The family of a longtime Nigerian diplomat killed in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 Max in Ethiopia has joined litigation against the company in US federal court. Lawyers for heirs of Abiodun Bashua accused Boeing of negligence in…
*Lagos police arrest 25 suspected armed robbers few days to New Year (Vanguard)*Lagos pledges improved bus services (Punch)
Lagos police arrest 25 suspected armed robbers few days to New Year (Vanguard) The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested 15 suspected armed robbers and a cult member of the ‘Eiye Confraternity’, a few days to the New Year…
Boeing 737 Max: Brazilian airline to resume passenger flights
Brazilian airline Gol says it will resume commercial flights with the Boeing 737 Max from Wednesday. The plane was grounded worldwide in March 2019 following two deadly crashes which killed 346 people. The Boing 737 Max has since been overhauled…
*Ruling family asks EFCC to investigate Oniru monarch (Guardian)*Traders, residents count losses as fire guts Lagos shanties (Punch)
Ruling family asks EFCC to investigate Oniru monarch (Guardian) The Omowunmi Abisogun ruling house of Iruland, Lagos has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate Oba Omogbolahan Lawal, the Oniru of Iruland over alleged misappropriation of…
Investigators believe anti-stall system activated in Ethiopia crash —WSJ (Punch)
Investigators probing the fatal crash of a Boeing 737 Max in Ethiopia have reached a preliminary conclusion that a suspect anti-stall system activated shortly before it nose-dived to the ground, the WSJ reported on Friday citing people familiar with the matter. The…
No controversial Boeing 737 Max in Nigeria, govt clarifies (Guardian)
The Minister of State (Aviation), Hadi Sirika, yesterday assured the flying public that the nation does not have any Boeing 737 Max on its register to warrant alarm. He gave the assurance following the panic generated by the crash involving…
Lion Air crash plane ‘not airworthy’ (BBC)
Indonesian investigators have said the Lion Air plane that crashed last month killing 189 people was not airworthy and should have been grounded. The Boeing 737 Max plane crashed into the Java Sea shortly after departing Jakarta on 29 October. A…