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Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Presidency, Peter Obi clash over one-term pledge

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Presidency, Peter Obi clash over one-term pledge

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the top five Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. Presidency, Peter Obi clash over one-term pledge The Presidency has criticized former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, following his renewed pledge to serve only one term if elected president in 2027. President Bola Tinubu’s... Read More

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FAAN announces eight weeks closure of two Lagos airport runways for maintenance

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced that runways 18R and 36L will be closed for maintenance at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. Monday, FAAN disclosed this via a tweet. According to the agency, work on the runways will take eight weeks. The taxiway B-18L would be used for all... Read More

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January 23, 2023

International Passengers Stranded As Lagos Airport Ground Handlers Strike

On Monday, ground handlers of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) began strike action, leaving a large number of foreign travelers detained at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The protesting ground handlers are requesting higher wages and other welfare improvements. According to reports, NAHCO had gone to court and got an injunction prohibiting... Read More

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January 12, 2023

DSS arrests Doyin Okupe at Lagos airport

Doyin Okupe, a chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), was taken into custody by the Department of State Services (DSS) at Lagos’s Murtala Mohammed International Airport on Thursday morning. Okupe was scheduled to take a flight to London on Virgin Atlantic before the secret police detained him. In a statement released on Thursday, DSS spokesperson Peter... Read More

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November 1, 2022

Passengers left stranded, flights postponed as aviation workers close down Lagos airport

Members of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) blocked the entrance gates of the Murtala Mohammed Airport 2 (MMA2) Terminal in Lagos on Tuesday morning to protest the “unjustified termination” of 34 aviation workers by the airport terminal’s operators, B-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL). The scenario compelled airlines like Ibom Air... Read More

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September 19, 2022

Traffic jams and tension arise as NANS grounds Lagos airport due to the ASUU strike

Students from the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have taken over the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos to demand that the government end the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which has been going on for almost seven months. NANS had already announced that due to the ongoing strike, it... Read More

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December 27, 2017

Tiwa Savage, Wizkid robbed at Lagos airport

A private jet boarded by Nigerian superstars, Wizkid and Tiwa Savage was robbed on Tuesday night on the Lagos airport runway. Both artistes were returning from Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The cargo compartment of the Bombardier Challenger 605 jet with registration number T7-A00 was burgled while taxiing to the hangar. Upon arrival at Quits Aviation Center,... Read More

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September 18, 2017

Lagos airport becomes first to be certified in Nigeria

The Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos has become the first airport in the country to be certified by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Director- General of the NCAA, Capt. Muhtar Usman presented the certificate to the Managing Director of FAAN, Mr Saleh Dunoma at the NCAA’s headquarters in Lagos on Monday. Why it matters: The development makes the... Read More

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August 10, 2017

41 Nigerians deported from 7 European countries

Seven European countries have deported 41 Nigerians over immigration-related offences. The deportees arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Thursday. They were deported from Australia, Switzerland, Hungary, Netherland, Germany, Norway and Denmark. The deportees comprising 35 male and six female, arrived Lagos at 10:50am, in an aircraft with Registration mark EC-120. DSP Joseph... Read More

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FAAN says leaking roof at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Lagos has been fixed

Yesterday, a video of a leaking patch in the roof of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport “D Wing” went viral. It was reported that the leaks caused some flooding inside the airport. This development of course, led to instant conversations online about the sorry state of airport facilities in Nigeria and prompted an immediate reaction... Read More

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Leaking roof at Lagos airport causes flood (WATCH)

A video of a leaking roof at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos has gone viral. The video which showed a flooded airport had led to discussions online about the state of airports in the country. While responding, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Wednesday said the leaking roof was due to ongoing construction works at... Read More

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NDLEA arrest 2 Brazilians with cocaine worth N310m at Lagos Airport

by Dolapo Adelana Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended two Brazilian drug suspects over the unlawful importation of canned whitish substance that tested positive for cocaine. The suspects, a male and a female, who claimed to be tourists were arrested at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos with the... Read More

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#BBNaija: Bisola, Efe receive a rousing welcome at Lagos airport (WATCH)

by Dolapo Adelana Winner of reality show, Big Brother Naija (BBN), Efe Ejeba and the first runner-up, Bisola Aiyeola received a resounding welcome on Monday at the Arrival Wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. yesterday arrived into the warm embrace of his admirers. Some of their fans dressed in branded T-shirts had... Read More

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German slumps at Lagos airport, dies

Brenard Christo, a German national, who on Friday slumped at the general aviation terminal of Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, has died at an undisclosed hospital. Spokesman for the Lagos airport police command, Joseph Alabi confirmed the development to NAN on Saturday. Alabi said the deceased was waiting to board a local Arik Air flight on... Read More

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[The Presidential Blog]: VP Osinbajo is at the Abuja airport for inspection and he seems to think everything is A-okay

Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the vice President has just arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja to inspect the ongoing reconstruction work on the runway that started on the 8th of March this year. VP @ProfOsinbajo has just arrived Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, to inspect ongoing reconstruction of the runway #ABVClosure — Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident)... Read More

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The Thread: This lady stood up for her rights and the unbelievable happened

Nigeria is corrupt- everybody knows this. But perhaps as Nigerians – the masses- we are yet to own our corruption, being more comfortable pointing fingers at the seat of power, Abuja, those politicians, anyone except us. Yet, everyday, we fork out a few naira to the human banks that stand on the road, ready to... Read More

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NDLEA arrests man with 66 wraps of heroin at Lagos airport

The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended one Anukaenyi Bob-Manuel Ogochukwu who arrived the Muhammed International Airport with heroin wraps in his body. NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju said that the arrest took place after the suspect tested positive for narcotic ingestion. According to him, the suspect arrived on an Ethiopian Airlines flight... Read More

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February 26, 2017

Osinbajo – the new Nigerian hero, Angelina Jolie eats scorpions like it’s nothing | See our top 10 photos from the past week

There’s even more pictorial evidence that Acting President Osinbajo may be doing better than his absent boss, President Buhari. Wondering what Governor Fayose and Angelina Jolie have in common? See our top 10 photos from last week. Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo paid an unscheduled visit to the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos on Thursday. The VP... Read More

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February 23, 2017

Just In: Osinbajo pays surprise visit to Lagos Airport, inspects facilities (WATCH)

by Dolapo Adelana Acting President Yemi Osinbajo is currently at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on an unannounced visit, accordingly to his media aide, Laolu Akande. Osinbajo also took time out to inspect the airport’s facilities. “Ag President Osinbajo now on a surprise visit to Murtala Int’l Airport days after approving 60-day reform plan to... Read More

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February 1, 2017

BREAKING: UK deportees arrive Lagos airport

Dozens of UK deportees have arrived Nigeria this morning, Daily Trust reports. They reportedly arrived at about 7:40am at the cargo terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos in an unmarked Air bus aircraft. Some of the deportees are prisoners who have been transferred to finish their jail terms in Nigeria. Officials of... Read More

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January 14, 2017

Chief of Staff, Kyari directs Arik Air to compensate stranded passengers at Lagos airport

The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari has directed Arik Air to provide acceptable accommodation and compensation to its New York bound passengers who have been stranded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport for 48 hours. According to a series of tweets from @DigiCommsNG, Kyari gave the directive on Saturday while travelling... Read More

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January 5, 2017

Passengers physically assault Arik Air staff over delayed flight (WATCH)

The challenges of Arik Air just got worse, as angry passengers on Wednesday assaulted a manager of the airline at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. In a series of tweets shared by Twitter users, @graham_TeleNoza and @Brendalishus, the obviously frustrated passengers demanded explanations for the continued delay of a South African bound flight. Things... Read More

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December 9, 2016

NDLEA seize drugs worth N14bn at Lagos airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operative stationed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, have intercepted methamphetamine worth N14 billion. According to a statement by the agency issued on Friday, the seized drug, weighing 45 kilogrammes, was found concealed inside foodstuff in a luggage meant for export to South Africa. The... Read More

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September 22, 2016

NDLEA arrests 2 with cocaine in Lagos airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two suspects found with cocaine on the Nigeria-Brazil route at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. In a statement by the Head Public Affairs of the agency, Ofoyeju Mitchell on Thursday, it was stated that “the suspects inserted seven wraps of cocaine each weighing 350 grammes into their alimentary... Read More

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December 4, 2015

No VIP treatment: Rotimi Amaechi, Dele Momodu get frisked at Lagos airport (PHOTOS)

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and veteran Publisher, Dele Momudu, were frisked like regular folks at the Lagos airport on Thursday. Momodu and Amaechi had to queue, remove their shoes and subject themselves to thorough frisking while flying out of Lagos via the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. See photos below.

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Gen. Buhari is back in the country (See Photos)

by Kolapo Olapoju The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, has returned to Nigeria after two weeks in the United Kingdom. Buhari arrived the country at the wee hours of Friday, March 6, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The APC flagbearer was met at the airport by supporters of the... Read More

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September 10, 2014

Fear of Ebola: US not happy with Nigeria over alleged attack of its air marshal

by Jewel Stephen Claims by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that one of its marshals was attacked with a syringe at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, have been refuted by Nigeria’s aviation authorities, on the basis of unavailability of evidence. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had on Monday said that a marshal,... Read More

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August 11, 2014

Ebola: Passenger slumps, dies at Lagos airport

by S’ola Filani A middle -aged man slumped and died, while queuing up to get the yellow card at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, on Monday. The incident happened when the new Minister of Aviation, Mr Osita Chidoka, was on tour of the Lagos Airport for the first time. The tour... Read More

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January 3, 2014

Caught in the act: This mother of 5 was arrested with heroin at the Lagos airport (PHOTOS)

by Adeola Balogun A woman in Lagos and on her way to Liberia has been arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for being in possession of illicit drugs. Nsofor Ngozi Anderlin was apprehended after one of her bags was searched and a stash of heroin was found concealed beneath it.... Read More

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