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DANA air crash, Nigeria Government adds insult to injury

September 7, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

I received with a very rude shock, the news of the lifting of the suspension of the operating license of the Dana airline by the federal government of Nigeria. I lost my wife Nancy Echendu Ibe, my 11 year old … read more »

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Nigeria Plane crash: Investigators suspect contaminated fuel

June 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Investigators from Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Bureau and the United States National Transportation Safety Board are focusing their investigations on the samples of aviation fuel collected from the Boeing MD-83 planes belonging to Dana Air. Our correspondent gathered that the accident … read more »

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On Nigeria Air Crash

June 6, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

As Nigerians are dropping dead from air crashes, the roads are claiming more daily due to badly built transportation networks, badly maintained and ill fitted transportation vehicles and motor cycles. They say when it rains, it pours. Nigeria is rained … read more »

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Lagos shock at fatal Nigeria air crash

June 6, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The day after one of Nigeria’s worst air crashes, workmen at the site of this crowded residential area of Lagos have been busy pulling out the charred debris. Huge cranes have moved in to shift the scattered, twisted pieces of … read more »

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Patience Jonathan is not responsible for Dana crash – Presidency

June 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The Presidency on Tuesday reacted to rumours making round via social media about the possible cause of last Sunday Dana plane crash in Lagos citing VIP movement involving Dame Patience Jonathan, wife of Nigeria’s president. A Dana MD-83 airplane crashed … read more »

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Nigeria President wept at the plane crash site

June 4, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday spared a thought for the nation’s aviation industry over Sunday’s air crash in Agege area of Lagos, saying the incident was a tragic one for the industry. The Nigeria’s President wiping a tear after he … read more »

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