NACA CALLS FOR EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF PASSENGERS ON BOARD IBOM AIR WITH COMFORT EMMANSON The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has called on passengers who were on the Ibom Air Uyo–Lagos flight (IAN513) involved in a mid-air fracas to come forward with firsthand accounts of the incident. Ibom Air had earlier denied that its staff released the nude video of …

COMFORT’S BAN AND KWAM 1 CONTROVERSY On Sunday, August 10, 2025, Comfort Emmanson boarded an Ibom Air aircraft, going from Uyo to Lagos, unaware that her actions would soon ignite a nationwide debate on justice, privilege, and accountability. As the cabin crew prepared for takeoff, Emmanson was asked to switch off her mobile phone—a standard safety protocol. She reportedly refused. …

POLICE IG ORDERS IMMEDIATE PROBE INTO FUJI STAR KWAM 1’S AIRPORT INCIDENT The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered an immediate investigation into the behaviour of Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM 1, at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The directive follows a formal petition submitted by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), accusing KWAM …

COURT HALTS DEMOLITION OF FORMER OGUN STATE GOVERNOR’S PROPERTIES A High Court in Sagamu, Ogun State, has granted an interim injunction restraining the state government and its agents from demolishing or interfering with properties belonging to former Ogun State Governor Gbenga Daniel and his wife, Yeye Olufunke Daniel. The ex parte order, issued by Justice O.S. Oloyede, followed an affidavit …

EFCC RELEASES TAMBUWAL AFTER DETENTION The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, a day after he was summoned and interrogated at the agency’s Abuja headquarters. Tambuwal, a political associate of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, was taken into custody on Monday following his arrival at the commission’s office around 11:30 a.m. He …

CZECH REPUBLIC OFFERS FULLY FUNDED UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP TO NIGERIANS The Government of the Czech Republic is now accepting applications for its fully funded scholarship programme for the 2026/2027 academic year. The opportunity is open to Nigerians and nationals from 11 other developing countries to study at public universities in the Czech Republic. The Czech government has a long history of …

STEALING IN ADVANCE: POLITICIANS DECLARE ASSETS THEY HAVE NOT YET ACQUIRED – EFCC The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has stated that politicians have devised a new means to perpetuate corruption and evade anti-graft agencies by declaring assets they are yet to acquire before assuming office. Speaking during the launch of Virtual Tool on the Code of Conduct for …

COMFORT EMMANSON, KWAM 1, TWO DIFFERENT CASES – FG The Federal Government has explained the reason why Comfort Emmanson, a female passenger who allegedly assaulted Ibom Air crew members, was remanded while Fuji music legend Wasiu Ayinde, a.k.a Kwam 1, who reportedly disrupted a ValueJet flight in Abuja last week, faced no such court action. Recall that the Ibom Air …

TINUBU REVERSES SELF IN APPOINTMENT 0F FEDERAL CHARACTER COMMISSION CHAIR President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reversed his earlier reappointment of Dr. Muheeba Dankaka as the Chairperson of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) and replaced her with Hon. Ayo Omidiran, a former member of the House of Representatives. A press statement by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, …

POLICE SLAM.CHARGES AGAINST SOWORE The Nigerian Police Force has filed fresh charges against human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore. Sowore, a critic of the government, is expected to appear before Justice Emeka Nwite on Thursday, August 14, 2025, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. While the exact nature of the new charges remains unclear, a source …

OBI WON 2023 ELECTION – BABACHIR LAWAL, EX-SGF Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has revealed that the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, actually won the election. Lawal made this revelation while answering questions in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Tonight on Monday. He said that based on the facts available to …

NNAMDI KANU’S FAMILY HAS PAID HEAVY PRICE FOR HIS BIAFRA AGITATION – IPOB LAWYER Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has said the family of the Biafra agitator has paid a heavy price for his agitation. Ejimakor said the matter of Biafra has impacted heavily on the family of Kanu. Kanu …

I THANK GOD I WASN’T PART OF TINUBU GOVT, THEY WOULD HAVE SACKED ME – EX-SGF LAWAL Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, on Monday criticised the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Lawal said he would not have coped in the current administration if he were a member of the President’s cabinet. According to him, he …

APC USING EFCC TO SILENCE OPPOSITION – PDP, CONDEMNS TAMBUWAL’S ARREST The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Sokoto State has condemned the arrest of former governor and serving senator, Aminu Tambuwal, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Tambuwal, who governed Sokoto State for eight years and is a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, was taken into …

FG DISBURSES N5.12N PENSION ARREARS TO 90,680 RETIREES The Federal Government has released funds for the disbursement of N5.12 billion in pension arrears to 90,689 Defined Benefit Scheme pensioners under the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the Head of Corporate Communications of PTAD, Mr Olugbenga Ajayi. Ajayi said that …