The Nigerian Air Forcec has released the names of 25 people killed in the aircraft crash that occurred in Igbokoda, Ondo State, on Monday. The victims comprised five crew members and 20 passengers aboard the aircraft, the NAF said in a statement issued by its Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame….
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Comfort Emmanson, the passenger accused of assaulting airline officials on an Ibom Air flight from Uyo to Lagos, has been charged in court and remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre in Lagos. Tunde Moshood, Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, confirmed the development in a…
Fuji music legend Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate, has apologized for an incident involving him at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on August 5, 2025. In a statement signed by the singer, he expressed regret over the controversy but maintained that the flask he carried contained only water, not…
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced that popular Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde, also known as K1 de Ultimate, will be barred from flying within Nigeria for six months due to alleged misconduct at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the NCAA, Michael Achimugu,…
The federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it has launched an investigation into Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate, over an alleged violation of airport security protocols at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. In a statement issued Wednesday, FAAN said the incident occurred on Monday, August 5, 2025,…
The Federal Government has spent approximately N26.38 billion on the Presidential Air Fleet within the first 18 months of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. This significant expenditure has raised concerns about the high cost of maintaining executive air mobility amidst calls for austerity. An analysis of spending records from Govspend, a civic tech platform tracking government…
AHMEDABAD, INDIA – In a devastating incident, an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner carrying 242 passengers and crew members crashed into a residential area near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on. The plane, bound for London’s Gatwick Airport, had just taken off when it went down in a fiery explosion, sending shockwaves through…
As controversies continue to trail President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s flight to Paris in the new Airbus A330 purchased by the federal government, Senior Special Assistant( Print Media) to the President, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, has said the plane was not a brand new one but a fairly used one bought through auction by a bank. He disclosed…
The Agenda for Good Governance in Nigeria (AGGN) has applauded the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo for the significant improvements in the nation’s airports. The group said following an independent tour of the airports, it noticed first-hand that the airports have witnessed considerable upgrades in infrastructure development. A statement by its President,…
