

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, June 3rd, 2012

PoorBest ONYEKA Anyene; Hurria Lawal; Maimuna Anyene; Bakisumiadi Yindadi; Ebuka Enuma; Oluchi Onyeyiri; Sunday Enuma; George Moses; Ogechi Njoku; Noah Anyene; Kamsiyona Anyene; Stanford Obrutse; Kaiyenotochi Anyene; Okeke Hope; Rev. Ayodeji Cole; Ngozi Cole; Ailende Ehi; Oluwasegun Funmi Abiodun; Shehu Sahad Usman. Alade Martins; Onita Jennifer (Mrs); Onita Josephine; Ike Ochonogo; Joy Alison; John Ahmadu; […]

Tragedy Again On Lagos/Ibadan Expressway: Tanker fire burns 24 vehicles

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, Oyo, State News Sunday, June 3rd, 2012

By Daud Olatunji It was another tragic day on Lagos-Ibadan expressway, yesterday, as 24 vehicles were burnt after an articulated vehicle carrying fuel fell and caught fire. In the resultant gridlock, thousands of passengers, including the wife of the governor of Oyo State, Mrs Florence Ajimobi, and a former deputy speaker of Ogun State House […]

Extra-judicial killings in the North: We didn’t do it, JTF tells Elders

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Headlines Sunday, June 3rd, 2012

By NDAHI MARAMA THE Joint Task Force (JTF) in Borno State Operation Restore Order took on Northern Elders, yesterday, over the claim that the military outfit, raised to curb insurgency, engaged in extra-judicial killings. The JTF denied the allegation as well as claims of genocide, arson, illegal arrest and detention made against it. It said […]