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Nigeria Air Crash: Nine families get part payment of compensation

July 4, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Dana Air on Wednesday said that it has started compensating families of those who died when one of its planes crashed a month ago, with each family expected to get $100,000. The Dana Air plane crashed June 3 in Iju … 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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Nigeria: Police bomb disposal officer killed

February 14, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A Nigerian bomb disposal officer has been killed when an explosive device he was trying to defuse went off, a police spokesperson has said. The device was wrapped in a carrier bag and hidden behind an electricity pole in the … read more »

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