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Republished: We are living like animals in this country, by Chude Jideonwo

by Chude Jideonwo As they dropped my father’s body in that unkempt, abominable mortuary... I could only think of what an abominable country I am so unfortunate to come from,…

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Grounding Dana Airlines was a mistake – Stella Oduah, aviation minister

by Akan Ido Minister for Aviation, Stella Oduah, yesterday admitted that the suspension of the flight operations of Dana Airlines immediately after the June 3 crash was in error. She…

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Thank you, Nigeria: Dana Airline says it is ready to fly again

by Stanley Azuakola Dana Airline is ready to fly again. The operating license of the airline were suspended by the Federal Government following the June 3 crash at Iju-Ishaga involving…

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Dana is back: FG lifts suspension on airline’s license

by Chi Ibe This evening, the Federal Government has lifted the suspension on the operating license of Dana Airlines and as a result, Dana Airline can resume commercial flight operations…

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Okechukwu Ofili: Are we beating creativity out of our kids?

  No one knows exactly where talent comes from, some people say it comes from God, some say it comes from our Parents and in some extreme scientific cases…genetic mutations.…

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The Future Awards 2012: Meet the nominees that made the final shortlist

by Doyin Jaiyesimi The Central Working Committee of The Future Awards has unveiled the final shortlist of 5 people per category for the Awards. Read their profiles here: The Future…

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Japheth Omojuwa: #SaveFunmi, #GreenDealNigeria and citizen solutions to national challenge (YNaija FrontPage)

If we want a better tomorrow, we must decide not to wait and rot on the promise of others but to take today, invest it and by ourselves make tomorrow…

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Chude Jideonwo: Social media and great accomplishments

Social Media helps us look beyond the narrow; it helps us do great things. by Chude Jideonwo My team stands at a truly privileged position: with YNaija, one of the…

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Opinion: The conversion of a Jonathan critic

by Ikeogu Oke Following the publication of my article titled “Jonathan as Nero: a Misplaced Analogy,” on page 66 of Saturday Sun of June 23, 2012, I received six reader’s…

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Dana releases statement about ongoing efforts to deal with crash aftermath

by Staff Writer Yesterday marked the one-month anniversary of the fatal Dana Air flight 9J-992. Since then the airline has had its fleet of planes grounded and many of the ground…

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Ground survivors of Dana Air crash reject compensation

by Tolu Orekoya The June 3, 2012 Dana Air crash that killed all passengers on board and more on the ground as it crashed into a three-storey building in the…

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Opinion: Mr. President, we do give a damn

by Eze Onyekpere Leadership and followership are two sides of the same coin. In a democracy, leadership emerges from the choice of the following with a mandate to improve the…

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Eddie Iroh: Nigerian airlines are unsafe at any height

by Eddie Iroh Those of you who bother to read my occasional intervention on this page will bear witness to one glaring omission on my part. I try to avoid…

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Chude Jideonwo: For the man who changed my life; Levi Ajuonuma

by Chude Jideonwo photo credit: Leadership “Are you Levi Ajuonuma?” the question escaped, my voice lowered to its depths; my mind overpowered by awe. It was 2000. I was, with…

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Akwa-Ibom legislator defends Akpabio: “If only Dana Air had listened…”

by Hauwa Gambo Governor Godswill Akpabio faced mild criticism in the aftermath of the #DanaCrash in Lagos, when he reported that he had warned the Dana Air Management about the…

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Here and There: Somehow we have passed shame, by Amma Ogan

by Amma Ogan Being in Lagos at the time of the Dana Airlines plane crash was like looking on at the filming of a movie based on a true story.…

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Leave us out of this – Kabo Air denies allegation of using old aircraft

by Adeniyi Abdul The aviation industry has, in the past week, been subjected to a larger than usual amount of scrutiny, owing in no small part to the Dana Air…

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Runway lights off in Abuja: Arik Air flight forced to turn around; Lufthansa, British Airways, Air France sent to Lagos

  by Tolu Orekoya Yesterday evening, an Arik Air flight travelling to Abuja to Port Harcourt had to turn around and head back to Port Harcourt after the runway landing lights at…

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Chude Jideonwo: We are living like animals in this country

by Chude Jideonwo Ambulance and a throng of people at the scene of the #danaCrash It occurred to me for the first time as I sat in the car’s front…

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Dbanj, H.I.D Awolowo NOT dead

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…

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