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MOTORISTS are outraged by the sudden increase of airport toll fees by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) by 100%. According to investigations by Naija Magazine Online, FAAN is under pressure to increase its internally generated revenue (IGR). An easy avenue to do this is to tax hapless motorists. …

Aero Contractors Airlines, Nigeria’s second largest commercial carrier, has confirmed an exclusive report of The PUNCH by announcing the suspension of its scheduled services beginning from Thursday September 1, 2016. On Monday, August 22, 2016, The PUNCH exclusively reported that the airline was set to lay off some of its workers …

A false report of gunshots that sent panicked travelers fleeing from Los Angeles International Airport came right after officers with weapons drawn detained a masked man dressed in black and possibly carrying a sword, officials said. The sword turned out to be plastic. But soon after, hundreds of passengers raced onto …

As many as 4,000 tiny red-eared tortoises were caught by the customs officials at the city airport for the second time this month, when a passenger was trying to  smuggle them from Malaysia to Chennai on Saturday night. Customs officials said that on Saturday night during a routine passengers profiling, …

There was panic at Minna airport in Niger state after a woman slumped during the airlift of Hajj. Pilgrims to the Holy Land, Mecca, Saudi Arabia. She was immediately attended to by emergency officials who rushed her for treatment. See pictures below; NationalHelm    

The Lagos State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the death of one Sikiru Olanrewaju, who lost his life after a marathon sex with his lover on Surulere Street in the Abule Egba area of the state. The 37-year-old man, who worked as a clearing agent with an aviation company at …

A power outage has left the entire Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos in darkness since Saturday evening. This has forced departing and arriving passengers to board and disembark aircraft with torchlights. A SaharaReporters correspondent who was at the airport till 10pm on Saturday observed that all the wings of the airport, …

Air Peace Limited said it has acquired two new Boeing 737-500 aircraft as part of efforts to boost its fleet in readiness for its foray into the African market. The Chairman/CEO of the company, Chief Allen Onyeama, who spoke in an interview with journalists said the airline had just been …

Two pilots were arrested yesterday after allegedly attempting to board their flight to America while drunk. Concerns were raised after the pair tried to pass through a staff check-in at Glasgow Airport before the 9am flight to Newark, New Jersey. Police were called and the United Airlines flight UA162 was …

Air peace, Nigeria’s fastest growing Airline spreads  her wings to Benin from the 9th of September 2016, The Airline Intends to commence Lagos-Benin-Lagos and Abuja-Benin-Abuja flights Respectively. Remember earlier this year,the Airline announced  its proposed plan to commence direct International flights from the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu. The proposed routes: China, …