Borno State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Umar Usman Kadafur, and over 100 passengers narrowly escaped a tragic incident when a Max Air aircraft experienced an engine fire shortly after takeoff from Maiduguri International Airport. The incident occurred last night when the aircraft, en route to Abuja, suffered engine failure caused by a bird strike ...
•FRSC operatives at scene of accident No fewer than 12 persons lost their lives in a fatal auto crash on Baimari–Geidam Road in Yobe. The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps in the state, Livinus Yilzoom, confirmed the deaths in a statement in Damaturu today. According to him, the accident occurred at about 10:00 pm […]
•Boat mishap A devastating boat accident occurred in the early hours of Friday along the Dambo-Ebuchi sections of River Niger, resulting in the loss of multiple lives. According to eyewitnesses, the boat, which belonged to one Musa Dangana, was carrying over 200 passengers, including market women and farm labourers, en route to the Katcha week...
•Aviation minister, Festus Keyamo Scores of passengers at the premier gateway – Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos – have decried the harassment they go through as unacceptable. They blamed the harassment on overzealous security and para-military personnel, who, in the guise of carrying out their duties, extort them, reports ...
The federal government through its Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGI) has signed agreements with Airport Taxi Operators and 800 cabs for a 30% discount for passengers on the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport routes in Abuja. The taxis are to secure free of charge conversion of their vehicles to CNG fueling, which is ove...
A helicopter carrying eight passengers, today, Thursday, crashed in Rivers State. According to the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, eight persons were on board when the helicopter “ditched into the waters near Bonny Finima in the Atlantic Ocean,” reports Vanguard. According to a statement by Odutayo Oluseyi, Head, Press and Publ...
•Air passengers The shortage of aircraft in the domestic airline market has worsened, limiting available flights for passengers, findings have shown. Many passengers were stranded across the country yesterday as they could not secure flights to their destinations, reports Daily Trust. The busiest routes, Lagos-Abuja and Abuja-Lagos, were hugel...
The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) has confirmed the tragic death of 18 passengers in a fatal accident that occurred in the Ogbere area of Ijebu East Local Government, along the Ijebu-Ode/Ore Expressway. The accident, involving a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number XA 690 AKU, resulted in all passengers bein...
Dark and tall with a beard trimmed to perfection, he was an incredible advertisement for the dark-blue Air Force uniform. Group Captain Nnaemeka Badaru had just retired from the force and itching to leave the Sam Ethnan Air Force Base in Oshodi, Lagos State, for his palatial house in Abuja, where his wife, Alhaja Zainab, […]
Many passengers were injured after a collision involving two Bus Rapit Transit (BRT) buses in Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos. The accident occurred within the BRT lane on Lagos Abeokuta Express Way, around Danco Filling Station, according to a post on X by the Lagos State Traffic ManagEment Authority (LASTMA). It stated that wounded persons [&helli...