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Confusion over Missing Aircraft

Uncertainty and confusion yesterday took the better of the country�s aviation sector following an embarrassing discovery that an earlier claim by one of the agencies that the missing Wings Aviation aircraft had been found was totally false. The Minister of … read more

Gunmen release hostages

Port Harcourt, Nigeria – Gunmen released five Nigerians hostages on Tuesday, six days after they had been seized in the restive southern oil region, said a military official. Major Sagir Musa did not say whether a ransom was paid for … read more

3 dead in small plane crash

Three people were killed when their small private plane crashed in southern Nigeria, rescuers said Sunday after reaching the accident site. The plane had gone missing a day earlier. Sam Adurogboye, a spokesman for the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, did … read more

Opposition warns PDP on $16bn power probe

Opposition party members at the House of Representatives have promised to stop any bid by the Peoples Democratic Party to hijack the ongoing investigation into how the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo spent about $16bn on the power sector … read more

�Only 40% Nigerians have access to electricity�

The Manufacturers� Association of Nigeria (MAN) and potential investors complain that electricity is their biggest challenge, two times more problematic than finance. Diran Fawibe, chief executive officer, International Energy Services Limited and chairman, energy committee, Institute of Directors (IoD), told … read more

Wings Airline Plane Missing, 3 Feared Dead

Another misfortune yesterday hit the Nigerian Aviation Industry when a 1900D Beec-hcraft turbo prop aircraft belonging to Wings Avia-tion was reported missing over 10 hours after it was expected to have landed at its destination. A pilot, standardisation officer and … read more

Probe panel undecided over Obasanjo

IN SPITE of astounding revelations made so far, the House of Representatives Committee on Power and Steel holding public hearing on how $16bn was allegedly spent by the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday said it had not … read more