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6 killed in Nepal bus crash
Kathmandu – At least six passengers were killed on Wednesday when their bus plunged into a river on a highway west of Kathmandu. The crash occurred a month after a similar mishap […]
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Fathia Balogun speaks on her crashed marriage
Popular Nollywood actress, Fathia Balogun, has spoken about the crash of her marriage to Ex husband, Saheed Balogun, saying she went through a lot while married to him. She said her biggest challenge was when […]
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6 Die, 4 Injured in Lagos-Sagamu Road Crash
Sango-Ota (Ogun) – The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Ogun said six persons died while four were injured in an accident on the Lagos-Sagamu expressway on Monday. The Ogun Sector Commander of the FRSC, […]
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Wife’s Rebellious Conduct May Crash 7-year-old Marriage
By Oluwatope Lawanson Lagos – Displeased with his wife’s conduct, a middle-aged man, Ibrahim Yusuf, on Friday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his seven-year-old marriage. He told the court […]
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Bangladeshi star cricketer Shakib escapes helicopter crash
Dhaka – One person was killed while four others sustained injuries after a helicopter crashed in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, one of the world’s largest natural sandy sea beaches on Friday. Bangladeshi star cricketer Shakib Al […]
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Malaysian official says simulator flight path not proof MH370 deliberately crashed
Putrajaya (Malaysia) – A senior Malaysian official said that the pilot of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 had plotted a flight path into the Indian Ocean in his flight simulator at home. Transport Minister, Liow […]
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Buhari condoles with Egyptians over plane crash
Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday condoled with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and the people of Egypt on crash of jet Flight MS 804, which claimed many lives. This is contained in a […]
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EgyptAir: Missing Plane Crashed Into Mediterranean Sea – Airline, Manufacturer Confirm
By Our Reporter (With Agency Reports) ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – Airbus has confirmed that missing EgyptAir flight MS804 has crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. The manufacturer said the A320 “was lost” at around 2.30am local […]
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Fuel hike: Disregard call for strike – APC
Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Nigerians to disregard the call for strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) regarding the increase in price of fuel. This is contained in a […]
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7 die in helicopter crash in Kaduna
Kaduna (Kaduna State) – A Nigerian Air Force helicopter crashed into Ribadu Cantonment (Old NDA), killing seven people on board at about 6.45 a.m. on Saturday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Alhaji Musa […]
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7 Persons Die As Nigerian Airforce Helicopter Crashes In Kaduna
A report being monitored on Channels Television has announced the crash of an Air Force helicopter, which reportedly went down at the site of the old National Defence Academy in Kaduna. Additional reports say the helicopter, which was […]
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Missing Indonesian plane found crashed
Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN)The Trigana Air Service plane that went missing Sunday has been found, Indonesia’s director general of air transportation, Suprasetyo, said during a news conference. The wreckage was found in the Oktabe district of […]
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Crashed Bristow helicopter: Pilot’s sister heartbroken
The sister to the American pilot, Captain Joseph Wyatt, who flew the ill-fated Bristow Helicopter that crashed into Lagos lagoon, Samantha Wyatt, yesterday took to the social media to express the pains her family was […]
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Helicopter crashes into Third Mailand Bridge, Lagos
LAGOS (Sundiata Post) – A helicopter has crashed behind the king’s palace in the lagoon near Oworonsoki area of the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos. Reports reaching Sundiata Post said emergency rescue efforts are already ongoing. […]
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Accident claims 8 in Ogun
Abeokuta -No fewer than eight persons died on Monday in a multiple accident at the Onipepeye end of the Sagamu-Abeokuta expressway in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state. The accident, which was said […]
Economy
THE TANKER CRASH IN ANAMBRA SHOULD CHANGE NIGERIA’S APPROACH TO ROAD SAFETY
e Monday June 1st diesel tanker crash in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria that has left 70 people dead and damaged an untold amount of property in a heavily trafficked commercial area in one of South […]
Economy
Prices of perishable items crash in Kano due to hot weather
Kano- Prices of perishable items in Kano have crashed due to excessive hot weather, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Some of the perishable item sellers told NAN in Kano that they had no […]
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Nepal earthquake: Eight bodies recovered at US helicopter crash site
The bodies of all eight people on board a US military helicopter that crashed in Nepal while on a relief mission have been recovered. The wreckage was found on Friday morning, and investigators are working […]
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Passengers burned to death in India bus crash
At least 21 people have burned to death after a bus fell into a ditch and caught fire in central India, police say. Constable Vikram Singh, at the police control room in Panna district, said the death […]
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Germanwings Co-Pilot Had Sick Note for Day of Crash in His Home
(Bloomberg) — The Germanwings co-pilot believed to have intentionally crashed a plane into the French Alps had a note from his doctor certifying him unfit to work on the day of the crash that he […]
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Germanwings crash: Transponder confirms descent was entered manually
Paris- A flight data organisation, said data from the transponder of the Germanwings plane that crashed in France, showed that someone had manually altered the autopilot altitude to less than 30 meters. FlightRadar24, which tracks […]
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Germanwings: Helicopter searches resume in Alpine jet crash
Helicopter operations have resumed over mountainsides in the French Alps where a German jetliner crashed, killing all 150 people on board. Under overcast skies, with temperatures just above freezing, helicopters resumed flights Wednesday over a […]
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German Wings air crash: Opera singers Maria Radner and Oleg Bryjak among 150 dead
A beloved opera singing duo, Oleg Bryjak and Maria Radner are among the victims of the tragic German Wings Airbus A320 plane crash on Tuesday, which left 150 dead. The popular performers were returning home after a […]
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South African minister Chabane killed in car crash
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African cabinet minister Collins Chabane and two security personnel were killed in a car crash on Sunday, President Jacob Zuma said. Chabane, 54, was minister of Public Service and Administration and a […]
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Auto crash: APC Campaign commiserates with Bayelsa
ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) has commiserated with the people and government of Bayelsa State over the death of some supporters of the First Lady in a fatal […]
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Dickson Grieves As 11 Bayelsa Politicans Die In Car Crash
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson has expressed deep pain, shock and grief over the death of the wife of Professor Edmond Allison-Oguru, the Secretary to the State Government and a group of women […]
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2 bodies from plane crash found in Taipei River as TransAsia announces $475,000 compensation
TAIPEI – Taiwan’s Search teams said on Wednesday, that they found two bodies of victims [pro_ad_display_adzone id=”10″] of last week’s TransAsia Airways crash in Taipei. They said the two bodies were found about 700 metres […]
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Investigators Of Transasia Airways Says Both Engines Lost Power Before Crash, As More Bodies Recovered From Crash Site
TAIPEI – The Taiwanese Aviation Council said on Friday in Taipei, that the twin-engine ATR 72 turboprop crashed about three and a half minutes after take-off. Thomas Wang, the Council Chief, said the flight data […]
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TransAsia plane crash death toll rises to 32
TAIPE I – The death toll of Wednesday’s TransAsia Airways plane crash in Taiwan has risen to 32 with 11 people still unaccounted for as search operations continue, the Island’s [pro_ad_display_adzone id=”10″]Response Authority said on […]
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Malaysia says MH370 crash an accident to clear compensation
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s government declared Thursday the crash of Flight 370 [pro_ad_display_adzone id=”10″]an accident to pave the way for compensation claims, angering victims’ families still waiting for evidence while officials said the […]
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Toll in Spanish jet crash rises to 11
MADRID – Spain’s Defence Ministry, said on Tuesday in Madrid, that the death toll in the crash of a Greek F-16 fighter jet during a NATO training exercise at a military base in south-eastern Spain […]
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AirAsia crash report won’t include black box data— investigator
JAKARTA – A preliminary report into last month’s crash of an AirAsia passenger jet that killed 162 [pro_ad_display_adzone id=”10″]people will not include an analysis of the black box flight recorders, an Indonesian investigator has said. […]
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Patient, five others, die in auto crash in Jigawa
DUTSE – Six persons, including a patient, died in an auto crash involving a Volkswagen car with Reg. No. [pro_ad_display_adzone id=”8″] RY 989 AA on Dutse International Airport road, Dutse, Jigawa, on Friday. The state […]
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Alcoholic stupor, hemp-smoking crash 2-year-old marriage in Lagos
LAGOS – After about two years of irreconcilable differences orchestrated by the husband’s excessive [pro_ad_display_adzone id=”8″]alcoholism and hemp smoking, a Lagos court on Tuesday dissolved the marriage between Segun Falaye and his wife, Celestina. A […]
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Indonesia investigators say no evidence so far of terrorism in AirAsia crash
JAKARTA – Indonesian investigators said on Monday in Jakarta, that they had not found any evidence [pro_ad_display_adzone id=”8″] so far that terrorists were involved in the crash of an AirAsia passenger jet last month that […]
Economy
NNPC Initiates ‘Kero Correct’ Scheme to Crash Kerosene Price Nationwide
ABUJA (SundiataPost) – In a bid to get kerosene to consumers across the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, at the regulated price of N50 per litre, the Nigerian National […]
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Burkina Faso postpones repatriation of Air Algeria crash victims’ remains
OUAGADOUGOU – Repatriation of the remains of 28 Burkinabes who perished in Air Algeria’s flight AH5017 crash, initially scheduled for Wednesday, has been postponed to Jan. 13, an official source has said.[pro_ad_display_adzone id=”10″] Air Algeria […]
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Bodies of Air Algeria crash victims to be repatriated Jan. 13
OUAGADOUGOU – Bodies of the 28 victims of the Air Algeria crash in July in Mali will be repatriated on Jan. 13 and not Wednesday as initially planned, according to a statement issued by the […]
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13 die in Bauchi-Jos road auto crash
BAUCHI – The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the death of 13 people in a road crash at Sabon Garin Nabordo along the Bauchi-Jos highway. [pro_ad_display_adzone id=”8″] The command in a statement made available […]
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7 killed in crash on Lokoja-Ajaokuta road — FRSC
LOKOJA – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has confirmed the death of seven persons in a motor accident on the Lokoja-Ajaokuta road in Kogi. Mr Godwin Omiko, FRSC sector commander in Kogi, disclosed this […]
