FG ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF OWERRI AIRPORT FOR RUNWAY REHABILITATION. (PHOTO).

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 FG ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF OWERRI AIRPORT FOR RUNWAY REHABILITATION  The  Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has announced the temporary closure of the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, to allow for major runway rehabilitation works. A statement by the  Minister says the closure has become necessary to improve safety and operational efficiency at the airport, ahead of the Christmas travel season. It adds that the rehabilitation project is a joint partnership between the Federal Government and the Imo State Government, and will involve repairs to deteriorated sections of the runway, treatment of surface cracks, filling of potholes, resurfacing, and extension works to accommodate larger aircraft. The Minister disclosed that he had earlier spoken with the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma, who, along with other critical stakeholders in the South-East, agreed on the need for the temporary closure. The airport i...

FOUR DIES IN PLANE CRASH TODAY IN KENYA.

Security personnel secure the scene where a cargo plane crashed into a commercial building at the Utawala estate on the outskirts of Kenya's capital Nairobi, July 2, 2014.   REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya            According to the Kenya police,four crewmen were killed today wednesday when a Somalia bound cargo plane carrying the stimulat Khat crashed into a commercial building in Nairobi Kenya shortly after taking off.In the picture above the tail and wings of the white 50 propeller plane ripped in half outside the two storey building housing several shops.The crash happened around 4.am,but two guards at shopping complex were injured.Khat is legally grown and sold in eastern Africa where chewing of the plant is an ancient social custom.More photos below.                                                                                                                         Security personnel attempt to retrieve bodies from the wreckage of a cargo plane that crashed into a commercial building on the Utawala estate on the outskirts of Kenya's capital Nairobi, July 2, 2014.  REUTERS-Thomas MukoyaSecurity personnel attempt to retrieve bodies from the wreckage of a cargo plane that crashed into a commercial building on the Utawala estate on the outskirts of Kenya's capital Nairobi, July 2, 2014.   REUTERS-Thomas Mukoya

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