LAGOS JULT 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Spain-based ‘businessman,’ 50-year-old Francis Akajiobi, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the departure hall of terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Parcels of cocaine weighing 1.20 kilogramme were discovered in Akajiobi’s pair of sandals while attempting to board his Royal…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Power outage triggered by a fire outbreak at the E-Arrival Finger of the Lagos International Airport threw the old terminal into confusion on Thursday morning. Workers and passengers at the facility pulled out of the section where thick smoke was billowing to the larger departure hall. It was gathered that the fire…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted consignments of skunk concealed in tins of tomato paste and methamphetamine hidden in used clothes, meant for export to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. While the skunk in tomato pastes consignment weighing 20.00 kilograms was intercepted on Friday 8th September at…
LAGOS JUNE 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-No doubt security checkpoints are present at every airport as they allow airlines and airports verify the absence of prohibited items in the cabin and ensure the safety of all passengers. Check points are required for access to the boarding hall and the plane. In airports across the world, an average passenger…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS0-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted travellers’ cheques in various foreign currencies of over N1.1 billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. This was contained in a statement by Femi Babafemi, director, of Media and Advocacy, of the agency, on Sunday in Abuja. Mr Babafemi said…
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There have been controversies in regards to the rate at which vehicles stopping at the arrival lounge of the Murtala Muhammed Aiport (MM1), also known as the General Aviation Terminal, are impounded by Turas Towing Services, the towing company responsible for enforcing sanctions to violators of airport traffic rules. Turas Services have…