BREAKING: NLC Protest Grounds Air Peace Flights Nationwide
Flight operations of Air Peace have been disrupted nationwide after members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) reportedly shut the airline’s terminals in protest. The disruption affected operations at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, where an Air Peace flight scheduled to depart at 6:30 a.m. was unable to take off. Reports indicated that […]
Final Evacuation Flight Returns Nigerians from South Africa
The final evacuation flight carrying stranded Nigerians from South Africa arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday, bringing the Federal Government’s airlift operation to a close. The Air Peace aircraft landed at about 11:30 a.m. with 315 evacuees on board, completing the government’s evacuation exercise coordinated in partnership with the airline and […]
Final South Africa Evacuation Flight Arrives Wednesday
The Federal Government has announced that the final evacuation flight bringing stranded Nigerians home from South Africa is scheduled to arrive in Lagos on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through its spokesperson, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, said the fifth and final Air Peace evacuation flight will […]
NDLEA Seizes Cocaine Hidden in Stockfish
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted 5.8 kilograms of cocaine concealed inside heads of imported dry stockfish, popularly known as “okporoko,” in Lagos. The agency said the consignment, believed to be part of a transnational trafficking network targeting Delhi, was recovered during a sting operation by its Murtala Muhammed International Airport […]
Iyabo Ojo Defends FAAN Promo, Denies Payment
Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo has said she is willing to work with any political party committed to Nigeria’s development, following backlash over a promotional video she recorded for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). FAAN recently shared a video on X in which Ojo praised improvements at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. […]
