Dana plane carrying 152 people crashes in Lagos

 
 

Bad news reaching us is that a commercial airliner operated by DANA Air has crashed in the Iju area of Lagos. The aircraft was arriving from Abuja on a local flight when it crashed into a powerline in the area.

According to the report by Sahara Reporters, the plane had 153 passengers on board.

Femi Oke-Osanyinpolu, Lagos state emergency state manager, said Sunday that casualty numbers are unknown.

Harold Denuren, head of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, confirmed the crash. He said the Dana Air flight was heading from Lagos to Abuja in Nigeria. He said federal authorities were on their way to the site of the crash.

This news gives me shivers. Just minutes after reporting news of the bomb blast in Bauchi, now this.

The number of casualties has not been ascertained, but I pray for the lives of all those that were on board that plane and people that were in the area where it crashed.

May God be with us all.

Such a sad day for Nigerians.

10 DIE after cargo plane crashes into bus in Ghana's capital

The crash occurred in Accra near Kotoka International Airport, which sits near newly built high-rise buildings, hotels and the country's Defense Ministry. Witnesses said the plane first smashed through the fence that runs around the airport before hitting the bus.

Billy Anaglate, spokesman for the Ghana Fire Service, said that all 10 passengers in the bus were killed on impact. The plane's four crew members appear to have survived the crash and were rushed to a local hospital for treatment.

"What happened is that the Allied (Air) Cargo plane, actually I was told, was traveling from Nigeria to Ghana. At the landing it was short of the boundary, and it went off onto the road side. It crashed into a bus that was bound for Accra," said Anaglate, who was reached by telephone late Saturday.

"… (The plane) broke the barrier and went onto the road and hit the vehicle and unfortunately in the vehicle everyone ended up dying. The poor people were killed."

An official at the airport's control tower declined to comment when reached Saturday night, saying no one was available to discuss the crash. Police officials also refused to immediately discuss the matter, although a press conference was scheduled to take place later Saturday.

Police and soldiers quickly cordoned off the neighborhood where the plane crashed. The area is near to El-Wak Sports Stadium and Hajj Village, where Muslims in the country stay before they journey to Mecca.

Local television showed images of the plane lying across a road with its tail damaged as the flight crew jumped off and received help from emergency responders.

Witnesses said the plane was labeled as belonging to Allied Air Cargo, a fact confirmed by Anaglate. The name and symbols on the aircraft matched those of the Nigerian air freight company based out of Lagos. Telephone numbers for the company in London, Lagos and the Nigerian city of Port Harcourt rang unanswered Saturday night.

Ghana, a nation of more than 25 million in West Africa, has not had a major airplane crash in recent years. The last air emergency the country had was in June 2006, when a TAAG Linhas Aereas De Angola flight to Sao Tome hit birds during takeoff. The plane landed safely and none of the 28 people onboard were injured.

Ice Prince to Perform at BBC Radio 1 Hackney Weekend

Music: Ice Prince to Perform at BBC Radio 1 Hackney Weekend

Afrobeats sensation and Chocolate City Music artist Ice Prince,  will be joining artists , Jay Z, Rihanna, Nas, Wretch 32 and Dbanj to grace the biggest ever free ticketed event in London – BBC Radio 1 Hackney weekend to perform his smash hit single Magician with Gyptian in June 2012.

The Hackney weekender which will be the highlight of the London 2012 festival will take place on the 23-24 June 2012 featuring six stages and over 80 international and UK acts.

SarkodieHopes on winning MTV Africa Music Award

Ghana’s fastest rapper, Sarkodie has expressed delight at his MTV Africa Music Awards nomination and says he knows it will be possible to win that award.
 
Sarkodie has been nominated in the Best Anglophone (English Speaking) category alongside Wande Coal of Nigeria, Daddy Owen of Kenya and Big Nuz of South Africa.

Sarkodie speaking to Joy Entertainment on Drive Time on Monday thanked his fans for their unflinching support. “Last year and this year has been very good for me…After Ghana Music Awards, I asked myself what next? I was in the studio when I got a call that it was not confirmed but it might be possible I will be nominated for the MTV Music Awards. I told myself I need to work much harder to get there.”

“I was in Nigeria last two weeks to meet Akon and I saw the love in Nigeria so when I heard I have been nominated, I thought it was like a step from where I am. I thank all my fans and the people who are promoting Sarkodie but seriously to give you a word on how I feel, I don’t think I have a word for it,” he said.

The Ghana Music Awards Artiste of the year winner said he knows it is possible for him to win the award from the keenly contested category but he will also use the event to expose himself to the world.

“Normally I don’t predict as in what is going to happen. I think every opportunity you need to use the good side of it because in Lagos, I will have the chance to at least be exposed to the world…and try to use the opportunity to promote myself.”

“…but to win, I know it’s possible because I saw the category and I saw the people in there. I know it’s possible. I want Ghanaians as they helped me in the Ghana Music Awards, they can also do the same to this award as well,” he said.

Last year, Samini walked away with the MAMA Best Africa Performer award. This year’s awards will take place on Saturday December 11 at the Eko Expo Centre, Lagos, Nigeria.

Amy Childs SECOND boob job

'They're just really saggy and heavy': Amy Childs, 21, to undergo a SECOND boob job

She's already undergone one breast enhancement operation when she was just 18.

However, after her recent weight loss made her drop a bra size, reality TV star Amy Childs has decided to have a second boob job, bringing her up to a DD-cup.

As a teenager, the beautician originally had an A-cup cleavage, but decided to boost them to a D.

Going under the knife: Amy Childs, pictured in a Bra Queen ad, wants a second boob job

However, the former Only Way Is Essex star complained they had shrunk to a C when she lost weight and were now 'saggy'.

Amy, who has modelled bras for Ultimo and Tesco's Bra Queen range, is preparing to go under the knife with The Hospital Group in the imminent future.

She hopes to go up to a 32DD and have the implants inserted behind the muscles, rather than in front as her current ones are.

Glam: The 21-year-old looked chic in a blue dress as the British Academy Television Awards on Sunday

She told the latest edition of New! magazine: 'When I first got them done... they were so nice and pert. Now they're just really saggy and heavy. They give me backache too.'

Despite planning to undergo surgery again at such a relatively young age, Amy admits the thought of the scarring under her breasts makes her feel 'sick'.

She's planning to take 10 days out of her schedule to recover properly, but at least this time round she knows what she's in for.

Razzle vajazzle them! Amy wore a skimpy bodysuit to promote her Hair Vajazzle range earlier this month

She said: '(The operation feels) like someone really heavy is sitting on your boobs. You feel all tight for about six months, but the heaviness goes.'

And the redhead is already planning to undergo surgery again when she's 30 'if they sag again'.

Aside from a boob job, Amy has also had dermal lip fillers, veneers and uses Botox.

First Azonto Beat In Ghana

‘I did The First Azonto Beat In Ghana’.- Ephraim

The never ending argument over who brought the Azonto craze to Ghana lurks on.The twist being the fact that Music producers are now claiming to be the first captains of the ‘Azonto Ship’. Beatmaker Ephraim on the big bite on Xfm claimed to have been the first person to make an Azonto Beat in Ghana. He was asked about Azonto and he responded ‘I did the first azonto beat in Ghana which started with R2Bees “Azonto” track with Yaw Siki. Azonto actually came from Tema,and got hyped after the release of Rough and Smooth’s “Sex Machine”. OMG!Ghana can confirm 

The mavin family

Its Don Jazzy Again, see the mavin family looking all fresh and dapper in their recent magazine feature.

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