Category: Aviation

Obi Supporter Tries To “Hijack” Plane Over Tinubu’s Victory? Here Is The Truth – Ibom Air

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The Ibom Air has confirmed “an incident on its 6 pm flight from Abuja to Lagos on Friday, 31 March 2023,” in which “a passenger stood up and began addressing other passengers in a manner considered inappropriate and unruly, as he was making other passengers nervous.” A viral video on Instagram has earlier shown the man who was shouting “obidient” being forcefully taken out of the aircraft by the airport security agents. READ ALSO NBC Fines Channels TV N5m Over Baba-Ahmed’s Interview BREAKING: Police Arrest Portable, To Detain Him Till…

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Nigerian In US Visa Racketeering, UN Letters Forgery Arraigned

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His modus operandi and how we burst his bubbles – Police Special Fraud Unit   The Police Special Fraud Unit in Milverston, Ikoyi, Lagos State has arraigned Abioye Abolaji on an 11-count charge bordering on alleged forgery and obtaining money by false pretence, false representation and stealing. PSFU spokesman, Superintendent of Police Eyitayo Johnson, made this known in a statement he issued on Thursday. READ ALSO Man Defiles Colleague’s 9 Year-Old Daughter, Bags Life Imprisonment JAMB: 176,408 Candidates to Write Mock-UTME CROSSFIRE: Fayose Mocks Ayu, Says PDP Suspension Last Kick…

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Nigerians To Now Get Five Years US Visa

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The Nigerian Government has directed the full implementation of a new visa reciprocity policy for citizens of the United States of America with effect from March 1. This was contained in a statement by the Media Adviser to the Minister of Interior, Sola Fasure, in Abuja on Friday. According to Fasure, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, gave the directive following the approval for the implementation of the new Bilateral Consular Policy Agreements between both countries. The adviser said that the agreements, among others, include: The reciprocity of five-year tourist…

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HISTORIC: First Commercial Flight Lands In Ogun Gateway Int’l Airport

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How Valuejet airline test flight made its official landing into the Gateway Int’l Agro-Cargo Airport at Iperu-Ilishan Road at 2:15pm   History was on Thursday made as the first commercial test flight made its official landing into the Ogun State Gateway International Agro-Cargo Airport at Iperu-Ilishan Road, Ikene local government, Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria, Platforms Africa reports. The first private aircraft landed at 2.15 pm to the excitement of the Ogun people who had earlier trooped to the airport to witness the occasion. The peak of the day was the…

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Earth’s Inner Core May Have Stopped Turning, Could Go Into Reverse – Study

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You actually want to read this latest scientific discovery and what it portends for human existence    The rotation of Earth’s core may have paused, scientists in China have suggested. The rotation of Earth’s core may have paused, scientists in China have suggested. Adobe Stock The rotation of Earth’s inner core may have paused and it could even go into reverse, new research suggests. The Earth is formed of the crust, the mantle and the inner and outer cores. The solid inner core is situated about 3,200 miles below the…

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100 Days: ValueJet Mulls Flights to Jos, Three CRJ acquisition Q3 2023

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. Introduces promo fares, to operate scheduled cargo operations Nigerian start-up airline, ValueJet has concluded plans to begin flight services to Jos, as the carrier is keeping an eye on some other routes it plans to service. The carrier equally unveiled its expansions plans that would see it spread its wings to other key destinations. Consequently, ValueJet is working assiduously to bring down the cost of flight tickets without compromising safety. The carrier is also keeping an eye on Akure, Yola, Kano, and Gombe. Those are destinations the airline said…

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Passengers Stranded As US Suffers 2nd Aviation Crisis In Weeks

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Flights departures resume as US President Joe Biden said there was no immediate information on what had caused the computer outage that rocked the US aviation   A computer outage at the Federal Aviation Administration brought flights to a standstill across the U.S. today (Wednesday), with hundreds of delays quickly cascading through the system at airports nationwide. The FAA ordered all U.S. flights to delay departures until at least 9 a.m. Eastern, though airlines said they were aware of the situation and had already begun grounding flights. Delays and cancellations…

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DSS DG’s Wife Orders Governorship Candidate’s Arrest At Airport

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There are reports that Aisha Bichi, the wife of the Director General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, barred the Kano State governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Engr. Abba Yusuf, from boarding a flight at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. However, there are conflicting reports on the arrest of the governorship candidate on the orders of the DG’s wife. Reports had it that trouble started on Sunday when Bichi arrived at the airport only to discover that the access to the VIP Lounge…

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Kenyans To Enter South Africa Visa-Free From January

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The presidents of South Africa and Kenya said Wednesday they have resolved a long-standing visa dispute and Kenyans will be able to visit South Africa visa-free for up to 90 days in a calendar year. South Africans already get free visas on arrival in Kenya, while Kenyans were charged and required to provide proof of sufficient funds and return flight tickets. The new agreement is set to take effect on Jan. 1. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was in Kenya on his first official trip to the country. He and…

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Tanzanian Fisherman Who Broke Crashed Plane to Save 20 Passengers Honoured

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President Samia Suluhu appoints plane Crash hero, Jackson Majaliwa, into the firefighting and rescue brigade + VIDEO   Tanzanian fisherman who broke a crashed plane to save 20 passengers is appointed by the President into the firefighting and rescue brigade (video) A Tanzanian fisherman who broke open a crashed plane in Lake Victoria to save 20 people has been appointed by President Samia Suluhu into the country’s Firefighting and Rescue brigade. Jackson Majaliwa was one of the first responders at the site of the plane crash on the morning of…

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