Aviation loopholes: Nigerians Scared Of Flying, boycott Domestic Air Travel

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The crises in the aviation industry have taken a toll on activities at the domestic terminals of the Lagos airport, with airline officials lamenting low patronage in the past few days.
                                        
Some airline officials told Punch correspondent in confidence on Monday, that the passengers seemed to have developed apathy towards air travel, stressing that they might have become scared of flying following recent developments in the industry.

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Ex-Flying Eagles Midfielder Rabiu Ibrahim Collapses On Field, Stretchered Off To Hospital

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Former Flying Eagles midfielder Rabiu Ibrahim collapsed on the field and needed to be rushed to the hospital. KickOff reports that the Kilmarnock FC midfielder collapsed after a collision with Ross County's Ivan Sproule in the 35th minute, and was subsequently stretchered off the pitch and rushed to a nearby hospital.

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Just In: Amaechi’s Plane Was Flying With Forged Documents: Ministry Of Aviation

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The Ministry of Aviation has revealed that facts available to the ministry suggests that the operators of the bombardier aircraft allegedly belonging to the Rivers state government obtained several flight clearances from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authorities (NCAA) using forged documentation.

A statement by the Special Assistant on media to the Minister of Aviation on Thursday says that “the said aircraft attempted to and did operate within the Nigerian airspace on the 26^th of April 2013 without any flight clearance whatsoever in total violation of all extant civil aviation laws and regulations.”

Nigeria vs Tunisia: Nigeria's Flying Eagles Failed to Fly Over Tunisia Again

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Nigeria's U20 team, the Flying Eagles, on Saturday lost their second successive game as they were beaten 2-1 by Tunisian club, Esperance, in a friendly match on Saturday.

The Flying Eagles controlled the first half against the two-time African champions, who lined up a very strong starting XI that included new signings, Emmanuel Clottey from Becham Chelsea of Ghana; and Nigerian-born winger, Emeka Emerum; as well as Tunisia internationals, Houcine Ragued and Wajdi Bouazzi.

The Flying Eagles created the best chances in a goalless first half and will again have to blame their finishing for not going ahead in the friendly match.