plane crash

October 6, 2013

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 hospital while their relatives looked on. Over a dozen people lost their lives in the crash involving an Associated Airlines plane carrying the body of... 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 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 5, 2013

#AssociatedAirlinesCrash: 2 female survivors struggle to stay alive despite severe injuries (Viewer Discretion)

by Oge Okonkwo Toyin Samson and Queeneth Owolabi were part of the surviving crew members involved in the ill-fated Associated Airline plane crash which claimed thirteen lives on Thursday, October 3, 2013 around 9am. Reports say both ladies are currently receiving treatment for severe burns at the Ikeja General Hospital and have lost communication with friends... Read More

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October 5, 2013

Demola Rewaju: Mourning and criticising the dead… the Agagu double tragedy

by Demola Rewaju The line against Agagu is that the crash of the plane is perhaps a certain retribution for his failure to fix the aviation sector during his tenure as Minister for Aviation. Of all the silliness this generation has produced, this is the silliest. We forget that this was a man whose was... Read More

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October 5, 2013

Dele Momodu: That molue in the sky

by Dele Momodu This may be why it is alleged that some of these airlines fly aircrafts with various degrees of deformities. If airlines cannot fix faulty seats that are very visible and obvious, I often wonder if they would service the engines that are hidden and more expensive to maintain. Fellow Nigerians, where and... 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

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 today. According to reports, the casket containing the late governor’s body came out of the plane’s debris without a scratch. The family has thus decided... Read More

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October 4, 2013

Plane crash: FG, Lagos emergency agencies row over custody of Agagu’s corpse

by ‘Jola Sotubo After the crash of the Associated Airlines plane carrying 20 passengers and the late Olusegun Agagu’s body, there was a frenzy as rescue efforts reportedly commenced immediately. [READ: Associated Airlines plane carrying late Agagu’s body crashes in Lagos] This frenzy reportedly led to a scuffle of sorts at the crash site... Read More

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October 4, 2013

“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 plane. [READ: Associated Airlines plane carrying late Agagu’s body crashes in Lagos] The false news reportedly filtered quickly around Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, where... 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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September 2, 2013

Opinion: Gov. Suntai and the evil side of politics

by Ralph Egbu Those who would have misgivings about this point and begin to shout bogus “progress of the people” should note that the Suntai situation is not novel. A onetime president of America , Franklin Delano Roosevelt took ill while in office and when he returned he came back not fully recovered and in... Read More

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September 1, 2013

Taraba crisis: No! Suntai is not running a government by proxy – Governor’s camp tells Tukur

by Isi Esene Aides loyal to the ailing governor of Taraba State, Danbaba Suntai have warned the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bamanga Tukur to stay on the side of the constitution in addressing the political crisis facing the state. Taraba has been thrown into a state of confusion following doubts over the fitness... Read More

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August 29, 2013

Governor Suntai finally speaks, appears unstable (WATCH)

by ‘Jola Sotubo A video surfaced on the internet today of a speech being purportedly given by recuperating Governor of Taraba State, Danbaba Suntai. The video was broadcast by the Taraba State Broadcasting Corporation yesterday night and it was supposedly one of the governor making a broadcast to the people of the state. According to... Read More

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August 28, 2013

Michael Orodare: Like Yar’adua like Suntai – We’ve been here before (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare …if Governor Suntai thinks his state of health is more important to him, than the politics, accolades and benefits the office of a State Governor commands, he should just step aside for those who are mentally and physically balanced… Its no longer news that Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba state is back... Read More

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August 25, 2013

Suntai is homebound: Consul-General confirms ailing governor’s departure from New York

by ‘Jola Sotubo Official confirmation has been given to the reports that Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State is set to return to the country this weekend. According to the Consul-General of Nigeria in New York, Amb. Habib Habu, the governor departed from the Republic Airport in Long Island Area of New York aboard a... Read More

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August 21, 2013

Home sweet home: Gov. Suntai set to return to Nigeria after rehabilitation, wife says

by ‘Jola Sotubo Almost a year after surviving a plane crash in Adamawa state, Taraba State governor, Danbaba Suntai is coming back home. The governor who had been recuperating at the Sea View Hospital Rehabilitation Centre and Home located in New York is to return to Nigeria on the 25th of August, the News Agency... Read More

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Olusegun Adeniyi: The power struggle in Taraba State

by Olusegun Adeniyi While one can only be happy about the miraculous recovery of the governor who, as we are now told, is already doing physical exercises (a familiar tale), I honestly do not think bringing him back home would serve either his interest or that of Taraba State. That it took eight months after... Read More

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SNAPSHOT: Another Nigerian military plane crashes in Port Harcourt (Updated)

by Rachel Ogbu Another military plane has reportedly crashed, this time at the Air Force Base in Rumuomasi, Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital two days after a fighter jet suffered a “mechanical” problem from where it was conducting military operations in neighbouring Mali killing its two pilots. [READ: 2 Nigerian pilots die as fighter jet... Read More

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Dark Sunday: Private jet crashes into homes in US neighbourhood (PHOTO)

A private jet apparently experiencing mechanical trouble crashed Sunday in a northern Indiana neighborhood, hitting three homes and killing two people aboard the plane, authorities said. The Beechcraft Premier I twin-jet had left Tulsa, Okla.’s Riverside Airport and crashed late Sunday afternoon near South Bend Regional Airport, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Roland Herwig in Oklahoma... Read More

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January 3, 2013

Taraba governor, Suntai, discharged from German hospital, steps out with family (SNAPSHOT)

by Akan Ido The Taraba State governor who was involved in a plane crash in October has been discharged from the German hospital where he had since been receiving treatment. This bit of good news was announced on Wednesday by the Taraba State government much to the joy of many Tarabans. The governor is currently... Read More

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November 14, 2012

TICKER: It’s official: Deputy governor takes charge in Taraba as governor remains hospitalised

The Taraba State House of Assembly on Wednesday morning passed a resolution empowering Deputy Governor Garba Umar to step into the capacity of Acting Governor. This follows the absence of Governor Danbaba Suntai, who was flown to Germany last month after crashing a small plane owned by the state government into a farm near the Nigerian National... Read More

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November 3, 2012

How Gov. Suntai governs Taraba State from his hospital bed in Germany

by Isi Esene Governor Danbaba Suntai who is currently receiving treatment in a German hospital after being involved in a plane crash in Yola, Adamawa State, is said to be calling the shots right from his sick bed. Suntai was flown to Germany a week ago in a Swiss Air Ambulance, a Challenger 604 with... Read More

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October 27, 2012

TICKER: #AdamawaCrash: Danbaba Suntai flown to Germany

Taraba State Governor, Danbaba Suntai, who was involved in a Cesna 208 5N-BMJ plane crash Thursday at the Yola Airport, was on Saturday, flown to Germany for treatment. The governor was moved out of the National Hospital, Abuja, where he was receiving treatment at about 3:30 pm today. Vanguard gathered that injured governor was driven... Read More

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October 25, 2012

Taraba State governor in air crash [Updated]

by Rachel Ogbu The governor of Taraba State Dambaba Suntai, 51, was involved in a plane crash this evening. There are conflicting reports on whether he was killed today in a plane he piloted which crashed at the Yola airport in Adamawa state. YNaija sources say that his body has been evacuated from the crash site and we cannot independently... Read More

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September 8, 2012

Temie Giwa: Simple justice (YNaija FrontPage)

In this country, we are awfully familiar with the horror of losing people to senseless deaths. We know just how senseless that plane crash was. Last week, I travelled by air from Kigali to Lagos. At takeoff, the engine of the plane I boarded suddenly had issues and was delayed for 45 minutes. After takeoff,... Read More

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Report & Photos: Military plane crashes into 8 homes; kills at least 10 people

by Chi Ibe News coming from Indonesia has confirmed that an air force plane slammed into a military housing complex and ignited a huge fire yesterday. the crash killed everyone on board and about three people in their home including two children. Huffington explains that the pilot, co-pilot and five trainees aboard the Fokker F-27... Read More

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