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Dana crash victims were alive in plane inferno – Pathologist

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Thursday, July 26th, 2012

Consultant Pathologist and Chief Medical Examiner of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Prof. John Obafunwa, on Wednesday said there was evidence that some of the dead victims of the June 3 plane crash in Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos were still alive while the fire that resulted from the accident was burning. The crash involving […]

Attah Mills’ Death: ECOWAS Condoles Ghana

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, July 26th, 2012

The leadership of Economic Community for West Africa (ECOWAS) has expressed shock over the demise of President John Atta-Mills, who died on Tuesday after a brief illness. ECOWAS in a statement obtained by African Examiner condoned with the Government and people of Ghana. The statement read “ECOWAS learnt with shock and sadness the passing away […]

Picture: Greek Olympic star banned from the London games for racist tweet against Africans

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Sports, Track & Field Thursday, July 26th, 2012

It was meant to be a joke, but the joke became a costly one for Voula Papachristou, a Greek track star who has been banned from participating in the London Olympic over a tweet she posted on account, @papaxristoutj. Her tweet which was written in Greek was translated as “With so […]

Airline operators petition Aviation Minister over 15-yr age limit for aircraft (Cutting corners again?)

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Wednesday, July 25th, 2012

By Kenneth Ehigiator LAGOS—Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, has petitioned the Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Oduah, over the recent 15-year age limit set for aircraft operating in the country. It also urged the minister to suspend the continued grounding of Dana Airlines, ADC, Sosoliso and Bellview Airlines to enable them resume flight operations. The group’s […]

Lagos: Man burnt to death inside abandoned vehicle

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Wednesday, July 25th, 2012

Tragedy struck on Raufu Alajo Street, Agege, Lagos, on Wednesday when a 19-year-old bus conductor, Sulaimon Balla, was burnt to death in an abandoned mini bus. PUNCH Metro learnt that Balla slept in the bus which had been abandoned on the street for weeks on Tuesday night. It was gathered that street urchins in the […]

Age limit to increase aircraft leasing cost by 83% (So be it)

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Wednesday, July 25th, 2012

The Federal Government’s plan to reduce the minimum age of aircraft operating in Nigeria from 18 to 15 years will force airlines to pay 83 per cent more on leased planes, the Chief Executive Officer, Aerocontractors Airlines, Captain Akin George, has said. George told journalists at a news conference on Wednesday that the new age […]

Olympics: Second dope test rules Nigerian athletes out of London

Posted by admin Headlines, Sports, Track & Field Wednesday, July 25th, 2012

The mandatory second test carried out on three alleged drug-tainted Nigerian athletes in Surrey, United Kingdom, has confirmed two of the athletes to have failed the dope test and completely ruled out of the 2012 Olympics. Vivian Chikwuemeka, Lauretta Ozoh and Regina George were alleged to have tested positive for banned substance. One of them […]

Bayelsa Speaker, lawmaker in shouting match over money

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, State News Wednesday, July 25th, 2012

Fresh crack emerged among members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly on Wednesday following an altercation between the Speaker of the House, Mr. Kombowei Benson, and the former Deputy Speaker, Mr. Fini Angaye. The incident occurred three weeks after power-brokers in the Peoples Democratic Party, including President Goodluck Jonathan, intervened in the impeachment saga […]

Passport of pastor accused of sexual abuse seized

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, July 25th, 2012

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has seized the passport of a pastor accused of sexually molesting young female members of his church. The suspect, Pastor Basil Princewill, is the General Overseer of the Mountain Movers Fire Ministries International, Nyanya, a satellite town located between Abuja and Nasarawa State. The pastor is facing trial for […]

Picture: Ghana swears in Vice President John Dramani Mahama as president after President Mill’s death Tuesday

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Tuesday, July 24th, 2012

ACCRA (AFP) – Ghana Vice President John Dramani Mahama was sworn in as the west African nation’s new president on Tuesday, hours after the sudden death of president John Atta Mills. The country’s chief justice swore in Mahama before an emergency session of parliament following Mills’ death. Mills died as he was being treated for […]