Category: NEWS
Delta Gov’s Aide Offers Freed Ibom Air Passenger N500,000 Job, Luxury Trip
The Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Delta State Governor, Ossai Success, has offered a paid job and an all-expenses paid trip to Comfort Emmanson, the Ibom Air passenger recently released from Kirikiri prison. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, Ossai announced that a monthly salary of N500,000 had been secured for Emmanson in…
Pilots Split Over KWAM 1’s Aviation Ambassadorship
The Federal Government’s decision to withdraw criminal charges against Comfort Emmanson, an Ibom Air passenger, and reduce the flight ban imposed on Fuji music star Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, also known as KWAM 1, has sparked controversy in the aviation industry. While some industry stakeholders and pilots described the government’s decision as hasty and wrong, considering…
Ibom Air Hostess Threatened To Deal With Comfort Emmanson During Flight — Eyewitness
David Ogebe, a passenger aboard an Ibom Air flight in the centre of a viral incident has given a first-hand account, detailing what happened before the confrontation between a passenger, Comfort Emmanson, and a flight attendant escalated at the Lagos airport last Sunday. Ogebe, who a guest on Channels Television’s breakfast programme The Morning Brief…
Freed Passenger Comfort Emmanson Yet To Decide On Suing Ibom Air – Lawyer
Comfort Emmanson, an Ibom Air passenger who was recently released from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, Lagos, following her altercation with some of the airline’s hostesses, has not decided whether or not she will press charges against the airline. Emmanson’s lawyer, Adefunke Maria, stated this on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief programme on Thursday. The lawyer…
JUST IN: Airlines Lift Lifetime Flight Ban On Freed Ibom Air Passenger
The Airline Operators of Nigeria has announced the removal of the lifetime ban imposed on Comfort Emmanson, an Ibom Air passenger earlier penalised for unruly conduct. According to a statement issued on Thursday by AON spokesperson, Professor Obiora Okonkwo, the decision came after an appeal from the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo….
BREAKING: Ibom Air Passenger, Comfort Emmanson Released
An Ikeja Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ogba, Lagos, on Wednesday discharged Comfort Emmanson, the passenger accused of unruly behaviour and assault aboard an Ibom Air flight. Presiding Magistrate Olanrewaju Salami struck out the five-count charge against Emmanson after the police formally withdrew the case. The charges had alleged that Emmanson disrupted the peace on board…
Tinubu Creating Chaos In Any Party Interested In Peter Obi – Obidient Movement
The Obidient Movement’s National Coordinator, Yunusa Tanko, on Wednesday alleged that President Bola Tinubu is creating problems in any political party former Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi is interested in. In an interview on AIT Focus Nigeria, Tanko said Tinubu’s administration is working on “Operation do not allow Peter Obi have a ticket.” He,…
Newly Sworn-In Lagos Councillor Dies Two Weeks After Oath Of Office
Barely two weeks after being sworn in as Councillor representing Ward C1, Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State, Oluwakemi Rufai has died. Rufai, the only female councillor in the legislative council, reportedly passed away in the early hours of Wednesday, August 13, 2025, after a brief illness. Chairman of Ibeju-Lekki LGA, Sesan Olowa, and…
Uganda Arrests Seven For Defrauding Nigerian Businessman In Fake Gold Deal
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU), in collaboration with the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) in Uganda, have arrested seven individuals for allegedly defrauding a Nigerian businessman of $70,000 in a fake gold transaction. At a press briefing held at the Unit’s offices at the Parliamentary Building, Senior Officer Bamwiine Muhorozi said the suspects tricked Mark…
N30,000 Car Racing Bet Leaves Five Dead In Ogun
Tragedy struck in the Ipara area of Remo, Ogun State, when a N30,000 car race wager resulted in an accident that left five people, including three suspected Yahoo boys and two residents, dead. Newsmen learnt on Tuesday from a source in the community, who pleaded anonymity, that the accident occurred at about 2 p.m. on…