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BY: FUNMI OJUROYE  October 4th 2013 Amid confusion that trailed yesterday’s  plane crash by the  chartered flight of the Associated Airlines in Lagos, former president Olusegun Obasanjo, was thrown into temporary shock yesterday as the rumored death of his son, Gbenga filtered the town of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The sad news, which later turned out to be false, came through the social media and left many residents of Abeokuta depressed. The chartered aircraft was conveying the remains of former governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Agagu, some of his family members and others to Akure when it crashed, killing many on board. Obasanjo was in a photo session with primary schools pupils, who had attended a leadership training programme for young leaders, held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Kuto in Abeokuta when the sad news came through a telephone call. The attention of journalists covering the event was drawn to the sudden ...

BY: FUNMI OJUROYE  October 4th 2013 The minister of aviation now states that 8 people survived the crash, claiming two were earlier taken to hospitals before the head for victims of the crash began. SURVIVORS OF PLANE CRASH: 1. Agagu Feyi – Survivor 2. Akintunde Taiwo – Survivor 3. Akintunde Akeem – Survivor 4. Akinsanya Femi – Survivor 5. Unknown male – Survivor VICTIMS OF PLANE CRASH: Tunji Okusanya Chijioke Duru Kingsley Amaechi Deji Afolabi Mrs. E.O. Alabi Daji Bernard Deji Falae Samson Hassan Olatunji Okusanya CREW MEMBERS: Capt. Yakubu Flight Officer Oyinlola Engr. Saroh Elaiye Flight Dispatcher Ibrahim Mr. Felix Tatoye Cabin Attendant Owolabi Cabin Attendant Samson.

BY: FUNMI OJUROYE  October 4th 2013 Federal Government said in Abuja on Thursday that the new automobile policy was not aimed at immediate ban on the importation of fairly used vehicles. The Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Mr Olusegun Aganga, made this explanation at a news conference on the content of the new automotive plan. Aganga said the policy would, instead, focus on promoting investments in affordable made-in-Nigeria vehicles that will in future minimize their importation. The new Automobile Industrial Policy Development was approved on Wednesday by the Federal Executive Council. “This policy will not result in the banning of the importation of vehicles in Nigeria but focus on promoting investments in affordable made-in-Nigeria vehicles that will in future minimize the importation of vehicles” , he said. Aganga, who said phasing out second hand vehicles, popularly known as `tokunbo`, was a gradual process. He said what government had done was...