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Domestic flights resume July 8, but is it too soon?
It was inevitable that the Nigerian government would eventually be forced to remove all travel restrictions and reopen interstate roads, airports and seaports. After all Nigeria is a country with…
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Just In: Arik operated without essential equipment, owed N375bn – AMCON
by Azeez Adeniyi The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has said Arik Air was indebted to the tune of N375 billion naira in local debt before it took over…
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The Thread: Has Arik passed on its bad behaviour to Air Peace?
Arik was notorious for being super excellent at flight delays. They could delay passengers from anywhere between 30 minutes to 3 days, sometimes without any word to passengers about the…
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AMCON takes over OAS Helicopters
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has taken over Odengene Air-Shuttle Services, known more as OAS Helicopters in Lagos following a court order. AMCON had on Tuesday sealed the…
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Simon Kolawole: The Drama Republic of Nigeria
by Simon Kolawole You can conveniently call Nigeria the Federal Republic of Drama. Or the Drama Republic of Nigeria. It is one day, one drama. This is probably what keeps…
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JUST IN: NCAA fines Arik N6m for luggage delay
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority said it has fined Arik Air N6m for delaying and not transporting passengers' luggage from London to Lagos from the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of…
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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today
These are the top five stories to monitor today Ijaw leaders reject Clark’s N’Delta dialogue team The Delta State Forum of Ijaw elders has rejected the choice of Chief Edwin Clark…
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These Arik passengers had a funny experience yesterday
Apparently Arik struck again when they left passengers stranded at the tarmac. According to an online site, LIB, the passengers who had just arrived Lagos from Benin city were left to find…
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Nigerian passenger’s death aboard Arik Airline flight sparks #Ebola panic in the US
by Chidi Okoye According to U.S. Representative for New York's 2nd congressional district, Peter King, a Nigerian man has died aboard a plane from Nigeria which landed at JFK Airport…
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Sliding down the slope – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze
by Cheta Nwanze ...this video of a so-called customer service person for Arik Air at the Calabar Airport tells us just how far we have to go in our service…
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘We’ll attend only to Business Class’ – Arik Airlines passengers left stranded in Calabar (WATCH)
File photo by Isi Esene Passengers on the Arik Airline flight from Calabar, Cross River to Lagos had a grueling customer service experience as they were refused boarding on a…
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Photos of passengers stranded at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja (LOOK)
by Oge Okonkwo The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja has been shut down since Thursday leaving passengers stranded as two major functional domestic airlines, Aero Contractors and Arik Air have cancelled all…
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REVEALED: Why we shut Abuja airport – Oduah
The Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, has stated the reason why the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport was shut down on Thursday. In a statement by her Special Assistant of Media, Joe…
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Arik, Aero cancel all flights from Abuja as airport remains shut
Arik, Aero cancel all flights from Abuja as airport remains shut The two major functional domestic airlines in Nigeria, Aero Contractors and Arik Air, have cancelled all their flights from…
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Okey Ikechukwu: Why not share resources in Nigeria according to ‘ekiti mass’?
by Okey Ikechukwu If the United Nations (UN) wants the state with the highest number of carrying ‘ekiti’ prefixed towns to have 30% of all global support for a sustained…
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“Stella Oduah should bury her head in shame, not me” – Femi Fani-Kayode lays it on aviation minister
by Femi Fani-Kayode by Akan Ido The bickering between Femi Fani-Kayode and the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah continues to fester as the former has again replied her yesterday saying…
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“I am tired, I want to go home”: Arik stowaway, Daniel Ohikhena speaks as Edo gov’t sends him to boarding school
The stowaway teenager, Ricky Daniel Ohikhena, who, on August 24, this year hid in a wheel well of an Arik Air craft from Benin to Lagos, has said he did…
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Opinion: Suntai is on course, please stop the blame games
by Josef Omorotionmwan Why are we challenging God? As it were, Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State fell from the sky. Others who fell like that died but Suntai did…
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Not again! Another stowaway arrested and detained in Edo
A 25-year old man has been arrested at the Benin airport for attempting to gain access into the airside, Nigeria’s aviation authorities said on Monday, nine days after a teenager…
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Theophilus Ilevbare: Nigeria failed the guy on the Arik plane
by Theophilus Ilevbare ...the stowaway’s desperado is a reflection of the frightening level of abject poverty in the county and bleak future starring Nigerian teenagers and youths in the face.…
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Passengers escape death as power outage prevents Arik plane from landing in Uyo
Airport by Akan Ido A power cut at the Akwa Ibom Airport yesterday disrupted the planned landing of an Arik Air aircraft barely 500 meters from the tarmac. The outage reportedly…
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Terrorism alert: Domestic airlines fear for safety and reconsider operating flights to Northern cities
by Rachel Ogbu From cancelling night-stops for their crew and aircraft in extremely volatile northern cities, especially Maiduguri some domestic carriers are seriously considering whether to continue operating flights all…
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Turbulence ahead: Airlines may stop flying to Kano, Yola & others due to bombings
by Chi Ibe File: Scene of a bomb-blast They can't take it anymore it appears. Domestic airlines that fly to Kano, Maiduguri, Yola and other violence-prone destinations in the…
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Report: Dana Air suspended again over safety issues
by Rachel Ogbu Dana Air operating license has been suspended again pending the resolution of certain safety issues, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has said. The airline had recommenced operations…
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Air fares may crash by 33 per cent as Dana Air, others return
Indications have emerged that soaring domestic air fares may soon crash by 33 per cent from the present average of N30,000 per hour flight to N20,000 following the return of…
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Celebrities scheduled to fly with Dana Air as airline resumes operations
by Daniel Anozie Dana Airlines resumed operations on Thursday with its first flight taking off from Lagos to Abuja. The flight with Registration No. 9J0359 took off from Lagos at…
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TICKER: Nigerian stowaway found dead in Arik Air flight
The dead body of a young Nigerian man was discovered yesterday Friday October 26th in the wheel well, the undercarriage compartment of an Arik Air aircraft, after it returned from…
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Opinion: Arik Air vs Omojuwa: The missing iPad, and other issues
by Ovie Albert A crusader should be sublime and live by example. There is no point in blowing up a can of worms, when in fact your motives itself doesn’t…
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Japheth Omojuwa: On Arik Air, I admit my madness
by Japheth Omojuwa In the Land of many victims, the man who dares the oppressor is seen to be mad. For that, I admit my madness. I left my iPad…
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Going Rogue: Arik bans FAAN MD, blogger and 22 others from its flights
by Reuben Daba And you thought the Arik drama was over. Apparently the airline is determined to ensure that they remain a talking point in this week's news cycle. On…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy