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Lagos plane crash: 11 confirmed dead, 4 injured

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October 3, 2013  A Lagos-Akure-bound Associated Airlines flight crashed in Lagos on Thursday minutes after take-off from Murtala Muhammad International Airport, aviation and emergency operations officials said. The small aircraft was registered as 5NBJY. An official of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said the crash occurred in the fuel dump area of the airport and caught fire. Dr Oke Osayintolu, the General Manager of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, confirmed that 11 occupants of the aircraft died, while four were rescued and taken to the hospital. Mr Rask Fadipe, the Director of Lagos State Fire Service, told newsmen that he received an SOS at 9.30 a.m. in respect of the incident. Fadipe said he deployed three fire fighting vehicles of 10,000 litres capacity each, which put out the fire. The aircraft cut into two with the front section burnt beyond recognition and the back area almost intact, the fire official said. He s...

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE

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15 COOL TRICKS FOR YOUR BODY

Here are some tricks that may help you! 1.) If you've got an itch in your throat, scratch your ear. When the nerves in the ear get stimulated, they create a reflex in the throat that causes a muscle spasm, which cures the itch. 2.) Having trouble hearing someone at a party or on the phone? Use your right ear it's better at picking up rapid speech. But, the left is better at picking up music tones. 3.) If you need to relieve yourself BADLY, but you're not anywhere near a bathroom, fantasize about RELATIONS. That preoccupies your brain and distracts it. 4.) Next time the doctor's going to give you an injection, COUGH as the needle is going in. The cough raises the level of pressure in your spinal canal, which limits the pain sensation as it tries to travel to your brain. 5.) Clear a stuffed nose or relieve sinus pressure by pushing your tongue against the roof of your mouth then pressing a finger between your eyebrows. Repeat that for 20 seconds it cau...

Barcelona's Messi targets title after Ajax treble

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After Lionel Messi claimed another UEFA Champions League hat-trick and took plaudits even from the AFC Ajax camp, the No10 insisted it is trophies, not goals, that interest him.  FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi said he had enjoyed putting a stylish hat-trick past AFC Ajax – most of all because of how the Dutch champions had earned his respect with a confident and technically impressive display. Related Items Martino sees improvement Koke, Baptistão remain calm Messi treble downs Ajax Streller praises Basel fitness Boateng hails united Schalke Lucho content with Porto Emotional for Napoli scorers Walcott wants lift-off Mexès: Milan control crucial Messi's three goals, complemented by Gerard Piqué's header, equalled the matchday one tally of Real Madrid CF's Cristiano Ronaldo, last season's competition top scorer, though the No10 stressed that winning back the UEFA Champions League trophy, not the golden boot, was his focus. Aja...

Nigerian's abroad get mixed review

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This week, the action from Europe’s top-two club competitions, the Uefa Champions League and the Europa League returned and as always, there was Nigerian interest in both. Nigerians are currently involved with clubs in both competitions and supersport.com now rounds up the best of the action in an enthralling week of club football on the old continent. Uefa Champions League Fernando Adi was in action from the start for København in Tuesday’s game against two-time European champions, Juventus in a dramatic contest that finished 1-1 at the Parken. The 22-year-old who was substituted after 70 minutes has been in sparkling form in Denmark’s Superliga where he has scored two goals in three league games for København this season. Ahmed Musa boasted in a pre-match interview with supersport.com that champions, Bayern Munich would be stunned by CSKA Moscow at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday but on matchday, Musa and his teammates were schooled in the complexities o...

GRAVITY FACT

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Interesting gravity facts Enjoy our range of interesting gravity facts that help explain how gravity relates to both life on Earth and other objects in our solar system. Learn about important concepts such as acceleration, mass, tides and orbits as well as some useful formulas, strange trivia and other fun information relating to the topic of gravity.       *       Objects with mass are attracted to each other, this is known as gravity.     *       Gravity keeps Earth and the other planets in our solar system in orbit around the Sun. It also keeps the Moon in orbit around Earth.     *       Tides are caused by the rotation of the Earth and the gravitational effects of the Moon and Sun.     *       Because Mars has a lower gravity than Earth, a person weighing 100kg (220 pounds) on Earth would only weigh 38kg (84 pounds) on Mars.     *   ...

JOKES

Akpos: Good day sir, I call to ask for d number wey people take dey call una for dis programme. Radio Presenter: But you have called us already, why would you need number that people use to call us. Akpors: Nop, I saw dis number already saved as Naija FM on my phone and as I dey listen to radio dis morning, na Naija FM I tune am to, dat is why I call so dat una go give me number to take call una. Radio Presenter: Is that you Akpors? Akpors: Yea, my name is Akpors, how do you know my name. Radio Presenter: You no dey serious Akpors, u later wash those plate wey we take eat Eba yesternight?. Akpors: Shey na Mukuro be that? Radio Presenter: Yes Akpors: So na Naija FM you dey work now, so na u save Naija FM for my phone, chai, I pity Naija FM manager for employing bad luck like you, shey you don forget say na d second week wey Dana Airline employe you na him one of thier plane crash?, abi you wan tell me say u don forget say na when you buy Okada na him Governor Fash...