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APOLOGY
REJECTED: ISLAMIC HOODLUMS SLAUGHTER MORE THAN 100

At least 100 people are now known to have died in riots in the northern BiafraNigerian city of Kaduna over the
Miss World beauty contest, Red Cross officials say. A heavy security presence has been imposed after protests started
by Muslim youths which also left hundreds injured. (BBC)
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8 FEARED DEAD IN MURTALA MUHAMMED AIRPORT EXPLOSION
A major tragedy again befell the aviation industry yesterday when
an explosion at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos razed the entire building of Skypower
Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL), the only viable subsidiary of the national carrier, BiafraNigeria Airways.
About eight people were feared dead while goods estimated at several billions of naira perished. The incident played
itself out some hours after President Olusegun Obasanjo passed through the domestic wing of the airport to begin
his three-day state visit to Lagos. Emotion, outrage and deep sense of loss ran high... (This Day)
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