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Ibom Air wins big at African Travel Quarterly Travellers Awards 2024

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2 years ago

April 26, 2024

Akwa Ibom State government owned airline, Ibom Air has been announced as “The Best Airline of the Year” for the third consecutive year at the African Travel Quarterly Travelers Award ceremony, 2024 for her performance as a domestic airline and pivotal role in shaping the aviation sector.

Speaking on the award, th Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of Ibom Air, Mr.George Uriesi, expressed gratitude for the recognition, “We are honoured and humbled to receive the ‘Best Airline of the Year’ award for the third consecutive year. We dedicate it to our customers, who have stuck with us through thick and thin and for whom we will continue to work hard every day to meet their very high expectations’,he said.

“We also acknowledge and thank African Travel Quarterly Magazine for the painstaking, objective, data-based process they follow in conferring these awards on recipients. This prestigious accolade validates our commitment and rewards the tireless efforts of our entire workforce.

“At Ibom Air, we acknowledge that our passengers are the cornerstone of our endeavors. Their loyalty and confidence have been instrumental in shaping our triumphs and propelling us to continually strive for service excellence. Awards like this serve to encourage us tremendously.

“In celebration of this significant milestone, Ibom Air is thrilled to unveil its forthcoming plans to elevate the travel experience of our passengers by introducing the cutting-edge Airbus A220-300, set to commence operations imminently.

This state-of-the-art aircraft will revolutionise standards of comfort, reliability and efficiency in domestic and regional air travel while also stabilising our schedule to match what our passengers have come to expect from us.

“We are steadfast in our pledge to uphold the highest standards of safety, comfort, and convenience for our passengers,” affirmed Mr. Uriesi. “Incorporating the Airbus A220-300 reaffirms our unwavering commitment to delivering a world-class service that meets the expectations of our esteemed passengers.”

The award event, held at the National Museum, Lagos, had in attendance the Minister of Tourism of Nigeria, Ms. Lola-Ade John, the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism Akwa Ibom State, Sir Charles Udo, and several other Tourism Commissioners from other states of the federation.

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WAKE UP! Art Exhibition Returns for a Second Act

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2 weeks ago

August 27, 2026

Mariam Balogun

The contemporary art and photography exhibition “Wake Up!” is back again for a second edition.

Curated by Awele Onwordi, Wake Up! 2 exhibition pays homage to the Nigerian youth and burgeoning street culture which many of its contributing artists reference in their works.

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Titled “Young, Wild, Free”, the exhibition celebrates the creativity, resilience, freedom and cultural influence found in Nigerian youth.

Taking aim at societal issues and economic concerns, the exhibit reflects the youth and their refusal to compromise or bow despite all the challenges stacked against them while charting youth culture through art, music, fashion, skateboarding, photography and community.

The exhibition will be held, once again, at the Angel and Muse Gallery at 25 Sumbo Jibowu street off Ribadu Road off Awolowo Road in Ikoyi.

It will open on Saturday 5 September 2026 and will run until 11 September 2026
This second edition which focuses on celebrating, nurturing and exploring artistic practices rooted in youth and street culture will feature works from DENCITY and SUPERGLIDER HOUSE.

Exhibiting artists include Ajilore Kehinde – their work is deeply influenced by Nigerian street culture and works of other artists like Slawn, Peters Ejiro, etc, Chuka Onwordi – graphic designer who embodies themes of death, melancholy and beauty in his works, ZIDYEP – Abuja based creative whose works move between digital and physical spaces through art, graphic design and air brushing , Franklyn Okoye – graphic designer and artist whose works explore themes of identity and hyper-reality, Awele Onwordi – founder & curator of WAKE UP and multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans character art, creative logo design, album covers and more , Oluchi Kogolo – digital illustrator whose work explores street culture, personality and storytelling through a raw and playful visual style and Kozetuo Apeji – multidisciplinary artists who work explores experimental approaches to problem solving through both digital and traditional art forms.

Commenting on the exhibition in her curatorial statement, Awele noted that “despite economic instability, limited opportunities and socio-political challenges, Nigerian youth continue to shape culture through music, fashion, art, skateboarding, raves, photography and community.”

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Continuing and harping on the raison d’etre of the exhibition she said, “Young, Wild and Free exists to celebrate Nigerian youth while also creating a platform that supports and amplifies them.”