Category: Aviation
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He Served, He Suffered: Retired Police Officer Battles for Life After Selling His Only Home”
Adegbehin Adetarami, a retired Superintendent of Police, is fighting for his life in a traditional orthopedic hospital in Ikorodu. Once an officer who put his body on the line for Nigeria, he now lies in pain after spending over ₦25 million treating a spinal cord injury he sustained in the line of duty back in…
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Umo Eno Steps In: Governor Backs Comfort Emmanson and Ibom Air Amid Clash
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has stepped in to calm tensions surrounding the clash between Ibom Air and Comfort Emmanson, an indigene of the state who recently made headlines after her altercation with the airline’s crew. Governor Eno, speaking at a grand reception in his hometown, Nsit Ubium, assured that both the airline…
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Tension Soars in Côte d’Ivoire as Gbagbo’s Party Accuses Government of Targeted Arrests
LIn the restless political climate of Côte d’Ivoire, alarm bells are ringing again. This time, it’s the African Peoples’ Party–Côte d’Ivoire (PPA‑CI) raising the flag, accusing the government of arbitrary arrests and abductions just months ahead of the highly anticipated October 12 presidential election. According to PPA‑CI, six of its members were seized overnight in…
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“The Sea Has Eyes”: Beninese Trafficker Jailed in Lagos for 2-Tonne Cannabis Bust
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has sentenced Hounsou Chegoun, a citizen of Benin Republic, to two years in prison for trafficking nearly two tonnes of cannabis — a major win in Nigeria’s maritime drug war. Chegoun, arrested on December 24, 2024, was caught with 1,960 kilograms of cannabis sativa by the NDLEA’s Special…
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African Leaders Set To Discuss Boosting Africa’s Transport Sector To Spur Continental Free Trade
AFRICAN leaders set to meet next week to discuss boosting the African transport sector as a key impetus to spur continental free trade pact, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) announced Friday. The UNECA announced that it will host, along with its partners, Africa’s flagship business initiative the Africa Business Forum (ABF) on…
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Plans Unveiled For African Maglev Network
AFRAILWAYS is developing Afrail Express as a high-speed passenger rail system to connect the entire African continent, from South Africa to Morocco, and Nigeria to Egypt. Afrail Express is seeking to appoint a main contractor for the construction of the infrastructure. The first phase for the Afrail Express high-speed passenger rail, powered by Maglev, is…
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Tanzania, Burundi Ink Deal For $900 Million Rail Link
FINANCE ministers from Tanzania and Burundi have signed an agreement for the construction of a $900 million railway aimed at boosting trade between the East African neighbours. The deal was inked in the western Tanzanian town of Kigoma on Sunday. The 282-kilometre line will connect Burundi’s official capital Gitega with the western Tanzanian town of…
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Britain Steps Up Kenya Investments With Railway Hub, Eyes $1bn Deals
BRITAIN is partnering with Kenya to build a new rail hub in the capital Nairobi, and its development arm CDC Group will invest $1bn in various sectors over the next five years, officials said on Tuesday. Britain, the former colonial power, has increased its engagement with Nairobi in recent years, after signing a new post-Brexit trade…
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Emirates Is Giving 52 Of Its Airbus A380s A Cabin Upgrade
AIRLINES have been torn on what to do with the Airbus A380 as the COVID-19 pandemic and a shift towards sustainability in the sky has forever changed how people travel. Some airlines have opted to retire the A380 while others have opted to embrace it. Emirates, as the world’s largest operator of the A380, has…
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FG Spends N92million As ‘Parking Fee’ On Faulty Presidential Jet Taken To Germany For Repairs
BOEING Business Jet (Boeing 737-700) marked 5N-FGT owned by the Nigerian government has incurred parking charges of at least N95 million since it was taken to Germany for repairs. According to SaharaReporters, the amount accounts for the aircraft’s parking charges for 40 days, at the rate of €5,000 (N2.4 million) at the official rate of…