Airport

Wife may bag jail term for tearing husband’s passport at Lagos airport – NIS

4 months ago1078 min

A Nigerian woman named Favour Igiebor, who tore up her husband’s passport at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, could face a jail term as punishment for her actions if found guilty, according to the Nigeria Immigration Service Act of 2015 (as amended). The NIS had on Monday revealed that it had launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the destruction of a man’s passport by his wife, identified as Favour Igiebor, stating that she had...

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NDLEA recovers cocaine hidden in bizman’s sandals at Lagos airport

5 months ago2589 min

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have recovered parcels of cocaine weighing 1.20 kilograms from a Spain-based businessman, Francis Akajiobi, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State. Akajiobi, a 50-year-old man, had concealed the cocaine in the soles of a pair of black sandals he was wearing while attempting to board a flight to Madrid. A statement by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, said Akajiobi confessed that he was...

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VIDEO: Air Passengers Left Stranded For Hours At Rivers Airport As Arik Air Cancels Flight, Reportedly Says Refund Will Take 8 Months

9 months ago875 min

Some passengers of Arik Air have been seen in viral videos lamenting how they were left stranded at the Port Harcourt airport without any alternative after their flight was cancelled. The flight was reportedly scheduled to go from Port Harcourt in Rivers State to Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre. One of the frustrated passengers is heard narrating how he was asked to pay the sum of N2 million to rebook four tickets after the...