From Daily Times: The Aviation Safety Network, an exclusive service of the Air Safety Foundation (ASF), in a statement on Monday, revealed that the ill-fated aircraft was acquired by Alaska Airline in November 13, 1990. Twelve years later, on November 4, 2002, the aircraft developed mechanical faults and had an emergency diversion due to smoke in... Read More
by Stanley AzuakolaSince the first recorded air crash in Nigeria in 1969, Nigeria has witnessed scores of other mishaps. Below is a catalogue of these crashes: • November 20, 1969: Nigeria Airways BAC VC10 crashed on landing, killing 87 people on board. • January 22, 1973: Royal Jordanian Airlines flight 707 carrying 171 Nigerian Muslims returning... Read More
One of Nigeria’s most recognised entertainment industry awards, The Headies (formerly known as the HipHopWorld Awards) has launched its 2012 award season as it invites nominations in various categories. According to the C.E.O of Smooth Operations, organizers of The Headies, Ayo Animashaun, artistes and labels who want to be considered for nomination must submit three audio... Read More
Please sign the condolence register on the comment form below.
by Seyi Lawal Pastor Adeboye has donated N50 million to the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. The cheque was presented to the school’s vice chancellor, Professor Idowu Bamitale Omole at the fifth edition of the Redeem Christian Church of God’s Excel 2012 Conference. The donation is for an endowment of a professorial chair for mathematics... Read More
by Chi Ibe The Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mike Omeri has said the renaming of the institution from University of Lagos to the Moshood Abiola University was done in good faith, and rather than protest the gesture should be applauded by all Nigerians. He cautioned protesting students to cease from demonstrations adding... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Nigerian football star, Kanu Nwankwo has refused to leave Pompey until the club pays the full amount owed to him for the remainder of his 12-month contract. Blues administrator, Trevor Birch, insists the striker’s agent is demanding about £300,000 for him to leave Fratton Park early, despite the club still fighting to stay alive.... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Residents around the Iju area of Lagos where the Dana commercial air plane crashed said the aircraft did not explode immediately it crashed. It exploded after about 20 minutes after it crashed into the buildings. If help had come early, some of the over 140 persons, who died yesterday might have been saved,... Read More
by Chi Ibe One of the after effects of the crash was felt yesterday as family and friends rushed into the conference room of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, MM2. It took the intervention of the armed security personnel to control the crowd who included sympathisers threatening to beat up officials of Dana Airline for delaying the release... Read More
The fire at the site of the crashed Dana Air flight is reported to still be raging as the rescue team struggles to contain it. Victims are said to be stuck in the aircraft still and the rescuers are working to open the cabin. They confirm that the bodies recovered so far belong mostly to... Read More
On a day when the Nigerian airwaves was already awash with sad news—from Bauchi where over a dozen Nigerians died in a bomb blast, to Lagos where a Dana aircraft arriving from Abuja crashed, killing all 156 passengers on board—rumours of more bad tidings began to circulate again. This time, the rumour was that one... Read More
Reports from the scene of the Dana aircraft crash on Sunday has it that the Flight Data recorder (popularly referred to as the black box) has been recovered. The black box is an electronic device which records all instructions sent to any electronic system on an aircraft. It is very important for accident investigation and... Read More
Not dead? Reports say Levi Ajuonuma is in hospital (Highly Unlikely) There are online reports indicating that family members believe former broadcaster and general manager with national oil company NNPC, Dr. Levi Ajuonuma, may not be dead but is in a Lagos hospital. However, this is highly unlikely. The image-maker is one of the passengers on... Read More
President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a three-day period of national mourning in honour of those who lost their lives in the Dana plane crash in Lagos today. He also cancelled all his public engagements scheduled for tomorrow and directed that the Nigerian flag be flown at half-mast for the three days. The President joined Nigerians... Read More
The tragic Dana Airways crash that happened earlier today is thought to have killed all 153 passengers on board. Levi Ajuonuma,GM Corporate Affairs, NNPC has been confirmed as a passenger as well as Ehime Aikhomu, son of former Chief of General Staff, Admiral Augustus Aikhomu. The flight was travelling from Abuja to Lagos, and the cause... Read More
Premium Times is reporting that the NNPC’s General Manager in charge of Public Affairs, Dr Levi Ajuonuma, was one of the casualties in the McDonnell Douglas (MD-83) aircraft operated by Dana Air, which crashed in Lagos today. The flight, arriving Lagos from Abuja, crashed with less than four minutes to landing. Dana airline has said it... Read More
President John Atta Mills visited the scene of the air accident in which an Allied Air cargo plane arriving Ghana from Lagos overshot the runway and went off onto the roadside, killing 12 people. The president was accompanied by senior government officials and looked crestfallen as he toured the scene and inspected the extent of... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya For years speculation has dogged rapper/actress/singer Queen Latifah, 42, on her sexuality, especially when the photo below came to light. She refused to talk about it insisting that she wants her private life to stay private. Well, online rumours exploded again when the queen performed at the Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride event on May... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya ‘Waiting to Exhale’ starring the late legendary Whitney Houston is probably one of the best-loved African-American movies of all time. The soundtrack for the movie, ‘Exhale (Shoop Shoop)’ was the third song ever in Billboard history to debut at the top of its Hot 100 chart. Written and produced by Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, the... Read More
A Dana Air representative has confirmed to Ynaija that the plane carrying 153 passengers which crashed at the Iju area of Lagos State, indeed belonged to the airline. The representative, who did not want to be quoted, said that the airline would give the public more information as the day progresses. The Head of Public... Read More
A Dana Air plane arriving Lagos from Abuja, the nation’s capital, crashed today. This is coming barely 24 hours after a cargo plane from Nigeria had crashed at the Kotoka International Airport, Ghana, killing twelve people. The Dana aircraft is believed to have crashed into a power line in the Iju Area of Lagos State.... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya The 2012 London Olympics will be the first time ever that the women to men ratio will be split down the middle, 50/50. It is important for athletics that women are widely represented across the board, and most countries send a few female athletes. The Beijing, China Olympics came close, with 42% of athletes being female, and... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya ‘And I am Telling You’ has to be one of the greatest torch songs ever written for the stage, as the act-closing number for the musical ‘Dream Girls’. It became Jennifer Holliday’s signature song back in 1981 (the year Hudson was born) and few have been able to challenge her supremacy until Jennifer... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya The Nigerian Entertainment Awards nominee list is out! Revealed on Friday June 1 at a swanky black-tie affair held at Eko Hotel & Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos. The list has 26 different categories, cutting across music, cinema, and television. Fresh-faced 22-year-old Wizkid has the most number of nominations, with a total of six – including album... Read More
by Ifeanyi Dike Jr After all, the fear of Mrs Dike is the beginning of wisdom. The only truth I’ve known for sure since I got an inkling of the concept of crime and punishment is that my mother has my back. As a pre-schooler, I would cry inconsolably when someone upset me until my... Read More
by Denike & Ifedayo Prezzo is a very mean man and he isn’t trustworthy! He boldly stated that Goldie isn’t his girl, after everything. After saying ‘she’s the one’! Poor Goldie, fellow housemates think she’s going to commit suicide. They think she has been starving herself, although she claims her toothache won’t let her eat. Some think she’s... Read More
A reader sent this in. What’s on your mind, Unilag/MAUL? Pray till something happens … or just sleep it off.
by Tolu Orekoya The current media blitz of bizarre human beings eating each other might be front page news now, but a case from three years ago, revived by the Nigerian blogosphere during what many now call ‘the zombie apocalypse’, may have been the starting point. In San Antonio, Texas, the police were called to a horrific scene featuring... Read More
From Reuters: At least 12 people were killed when a bomb exploded in a church on the outskirts of Nigeria’s city of Bauchi on Sunday, a Reuters witness said. It was not clear who was responsible for the blast on the outskirts of the city of Bauchi, although churches have been a favourite target of violent Islamist... Read More