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WATCH: #DanaCrash plane “ran out of fuel”

by Akan Ido An aviation expert, Benson Ikponwosa, has attributed the crash of Dana Airline which occurred in June to shortage of fuel. Ikponwosa, who was a guest at the…

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#DanaCrash: We will fully compensate victims’ families – Dana Air refutes allegations

Family and dependents of victims of the June 3, Dana Air crash have been assured they will be paid full compensation in accordance with the law and available evidence. Dana…

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TICKER: #DanaCrash victim’s corpse ‘disappears’ in morgue

The family of retired Assistant Comptroller of Fire Service, Mr. George Moses, a victim of the June 3 Dana air crash, yesterday, raised the alarm over the whereabouts of his…

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#DanaCrashReport: Tracking the money that was donated to the cause

by Seunfakze THE COMPREHENSIVE (first phase) DANACRASHACTION REPORT 3rd June, 2012 was a black Sunday for Nigeria. On that day, a commercial flight belonging to Dana Airline had crashed in…

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On #DanaCrashAction & Farouk Lawan: You’re nobody without a (good) name

by Akin Akintayo Of reputational value Almost 10 years ago, I went on a walk around my neighbourhood with my uncle as he lamented the apparent disobedience of his sons…

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#DanaCrash: Govt receives crash report

by Stanley Azuakola It’s been two weeks since the Dana Airline crash which claimed the lives of over 150 Nigerians. Reports have it that a preliminary report of the crash…

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: #DanaCrash investigators probe for contaminated fuel

by Hauwa Gambo There are reports that the team of investigators from our local Accident Investigation Bureau and the United States National Transportation Safety Board are looking seriously into samples…

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#DanaCrash: We must not forget, say organisers of memorial service

by Stanley Azuakola With the pace at which the talking points in Nigeria change as new developments occur in the polity, it takes less than a week for Nigerians to…

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Henry Boyo: How a weak Naira led to the #DanaCrash

by Henry Boyo Dana aircraft It is now clear that over 150 innocent souls died recently as a result of the Dana Air crash.  Nigerians commiserate with families and friends…

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#Danacrash: Lagos gets foster parents for victims’ children

by Stanley Azuakola Their story was one of the most touching from the Dana crash.  Three kids, sent on an errand by their parents, and in the short time it…

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#DanaCrash and the UK/Nigerian factor: The last flight from Abuja

by Osyman Dias The UK is not a developed nation because the people are more intelligent or superior to us; they are developed because even their worst leaders have been…

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Two #DanaCrash families fight over body

When the Ifekanwa family identified the remains of their family member last week at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) in Ikeja, Lagos, little did they know that their identification…

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#DanaCrash: Lagos State offers free legal services to victims’ families

by Adeniyi Abdul As family members of those lost in the Dana Air crash  and citizens of the country in general mourn the tragedy which claimed over 153 lives, different parties…

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#DanaCrash: Families say NO to joint burial

by Stanley AzuakolaOne week after the unfortunate Dana Air crash which claimed the lives of over 160 people, it has been revealed that the Lagos State government gave the families…

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#DanaCrash: Candle light service planned for June 17

by Stanley Azuakola Some concerned Nigerians are finalising plans to conduct a candlelight memorial service in honour of the over 160 people who died in the Dana air disaster on…

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#DanaCrash: Your hearfelt condolences, our collective grief (Read the Full Register)

At the time this post goes up, it will have been exactly one week since the fatal Dana Air flight 9J-992 crashed into a three-storey building in Iju, Lagos, killing…

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National Mirror Report: Grief-stricken Anyene in-law weds, despite #DanaCrash

by Hauwa Gambo The nation has been in mourning for the entire week over the victims of the #DanaCrash os Sunday, June 3, 2012 - both the 153 on the…

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Tasteless? Blogger criticises #DanaCrash Anyene’s in-law for going ahead with wedding

by Hauwa Gambo Bad Journalism Was this a tasteless play for web traffic or essential reporting by a dogged blogger? The US-based Anyenes - who lost almost nine of their…

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On #RubbinMinds Today: #DanaCrash, Unilag, and the state of the nation

by Stanley Azuakola The stuff that has happened from the last time Rubbin Minds was on air till now is enough to make anyone wonder if it’s really just been…

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#DanaCrash: It’s going to be a long wait – Black box findings will be ready in 2013

by Stanley Azuakola The findings from the Flight Data Recorder (FDR), otherwise known as the black box, of the crashed Dana Air plane of June 3, 2012, would not be…

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#DanaCrash: 3 probe panelists have terrible aviation industry records

Ambulance and a throng of people at the scene of the #DanaCrash by Tolu Orekoya The nine-member probe panel set up by the president, Goodluck Jonathan and the aviation minister, Stella…

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#DanaCrash: Displaced victims shun resettlement camp

by Stanley Azuakola Days after the Lagos State government set up a resettlement camp at Ipaja to provide temporary accommodation for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the Iju-Ishaga area where the…

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#DanaCrash: Here’s how you can help

by Stanley Azuakola Many Nigerians are still hurting. The nation is still observing the three days of mourning announced by the president. Questions are now being asked and fingers pointed. A…

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#DanaCrash: Politeness is killing us by Toni Kan

Toni Kan Since Sunday June 3, 2012 I have come to realize that we fly across Nigeria borne not on planes powered by Rolls Royce made turbo engines but on…

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#DanaCrash: Nigerian widower sues U.S. companies that designed, made, and sold the ill-fated plane Dana Air MD-83 plane

by Chi Ibe A Nigerian man based in the US has sued the U.S. companies that designed, manufactured and sold the ill-fated plane Dana Air MD-83 plane after his wife…

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#DanaCrash: Heartbreak ripples all the way to India, the US and Indonesia

Peter Waxtan By Tolu Orekoya The heartbreaking personal stories of those who died in the tragic Dana Air plane crash have dominated the news since the devastating crash on June 3 which…

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#Danacrash: Airline operators kick back … reject Dana crash committee

by Stanley Azuakola Surprisingly, Nigerians who are highly cynical of government constituted committees, this time, welcome the Federal Government’s move to set up a  committee to investigate the Dana Air plane…

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#DanaCrash: Victims’ families to be paid $100,000

    Ambulance and a throng of people at the scene of the #danaCrash by Tolu Orekoya Dana Air's insurance LLoyds of London will compensate the families of those who…

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#DanaCrash: Dana Air defends its safety record: “No crew would go on a suicide mission”, black box sent to US

Dana Air held a world press conference on Wednesday, at which the airline defended itself against criticism over its safety and maintenance record, stating that its chief engineer died in the…

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#DanaCrash: Dana Air co-pilot Amaechi Obodo is alive

His name was listed as one of the crew members of the ill-fated Dana Flight  9J-922.  His face was published on the pages of the papers as a victim of…

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