Tag: Associated Airlines

Certificate scandal: Stella Oduah proceeds on a ‘medical leave’ abroad (Report)

by Oge Okonkwo Report from the online media platform, SaharaReporters indicate that the embattled Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah has not returned to Abuja since reports of her certificate scandal emerged. This…

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Yemi Adamolekun: I believe I deserve better – do you?

by Yemi Adamolekun It is NOT a thing of pride that you can’t stay in Nigeria for more than six weeks and you have to “get out for civilisation”. It’s…

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The agony: Eseh, wife of #AssociatedAirlines victim, Deji Falae lays her husband to rest (PHOTOS)

by Chi Ibe There are no words to tell a young woman who has lost her husband. The grief is clear as Eseh Falae lays to rest her husband yesterday,…

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#AssociatedCrash: Governor Mimiko can’t stop the tears as Deji Falae is buried today (PHOTOS)

by Chi Ibe On 3 Octobr, Deji Falae, a serving commission in Ondo was one of the victims of the Associated Airlines plane that went down in Lagos. Today, friends…

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Feyi Fawehinmi: Nigerians, how about a monthly boycott of airlines?

by Feyi Fawehinmi My instincts are for people to simply stop flying until serious changes are made in how air safety is regulated in Nigeria – when the airlines get…

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Temie Giwa: Plane crashes – The act of God in the hands of men (Y! FrontPage)

by Temie Giwa The recent drama about the N225 million BMW shopping spree is ironic and incredibly sad, especially when one considers reports that the NCAA, agency in charge of…

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#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…

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#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…

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For the record: Full preliminary report on the Associated Airlines plane crash

The following information has been determined from preliminary readout and analysis of flight 361’s flight recorders. Flight 361 was equipped with both a COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER and a FLIGHT DATA…

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Gov. Aregbesola’s school uniform, Agagu’s burial, the ‘vampire minister’, and more on YNaija’s weekly newsletter

Hi all, It’s been an interesting week as usual and we’re here to give you a rundown of some of the most prominent news highlights that made the rounds this…

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#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…

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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…

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Accidents are God’s will… they are inevitable – Stella Oduah, Aviation minister

  Four days after a tragic crash involving an Associated Airline plane killed 14 people in Lagos, Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Oduah, on Monday described accidents as God’s will…

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#AssociatedAirlinesCrash: Another victim battles for survival at ICU of LASUTH

by Tutu Akinlabi As DNA testing begins to ascertain the seperate identities of the victims of last Thursday's Associated Airlines crash, reports have surfaced that one of the survivors is…

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#AssociatedAirlinesCrash: “My experience with the crashed Associated Airlines plane” – Fola Ojo

by Oge Okonkwo Fola Ojo, presently living in Milwaukee, United States of America tells his experience when came to Nigeria in February, 2012 and  flew the ill-fated Associated Airlines plane…

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#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…

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Just In: Dana Airlines operations suspended with immediate effect

The operation license of Dana Airlines has been suspended. According to the Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Fola Akinkuotu, says the suspension is with immediate…

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The moment of truth: Family members of crash victims wail as bodies arrive LASUTH (WATCH)

by Adeola Balogun An extremely emotional scene played out at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) as the remains of the victims of Thursday's plane crash were deposited at the…

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#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…

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“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…

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#AssociatedAirlinesCrash: Why the Agagu plane crashed – Expert

Facts emerged yesterday on the probable reasons the chartered Embraer 120 aircraft carrying the corpse of former Ondo State governor, Chief Olusegun Agagu, crashed on Thursday minutes after it took…

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Ex-governor Agagu buried amid grief in Ondo

The mood in Iju-Odo, Ondo State was sober yesterday as the remains of former Governor Olusegun Kokumo Agagu were buried. The ceremony, planned to be elaborate by the state government,…

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#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…

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Agagu’s burial to hold today despite plane crash

by 'Jola Sotubo Despite the crash involving the aircraft conveying his remains to Akure, Ondo State, the burial of former Governor of the state, Olusegun Agagu will reportedly still hold…

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“Which Gbenga…?!”: How Obasanjo reacted to FALSE news of his son’s death in plane crash

by 'Jola Sotubo Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo was temporarily thrown into confusion yesterday due to a rumour being spread that his son, Gbenga, had died in yesterday's ill-fated Associated Airlines…

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Names of passengers on the ill-fated Associated Airlines flight released [See list]

by Oge Okonkwo Associated Airlines has reportedly released the list of survivors and victims who boarded the ill-fated plane which crashed yesterday, Thursday, October 3,2013 in Lagos. See the list below: Survivors…

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“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…

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“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,…

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BREAKING: Associated Airlines plane carrying late Agagu’s body crashes in Lagos (PHOTOS)

by Oge Okonkwo There are indications that an Associated Airlines aircraft has crashed at the Murtala Mohammed Domestic Terminal leaving an unknown number of casualties. Sources say the light plane,…

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