Tag: John Hays

FAAN shuts Lagos airport runway as aircraft skids runway

Barely 16 days after Dana Air was shut down by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authorities, another aircraft belonging to XEJET Airlines also skidded off the runway and landed in the grass at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos on Saturday. Following...

Chelsea exit ‘would not be the end of the world’, says Pochettino

Mauricio Pochettino said “it would not be the end of the world” if he leaves Chelsea at the end of the season as the Argentine boss hinted he could quit the Premier League club. Pochettino has been under fire for...

Lagos announces six-month traffic diversion for rehabilitation of roads

The Lagos State Government has announced a traffic diversion plan along Adeniji through Falomo, including Bourdillon and Queens Drive. This was made known in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, on Friday. According to the commissioner, the...

Macron ‘counting on Real Madrid’ to let Mbappe play at Olympics

French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday he hoped star footballer Kylian Mbappe would be freed up by his likely future club Real Madrid to take part in the Paris Olympics for France. “I’m counting on Real Madrid to free up Kylian for...

Dana Air ‘temporarily disengages’ staff amid audit

Following the ongoing operational audit by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, over a runway excursion incident suffered by a Dana Air aircraft, the airline has temporarily disenaged some of its staff. The Head of Corporate Communications of Dana Air, Mr...