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  • Gov. Ayade assures on Obudu airport

    Gov. Ayade assures on Obudu airport

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has given assurance that the construction work on the Obudu International Passenger and Cargo Airport would be ready within the stipulated time. Ayade, who gave the assurance while inspecting the project on Sunday at Obudu, however, did not state the exact time the airport would be ready for inauguration…

  • Lady nabbed at Abuja airport with 18 wraps of heroin in private part

    Lady nabbed at Abuja airport with 18 wraps of heroin in private part

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    Femi Ajasa
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    A Chadian lady, Vivien Tarmadji has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. Tarmadji was arrested while trying to board an Ethiopian airline flight 911 en route Addis Ababa-Italy with 234.35 grams of heroin concealed in her private part. The trafficker who…

  • JUST IN: Disaster averted at Murtala Muhammed Int’l Airport, Lagos

    JUST IN: Disaster averted at Murtala Muhammed Int’l Airport, Lagos

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Disaster was averted on Wednesday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos after fire engulfed a session of the airport. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the fire incident occurred at the office of the station manager of Kenyan airways. A source said the fire incident started from a faulty air conditioner (AC) at the station manager’s office.…

  • Omah Lay laments over missing laptop, personal items stolen at airport

    Omah Lay laments over missing laptop, personal items stolen at airport

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    Kehinde Ajose
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    Nigerian singer, Omah Lay, has raised an alarm over stolen personal items at the airport. The ‘Godly’ crooner on Wednesday revealed that his laptop, audio interface and microphone were stolen from his box. Omah Lay, however, did not disclose the name of the airport, likewise the airline. He made this known on his Twitter page.…

  • Sad! 26 killed, 50 injured in Yemen airport blast

    Sad! 26 killed, 50 injured in Yemen airport blast

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    Kehinde Ajose
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    At least 26 people were killed when explosions rocked Yemen’s Aden airport moments after a new unity government flew in, in what some officials charged was a “cowardly” attack by Iran-backed Huthi rebels. Although all government ministers were reported to be unharmed in Wednesday’s attack, more than 50 people were wounded, medical and government sources…

  • NDLEA seizes 14.4kg of cocaine at airport

    NDLEA seizes 14.4kg of cocaine at airport

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    Kehinde Ajose
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    Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Special Area Command, Abuja, have detained Elechi Kingsley (39) for attempting to smuggle cocaine from Brazil. The suspect, who is planning to marry in January 2021, was promised N3 million for the job. Kingsley was arrested during the inward clearance of Ethiopian…

  • Former president stopped at airport with $18,000 in cash

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    Bayo Millz
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    Former Honduran president Manuel Zelaya was stopped at an airport in the capital Tegucigalpa with 18,000 dollars in cash in his bag on Friday. Zelaya was detained and released four hours later, the daily La Tribuna newspaper reported. On his part, ex president Zelaya said on Twitter that he was “unjustly detained” and that the…

  • FG to construct 10 new airports – Minister

    FG to construct 10 new airports – Minister

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    Bayo Millz
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    The Federal Government says 10 new airports will be constructed across the country to boost civil aviation. The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, announced this on Tuesday in Abuja when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Aviation for the 2021 budget defence by the ministry and its agencies. Sirika said that the civil…

  • [Video]: Passengers stranded as #EndSARS protesters march to Lagos Airport, paralyse activities

    [Video]: Passengers stranded as #EndSARS protesters march to Lagos Airport, paralyse activities

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    Femi Ajasa
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    Aggrieved Nigerians who are protesting against police brutality on Monday marched the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, disrupting flight activities. TheNewsGuru (TNG) gathered that passengers were stranded after the protesters blocked the road leading to the airport. Watch videos: View this post on Instagram #EndSARS protesters at Lagos airport today October 19 2020 A post…

  • Minister relocates to Enugu ahead reopening of airport

    Minister relocates to Enugu ahead reopening of airport

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    Femi Ajasa
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    The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has relocated to Enugu with his officials and aides for adequate preparation towards the reopening of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport on Sunday. Sirika, in a statement by James Odaudu, Director of Public Affairs in the ministry, on Thursday in Abuja, said the purpose of his relocation was…