United Nigeria Airlines (UNA), has recorded another bird strike incident involving one of its aircraft. This is the fifth time the airline would experience such an occurrence since January 2026, thereby raising concerns over aviation safety hazards at Nigerian airports, reports The Guardian. A statement today by the Public Relations Officer (P...
Passengers travelling between Abuja and Lagos yesterday faced unexpected disruptions after United Nigeria Airlines confirmed that one of its aircraft suffered a bird strike during take-off, marking the second such incident affecting the carrier within 24 hours and the fourth since January 2026. In a statement issued yesterday, Sunday, February...
•An aircraft makes emergency landing at airport A technical fault has forced an aircraft conveying 248 passengers and 12 crew to make an emergency landing at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos. A statement by Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, stated that the ai...
•NAF C-130 aircraft crew The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has successfully ferried its C-130 aircraft, NAF 913, to Lisbon, Portugal, for scheduled depot maintenance. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, today in Abuja, Ejodame said the aircraft, which made planned st...
•The released aircraft and crew The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) C-130 aircraft, which was released on Thursday by the Burkinabe authorities following a diplomatic meeting with Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has arrived in Ghana. NAF’s spokesperson, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, revealed this in a statement yesterday. He said...
•Mars Aviation A Cessna 172 aircraft with registration number 5N-ASR, operated by Skypower Express, has crashed at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, Imo State. The aircraft had departed Kaduna International Airport en route to Port Harcourt International Airport before diverting to Owerri after the crew declared an emergency,...
•VeryDarkMan Social media personality Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has issued a public apology following his in-flight confrontation with comedian Freedom Atsepoyi, widely known as Mr Jollof, which caused delays on a United Nigeria Airlines flight. Speaking in a video posted on Instagram today, Otse said he took “full responsi...
•VeryDarkman and Mr Jollof Nigerian carrier, United Nigeria Airlines, today, handed over social media influencers, Martins Otse, better known as VeryDarkman, and Freedom Atsepoyi, known as Mr Jollof, to airport security over the incident that happened during the boarding of Flight UN0523 at Asaba International Airport, Delta State. This follow...
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has ordered the grounding of Rano Air aircraft with registration number 5N-BZY. The decision followed an incident involving the aircraft which reportedly lost one engine during an Abuja-Katsina flight, reports Daily Trust. It was revealed that the NCAA took the decision in line with strict enforcemen...
Edo State-born United States based Entrepreneur in the Aviation industry and the Chief Executive Officer, Auxano Aviation, Ehimenmen Odia, and his partner, Morrison Okunbor have expressed optimism that the Benin Aero club, the first of its kind in Edo State has the potentials of addressing the challenges of insecurity, medical Emergency, touri...
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