El-rufai, 99 others escape death as airplane loses tyre

Tragedy was averted, Sunday,  when a Boeing 737 plane with over 100 passengers belonging to Aero Contractors had a bust tyre at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, MMA, Lagos.
The aircraft, which  departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, NAA, Abuja around 9am had a burst tyre on landing at the Lagos Airport.
One of the over 100 passengers onboard the plane was the former Minister, federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, Mal. Nasir el-Rufai who tweeted  "Upon landing in Lagos, our Aero aircraft lost a tyre. The pilot did a great job of breaking to a halt. My phones flew under seats."
Reacting to the incident, Mr Yakubu Dati, Coordinating Spokesman, Aviation Parastatals said " A aircraft Boeing 737-500 with Registration No 5N-BLC, operated by Aero contractors  landed safely at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, following loss of pressure in one of the tyres, today  December 29, 2013".
" The aircraft which landed at 10.50am had a total of  104 passengers and crew members on board.
The aircraft has since been towed to the apron and Accident Investigation Prevention Bureau, AIPB has commenced investigation into the incident."
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Soyinka's daughter passes on!

Iyetade Soyinka the daughter of the great novelist and nobel prize winner Wole Soyinka is  dead. She was born June 6, 1965 and she passed on at the university teaching hospital Ibadan, the cause of her death hasn't yet been disclosed  all we know is she died in the hospital where she was being treated for an undisclosed ailment.

Her death was disclosed in a statement signed by Jahman Anikulapo who is Wole Soyinka's aide; In the statement we were made to know that Iyetade Soyinka was a student at staff School and Queens School, Ibadan and she later furthered her studies at  the University of Ibadan school of medicine. The statement described Iyetade Soyinka as  a "affable, intelligent and sometimes capricious," woman adding that she "struggled with her health in recent years." Despite her health woes, the late Iyetade Soyinka "greeted every day with a smile and doted on her two children."

"Iyetade leaves behind two children, both parents, numerous siblings, nieces and nephews.
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Burna Boy Angry for Losing Headies Award & Car to Sean Tizzle

Credible sources at the just concluded Headies 2013 told us that fast-rising star, Burna Boy is not happy with the organisers of the Headies Awards as he was caught on camera walking out of the venue with a sad look on his face as soon as Sean Tizzle was announced winner of the Next Rated category.

The award is meant to honour the most promising musician in the outgoing year and it comes with a brand new Hyundai Tucson SUV worth millions of Naira.

Sean Tizzle defeated Burna Boy, Dammy Krane, Seyi Shay and Phyno to get the award and the car.
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