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Tragedy again struck at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, yesterday as a Nigerian Air Force fighter jet crash-landed at the airport, killing the pilot, Group Captain Saleh Abubakar.
The ill-fated jet had taken off from nearby 303 Nigeria Air force Flying School, Kano, situated a few kilometres from the airport only to crash-land soon after at about  12:48 pm.

Already, the remains of the deceased, who hails from Adamawa State, had been deposited at the nearby Armed Forces Specialists Hospital, Kano while the debris of the plane had beeng cleared by the military and NEMA officials.
The accident, like the fire accident that occurred at the airport, last week, threw the airport staffers into mourning.

The ill-fated jet, according to eyewitnesses, burst into flame as soon as it hit the runaway of the airport.
The deceased, who was a flying instructor at the 303 Flying School, Kano, died in the course of the training of his student pilots. The jet was said to be one of the new ones delivered to the school last week. It was alleged to have been bought from China.

“The student pilots initially went through the theoretical aspect of the training and later flew with their instructor on the same plane.  When they came back, the instructor went on a solo demonstration, after which the student pilots would have done their own solo flight. It was in the course of this flight that the accident occurred,” the source said.    At press time, security officials from the Nigerian Air Force have cordoned off the particular spot of the tragedy, even as military authorities have commenced full investigation into the crash.

Interestingly, the tragedy occurred a few minutes after the Minister of Aviation, Mrs.  Fidelia Akubueze Njeze and other top officials of the nation’s aviation industry departed the same airport, through the same runway. These officials were in Kano State ahead of the planned commissioning of some of the structures at MAKIA as well as to commiserate with the airport over the fire incident, which killed a Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria official, Alhaji Zubairu.

Meanwhile, hundreds of passengers, who were to depart the state through MAKIA, and from other airports to Kano have their travel arrangement temporarily suspended as the military investigators were still at the runway as at 3.30 pm when the Daily Sun visited the scene.
Aero, Arik, IRS and a few other airlines billed to take off between 3:30pm and 5pm could not keep their schedules as a result of the crash.

The Manager of the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, Alhaji Ali Nok declined comment over the tragedy, saying it was purely a military affair while the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Air Force in the state, Flight Lieutenant Obi Obasi  said a press release would be issued from the headquarters of the Nigerian Air Force in Abuja on the incident, when the Daily Sun called him on phone.

In a statement signed by Air Commodore Yusuf Anas, the Air Force said the F7 fighter aircraft based in Makurdi recently relocated to Kano on a two-week flying training exercise before returning to Makurdi. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal MD Umar has already sent a delegation of senior Nigerian Air Force officers to commiserate with the victim’s family, the statement said.

(color=#006600] most guys here dnt hav voters card and they keep making noise.some of them are not in Nigeria,dnt b decievd by the outcome of the poll.
A reighning king is better than a dethroned king or the one in the womb.[/color]

Some pple love gej but hate pdp,agreed.I want u to kno dat if other parties i.e acn,cpc ar as big as pdp they will definately b worse than pdp.Just cast ur mind at what happen to abiola son in ogun state(acn) and several others.The performin governor in Lagos is only doing the normal thing expected of him.(dnt just tell me say e no dey swallow money,d guy no holy pass, )If hes in any other party he will surely do d same.Dnt let us vote for party but individual.
Remember,a reigning king is better than a dethroned king or the one in womb.

most nairalanders ar directionless,today they tell u its ribadu,if he makes a mistake they hate him d nxt minutes.Tomorrow they tell u no one like buhari,if bakare 'miss yan' they tell u they he has  nothin 2 offer.U better dnt waste ur only one vote,a reigning king is better than a dethroned king or the one yet to b born.gej 4 life

The guy wan kill himself bc man u lost

i also need a copy pls,

Egyptians are eating it already

this is another one dont b surprise.

dnt b scared wen u c them roaming ur street.

t my zonal presidential
campaign rally in Ibadan, Oyo
State, last Tuesday, I spoke
about the place of the South-
West in the Nigerian
federation. Without mincing
words, I spoke about the level
of education and
sophistication in the region.
In my opinion - and in the
opinion of many informed
Nigerians - the South-West is
of critical significance to the
economic and political
advancement of the country.
The progress of the zone is the
progress of Nigeria. It makes
perfect sense that such a
critical segment of Nigeria is
governed by those who have
what it takes!
These were my exact words as
accurately captured by the
Nigerian Tribune of Wednesday,
February 9, 2011:
"The entire South-West is too
important, too sophisticated
and too educated to be in the
hands of rascals."
I had referred here to the fact
that unreliable or mischievous
behaviours or notions ought not
to be acceptable in any part of
our body politic especially not
in the South-West where the
population has had the
privilege of a head start in
education compared to other
parts of the country.
It is unhelpful to public
discourse if we constantly twist
words beyond intended
meaning. Surely, even the most
zealous detractor of the
interest of the South West
would not desire that anyone
would wish upon such a
sophisticated part of our
country, the activity of
unreliable or mischievous
intentions.
In other words, I had
indicated that abhorrence for
such behaviour should be our
proclivity, especially
considering the disposition of
the people of the Western
States to governance
standards.
But by laying so much emphasis
on the latter part of the
sentence we dither profoundly
on nuances, and this typifies
the general tendency to dwell
on the negative which we
must, as a country, refrain
from. My qualification of the
West as highly educated and
sophisticated was easily
dispensed with, while the fact
that we should not expose such
civilized and educated
populace to rascality was
played more upon, with
emphasis on the rascality.
But we easily forget, perhaps
because we have neglected for
far too long the important role
that our educational
institutions play in
development, that the
foundations of our
independence movement
burgeoned its fruits from the
discussions which emanated
from the sophisticated
“ Ibadan School of thought” as
the liberal Arts faculties of the
then University
College Ibadanwas then known.
However, as true leadership
requires, I take responsibility
for any misunderstanding of
the context in which my
statement was made. In a
time of active politicking, when
scoring political points have
taken precedence over our
overarching goal of nation
building, we must not allow
those strong bonds which tie us
together as a nation,  and
which brought  our people to the
streets, for the common cause
of seeing that the right thing
is done by all  and for all the
people of our country - an
ideal which the western part
of  Nigeria has always been in
the fore-front of aspiring for -
to be dispensed with by the
mere nuance which we attach
to words.
The Western part of Nigeria by
my estimation remains a very
sophisticated and educated
part of our dear country as
sophisticated as the cultures in
all other parts of our country
and unique in its unequivocal
stand for justice and equity.
Therefore,as Architect Sambo
and I move around the country
seeking the mandate of our
dear countrymen and women,
we shall continue to respect
and pay tribute to the hard
work and patience of all our
people. Our promise of a
significant turnaround in the
way our country operates and
is governed is an article of
faith.
I made a commitment
to Nigerians that our campaign
will be about
issues and livelihood
advancement. I am
determined to remain true to
this commitment.
In this regard, we made the
promise and will zealously
deliver on, amongst other
things, a stable, constant
supply of electricity which will
revolutionise the way business
is done in our country.We will
pay special attention to the
security of lives and property;
we will focus on access to good
quality health andeducation
for all Nigerians and job
creation for our youths, for this
is the only way we can defeat
poverty.
We are focused on delivering
on our commitment to
agricultural and
infrastructural development,
the expansion of our economy
and the complete
transformation of our national
security architecture in
other to better secure lives and
property in our Country.
Let us all insist in building a
united nation where justice,
equityand the fundamental
essence of freedom
and democracy is sustained.
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Stampede in Ibadan
Parents storm schools,
withdraw pupils
It ’s blackmail - Oyo Govt
From YINKA FABOWALE and
GBENGA ADESUYI, Ibadan
Friday, February 11, 2011
There was pandemonium in
Ibadan, the Oyo State capital
as thousands of panic-
stricken parents besieged
public schools in the
metropolis to withdraw their
children, following rumours
that some pupils died after
eating meal allegedly
poisoned but provided free by
the Adebayo Alao-Akala
government.
The poison scare was coming
even as the rumour mills went
abuzz that Governor Alao-
Akala planned to use 200
people for fetish rituals to
realize his second term
ambition But the state
government and the
governor ’s campaign
organization, swiftly
dismissed the reports,
describing them as wicked lies
and blackmail. Governor
Alao-Akala ’s Special Adviser
on Communication, Dotun
Oyelade, in a reaction, said
the development was an
attempt by political
opponents to blackmail his
principal as his
administration does not run a
free meal programme in
schools.
He assured state residents of
their safety.
Many public schools in the city
had become empty by 100pm,
after news made the round
that some officials and
politicians seeking elective
offices in the state were
distributing free food packs
from government round the
schools in the metropolis, of
which some school children
had died after eating thereof.
The food poison scare which
hit the city about noon
spread like wild fire, as
anonymous callers made calls
to parents and teachers in
schools, warning them not to
accept or allow their wards to
partake of the meal.
Parents, including civil
servants, market women and
housewives stormed primary
and secondary schools to
withdraw their children and
wards, on receiving the
alarming messages.
But most school premises were
scenes of chaos as hot
arguments ensued between
them and school authorities
following the latter ’s attempt
to prevent the parents, who
headed for the classrooms to
pick the pupils. Hundreds of
parents were sighted at
Mokola,, Oniyanrin, Odo Iye,
Oke Are, Opo Yeosa, Oje and
other parts of Ibadan rushing
to schools in the areas
ostensibly to beat the arrival
of the food distributors.
Similar situation played out in
areas such as Oke Ado,
Liberty road, NTC area,
Molete, Sango, Ojoo, Mokola,
Agodi gate,Old Ife
road,Alakia,Challenge,Muslim/
Odinjo area,Bodija,Basorun.
Some head teachers had to
resorte to locking school gates,
but this provoked serious
protests and agitation by the
teeming parents, some of who
threatened to break the
gates. Some even assaulted
teachers.
The development caused
security to be quickly beefed
up with armed policemen
stationed at strategic
locations including Oniyanrin
area to forestall break down
of law and order.
Some of the parents vowed
not to allow them back to
school until the state
government could publicly
assure their safety.
A nursing mother met at St.
Stephens Primary
school,Oniyanrin, however
told Daikly Sun that she had
to go to the school and pick
her seven year old daughter
when she heard the rumours,
declaring ” You don’t take
risks with politicians. I heard
some pupils ate akara(baked
beans) and died. They even
said some disappeared after
eating.
So I had to rush here and pick
my daughter. ” Investigations
at Adeoyo General Hospital,
the University College Hospital
(UCH) and some private
hospitals located around
Yemetu and Mokola areas of
Ibadan , where some of the
victims of the poisonous meal
were said to have been taken,
did not, however, reveal any
reported case. Teachers
declined comments on the
development, but some at C
and S New Eden Primary
School Mokola were overheard
saying they rexceived phone
calls warning them not to
receive the toxic food package
from the Akala men.
But, Oyelade, assured
residents of the state of their
safety, describing the whole
development as blackmail.

doc,wen i left secondary
school in 96,i noticed quite a
number of pimple on my face.I
tried all I could 2 remove but
it left 'pot holes' on d 2 sides
of my chick.It annoys me
anytime I see those
holes.Doc,what do u suggest?

doc,wen i left secondary school in 96,i noticed quite a number of pimple on my face.I tried all I could 2 remove but it left 'pot holes' on d 2 sides of my chick.It annoys me anytime I see those holes.Doc,what do u suggest?

na wa ooo

we need more clarification

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chai
I got this message few minutes ago

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They decide to choose a representative over a comedian lol

syskay is da bomb,they may be in Ibadan but they are the best.

dani1luv:
Seen this before

not for u a;pne

Can the breakfast go round.

category:
Who are all these pple trading words here?
U guys have so much derailed that one may fink
dat u all are abnormal breeds.
For a topic of such a 'global substance' to be so abused by
'literates' is so disgusting to say the least,

ure correct
Some guys on nairaland need to go for brain examination,its either they are too young to be online or they have brain damage.

oga sleeping on duty

The driver of that vehicle is Seun b4 God come bless am.

WARNING:IT IS DANGEROUS TO ATIKULIZE YOUR BOY FRIEND WHEN HE'S BROKE,IF THINGS TURN AROUND HE WILL INTURN ATIKULIZE YOU

Born losers dont give up

we dey lafu oooooooo

I dont know y some guys wit Titus fish brain keep abusing thereselves when important issues are discussed.That is a sign of immaturity.