A Frontier Airlines flight from San Juan to Chicago was forced to divert to Miami after a passenger reportedly attempted to open an emergency exit door while the aircraft was in flight. The incident occurred mid-air when the passenger became disruptive and allegedly tried to force open the door, prompting alarm onboard. Crew members and [&hell...
•Airlift of female pilgrims A female intending pilgrim from Taraba State has died in Yola, Adamawa State, hours before departure for the 2026 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. The deceased, identified as Hajiya Dado Hammadu from Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State, reportedly fell ill shortly after arriving at the Yola International Airport wit...
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...
•Oshiomhole Former Governor of Edo State, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, has been accused of blocking the terminal gate of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), domestic wing in Lagos, after missing his Abuja-bound flight. Oshiomhole, a former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) now a sitting senator, reportedly arrived the airpo...
A United States flag carrier, United Airlines flight UA613, outbound from Lagos to Washington, has declared an emergency and returned to Lagos. It was learnt that several passengers and crew aboard the aircraft, a Boeing 787-8, sustained minor injuries, reports Vanguard. The flight, which had 245 passengers, eight flight attendants and three p...
Nigeria’s Air Peace airline has confirmed that its 6:30 a.m. flight today from Abuja to Lagos was forcefully aborted due to a bird strike incident. The incident was disclosed to the public through a post on Facebook by the lawyer to Alaago, Inibehe Effiong, who described how it caused some passengers to panic, reports Nigerian […]
•Idris Okuneye a.k.a. Bobrisky A trending video on X has shown social media personality Okuneye Idris, popularly known as Bobrisky, removed from an Amsterdam-bound KLM flight last night. This was after Social commentator Isaac Fayose, the brother of former Ekiti State governor, yesterday, shared a photo of himself and Bobrisky as they boarded ...
•Pilot The pilot who flew the Nigerian team has shed more light on the controversy in the wake of the crisis between the Nigerian authorities and Libya over the ill-treatment meted out to the Supper Eagles. The unexpected diversion of the flight to a remote airport, Al-Abraq, instead of their intended destination, Benghazi has been […]...
•Oyindamola and hubby A Nigerian woman named Oyindamola recently experienced a remarkable event by giving birth to her baby while on a flight to Brazil, reports Vanguard. Oyindamola shared the news on her Instagram page, revealing that she and her partner were traveling to Brazil for their “Honeymoon and Babymoon” when she unexpectedly began h...
•Delta Airlines Delta Air Lines has delayed its scheduled noon flight from Lagos to Atlanta, US, due to technical issues. The operator announced in a statement today that all its flights were temporarily paused as it worked to resolve a vendor technology problem. Earlier, a massive technical outage struck businesses worldwide, causing disrupti...
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