Category: Aviation

ValueJet, NFF Partnership Symbolizes fresh Success Era for Super Eagles – Majekodunmi

Damilola Olonade

The Chief Executive Officer/ Accountable Manager of ValueJet, Capt. Omololu Majekodunmi is beaming with excitement over the victory of Nigeria’s senior football team, Nigeria Super Eagles over Rwanda, stating that the partnership between his airline and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) marks their first win since ValueJet signed on as their official airline partner. The victory according to Majekodunmi symbolizing a fresh era of success for the team. Platforms Africa reports that the partnership between ValueJet and the Super Eagles was announced with the goal of providing seamless travel solutions…

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Tribune Assistant Business Editor, Shola Adekola, Is Dead

Ganiyu Amodu

‘Light deemed at Lagos University Teaching Hospital LASUTH,’ family gives details of the renowned aviation journalist’s last hour   The death has occurred of Mrs Shola Oluremi Adekola who transitioned on Tuesday, 4th March, 2025. A family source who confirmed this to PLATFORMS AFRICA maintained that she breathed her last at Lagos University Teaching Hospital LASUTH, Ikeja, aged 61. Late Adekola, a renowned journalist who also doubles as Assistant Business and Aviation Editor for the nation’s oldest Newspaper, the Nigerian Tribune died after a brief illness. Born to Late Professor…

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‘Landing In Lagos Shortly,’ US To Deport 201 Nigerians

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘Trump Effect,’ US Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills Jr., speaks on the batch-by-batch deportation schedule Nigerians already in the US immigration camps + his position on Drop Box Policy suspension rumour    No fewer than 201 Nigerians are in the immigration camps set to be deported home from the United States in line with President Donald Trump’s immigration policy, just as the country revealed that it has not suspended the Drop Box policy of renewing its visa. Eighty-five of those to be deported by the Donald Trump administration have been…

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NCAA Slams Kenya Airways Over Maltreatment Of Nigerian Passenger

Ganiyu Amodu

Kenya Airways has come under fire from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) following a viral social media video showing a heated argument between a Nigerian passenger and the airline’s staff at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO). The passenger, identified as Ms. Omisore G., was traveling from Lagos to Manchester via Nairobi and Paris. Upon arriving in Nairobi for her connecting flight to Paris, the airline discovered that she did not possess a Schengen Visa. Kenya Airways claimed on its X handle that it offered her an alternative route through…

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Plane With 59 On board Crash-lands in Kano

Aliyu Aliyu

  “The tire burst into flames, smoke filled the cabin, and we had to evacuate through the emergency exit,” lucky passengers speak on narrow escape,  Max Air Station Manager reacts   A Max Air aircraft with registration number 5N-MBD, B733 crash-landed on Tuesday night at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA). The plane, carrying 53 passengers and six crew members, was arriving from Lagos when the incident occurred at approximately 10:45 PM. Running 30 Mins A Day For 5 Days A Week Can Increase Lifespan By 9 Years ‘Seven Months…

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US Targets Churches, Schools, Hospitals As Mass Deportation Move Begins

Ganiyu Amodu

    The policy change by President Trump ends more than a decade of restrictions that protected these “sensitive areas.”   The United States immigration authorities have been granted the ability to arrest individuals at schools, churches, and hospitals following President Donald Trump administration’s reversal of policies that previously classified these locations as off-limits for enforcement. The policy change ends more than a decade of restrictions that protected these “sensitive areas.” African Union ‘Dismayed’ Over US Withdrawal From WHO 10 Facts About BPSS, Stroke That Affects Women In Salons ‘7.5%…

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Four Planets to Align Each Night of January 2025 In World’s Major Celestial Event

Abibat Babalola

See-it-yourself: Here are the tips on how to watch the spectacular convergence of Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars; a rare four-planet conjunction, a dazzling meteor shower, and Mars shining bright at opposition on January 17 and 18   The Rare Planetary Alignment of January 25, 2025! What happens during a planetary alignment? How does this alignment influence Earth and the solar system? Why is Jupiter’s role so important in this event? What makes this alignment a unique opportunity for science and photography? The night sky this January offers celestial wonders…

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Azerbaijan Plane Attendant Who Told Passengers “All Will Be Fine” Didn’t Make It

Rofeequr Adeola--Yusuf

“The pilots’ request to land the planes at the nearest airports within Russia were allegedly rebuffed by Russian officials, who, it was alleged, wanted the plane to crash into the Caspian sea and sink to the bottom,” dirty details of the plane crash that killed 38 ‘She always told us to be proud of her,’ Family of ‘Cheerful’ flight attendant, Hokuma Aliyeva, reacts Chief flight attendant, Hokuma Aliyeva, is being hailed as a hero for bravely comforting passengers while pilot Captain Igor Kshnyakin and co-pilot Aleksandr Kalyaninov desperately tried to…

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Abuja Airport Shut As Plane Skids Off Runway

Aliyu Aliyu

The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja has been temporarily shut following an incident involving an Allied Air flight. The aircraft is reportedly stuck near the runway after skidding off, forcing the airport to be shut pending when the plane would be towed. More to follow…

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5 Facts About Nafisat Balogun, 1st Female Pilot In Nigeria Customs Service’s History

Rofeequr Adeola--Yusuf

‘I almost absconded,’ Odo-Otin Osun state-born Miami Florida Flying Academy-trained pilot shares her grass to grace story   Deputy Superintendent of Customs (Pilot), Olanike Nafisat Balogun, has made history as the first female pilot in the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) history. Platforms Africa, which reports that Balogun has now transformed from a cabin crew member to a trailblazer in aviation, digs up dive unique facts about the trailblaizer. 1. According to a statement by the NCS on Sunday via X, Balogun was born in Kaduna and hails from Odo-Otin Local…

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