Tag Archives: Murtala Muhammed International Airport

South Africa-based Nigerian barber caught with 6.100 kg of cocaine

February 7, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

At 45, he should have known better. In any case, ignorance is not an excuse and he will soon be arraigned under the NDLEA Act…The suspect will soon be charged for unlawful exportation of cocaine as soon as investigations are … read more »

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Nigeria: Fire causes pandemonium at Lagos airport

December 20, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Confusion hit hundreds of intending passengers at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, on Thursday after a mid-day fire erupted at a section of the building. The inferno, which caused a thick cloud of smoke to invade … read more »

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Lagos becomes first African city to have its own version of Monopoly

December 14, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The makers of Monopoly have advanced to Lagos in Nigeria to launch the first African city edition of the famous board game. Instead of Mayfair or Boardwalk, players will have the chance to buy Banana Island, a prestigious development where … read more »

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65-year-old Nigerian woman atttempts to smuggle 1.740kg of cocaine into London

September 30, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Luck betrayed a 65-year-old grandmother, Hassan Fatimat Abike also known as Chika Okoye, who attempted to smuggle 1.740kg of cocaine into London concealed in herbal syrup. It was not her fist time of going to London as the drug was … read more »

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Nigerian Cops Declare 13 Deportees From Spain Criminals

September 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Thisday Abuja — The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has declared 13 out of the 27 Nigerians, who were deported from Madrid, Spain, and received on August 10, 2012, at the International wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, … read more »

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Nigeria Plane crash: Investigators suspect contaminated fuel

June 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Investigators from Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Bureau and the United States National Transportation Safety Board are focusing their investigations on the samples of aviation fuel collected from the Boeing MD-83 planes belonging to Dana Air. Our correspondent gathered that the accident … read more »

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Nigerian Plane crash pilot’s last conversation with air traffic controller

June 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Good day!” These were the last two words the courageous pilot told air traffic controllers before the Dana Air flight 0992 crashed into a residential building in Iju-Ishaga, Lagos, killing all the 153 people on board and 10 people on … read more »

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US: Lawsuit filed over Nigerian plane crash

June 8, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Chicago – A man whose wife died when a Nigerian commercial airliner crashed into a crowded neighbourhood in that country’s largest city filed a lawsuit in the United States on Thursday that blames the accident, at least in part, on … read more »

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Nigeria: How do we make sense of our predicament?

June 7, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Just two days into the week and Nigeria is facing its third disaster. It started Sunday morning with yet another Boko Haram suicide bomb attack against a church. The numbers killed varies between 12 and 15 and many more injured … read more »

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Nigeria air crash: How Carrier defends itself

June 7, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Lagos – A Nigerian airline whose airplane crashed in the country’s largest city, killing 153 on board and more on the ground, defended itself against growing public criticism, saying its own chief engineer died on the doomed flight. Francis Ogboro, … read more »

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The Yellow Fever Palaver

March 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Abdul Mahmud It was the Brazilian scholar, Donaldo Macedo, who coined the phrase ‘literacy for stupidfication’. The phrase which sadly highlights the inability of a people to interrogate issues, find truth to that which underlines the ordinary. The ignorance … read more »

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Accused Nigeria comedian to get last laugh on drug cops

November 4, 2011 by benim

A Nigerian comedian arrested on suspicion of smuggling drugs in his stomach will be released on bail on Friday after drug enforcement agents failed to find anything inside him following an exhaustive search of his excretions, his lawyer told Reuters. … read more »

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Nigeria comic’s drug bust a joke

November 1, 2011 by benim

Lagos – Investigators detained the famous Nigerian comedian at the airport, accusing him of swallowing narcotics before trying to board a flight to Paris. But after more than two weeks of observation, Baba Suwe has given up no drugs. Instead … read more »

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Suspected drug trafficker dies on flight

August 7, 2011 by benim

Lagos – Authorities say a 25-year-old Nigerian man smuggling methamphetamine on a Malaysia-bound flight died from ingesting a kilogramme of it. Saturday’s statement from Nigeria’s national drug law enforcement agency says Chilaka Ogbonna Emmanuel’s death forced the flight from Doha, … read more »

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92 Nigerians deported from London for immigration offences

March 4, 2011 by benim

About 92 Nigerians have been deported by the British Government. They arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, yesterday. An immigration source said two of them were accused of drug related offences; others were deported for immigration … read more »

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Nigerian ex-convict excreted 65 wraps of cocaine

February 22, 2011 by benim

Lagos – A Nigerian ex-convict has excreted 65 wraps of cocaine and heroin he had ingested with the aim of trafficking them to Australia, the anti-drug agency said on Tuesday. “The drug convict, Dunu Chukwunyere Enoch, was nabbed on February … read more »

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Nigeria’s anti-drug boss urges stiffer penalties

February 19, 2011 by benim

LAGOS — Nigeria’s anti-drug agency boss has called for stiffer penalty for drug trafficking after a suspect died from complications arising from ingestion of 115 wraps of drugs, an official statement said. Offiah Gozie Vincent, 50, was arrested last Sunday … read more »

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Nigeria: Footballer arrested with N42m heroine at Lagos airport

January 25, 2011 by benim

A Few days after officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) discovered 110 kilogrammes of cocaine at the Tin Can Island Port, Lagos, a footballer, Nwobodo Ikechukwu, has been nabbed in connection with unlawful importation of 8,400 kilogrammes … read more »

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Nigeria: Two suspected cocaine traffickers arrested

January 20, 2011 by benim

Two suspected drug traffickers who attempted to export 2,485 kilogrammes of methamphetamine are being interrogated by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. Peter Ejike Metuh, 41, and Osuekpe … read more »

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Nigeria Police Arrest Four Over Stolen election machines

December 10, 2010 by benim

Four persons, suspected to have stolen Direct Data Capture Machines (DDCM) from the cargo terminal at Lagos Airport, were on Friday paraded by the police at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA). Briefing newsmen, the  Commissioner of Police in charge of … read more »

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Nigeria: Voter registration equipment stolen

December 9, 2010 by benim

Just-arrived equipment meant for registering voters for the upcoming election in Nigeria have been stolen, the election commission said Thursday. The equipment, comprised of laptops and webcams, was stolen from a clearing point at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, said … read more »

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Attack on Obasanjo and security lapses at Nigeria’s airports

November 13, 2010 by benim

Airports all over the world are regarded as secure places for travellers and for those who are there for legitimate business. It is in view of this fact that government deploys security agencies to maintain law and order, and to … read more »

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Nigeria: Why we may not pay minimum wage now – Jonathan

November 7, 2010 by benim

As the Nigeria Labour Congress (nlc) threatens to lead thousands of Nigerian workers to down tool on November 10 should federal government fails to implement the new minimum wage, President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday explained why the demand may not be … read more »

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Nigeria: NDLEA re-arrests serial cocaine smuggler

October 25, 2010 by benim

Ejiro Henry, a 19-year old cocaine trafficker, currently standing trial for his involvement in the illicit trade, has been arrested again for peddling hard drugs. Mr Henry, who was apprehended the second time on his way to Port Harcourt, Rivers … read more »

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