1.  Most looked tired and disheveled after being flown to Abuja in a Nigerian military plane, and some broke down and cried as they recounted their experiences.

2.  Sudan will permit Nigerian planes carrying Muslim pilgrims to pass through its airspace, ending a dispute that had stranded scores of Nigerians in Saudi Arabia for several days.

3.  They landed at Beirut International Airport aboard a chartered Nigerian plane shortly after midnight Wednesday.

4.  The worst ever Nigerian plane accident was also at Kano.

5.  The worst previous Nigerian plane accident was also at Kano.

6.  The aircraft is the only aircraft available to the Sierra Leone army, although some Nigerian planes also provide military support.

7.  The five crew members of a Nigerian plane which crashed overnight were all killed, air traffic control officials told AFP on Wednesday.