From left: Ambassador Frank Azuike, Nigerian Ambassador to Sierra Leone; Amina Kargbo, Human Resource Executive, Sir Sierra Leone; Mr Emmanuel Iza, CEO, Air Sierra Leone; Mrs Grace Eyonsa, Asst Chief Consumer Protection Officer, NCAA; Mamoud Kallou, Country Director, Air Sierra Leone and Ms Bernice Leshi, COO, Bellagio Airline during the maiden flight of Air Sierra Leone celebration to Nigeria held at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos on Wednesday
Sierra Leone's new flag carrier, Air Sierra Leone has commenced flight operations from Freetown to Lagos, Nigeria as part of its ways to expand operations across Africa.
The airline has also announced technical partnership with Xejet, one of Nigeria's domestic carriers which will provide aircraft
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Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha
Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers.
She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay.
She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos.
As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender.
She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies.
Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the
prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category.
She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category.
She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations.
Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.
