Agagu

October 21, 2013

Opinion: Revisiting Fela’s ‘double wahala for dead body’

by Emma Okah We submit that the most important question we face today is not about who hired the aircraft or who suggested Associated Airlines in the first place. The issues are simple: was the aircraft airworthy before it took off? Fela Anikulapo Kuti, instrumentalist musician and composer, human rights activist and political legend... Read More

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October 18, 2013

#AssociatedAirlinesCrash: Survivor develops gangrene, may have fingers and toes amputated

by ‘Jola Sotubo Just when it seems like all the sad news relating to the Associated Airlines plane crash had been received, reports have it that the condition of one of the crew members who survived has taken a turn for the worse. It has been revealed that Quinneth Owolabi has developed gangrene on her... Read More

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October 17, 2013

#AssociatedAirlinesCrash: Deji was afraid of flying because of Nigeria’s bad planes – Olu Falae speaks on his late son

Former secretary to the Federal Government, Chief Olu Falae, yesterday, said his son Deji, who died in the recent Associated Airline plane crash, had phobia for air travel. Falae said the late Deji was afraid of travelling by air because he believed that all domestic airlines are in a state of disrepair. He spoke in... Read More

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October 10, 2013

#AssociatedAirlinesCrash: Insurers of crashed plane, Lloyds, send team from London to visit crash site

Representatives of the insurers of the crashed Associated Aviation Embraer 120 aircraft, Lloyds of London, arrived in Lagos yesterday. The plane carrying 20 passengers and crew and the body of the late former Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Agagu, for burial, crashed last Thursday near the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, barely one... Read More

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October 9, 2013

Agagu’s burial: We did not hire Associated Airlines – Ondo gov’t denies hiring airline

by ‘Jola Sotubo In response to assertions made by the Agagu family that the choice of an Associated Airlines craft to convey the remains of Olusegun Agagu to Akure was made by the Ondo State Government, the latter has said that it had nothing to do with the hiring of said airline. The state government... Read More

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October 7, 2013

#AssociatedAirlinesCrash: “The rumours are false and wicked” Agagu family denies hiring Associated Airlines

by Adeola Balogun In a bid to quell the rumours and suppositions being spread around about the circumstances surrounding the recent Associated Airlines plane crash, the Agagu family has issued a statement to the effect that it had nothing to do with the flight arrangements of the ill-fated plane. According to family sources, the decision... Read More

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October 6, 2013

#AssociatedAirlinesCrash: NCAA announces suspension of airline’s operations

by ‘Jola Sotubo Following the recent Associated Airlines plane crash which claimed the lives of at least 13 people and injured a number of others, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) yesterday announced the suspension of all operations of the airline. The suspension of Associated Aviation Limited, who are the owners of the airline, was... Read More

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October 6, 2013

“Everything happened so fast”: How Agagu’s son and Femi Akinsanya survived Lagos plane crash

by ‘Jola Sotubo Startling details have come to light as to how uncomfortable Feyi, the late son of the recently deceased and buried former Governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Agagu, felt about the state of the crashed plane that was carrying his father’s remains with him and several others in it. According to reports,... Read More

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October 5, 2013

Femi Fani-Kayode: Rumours of sacrifice, Agagu and Stella Oduah

by Femi Fani-Kayode At the time that all these crashes took place Professor Babalola Borishade redeployed to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism where I was Minister and I was sent to Aviation and by the grace of God from that point on my team and I, with the full backing and support of... Read More

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October 4, 2013

#AssociatedAirlinesCrash: How miscreants battled over money stolen from dead victims

by ‘Jola Sotubo While some bereaved families and a host of Nigerians were counting their losses as a result of yesterday’s plane crash, some hoodlums were counting their gains. In the guise of joining in rescue efforts, a number of people recruited to help clear the accident scene instead resorted to picking the pockets of... Read More

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October 4, 2013

#AssociatedAirlinesCrash: Jonathan mourns, orders investigation into crash

President Goodluck Jonathan has condoled with the families of those who died in the Thursday morning plane crash in Lagos. The President also ordered for full investigation of the crash by the relevant agencies. An Akure-bound Associated Airline aircraft carrying the family and relatives as well the corpse of former Ondo State Governor, Olusegun... Read More

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October 4, 2013

“We are shattered by the news”: ‘New PDP’, Atiku reacts to news of Associated Airlines plane crash

by Adeola Balogun Condolence messages and a myriad of reactions have trailed yesterday’s plane crash which occurred near the domestic wing of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State. [READ: Associated Airlines plane carrying late Agagu’s body crashes in Lagos] Elder statesmen, governors and other politicians have expressed their shock and sadness at the event.... Read More

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October 4, 2013

“I felt it would hit my car”: Eyewitnesses recount gripping details of the Associated Airlines crash

by ‘Jola Sotubo Yesterday’s plane crash, which involved an Associated Airlines carrier containing 20 people and the body of former Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Agagu, has caused reactions all around the world. [READ: Associated Airlines plane carrying late Agagu’s body crashes in Lagos] For some people however, those reactions are more personal as they witnessed... Read More

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October 3, 2013

“The plane struggled to climb before crashing”: How the Associated Airlines plane crashed in Lagos

by Isi Esene An Associated Airlines chartered flight crashed earlier today in Lagos shortly after takeoff around 9.30am from the Murtala Mohammed International Airport. The plane, an Embraer 120 aircraft, which was carrying the body of the late former governor of Ondo state, Olusegun Agagu was said to have suffered engine failure and crash-landed close... Read More

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October 3, 2013

UPDATE: More (gripping) images from the ill-fated Associated Airlines crash site in Lagos (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

by Oge Okonkwo An Associated Airlines aircraft carrying some passengers and the body of the late former governor of Ondo state, Olusegun Agagu, crashed earlier today at about 9: 50 am at the Murtala Mohammed Domestic Terminal leaving an unknown number of casualties. [READ: Associated Airlines plane reportedly carrying late Agagu’s body crashes in Lagos (PHOTOS)]... Read More

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September 30, 2013

Opinion: My President must hear this

by Ayodele Kupoluyi Life truly is vanity. Agagu is gone but our President is still alive and can make the necessary change. This 2015 distraction is too much. It looks like a deliberate ploy for him to fail. Obasanjo gave us GSM, Mr. President should give us light. I recently visited Toronto in Canada (not... Read More

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