Tag: FLIGHT

NCAA to sanction VDM, Mr. Jollof after clash on flight 

Aminu Imam
NCAA to sanction

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA), has announced that social media critic Martins Otse, popularly known as Verydarkman, and comedian Freedom Atsepoyi, widely called Mr. Jollof, will face sanctions after a physical altercation broke out aboard an Asaba–Lagos flight yesterday. In a statement posted on X, the NCAA’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Micheal Achimugu, condemned the incident as “unacceptable behaviour,” stressing that the actions of both men endangered passengers, crew members, and the safety of the aircraft. “There is no tolerance for unruly behaviour aboard an aircraft.…

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Hajj: Nigerian Pilgrims return flights begin Tuesday

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir, Makkah. The return airlift of Nigerian pilgrims from Saudi Arabia is expected to commence Tuesday 4th of July, 2023. Engineer Umar Sanda Goni , Head of Aviation matters of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, made this known at the post Arafah meeting in Makkah. Goni said the process of early arrival, early exit by the pilgrims would be adhered to in airlifting of the pilgrims back to Nigeria after the Hajj exercise. He explained further that the Saudi authorities have come up with a…

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