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BREAKING NEWS: Air Peace Cancels Lagos-London Flight Over Technical Fault
Air Peace has announced a temporary disruption to its scheduled Lagos–London Gatwick service after a minor technical issue was detected during a routine inspection of the aircraft.
In a statement shared on its official X account on Saturday, the airline said the fault was discovered shortly after passengers had boarded the aircraft, leading to the immediate withdrawal of the plane from operation in line with standard safety procedures.
“Following the completion of passenger boarding, a routine post-boarding technical check identified a minor aircraft fault that required immediate attention,” the airline stated.
According to the carrier, all passengers were safely disembarked while its engineers worked on the issue.
The airline emphasised that safety remains its highest priority, explaining that the decision to suspend the flight was taken to ensure the wellbeing of passengers and crew members.
“At Air Peace, the safety and wellbeing of our passengers and crew will always take precedence over operational schedules,” the statement read.
“While we understand the inconvenience this situation may have caused, taking swift preventive action was the responsible and necessary decision,” it added.
The airline said affected passengers were promptly notified about the development and provided with hotel accommodation alongside other support services.
Air Peace also disclosed that another aircraft would be deployed from London to operate the delayed flight.
“To minimise further disruption, a replacement aircraft from London will be dispatched and passengers are scheduled to depart this morning,” the airline said.
The airline expressed appreciation to passengers for their patience and cooperation during the delay, while reaffirming its commitment to maintaining safe and dependable flight operations.
In a new policy shift, the Nigerian government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, resumed issuance of petrol import licenses to petroleum marketers.
The licenses were issued to six petroleum marketers expected to import around 720,000 metric tons of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol).
DAILY POST reports that the move is a policy shift from a focus on local refineries, in this case the Dangote Refinery.
Beneficiaries are major oil marketers such as NIPCO, AA Rano, Matrix, Shafa, Pinnacle, and Bono.
NIPCO is expected to import 120,000 metric tons; AA Rano, 150,000 MT; Matrix, 150,000 MT; Shafa, 120,000 MT; Pinnacle, 120,000 MT; and Bono, 60,000 MT, totaling 720,000 MT of petrol imports.
Although the NMDPRA officially stated the reason for the fresh licenses, Dangote Refinery has repeatedly reiterated its capacity to meet local fuel consumption demand. Even NMDPRA’s recent industrial data showed that the 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery supplied 90 percent of the country’s daily consumption.
Meanwhile, NMDPRA’s recent decision toward petrol imports has stirred concerns among stakeholders.
The development comes barely a week after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Rabiu Abdullahi Umar as Chief Executive Officer of NMDPRA.
President Tinubu had sacked Saidu Mohammed as CEO of NMDPRA while he was on official duty in Germany.
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INTERNAL CRISIS: Court Cases Avenue to Ambush ADC, Create Clear Pathway for APC – Ladan Salihu
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Ladan Salihu, has described the party’s court cases as an avenue to ambush the party and create a one-way traffic for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2027 general elections.
Salihu made this statement on Friday during a live appearance in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television.
He was speaking on the leadership crisis in the party ahead of the 2027 elections.
According to him, Nafiu Bala Gombe resigned from his position in the party, stressing that they have his signature on the resignation letter.
“This case has been settled. It is all in a trap to ambush the ADC and to make sure that a pathway is created for the APC and the presidential candidate to have a one-way traffic to 2027.
“Our legal team is right on top of this matter. The fact of the matter remains that Nafiu Gombe resigned. We have his papers, we have his signatures, we have everything, and this guy is a willing tool in the hands of the APC and the government,” Salihu said.
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