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  • JUST IN: 94 passengers, 6 crew miraculously escape aircraft disaster [Photos/Video]

    JUST IN: 94 passengers, 6 crew miraculously escape aircraft disaster [Photos/Video]

    Ninety six passengers and six crew members have miraculously escaped an aircraft disaster after a Boeing airliner on Sunday crash-landed at the Usinsk Airport in Russia.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Boeing 737-500 aircraft, built in 1997 and belonging to UTair with registration number VQ-BPS, made a hard landing and was damaged in the process.

    However, nobody was injured, and all 94 passengers and six crew members have been evacuated.

    The aircraft, en route from Moscow, slided to a stop on its engines and belly, according to Russian news agencies, citing emergency officials.

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  • Military plane crashes, judges, soldiers, others on board all dead

    Military plane crashes, judges, soldiers, others on board all dead

    A Russian Antonov military plane carrying Sudanese judges and injured people crashed on Thursday in the Darfur region of Sudan, with all those on board killed, according to the Sudanese Red Crescent.

    The plane was travelling from the city of El Geneina – located in the west of Sudan, near the border with Chad – to the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.

    It was not immediately clear what caused the crash.

    The aircraft was transporting people injured in a tribal conflict in Darfur to Khartoum for treatment.

    The plane’s crew comprised three Sudanese army officers.

    It was not immediately clear how many people the plane had been transporting

  • ‘Two pilots dead as military jet crashes’

    An Iranian MiG fighter jet crashed in the Northwest of the country on Wednesday, killing both pilots, the semi-official ILNA News Agency reported.

    A helicopter from the Red Crescent has been dispatched to the crash site near Sabalan mountain, according to ILNA.

    No further details were immediately available.

  • BREAKING: Tragedy averted as Air Peace crash lands in Lagos [Video]

    Tragedy was averted on Tuesday as Air Peace airline crash-landed at the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.
    The airline was said to have crash-landed on the runway, but no life was lost.


    Although details of the incident are still sketchy, Henrietta Yakubu, spokesperson of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) confirmed the incident to this newspaper Tuesday afternoon.
    Mrs Yakubu attributed the incident to “faulty landing”, adding that there was no casualty.
    “The AIB (Accident Investigation Bureau) officials are there so we are still waiting for the details,” she told newsmen.

  • Seven children missing after vehicle falls into canal

    Seven children missing after vehicle falls into canal

    No fewer than seven children went missing on Thursday after a vehicle carrying 29 people fell into a canal in northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said.

    According to the police, 22 people were rescued from the canal and search for the missing ones was underway.

    The accident took place in the morning in Nagram area on the outskirts of Lucknow, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh.

    “Early this morning a vehicle carrying 29 people fell into Indira canal,” a senior police official said. “The passengers in the vehicle were returning from a wedding when the driver lost control over the vehicle before plunging into canal.”

    The police official said immediately after the accident, locals carried out rescue efforts and informed police.

    “So far 22 people mostly adults were rescued alive but as per the information seven children aged between four and nine years are still missing,” the official said.

    “A team of national disaster response force (NDRF) has been deployed for rescue operations and divers are searching inside the canal.”

    Rescuers said the strong flow of water in the canal was hampering the efforts.

    Officials fear that the children might have died inside the canal.

    “It has been several hours and there is no trace of the children, there is possibility they might have died,” the police official said. “We have directed the official in districts downstream to put nets into the canal so that if the children had been swept away by the currents, they could be recovered.”

    Deadly road accidents are common in India, often caused due to overloading, bad condition of roads and reckless driving.

    An official report says on an average, 400 deaths take place every day in India due to road accidents.

  • Pius Adesanmi’s family sue Boeing over Ethiopian Airlines crash

    Pius Adesanmi’s family sue Boeing over Ethiopian Airlines crash

    Family members of the late Nigerian writer killed in the tragic Ethiopian Airlines crash, Pius Adesanmi, have filed a new lawsuit against the Boeing Company.

    Lawyers Nomaan Husain of Husain Law + Associates, Floyd Wisner of The Wisner Law Firm, and Omar Khawaja of The Law Offices of Omar Khawaja, filed the new lawsuit against the manufacturers of the plane involved in the crash.

    The suit, dated June 4th was filed on behalf of the bereaved family at the U.S. District Court in Chicago.

    The claim was filed against the Boeing Company, manufacturer of the Boeing 737 Max 8, based in Chicago, for failing to properly inform pilots about the dangers and risks presented by its new Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (“MCAS”) software.

    Recall that Adesanmi, a professor, was killed in the tragic crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 on March 10. He was traveling from Addis Ababa to Nairobi for an African Union conference when the flight crashed shortly after takeoff.

    He was a world-renowned Nigerian-born Canadian professor, writer, literary critic, satirist, columnist and author of numerous award-winning books, essays, and collections of poetry.

    He was lauded as a “towering figure in African and post-colonial scholarship” by Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, where he chaired the Institute for African Studies.

    Detail of the new complaint reads in part: “This action arises from the horrific crash of ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES Flight 302 (“Flight 302”) on March 10, 2019 in which 157 people lost their lives. The aircraft involved in Flight 302 was a Boeing 737 MAX 8. This crash came less than five months after Lion Air Flight JT 610 – another Boeing 737 MAX 8 – crashed into the Java Sea on October 29, 2018, killing all 189 onboard.

    “Investigation into both crashes is ongoing, but the similarities in the aircraft and the investigative findings for the crashes thus far points to a common cause. Shortly after taking off and while attempting to climb, pilots for both aircraft reported flight control issues as the planes pitched up and down erratically throughout the sky.”

    The suit listed the plaintiffs as Lois Olufunke Adesanmi, mother of the late writer, and Iyabo Toluhi, named on behalf of the daughter of the late renown writer, who is a minor. The defendant is THE BOEING COMPANY, a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in the State of Illinois.

    “Once again corporate greed has placed profits over safety with tragic consequences for the public,” said Mr Husain, founder and senior partner at Husain Law + Associates, PC. “Our goal with these lawsuits is to obtain answers for our grieving clients and hold the Boeing Company accountable for creating this tragedy.”

    Wisner, from the Wisner Law Firm, stated, “In my decades of representing families of the victims of air crashes, I have never seen a case with such serious misconduct by an aircraft manufacturer.”

    The complaint further alleges that Boeing’s failure to properly inform pilots of a defect in the MAX 8’s flight control system left pilots without the knowledge or ability to restore manual control and caused both Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes.

    It added that Boeing included a new automated flight-control system in the MAX aircraft, the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) to address the risk of a stall. “However, as BOEING’s CEO has acknowledged MCAS contributed to both the Lion Air and Ethiopian Air crashed,” the suit claimed.

    The suit also alleged that Boeing knew MCAS was defective and dangerously flawed, adding that the company ignored safety in its pursuit of profit.

    Messrs Husain, Wisner and Khawaja said they are confident the US legal system and the US discovery process will allow families to get the answers they are seeking and sort out what really happened.

  • Mofe Duncan confirms marriage crash

    Mofe Duncan confirms marriage crash

    Handsome actor, Mofe Duncan has revealed that his marriage to his estranged wife, Jessica has hit the rocks

    Jessica accidentally revealed on Thursday during a question and answer session on Instagram that their marriage is over.

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    The actor has taken to his Instagram page , stating that their marriage packed up over a year ago. See the statement below.

    “My marriage has been over for a year as I have become cordial with both families and would continue to remain cordial as God continues to guide me”, the statement read in part.

     

    One of the fans had asked her if she was married to which she responded by saying that she was no longer married! It didn’t end there as another fan asked if she would get married again if the right man ever shows up.

    “Don’t know yet, I don’t think so but you never know,” she replied.

    TheNewsGuru recalls that Mofe and Jessica tied the knot in 2015. The wedding was attended by the high and mighty in the Nigerian showbiz terrain.

  • Ethiopia plane crash: Telecom union mourns loss of two staff

    Ethiopia plane crash: Telecom union mourns loss of two staff

    The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has mourned the loss of two ITU staff members who died Sunday when an Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed shortly after taking off from Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa.

    TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Ms Maygenet Abebe and Mr Marcelino Tayob, who worked for the ITU Regional Office for Africa, based in Addis Ababa, were involved in the crash that claimed over 150 lives.

    Abebe and Tayob were on their way to attend the ITU Steering Committee of the Center of Excellence in Nairobi, Kenya.

    The Centres of Excellence (CoE) programme aims to support capacity development in the field of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by offering continuous education to ICT professionals and executives in the public and private spheres through face-to-face, online or blended learning.

    “The ITU family joins the broader UN family in mourning the loss of two of our colleagues who gave their lives to improve other people’s lives through the use of information and communication technologies.

    “We are deeply saddened by this tragedy, and our hearts go out to their families and friends,” said ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao.

    Tayob, a national of Mozambique, worked as a senior advisor at the ITU Regional Office for Africa in Addis Ababa. He joined ITU in 1997.

    Abebe, a national of Ethiopia, worked as an administrative assistant at the ITU Regional Office for Africa in Addis Ababa. She joined ITU in 2010.

    “Maygenet and Marcelino were committed and dedicated staff who worked hard to increase the impact of ITU’s work as the regional offices expand their initiatives in the region.

    “They touched our lives as colleagues and friends. They will be sorely missed, but never forgotten. The contribution they made will live on in the work we do every day,” said Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Director of ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau.

    Andrew Rugege, Director of the ITU Regional Office for Africa said, “The work that Maygenet and Marcelino did everyday was crucial to the success of ITU’s work in the region.

    “Suddenly working without them now will be hard – not only because of their performance, but also because of the warmth and friendship they brought to our lives.”

     

  • 19 UN officials perished in Ethiopian airplane crash

    19 UN officials perished in Ethiopian airplane crash

    No fewer than 19 United Nations officials were aboard the Ethiopian airplane that crashed on Sunday, the UN Department of Safety and Security in Kenya, has said.

    The World Food Programme (WFP) lost six staff, the Office of the High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) lost two, as did the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).

    The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in South Sudan, World Bank and UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) each lost one staff member.

    Six staff from the UN Office in Nairobi (UNON) were also tragically killed.

    The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Amb. Abiodun Bashua, a retired Nigerian career ambassador, who was until his death, working on contract with the United Nations Economic Commission of Africa (UNECA), also died in the crash, alongside Canada-based Nigerian professor at Carleton University, Pius Adesanmi.

    As a mark of respect IOM said it would “fly its flag at half-mast at its offices on Monday, as will the UN and its agencies”.

    The Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed shortly after take off from the capital Addis Ababa on Sunday, killing more than 150 people on board.

    The UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement that he was “deeply saddened at the tragic loss of lives”, as reports emerged that UN staff were also among the dead.

    The Boeing airliner bound for the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, took off at 8:44 a.m. local time, losing contact with air traffic control at the Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, just six minutes later, according to news reports.

    The plane was reportedly carrying passengers from more than 35 different countries.

    The cause of the disaster is not yet known, although weather conditions were reportedly good and the plane went down in a field near Bishoftu, around 35 miles southeast of the capital.

    The UN chief conveyed his “heartfelt sympathies and solidarity to the victims’ families and loved ones, including those of United Nations staff members, as well as sincere condolences to the Government and people of Ethiopia”.

    The UN is in contact with the Ethiopian authorities and “working closely with them to establish the details of United Nations personnel who lost their lives in this tragedy” the Secretary-General stated.

    The disaster happened on the eve of the UN Environment Assembly when Heads of State, environment ministers and thousands of others will convene for five days in the Kenyan capital.

    Many senior UN officials took to Social Media to express their condolences and sadness.

    On Twitter, José Graziano da Silva, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO,) sent his “heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the bereaved families”, saying that one FAO staff member was among the victims.

    Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) David Beasley tweeted that “the WFP family mourns today”, revealing that WFP staff were also among those on board the flight.

    “We will do all that is humanly possible to help the families at this painful time. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers”, he said.

    Houlin Zhao, ITU Secretary General tweeted his “sincere condolences to the families and friends of those who lost their lives in the plane crash”.

    Noting that two ITU staff were on the flight, he said: “Our colleagues in Addis are providing support to their families during this difficult time.”

    “All of us at UNICEF mourn the tragic loss of our UN colleagues and all those who died in the Ethiopian Airlines crash today.

    “May they rest in peace. Our thoughts are with their families and loved ones”, Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund, tweeted.

    On behalf of the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), whose Headquarters are in Nairobi, Executive Director Maimunah Sharif tweeted her “deepest condolences and prayers to the Great Nation of Ethiopia and to the families of the passengers and crew members who lost their lives in this tragedy.

    “May they rest in eternal peace,” Sharif said.

    High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi issued a condolence statement saying: “UNHCR has suffered today a huge loss”.

    IOM Director-General António Vitorino issued a statement expressing his deep sadness over the 157 lives lost, “including a young IOM staff member Anne-Katrin Feigl”, who “was en route to a training course in Nairobi as part of her role as a Junior Professional Officer”.

    Catherine Northing, Chief of the IOM Mission in Sudan where Feigl worked, called her “an extremely valued colleague and popular staff member, committed and professional”, saying “her tragic passing has left a big hole and we will all miss her greatly”.

  • Ethiopian Airlines provides more details on ill-fated flight

    The Group Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr Tewalde GabreMariam, has provided more details on its plane that crashed on Sunday morning shortly after takeoff enroute Nairobi from Addis Ababa.

    A statement by the airline said its management led by GabreMariam had travelled to the scene of the crash.
    He disclosed that 149 passengers and eight crew members were on board the flight, adding that the victims are of 35 nationalities.

    According to the manifest released, there were 32 Kenyans, 18 Canadians, nine Ethiopians, eight Chinese, eight Italians and eight Americans as well as seven victims each from France and the UK.

    Others are six Egyptians, five Germans, four each from India and Slovakia while Australia, Russia and Sweden has three nationals each and two each from Spain, Israel, Morocco and Poland.

    Other countries, including Nigeria, have one victim each as well as one United Nations (UN) passport.

    According to the airline, it is too early to speculate the cause of the accident and further investigation will be carried out to find out the cause of the crash in collaboration with all stakeholders including the aircraft manufacturer Boeing, Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority and other international entities to maintain the international standard.

    “’Information will be provided once the cause is identified.

    “Ethiopian Airlines will provide all the necessary support to the families of the victims.

    “A senior captain named Yared Getachew with a cumulative flight hour of more than 8,000 and with a commendable performance was commanding the flight along with first officer Ahmed Nur Mohammod Nur who had a flight hour of 200.

    “149 passengers and 8 crew members were on board the flight. The victims were of 35 nationalities.

    “The crashed B-737-800MAX airplane flew back to Addis from Johannesburg this morning to its yet another flight bound to Nairobi underwent a rigorous first check maintenance in February 04, 2019.

    “Ethiopian Airlines Group expresses its profound sorrow and deepest condolences to the families of the victims and their loved ones on the tragic plane accident,” he said.