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Bird Feathers, Blood Found In Both Engines Of Crashed South Korean Jeju Air Plane That Killed 179

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The airplane, on the way from Bangkok to Muan Province, tummy arrived at the provincial air terminal, overshooting the runway prior to blasting into flares after crashing into a bank. Examiners have found bird plumes and blood in the two motors of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 that crashed in South Korea last month, killing 179 individuals, a source acquainted with the examination revealed on Friday. The airplane, on the way from Bangkok to Muan Province, gut arrived at the territorial air terminal, overshooting the runway prior to blasting into flares after crashing into a bank. Notwithstanding, just two group individuals situated at the back of the airplane made due. Four minutes preceding the accident, one of the pilots revealed a bird strike and pronounced a crisis, South Korean flying specialists affirmed. The pilot endeavored a circumvent move and meant to arrive on the far edge of the runway however unfortunately fizzled. In the mean time, two minutes before the pilot's Mayday...
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Court refuses to order INEC to resume voter registration

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The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, refused to direct the 

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to resume

 the continuous voter’s registration (CVR) exercise.

The judge, Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, said he could not make such

 an order with the 2023 general election “just a few days”.

The judge, however, declared that INEC “is expected… 

to continue voters registration, update and revision of voters

 register until 90 days before the General Election billed to

 take place on 25 February and 11 March.”

“It is the constitutional responsibility of the defendant

 (INEC) to make sure that every prospective Nigeria voter who

 have shown desire to register to vote are not deprived, 

their civil right to register and participate in the forthcoming 

general elections scheduled to teke place on 25th February, 

2023 and 11th March, 2023,” the judge said.

According to Mr Ekwo, “this court is unable to grant relief 

number 3 of the plaintiffs because going by the date of this 

judgement, from the date of this judgement, the defendant 

will have just a few days away from 90 days before 

the general elections of 25th February, 2023 and 11th March, 2023.”

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that four

plaintiffs; Anajat Salmat, Mr Earnest Stanley, Chief Charles Okafor 

and Mr Samuel Oluwakemi had sued INEC for discontinued

the voter registration exercise on July 31.

INEC was the sole defendant in the suit marked: 

FHC/ABJ/CS/1343/2022.

The plaintiffs had prayed the court for three reliefs which include

 “a declaration that the defendant is expected pursuant to 

the provisions of Sections 76 (2), 77 (2), 116 (2), 117 (2), 

132 (2) & (5) and 178 (2) & (5) of the 1999 Constitution of 

the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) as well as 

Sections 9 (1), 9 (6), 10 (1) and 12 (1) of the Electoral Acts, 

2022, to continue voters registration, update and revision of 

voters register till 90 days before the general election.

“A declaration that it is the constitutional responsibility of

 the defendant to make sure that every prospective Nigerian 

voter who have shown desire to register to vote are not 

deprived their civil right to register and participate in 

the forthcoming general elections.

“An order of court directing the defendant to resume 

immediately the registration of new voters, updating and 

revision of the register of voters until at least 90 days to the 

general election slated to hold on 5th February, 2023 and 11th March, 2023.”

Delivering the judgment, the judge said: 

“The case of the plaiintiffs therefore succeeds on the merit and 

I answer their sole question in the negative.

“1 also answer the questions of the defendant as follows:

“Question 1, partially in the positive, and Question 2, in the positive. “

NAN reports that INEC, in its argument, had said that 

it ended the CVR exercise at the time it did because it 

needed to end the exercise so that the permanent 

voters’ cards (PVCs) could be printed in good time, 

and the distribution of same could commence in earnest. (NAN)

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