A United Airlines jet lost a landing-gear wheel during take off from Los Angeles, but was able to land safely in Denver, its planned destination, with no injuries, the airline said. “The wheel has been recovered in Los Angeles, and we are investigating what caused this event,” United said in a statement on Monday. It […]
A Boeing passenger plane came off the runway during takeoff in Senegal today, injuring 11 people and shutting the international airport near the capital Dakar for almost 12 hours, management said. The B737/300 aircraft, an Air Senegal flight chartered by privately-owned Transair, was carrying 78 passengers and headed for the Malian capital Bam...
•Customs operatives Passengers of a truck have reportedly killed a customs officer along Katsina-Dankama road in Kaita Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the incident happened this morning at Gamjin Makaho village, along the Dankama road, reports Daily Trust. Sources said that the truck was conveying people to Dankama tow...
•Accident scene Three persons have lost their lives in an accident that occurred along Ondo-Ore highway, in Ondo State. It was gathered that one brewery truck, fully loaded with beer, fell on a Volkswagen Golf vehicle, with registration number BUR 852 TS, conveying passengers to Ondo, at Liyetu area of the town, reports Vanguard. It […]...
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) is set to scrap many unseaworthy boats following the agency’s investigation which revealed that 75 per cent of passenger boats being used in Lagos are unseaworthy. Speaking to maritime journalists today, the Lagos Area Manager of NIWA, Engineer Sarat Braimah revealed that NIWA has put in some cond...
•Abuja airport A Boeing 737 passenger jet belonging to Aerocontractors Airlines crash-lands at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja today. Although no injury or fatality was recorded, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, an agency of the federal government, confirmed that the aircraft got involved in a “serious accident” around...

