Firstly, I have been able to meet with different organisations in the world and due to that exposure; I have been called to perform at different important occasions. I heard most of the people who work there studied economics, so my plan was to study economics also. I can make a few. After the October crash, Obasanjo ordered stricter safety and maintenance procedures for all Nigerian aircraft, directing the Aviation Ministry to “plug loopholes” to ensure passenger safety. The truth is that, I never felt my voice was good enough to be on the television. The plane crash drove heavy traffic on the Internet on Saturday as fans and music industry insiders searched for news about the two survivors. I would love to because I feel that I would do well if I were in Nigeria. How did you feel finishing sixth at the 2017 America’s Got Talent? Not at the moment and I am not actively searching also because marriage isn’t something one should hurry into. Since surviving the plane crash, you have had a lot of surgeries, are there likely to be more? We’ll see what happens. But surprisingly, the people I get more attention from are the children. I remember sitting in my chair and thinking about what was happening at that moment. That is not to say I don’t enjoy a lot of support here in the US. Do you still remember how the sad incident happened? One important way that tragedy has changed my life is that it has afforded me the opportunity to meet many amazing people from around the world, which may never have happened if I wasn’t involved in the incident. The incident is more like a blessing in disguise. I wouldn’t trade anything for this amazing people I have met over this period. I do not feel I am against time even though I am trying to catch up with a lot of things after the accident. Before captivating the world with her voice on America's Got Talent, she gave a TEDx Talk in December of 2015. Kechi Okwuchi who graduated with honours and has had over 100 surgeries got a standing ovation before she even started her inspirational speech. That might still happen but it will depend on a number of things. Women wailed as companions led them to identify the bodies of children and adults, which were being treated by morticians. Nando Parrado- Nightline Online- Alive at Any Cost Video - ABC News. I have always loved music and singing but I never dreamt of what I had become today. “This is the saddest day of my life. An unidentified woman is consoled by relatives after she identifies the corpse of her late husband who was involved in the Sosoliso plane crash in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, on Monday. Mourning relatives criticized airport authorities for what they say was a slow response by firefighters and poor information from aviation officials on what was being done with bodies following the crash. American Airlines Flight 191 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight operated by American Airlines from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California.On May 25, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 operating this flight was taking off from runway 32R when it crashed into the ground after the Number 1 engine detached. Submit your stories now via social or: Thank you! She performed Ed Sheeran’s 'Thinking Out Loud'. The pontiff “commends the dead to the eternal mercies of Almighty God and invokes the divine blessings of strength and peace upon all who mourn and upon all engaged in the work of relief,” said the telegram sent to Port Harcourt Bishop Monsignor Alexius Obabu Makozi and released by the Vatican. Sosoliso has not made a public statement on the crash. The cause remains unclear, but U.S. investigators ruled out terrorism, a Nigerian Aviation Ministry official said last month. Doing a collaboration with Banky W on a song would be awesome. The survivors, musician Travis Barker and disc jockey Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein, were critically injured. Copyright PUNCH. I actually don’t get to look at my pictures before the accident, but when I come across them, I just smile and say “wow” to myself. Cause of crash still unknownThe twisted, charred wreckage lay Sunday in two principal parts several hundred yards apart, with investigators picking through the pieces in search of clues why the plane crashed. However, if I find someone interesting, I would be happy to get engaged and marry. Sailor Gutzler, 9, was officially adopted by her half-sister Kasie Dlubala and her husband on Thursday almost two years after she was orphaned following a horrific plane crash in Kentucky. Nigerian airports have come under criticism in recent months following a string of near-misses and an incident in which an Air France passenger jet crashed into a herd of cows on the runway at Port Harcourt. That was actually my plan. Can you ever board a local flight in Nigeria again? But we can’t say what God has in plan for me. From the auditions till the final, it was a huge surprise to me and my family. It has been amazing. Getting to the final was like a dream come true. Nigerian embassies abroad too poorly-funded to afford rent, electricity bill, Nigerian lady trafficked to Oman begs FG for rescue, Maradona to undergo brain surgery on blood clot. One man was asked to identify a headless corpse. For now, all I am trying to do is singing and performing. Kechi Okwuchi is one of the two survivors in the Sosoliso Airlines flight that crashed on December 10, 2005, killing 107 people. How has it been managing your new fame and studies? Nigerian-owned Sosoliso, established in 1994, began scheduled flights as a domestic airline in July 2000 and now flies to six Nigerian cities. With Billy Zane, Gloria Reuben, Isabella Hofmann, Rachel Victoria. Honestly, it has been a bit of struggle in trying to balance my new life and academics. Alaigba was the most seriously injured of the three survivors, with severe burns over 60 percent of her body, Etawo said. The last thing I remember was holding hands with my friend who sat beside me before everything went blank. Few survivors not out of dangerOne survivor, a doctor named Priscillia Alaigba, lay swaddled in bandages at the Teaching Hospital’s intensive care unit, with only her toes, face and neck visible. Kechi Okwuchi delivered buzz-worthy mantras such as “Your scars do not define you”,  "Know yourself and know your vision” and  “It’s your passions that give rise to the vision you have for your life.". Are there specific Nigerian musicians that you would love to work with as you grow in your career? I have been involved with various activities to help others in one way or the other. Are there people who categorise you as being physically challenged even though you only have burn scars on you? At the morgue’s rear, a car could be seen with a white-and-gold coffin inside, readying to transport a corpse for burial. The only discrimination I get is because of my scars which is a different thing from racial discrimination, but it doesn’t bother me. If you are given the chance to make one wish, what would that be? 4:17. Since I moved to America, I have only met with amazing people who have got my back. You have successfully subscribed to receive our newsletter pulse.ng, Don't miss a thing, get the latest updates to fuel your conversation daily. The platform has really ushered me into a lot of varieties and I am enjoying it. On the night of September 19, 2008, a Learjet 60 business jet (registration N999LJ) crashed during take-off from Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South Carolina.. Four of the six people on board died in the crash. I am grateful to God for this. The platform provided by that huge competition must have opened many doors unto you, has that been the case? The truth is that I never thought I would get to this level. I have also been getting calls from churches that want me to share my story to serve as an inspiration to others. It’s been several years since that tragedy, would you say you have fully recovered from the trauma? As a child, I always dreamt of working with the United Nations. Definitely! “I just feel like part of my life is gone. Racism is also a big issue in the United States of America, have you faced any sort of discrimination since moving there? Okwuchi survived the Sosoliso Airline Flight 1145 crash on December 10, 2005, which took the lives of  107 people. But I am making sure to get that degree. Join the The three survivors are being treated for severe burns at two hospitals, said Uriah Etawo, head of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. Grieving relatives of the 107 victims of a weekend jetliner crash struggled Monday to identify the bodies of loved ones, most of them schoolchildren, after Nigeria’s second major air disaster in as many months.

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