LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The acting Comptroller General of Immigration Isah Jere Idris has approved the immediate removal of two operatives from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command (MMIA) Ikeja for unprofessional conduct. A press statement signed by Assistant Controller Of Immigration Service Public Relations Officer, Ammos Okpu for the Acting Controller General of Immigration…
LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday arrested the immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The PUNCH learnt that Obiano, who had been on the watch list of the EFCC, was arrested while trying to board a flight to the United States….
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested the General Overseer of Christ Living Hope Church, Rev. Ugochukwu Emmanuel Ekwem, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport for drug peddling The cleric was arrested while on his way to a three-week crusade in Nairobi, Kenya, with 54 sticks of drugs wrapped around his…
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 62.3 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa at the Lagos Airport that was about being transported to United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US). Also, an attempt to smuggle illicit drugs into the country through the Lagos seaport was foiled. These were among the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A 75-year-old man, (name withheld) who arrived Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos aboard a flight operated by Delta Air from the US this morning has died at the airport. The man was found dead shortly after the aircraft touched down and taxied to the avio bridge from where he…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A major air mishap was averted on Wednesday as a Max Air jet, which landed on runway 18L of the Lagos airport, almost rammed into a malfunctioning car that was being tested on the runway. Investigations by The PUNCH revealed that a Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria’s Civil Department van had developed…
LAGOS APRIL 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Eagle-eyed operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have intercepted illicit drugs concealed in the Statue of Mary and auto spare parts heading to Canada and the United Arab Emirate (UAE). The narcotics agents from the directorate of operations and general investigations, who are embedded in two courier companies in…
LAGOS APRIL 23RD (NEWSRANGERS0-There was a drama at the cargo area at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, when one of the 250 cows flown into the country through the airport broke loose from its crate, leaving airport workers at the tarmac running for cover. According to information gathered, the cows…