Tag: Yakubu Dati

Normal flights resume, as air traffic controllers suspend strike… temporarily

by Kolapo Olapoju Air traffic controllers have suspended the strike action that had grounded all domestic flights since Thursday, April 16. However, the union warned that a more severe strike…

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Dead body found on Arik Air plane in Lagos

by Anike Jacobs A suspected stowaway reportedly died in the undercarriage compartment of an Arik Air aircraft on Saturday, March 14. According to a statement by the Federal Airports Authority…

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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…

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How Deputy British high commissioner slumped and died in Lagos airport

by Azubuike Azikiwe The Deputy British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Peter Leslie Carter, is dead. He died yesterday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. Carter died shortly after arriving from…

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A rejoinder: Dele Momodu’s misinformed ‘Travails of Chief Harry Akande’ by Yakubu Dati

by Yakubu Dati Of course, this make-belief by Momodu is so far from the truth. Rather, on the contrary, it is Akande, the flamboyant and powerful Nigerian-born international businessman and…

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Caught in the act: How FAAN arrested man at Lagos airport for stealing passengers’ luggage

by Oge Okonkwo A 38-year-old man, Okereobede Chiwendu, has been arrested by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos for allegedly stealing passengers' luggage.…

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Tragic: London passenger slumps and dies at Lagos Airport

by Akan Ido A middle-aged passenger who just returned from the United Kingdom aboard Arik Air earlier today slumped and died at the  domestic terminal one of  the Murtala Muhammed Airport,…

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Armed robbers attack Murtala Muhammed International Airport

by Isi Esene A gang of armed robbers attacked the Murtala Muhammed Airport on Wednesday night in an attempt to rob a bureau de change operator. The robbers were said to…

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Panic as fire guts Lagos International airport

by Isi Esene There was panic yesterday at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, when fire gutted a section of the 33-year-old aviation facility. Property worth millions of naira was reportedly…

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