Femi Akinsanya Walked-out Of Wrecked Plane Before It Caught Fire

It was miraculous survival for Mr. Femi Akinsanya in yesterday’s Associated Airlines’ plane crash Akinsanya, son- in-law of the late former Governor Olusegun Agagu whose body was being conveyed to Akure, the Ondo State capital from Lagos for burial, walked out of the remains of the Embraer 120 aircraft. Akinsanya, along with his brother in-law, Mr. Feyi Agagu, the late Agagu’s son, were the only family members of the late governor on board the ill-fated plane. As it turned out, they were among the seven survivors. As the aircraft crashed, Akinsanya, a Lagos businessman, was seen walking out of the wreckage before the aircraft caught fire. He suffered a minor injury on his head. As he walked away, apparently conscious, Air Force men who were among the first set of rescuers at the site, stopped him. They assisted him to stop the flow of blood on his head. He told them he wanted to go home to join his family, according to an eyewitness. But the Air Force personnel told him he was under the Federal Government’s custody and could not go. They took him to the nearby Air Force clinic. The eye witness said: “I saw one man walk out on his legs. I think he is the only one that walked out.” It was gathered that Aklinsanya broke the news of the crash to the burial party waiting at the Akure airport to receive the body of the former governor, which was to lie in-state in the Ondo State capital yesterday. He reportedly spoke to Mr. Femi Agagu, the late former governor’s younger brother, who broke the news to Governor Olusegun Mimiko, who was leading the burial party. The airline, in a statement, expressed deep regrets and “with all submission to the will of the Almighty” confirmed the “unfortunate accident of one of our aircraft”. The statement added: “The aircraft was chartered for a flight to Akure on the 3rd of October, 2013. “We are currently cooperating fully with the aviation regulatory authorities with a view to establishing the remote and immediate causes of this most regrettable and unfortunate accident. “Our prayers go to the affected families of the departed. We pray for their souls to rest in peace while we continue to wish and pray for the speedy and full recovery of the survivors of this grave and sad accident.

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Give Half Of Your Salaries For One Year To Unemployed Youths! Oritsejafor Tells President, Others

President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Ayo Oritsejafor has asked the President and other public office holders to give half of their salaries for one year to unemployed youths.

Oritsejafor made this statement on Tuesday, October 1st during the 53rd Independence Anniversary Interdenominational Church Service.

Hiw words; “The unemployment situation is bad. The situation is critical. People are jobless. I want to make a suggestion; and in making the suggestion, I want to look up to the heaven, that probably if all political office holders, both elected and appointed, will give half of their salaries for one year and put it in a dedicated account for the poor and let men and women of integrity run that account, it will build confidence in the society,”.

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Pictures Of Crashed Airline In Lagos

These are the first pictures coming out of the scene of the Associated Airline that crashed in Lagos this morning

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What has MBGN 2010 Fiona Amuzie Been Up to Lately? Find Out!

Once a queen, always a queen.

The Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2010 Fiona Amuzie recently had a chat with journalist Mercy Abang about her life post-MBGN and her new foundation Fiona Amuzie Organization against Trafficking in Persons and Child Labour.

In the “Conversations with Abang Mercy” interview, she also opens up about her decision to study psychology and why she is truly a born queen.

Read Excerpts from the interview;
After winning the 2010 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, what have you been up to, in terms of your personal life or projects?
Well, after MBGN, I enrolled into Coventry University in the UK to study psychology. I knew this was going to be challenging because of my organization but I took on the challenge.

So I’ve been handling my studies, travelling and working hard at putting FOTIP on a global platform. I’ve also been working at plough-back investments and building my relationship.

What has changed about Fiona? Has being a queen changed who you are or what you do?
Change is one thing that is constant in life. I’ve definitely grown up Mercy. (Smiles) I’m wiser and better. And I’ll always be a queen. My middle name is Ezenwanyi which means Queen in Igbo language. So being crowned MBGN only amplified who I am.

What inspired you to study Psychology? Why not something else?
The body is a slave to the mind. I was interested in expanding my knowledge on human behavior and the correlation between the mind and the body. I want to be able to use that to understand how traffickers victimize people. So I can effectively impact a different orientation to people.

You said you’ve been working hard at putting FOTIP on a global platform. What is FOTIP?
Thank you Mercy, FOTIP is basically the abbreviated term for the Fiona Amuzie Organization against trafficking in persons and child labour. FOTIP is a non-profit organization designed to join in combating the scourge of trafficking in persons. At the organization, our objective is to create a forum for victims to share experiences and views with co-victims and be persuaded to join in the combat.

As well as raising awareness of trafficking in person (TIP) issues to a very high level globally. And we provide support to victims of TIP to institute a local organization in the regions and in schools that will carry on with the fight against TIP even when funding is finished. Not forgetting that we provide genuine alternatives to the under privileged invariably making them less vulnerable to traffickers as part of the overall objectives of the organization.

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BBA Star Prezzo Wanted by Kenyan Police for Assaulting Military Officer

 Big Brother Africa StarGame star Prezzo is reportedly wanted by Kenyan police officers.

According to Kenya’s Standard Digital, the former reality TV star who was romantically linked to late Nigerian pop star Goldie, is on the run after he engaged in a gun battle outside a club in the Westlands area, Nairobi, Kenya.

The media agency stated that Prezzo (Jackson Makini) is to report to Parklands Police Station for questioning for assaulting a Swiss Military Officer in the head with a rifle butt and handgun holster on the early hours of Saturday 21st September 2013.

The musician and the Swiss officer allegedly engaged in a heated argument over a parking slot near a club at about 3 AM.

Vitalis Otieno, Gigiri Division Police head in Nairobi, said the musician obstructed the military officer from Switzerland, which caused the argument.

Vitalis told press that “When the military officer came back ready to go, an argument broke out over the parking slot which degenerated to an assault using a gun. We want him to report at Parklands.”

The Swiss officer who was going to Ethiopia on that Saturday morning, canceled his flight. Vitalis Otieno said he was treated and has been discharged from an hospital.

Officers reportedly visited his home, but he wasn’t there.

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