Category: Aviation

’20 Years After,’ Bush, Reptiles Takeover 117 Bellview Airline Crash Victims’ Grave

DAMILOLA OLONADE

    . Memorial Arcade, Access Road dilapidated, Lisa Monarch begs for renovation     Bush, rodents and reptiles have taken over the resting place of 117 people who died in the ill-fated Bellview Airline about 20 years ago. Platforms Africa reports that the arcade, which houses the graves of all 117 victims, features individual tombstones bearing their names. Many of these are now in poor condition, with structural damage and erosion threatening their integrity. A passionate appeal has been made to the Nigerian Government of Nigeria and the Ogun…

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Japa, Marriage, Sex and Money, By Funke Egbemode

DAMILOLA OLONADE

“Do I need to spell the journey out? You can guess it wasn’t going to end well. It didn’t.”   Letty was a good girl who became a good wife but the seasons changed and this once-upon-a-time choir leader, like Lot’s wife, looked back and right before the eyes of her Pastor and in the presence of her bewildered husband, is turning into a pillar of salt. The kind of salt no one wants to touch or taste. It was all the fault of this Japa syndrome. Letty and her…

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Govt Backs Off, Appoints K1 Ambassador, Frees Comfort of Criminal Charges

ADEOLA YUSUF

“We never pandered to base sentiments, politically-motivated views or warped legal opinions” Full statement by Aviation minister, Festus KEYAMO, on real reason government (NCAA) withdrew criminal complaints against Comfort Emmanson, reduced ban on Adeori Okin crooner to one month    The Nigerian government has appointed music star, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (KWAM 1) an ambassador on airport security just as it also withdrawn criminal complaints against Ibom Air female passenger, Comfort Emmanson. Platforms Africa reports that Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, who declared this in a statement; maintained that decision to…

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‘One-Sided,’ Nigerian Lawyers Fault Airline Operators, Ibom Air Over Passenger

DAMILOLA OLONADE

“Reckless, unlawful, and a violation of right to dignity,” full statement the NBA issued on treatment, lifetime ban on Ms. Comfort Emmanson The Nigerian Bar Association has condemned Ibom Air and the Airline Operators of Nigeria for their handling of the incident that involved Ms. Comfort Emmanson on an Ibom Air flight on August 10, 2025. Platforms Africa reports that in a press release signed by its president, Mazi Afam Osigwe and general secretary, Dr Mobolaji Ojibara, the NBA described the airline’s actions, including a lifetime flight ban imposed on…

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‘Banned For Life,’ Airline Operators Give Reason No Aircraft Will Fly Comfort Again

DAMILOLA OLONADE

    . Aviation regulators begin probe of incident involving Comfort Emmanson and Ibom Air Hostess as ‘unruly’ female passenger is arraigned and remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre   The Airline Operators of Nigeria has imposed a lifetime ban on Ms Comfort Emmanson for her unruly behaviour while aboard Ibom Air from Uyo to Lagos on Sunday 10th August 2025. Platforms Africa reports that a statement by the operators noted that the imposition of lifetime ban is also in addition to her prosecution by the regulating authorities to serve as…

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‘I Won’t Do That Again,’ K1 Makes U-Turn, Apologises Over Airport Row

DAMILOLA OLONADE

Read-for-yourself new Lullabies the acclaimed King of Fuji, who earlier claimed that the FAAN, NCAA and ValueJet MDs apologised to him, is now singing on his tarmac tantrum    Fuji music legend, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate, has apologised over the incident involving him at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on August 5, 2025. Platforms Africa reports that the acclaimed King of Fuji expressed regrets, in a statement he personally signed on Friday, over the controversy but maintained that the flask he carried on the…

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K1: Patrick Doyle’s Palsied Apologia, By Bamidele Johnson

GBENGA ADEOTI ADEOTI

Patrick Doyle, a broadcaster and some grade of celebrity, hit the back of the net in his defence of K1’s tarmac tantrum. Unfortunately, it was an own goal.   In a Facebook post sighted via Yabaleft Online, the broadcaster claimed that the airline staff baited K1 into misbehaving. He reached into his own experience, describing how had been similarly treated by service personnel but heroically resisted the urge to detonate. That, ironically, is where his argument crashes into itself. What Doyle offered in that post was no defence of K1,…

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‘He Carried Alcohol At Point Of Boarding,’ FAAN Explains Airport Fraca With K1

ADEOLA YUSUF

  “The Eyinmama esempe crooner who has stood in protest infront of the aircraft was almost crushed when the pilot took off,” dirty details of the faceoff between the acclaimed King of Fuji and officials at Abuja airport   The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has said that acclaimed King of Fuji, Alhaji Wasiu Ayinde, also known as K1 De Ultimate, had alcohol with him at the point of boarding a Value Jet flight at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Tuesday. Platforms Africa reports that the Director of…

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ValueJet’s Launch To Banjul Will Strengthen Nigeria, Gambia Trade Relations – Capt. Majekodunmi

Ganiyu Amodu

The Managing Director of ValueJet, Capt Omololu Majekodunmi said the airline’s inaugural flight to Banjul, The Gambia, would further strengthen the trade relations between Nigeria and The Gambia. Omololu reaffirmed the airline’s commitment to safe and efficient operations, fully adhering to all regulations, just as he expressed confidence in the Lagos-Banjul route, backed by the deployment of its CRJ-900 aircraft. He said, “The launch of our Lagos to Banjul flight is yet another important milestone in ValueJet’s vision to enhance regional connectivity and contribute to the economic growth of West…

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‘Pilot Disorientation, Others,’ Why Wigwe’s Helicopter Crashed – US Releases Report

Ganiyu Amodu

The Director-General of the Nigeria Safety and Investigation Bureau, Alex Badeh, has said that the United States National Transportation Safety Board shared the report of the helicopter crash that claimed the life of the former Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, alongside his wife, son, and three others, with the NSIB. NSIB is an agency of the Federal Government. Badeh made this known in an exclusive chat with PUNCH barely a week after the report of the NTSB that provided details of findings on why the…

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