FG suspends Dana Air licence following airport incident
Dana Air's Air Operators Certificate has been suspended by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. ....
NAHCON announces Hajj fare increment by 1.9m
According to the Nigerian National Hajj Commission, pilgrims who registered for the 2024 Hajj before the prior deadline of February 12 will ....
UK-based Nigerian Pelumi Nubi to solo drive from London to Lagos
Nearly two years after professional motorcycle Kunle Adeyanju made the journey from London to Nigeria, Nigerian Pelumi Nubi, who resides in the UK, is scheduled to attempt just that.On April 19, 2023, Mr. Adeyanju left London and travelled 41 days by motorbike to reach Lagos, while ....
Rwanda govt declares visa-free entry for Africans
Rwanda will now accept visa-free entry for all Africans.At the 23rd global summit of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), Rwandan President Paul Kagame made the announcement on Thursday in Kigali, the nation's capital, while promoting Rwanda as a travel destination. ....
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Tinubu orders probe into boat accidents as 901 people die
According to information provided to The PUNCH, between January 2020 and September 2023, at least 901 men, women, and children perished in boat accidents nationwide.There were over 61 boat accidents during the time under examination.A boat carrying about 85 people reportedly ....
Two die as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia
In the midst of an increase in attempts to reach Europe, the coastguard reported that at least two Tunisians, including a baby, perished after their boat sank on Saturday shortly after departing the country's beaches.For migrants unde ....
Hajj: NAHCONS airlift 95,000 Nigerians to Mecca
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NACHON), a collection of Muslim men engaged in diverse endeavours, has received praise from The Companion for successfully airlifting all pilgrims registered with the commission to do the hajj in 1444 A.H. (2023) before Saudi Arabia's airspace was ....
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UK bars Nigeria students from bringing spouses, children
The UK has declared that international students are not permitted to bring their families with them. The prohibition was announced by Home Secretary Suella Braverman as a component of the strategy to lower net migration. All international students, with the exception of th ....
Air Peace to evacuate trapped Nigerians from Sudan
Leading Nigerian carrier Air Peace announced on Monday that it was urgently determined to provide free evacuation for Nigerians stuck in Sudan.This was revealed in a statement released on Monday by Allen Onyema, chairman and CEO of Air Peace.He stated that Air Peace would be ....
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UK to stop recruitment of Nigerian healthcare workers
Nigeria has been added to the list of nations on which health and social care businesses should not actively focus their recruitment efforts by the United Kingdom.In its amended "Code of Practice" for the foreign hiring of health and social care staff, the UK made the modification. ....
Air Peace starts direct flights to India
Yesterday, Air Peace, the largest airline in Nigeria, reached a new milestone when it began nonstop flights to Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra State in southwest India.According to Air Peace, it will begin with two weekly flight frequencies to Mumbai with the intention of starting up o ....
Lufthansa diverts flight to Cotonou, leaves 200-bound Nigerian strangers stranded
The pilot informed the more than 200 passengers on board that the Lagos airport was closed, thus the Lufthansa flight LH566 from Frankfurt to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos was diverted to Cotonou, Togo, and eventually Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea.Acco ....
Canada extends work permit for visitors by two years
According to the Canadian government, tourists who manage to secure legitimate employment offers while in the country will still be allowed to apply for and receive work permits without having to leave.The short-term solution implemented to solve the labor shortfall in the nation was sched ....
Two Indonesian Umrah pilgrims die in bus accident in Mecca
A bus carrying Indonesian umrah pilgrims was involved in an accident in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, according to confirmation from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday.According to Judha Nugraha, the ministry's director for the protection of citizens and legal entiti ....
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UAE bans Nigerians from applying for visa, rejects application
Nigerians are no longer eligible for visas, according to the United Arab Emirates' immigration authorities, who further stated that all applications are denied and that application costs are non-refundable.It was learned that a message sent to its business partners in Nigeria, including tr ....
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World's largest passenger aircraft, British Airways A380 touched down in Accra
The Emirates A380 touched down in Accra at the Kotoka International Airport over four years ago, and the British Airways A380 is now the second-largest passenger aircraft in the world to arrive in Ghana.On Friday, Solomon Quainoo, a former Ghanaian Emirates pilot, tweeted about the ....
Traffic controllers begin strike, leaves air travellers stranded
Numerous flights have been cancelled, leaving thousands of passengers across West Africa stuck at airports. This occurred during a 48-hour walkout by the workers of the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA). The Agency is in charge of overseeing air traffic ....
Niger state leaves intending pilgrims stranded in Minna
Pilgrims from the state of Niger have been stranded at Bosso Camp for the past three days, two days before the end of the airlift of pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.It was noted that the Saudi Arabian authorities had earmarked Tuesday this week for the completion of the air ....
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Nigerian pilgrims leave for Mecca
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the pilgrims would be transported in luxury buses in accordance with COVID-19 protocols. A Madinah Control Center official told NAN that the pilgrims would begin the Mecca ritual from Miqat Hulifa. Hulifa is about nine kilometres from Med ....
Lagos State Government Advises Pilgrims To Be Good Ambassadors
The Lagos state government yesterday warned its pilgrims against breaking the law in Saudi Arabia. Deputy Governor Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat urged them to be good ambassadors and to avoid any action that might reflect badly on the state and country. The 1,562 pilgrims and officials will be ....
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The Federal Government reacts to stop the shutdown of Airline operations
Following Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, threatening to shut down temporarily tomorrow over the high cost of jet fuel, the federal government has urged the union to give it time to find ways to resolve the issue.The Minister for Aviation made the appeal in a statement sig ....
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Airline strike: Nigerians react as Nigerian airlines announce to go on an indefinite strike
Nigerian airlines have announced they will go on an indefinite strike from Monday 9 May 2022.This was announced by the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) in a statement released Friday night, as they cited the rising cost of aviation fuel as the main reason for the suspension ....
Nigerian Man killed by a Drunk Driver In Los Angeles
Nigerian Man Ohanta Patrick ,45, was killed by A drunk driver Davis Slaughter, 29, while he was attempting to cross the bridge on foot by 5:20pm on May 4th ,2022.The pedestrian,Ohanta was returning from a job interview before the crash on Curtis -coleman bridge that led to his unti ....
A Nigerian Yemisi Opaso and Ghanaian Former Fort Bragga Soldier Yebiah Asane Charged for Marriage Fraud In United States
A former Fort Bragg soldier and a current sergeant are among 11 people charged in a marriage fraud ring, officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced this week.  A federal indi ....
Vandals Damage Lagos-Ibadan Railway Track, Trains Forced To Stop In Bush
Hoodlums activities on the railway track forced train movement on the Lagos-Ibadan Railway section to temporarily stop on Saturday.Passengers aboard the train which departed the Obafemi Awolowo Train Station in Ibadan at 8:30 am on Saturday, were said to have been forced to stop som ....
North Korea Releases Pictures of Earth They Say Were Taken From Space
North Korea released some pictures they say come from their recent missile test. The missile they tested—the intermediate-range Hwasong-12—can reach the U.S. territory of Guam. According to most North Korea observers, the country hopes the tests will bring the U.S. back to the negot ....
'Face of Jesus' Spotted in Antarctica on Google Earth
Ancient alien researcher Scott Waring had just spotted an Antarctic extraterrestrial base visible on Google Earth when he noticed something truly astonishing nearby… a giant sculpture of the face of Jesus! Skeptics would say this is a prime example of pareidolia but we know the truth. ....
Joe Biden Calls Fox News Correspondent 'A Stupid Son Of A B**ch'
President Joe Biden has called Fox News reporter Peter Doocy to 'clear the air' after he was heard calling the journalist a 'stupid son of a b**ch' on a hot mic following an event at the White House on Monday.The president made the comment at the tail end of an event meant to public ....
Astronomers spy on a powerful deep-space object unlike anything previously seen
Magnetars are extremely magnetic neutron stars, some of which sometimes produce radio emissions. Known magnetars rotate every few seconds, but, theoretically, "ultra-long-period magnetars" may rotate much slower.A team led by astronomers in Australia has discovered a completely new kind of ....
Inside Valley Of Death That Kills Whatever Passes Through
The Kamchatka Peninsula – also known as the Valley of Death – is located in Russia's far east and it is responsible for a variety of mysterious deaths and events.A relatively unknown spot in Russia has been haunted by a variety of unusual deaths for decades.The Kamchatka Peninsula, als ....
Delta flight to Shanghai turned back midair due to COVID rules
A recent Delta flight from Seattle to Shanghai turned back midair due to new pandemic-related cleaning rules at the Shanghai airport, Delta confirmed Monday.Driving the news: The new cleaning requirements, which Delta said were issued on Dec. 21, "require significantly ex ....
Woman detained after causing disturbance on flight
A disturbance on a flight from Tampa to Atlanta led to a woman being taken into custody last Thursday, according to the Atlanta Police Department. ....
The Canadian city to visit this winter
During the pandemic, Toronto endured some of the longest and strictest restaurant lockdowns of any city of the world – counting more than 360 days when residents were unable to sit down at an indoor eater ....
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