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Top 5 Stories Of The Day | EFCC Looks Inward as it Deals With Internal Crimes

January 25, 2025

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | EFCC Looks Inward as it Deals With Internal Crimes

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. EFCC looks inward as it deals with internal crimes The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is facing criticism after reports emerged of theft involving some of its operatives. According to reports, several agency officials... Read More

Aircraft, Business, EFCC, inflation, information, Internal crimes, News, Politics, Telecoms tariff hike

Osinbajo unveils five Super Mushshak aircraft for Air Force

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday unveiled five Super Mushshak trainer aircraft to strengthen the fight against terrorism. The aircrafts are among the five acquired from Pakistan. Represented by the Minister of Defence, mansur Dan Ali, Osinbajo said Nigeria will welcome more support from Pakistan. “I will not fail to mention that the decision to… Read More

Air Force, Aircraft, Pakistan, Yemi Osinbajo

Mechanics cause damage worth $4 million to Air Force One Plane

by Itunuoluwa Adebo A federal investigation found three Boeing mechanics caused approximately $4 million of damage, and could have sparked a mid-flight fire while repairing one of the planes in the Air Force One fleet, a federal investigation has found. According to an incident report released by the Air Force , the oxygen system aboard... Read More

Air Force, Aircraft, Boeing, trump

Just In: Ethiopian Airlines arrives Abuja airport

An Ethiopian Airline aircraft has landed in the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport in Abuja. The airplane landed at some minutes past 12pm. The traffic and sales manager of the airline, Firiehiwot Mekonnen had earlier said the aircraft will be the first to land in Abuja. Ethiopian Airlines was the only foreign airline that made use... Read More

abuja airport, Aircraft, Ethiopian Airlines

February 10, 2017

Passengers escape death as aircraft tyre burst at Lagos airport

Tragedy was averted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos as hundreds of passengers on Thursday escaped death when one of the tyres of a Dubai-bound Qatar Airways aircraft burst while attempting to take-off . According to one of the passengers, who spoke with reporters, the incident was said to have occurred around 3pm. She said... Read More

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January 29, 2017

Compel Okorocha to sell Imo aircraft, PDP tells Buhari

The People Democratic Party (PDP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to compel Imo state governor Rochas Okorocha to sell the recently purchased aircraft. PDP, in a statement by its state secretary, Ray Emeana faulted the purchase of the aircraft. The party said the aircraft was purchases at the expense of workers who have not been... Read More

Aircraft, Imo Air, imo state, PDP, President Muhammadu Buhari

September 9, 2016

Aircraft in Presidential fleet will be reduced – Garba Shehu

The Federal Government has kicked off plans to reduce the number of aircraft in the presidential fleet. The Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu made this known on his Twitter handle, @GarShehu while reacting to a post directed at him. Shehu said there is a committee already in place working to ensure... Read More

Aircraft, Federal Government, Garba Shehu, President Muhammadu Buhari, presidential fleet, presidential jets

Wreckage of crashed EgyptAir Plane found

Wreckage of the crashed EgyptAir plane has been found, says the Egyptian ministry of civil aviation. This was contained in a statement posted on the Facebook page of EgyptAir. “EgyptAir resource stated that the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation has just received an official letter from the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs that confirms the finding... Read More

Aircraft, Crash, Egyptair, found, Greece, wreckage

February 2, 2016

How to get a plane of your own (DETAILS)

I have Often times entertained questions from the friends and relations alike about, what it takes to own and operate a private plane. By this, I mean the basics of acquiring, maintaining and keeping a plane in Nigeria and all over the world. I must warn you; to think like a billionaire so you don’t... Read More

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Aircraft’s tyre bursts during takeoff in Lagos airport

A tyre of a Boeing 737-500 Aero Airlines aircraft burst yesterday during take-off at the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA2), Lagos. The report says the 141 passengers on board the Lagos-Abuja flight were scared as the pilot initiated a return. The spokesman of Aero Airlines, Simon Tumba, said the pilot took emergency steps by returning... Read More

Aircraft, burst, MMA, taxi, tyre

November 6, 2014

Synagogue collapse: We can’t rule out sabotage – Police

by Akan Ido The Divisional Police Officer in charge of the Ikotun division, CSP Haruna Alaba, has told the coroner at the ongoing inquest into the collapsed building at The Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) that the possibility of sabotage against the church has not been ruled out as one of the possible causes... Read More

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January 4, 2014

How runway was blocked and APC delegation prevented from landing at Gombe Airport

by Akintomiwa Agbaje An aircraft carrying a delegation led by a former Minister of State for Power and Steel, Muritala Aliyu, of the All Progressive Congress was prevented from landing at the Gombe Airport. Reports on Friday say that the aircraft was about to land when the pilot saw that a fire truck was parked at... Read More

December 26, 2013

Opinion: Our President took all the Christmas toys and left us with none

by Perry Brimah While the army at war stays up at night afraid that Boko Haram terrorists will sweep their camps, lacking in craft, APC’s, drones and modern technology to keep them ahead in the war, Nigeria’s leaders will fly high-speed and happy in latest jets and drive safe in their bullet proof jeeps. This... Read More

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November 26, 2013

It’s official! This is what the new national carrier, Nigerian Eagle looks like (PHOTOS)

by Oge Okonkwo There were reports from last week that prominent airline Aero Contractors has filled in the slot for a Nigerian national carrier and have been renamed Nigerian Eagle which will indicate its new status as Nigeria’s official airline. Exclusive pictures of the new airline have been revealed, which will be launched by president... Read More

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November 22, 2013

Aero Contractors to be named national carrier, changes name to ‘Nigerian Eagle’

by Adeola Balogun The long wait for a Nigerian national carrier might soon be over as reports have it that prominent airline Aero Contractors is set to fill the slot. The airline is said to be making plans to change its name to Nigerian Eagle to reflect its new status as the nation’s official airline.... Read More

Aero, Aero airline, Aero Contractors, Air Nigeria, Aircraft, national airline, national carrier, nigerian airline, Nigerian Airways, Nigerian Eagle, Virgin Nigeria

November 20, 2013

Private jet owners begin ‘strike’ over new aviation price regime

Private jet owners in the country yesterday commenced an indefinite strike over a directive from the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) announcing a new price regime for all private airlines operating in the country. In a circular dated November 18, 2013, and signed by the agency’s director of operations, Mr J.C. Onyegiri, on behalf of... Read More

October 10, 2013

Opinion: On plane crashes and robbing the dead

by Dele Agekameh If all people think about anywhere they are is how to make money by all possible means, whether fair or foul, to the extent of even robbing the dead, then, there is no other way to explain it than to say that we are a cursed people A pall of sorrow, tears... Read More

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October 9, 2013

Awesome! Brave passenger lands aircraft after pilot falls ill at the controls, dies later

A brave aeroplane passenger was forced to take over the controls and make an emergency landing last night after the pilot fell ill. The hero passenger was helped by two instructors who guided him fly the Cessna into Humberside Airport, in north Lincolnshire, from the ground. Humberside Police have today said the pilot, who was... Read More

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October 7, 2013

Here we (don’t) go again: Dana Air operations grounded

by Oge Okonkwo The operations of Dana Air has been suspended, according to reports. This new development was confirmed to newsmen by the spokesman for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. The suspension of Dana operations comes few months after the airline’s operations were reinstated following a plane crash last year. More details later.

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October 3, 2013

Opinion: PDP’s ‘sin’ tax is socialism, so what?

by Garba Shehu In line with this, government should expand the scope of the new tax, to cover those “sinful” items and tax them the more and more, so that citizens are forced to change unwanted habits. Items such as tobacco, alcohol, jewelry, high-end automobiles, private jets, luxury homes and boats ought to be targets... Read More

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February 6, 2013

Feeling fly: Nigeria, Indonesia sign MoU on aircraft maintenance

by Daniel Anozie As part of efforts to strengthen bilateral relationship between Nigeria and Indonesia, the two countries on Sunday signed multi-billion naira long-term agreements on airlines and aircraft maintenance. This is coming as the bilateral trade volume between the countries hits $2.2 billion. The agreement and contracts are between GMF Aeroasia, Indonesia, with its... Read More

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January 21, 2013

Opinion: 10 million agric phones: The National Assembly should act now

by Eze Onyekpere There is no empirical evidence showing that there are 10 million farmers in Nigeria who need telephones and how the ministry arrived at telephones as the priority of farmers is best left to the imagination of the minister alone. The beauty of democracy is the ability of its institutions to take steps... Read More

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January 17, 2013

Just In: U.S. regulators ground Boeing 787 Dreamliners over fire risk

U.S. and Japanese authorities have ordered airlines to stop flying their Boeing 787s until they can show they’ve fixed a fire risk linked to battery failures aboard the closely watched Dreamliners. The moves by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the Japanese government follow an emergency landing in Japan that prompted that country’s two major... Read More

Aircraft, Boeing, Dreamliner, Fire, japan, U.S.

January 3, 2013

Better skies ahead: FG to acquire 30 aircraft, plans reduction in air fares

The Federal Government, Wednesday, said it plans to acquire 30 aircraft to boost domestic airlines in the country and ensure reduction of air fares. It also attributed deluge of litigations as responsible for the non-removal of abandoned aircraft in airports across the country, as it was discovered that many of the aircraft were used as... Read More

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December 5, 2012

Giant of Africa: N9 billion spent annually to maintain Pres. Jonathan’s air fleet

by Akan Ido It has been revealed that about N9.08bn is being spent annually to maintain the Nigerian Presidential Air Fleet. Reports say the Presidential Air Fleet is the third largest fleet of aircraft in the country with a total of 10 aircraft. Only Arik Air and Aero Contractors have more aircraft in its fleet.... Read More

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It’s a wrap folks? Lufthansa terminates contract to maintain Air Nigeria aircraft

by Hauwa Gambo It’s like watching a train wreck in slow-mo – this matter of Jimoh Ibrahim’s Air Nigeria. The latest news is that Lufthansa Airlines has terminated its contract to maintain Air Nigeria aircraft, Thisday is reporting. This is soon after General Electric Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) withdrew its four aircraft from the airline... Read More

Air Nigeria, Aircraft, debt, jimoh ibrahim, Lufthansa

One week, one trouble: Air Nigeria creditors re-possess 4 of its aircraft … staff to be laid off

by Doyin Jaiyesimi Since the ill-fated Dana plane crash, airline operators have not been having the best of days. Air Nigeria in particular has found itself moving from one trouble to the other in quick succession. General Electric Commercial Services, a renowned United States aircraft leasing company, has announced that it intends to repossess four... Read More

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Eddie Iroh: Nigerian airlines are unsafe at any height

by Eddie Iroh Those of you who bother to read my occasional intervention on this page will bear witness to one glaring omission on my part. I try to avoid jumping on the bandwagon of comments and opinions whenever any of our many totally avoidable national calamities and political upheavals rears its gruesome head. I... Read More

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: #DanaCrash investigators probe for contaminated fuel

by Hauwa Gambo There are reports that the team of investigators from our local Accident Investigation Bureau and the United States National Transportation Safety Board are looking seriously into samples of aviation fuel collected from all of Dana Air’s Boeing MD-83 planes aircraft. The investigators are said to have begun tests on samples of aviation... Read More

#DanaCrash, Aircraft, Airline, Fuel, investigators

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