July 2026 edition of our magazine for you – Just Like a Physical Magazine.
Inside the July 2026 Edition of Alice: Water, Wonder, and the Stories That Carry Us Forward
Alice MAgazine, the Air Peace in-flight magazine, opens its July 2026 issue with water running through nearly every page, not as a backdrop but as the actual subject. From the lagoons of Lagos to the canals of London and the creeks of the Niger Delta, this edition asks a simple question in a dozen different ways: what happens when a place, or a person, learns to work with the water instead of against it.
The cover story takes readers into “The Changing Face of Waterways Transportation in Lagos,” written by David Edremoda. It traces the city’s water transport history from wooden canoes and hesitant lantern light to today’s GPS-enabled ferries, tracking how neglect gave way to renewal under the Lagos State Waterways Authority’s Omi Eko Project, a €410 million initiative running through 2030 that aims to dredge fifteen ferry routes, deploy over seventy electric ferries, and build or renovate twenty-five modern terminals. It’s a deep, well-reported piece on a part of Lagos life most flyers only glimpse from the air.
Chairman and CEO Dr. Allen Onyema’s welcome message sets a more sombre tone before the issue moves into lighter territory. He addresses the renewed wave of xenophobic attacks against African migrants in parts of South Africa and details Air Peace’s role supporting the Nigerian government’s evacuation efforts, alongside updates on the airline’s expansion: approval to fly to Brazil, applications pending for Toronto and New York, plans to resume Jeddah operations, and new routes launching to Douala, Libreville, Bamako, and Conakry.
Health gets serious treatment too, with “7 Smart Ways to Manage Hypertension” by Amaechi Nwandu, MD, laying out practical strategies around nutrition, movement, sleep, stress, and monitoring for a readership that spends real time in departure lounges and long-haul cabins.
One of the issue’s most affecting stories comes from the Destination section: “Unsung Heroes of Bayelsa Waterways,” written by Sylvester Asoya. It follows boatmen in the Niger Delta who drop everything to help stranded colleagues on the water, treating it not as heroism but as an unspoken code of the river. The piece leans on firsthand accounts from boatmen like Ebi Ebipere and Owei Richard, who describe a culture where “once you are a boatman, you are part of our family” isn’t just a saying but daily practice.
For travellers dreaming of somewhere drier, Candice Eze’s “Discover London’s Aquatic Splendor This Summer” tours six UK waterfront escapes, London’s South Bank and Greenwich, the quiet canals of Little Venice, the vast stillness of Lake Windermere, the turquoise harbour at St Ives, and the highland grandeur of Loch Lomond. It’s paired with “Passport to Summer” by Ada Ekwueme-Oguike, a design-focused piece pulling home decor inspiration from Greece, the Amalfi Coast, Bali, the Hamptons, and Portugal’s Algarve, the kind of feature readers flip back to long after the flight lands.
Art and culture take centre stage with “Beyond the Canvas,” David Edremoda’s look at Nigerian-American artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby, whose nine-by-ten-foot portrait of Barack and Michelle Obama, the first official portrait to depict them together, now hangs in the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. A companion profile marks playwright Femi Osofisan’s eightieth birthday, tracing five decades of work that reshaped African theatre.
Beauty and fashion round out the lifestyle pages with Joyce Icheokolo’s “The Beauty Shelf Edit,” a refreshingly honest guide to which skincare products earn their shelf space, and “Rainy-Day Chic,” her practical, stylish take on dressing for unpredictable weather. On the food side, Chef Marbie’s “The Ultimate Umami Stir-Fry” recipe fuses suya spice with Singapore noodles for a quick, restaurant-style dinner.
The Discourse section closes the issue on a note of quiet reverence with “Cardinal Okogie’s Triple Celebrations,” David Edremoda’s tribute to Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie marking his 90th birthday alongside his 60th year as a priest and 55th as a bishop, a portrait of a churchman who never hesitated to speak on injustice. The Air Peace News section closes things out with the airline’s ongoing humanitarian evacuations from South Africa (1,085 Nigerians repatriated across four flights), the arrival of its first brand-new Embraer E175, and clearance to begin scheduled flights to Brazil, cutting travel time between the two countries to roughly seven hours.
