The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Management, Festus Keyamo has described the indecent exposure of Ibom Air passenger, Comfort Emmanson to the public to ridicule her as unacceptable. To this end, said government would not fold its arms and tolerate the debasing of womanhood. The minister in a statement issued Monday directed that whoever released that part of the video containing the indecent exposure amongst the staff should be singled out and adequately sanctioned. Keyamo noted: “Earlier today, we again woke up to viral videos of a female passenger on Ibom Airline (now identified as Ms. Comfort Emmanson or…
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The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has approved a further extension of the grace period for the enforcement of the Tinted Glass Permit requirement for vehicles with tinted windows to 2nd October, 2025. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement issued Monday said this decision followed a significant surge in applications via the official portal, reflecting heightened public compliance with the directive. He noted: “In light of this, the Force considers it imperative to allow sufficient time for the meticulous scrutiny of applications to ensure that the permit is issued only to eligible and qualified individuals,…
The Presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general election has condemned what he described as double standard and the dehumanising treatment meted out at Ibom Air Passenger, Comfort Emmanson. Obi in a statement issued Monday apologised to the Ibom Air crew who were assaulted by Emmanson, adding that as a society, there is need to learn and uphold good conduct as true measure of success and decent living. He noted that the unfortunate and dishonourable drama witnessed in Ibom Air has again brought to the fore the double standards in and the inadequacies of various security operatives…
Ibom Air’s female passenger, Comfort Emmanson, has been reminded at Kirikiri maximum prison. TheHintsNews reports that Emmanson assaulted Ibom Air’s crew and clashed with airport security at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos. Checks revealed that Emmanson, on an Ibom Air flight from Uyo to Lagos assaulted the airline’s crew and clashed with airport security at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos on Sunday. However, the Spokesperson to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Tunde Moshood, in a post on his verified X handle revealed that she has been remanded at Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison in Lagos. He…
A tragic accident that occurred Monday on the Kaduna–Kano Expressway has killed the passengers involved in the accident. Checks revealed that a massive explosion erupted after the collision involving two fuel tankers and two passenger-loaded Volkswagen Golf cars. Preliminary reports indicated that all passengers in the cars perished, except for one driver who suffered severe burns and was rushed to hospital. It was gathered that emergency teams are on-site battling the blaze and working to reopen the road. The incident has caused heavy traffic disruption, as thick smoke and the ongoing fire have made the route impassable.
The Executive Editor of ABMS Waves Ltd, Comrade Bashiru, has strongly condemned the opposition coalition that adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as their political platform for sidelining Hon. Leke Abejide from affairs of the party, warning that the move could lead to chaos. Bashiru stated on Sunday while addressing a press conference in Abuja, adding that the party was adopted without the consent or input of the party’s highest-ranking member, Abejide. He warned that such exclusion would not only fuel internal crises but could also result in the complete collapse of the coalition if Abejide is not urgently…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has issued traveled alert to the motoring public of the collapse of a bridge along the Katsina–Batsari route, a few meters after Salbak Filling Station, near Shagari Lowcost, Katsina State following a heavy downpour on Saturday night. Assistant Corps Marshal, Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide, in a statement issued Sunday said the affected section has been temporarily closed to traffic, and the area has been cordoned off from both ends by FRSC personnel to safeguard road users. He noted that following an on the spot assessment by the Sector Commander, Maxwell Lede…
The Police have secured the conviction of 21 foreign nationals involved in a high-profile cybercrime uncovered in Abuja in November 2024. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement issued Sunday recalled that on 3rd November 2024, acting on credible and actionable intelligence, police operatives carried out a well-coordinated raid on a building located at Jahi, Abuja. The operation, he added, was part of a broader cybercrime crackdown, resulted in the arrest of 130 suspects, comprising 113 foreign nationals, predominantly of Chinese and Malaysian origin, and 17 Nigerian collaborators. Adejobi stressed that these suspects were implicated in…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested the founder and General Overseer of The Turn of Mercy Church, Prophet Adefolusho Olasele (alias Abbas Ajakaiye) for masterminding multiple shipments of illicit drugs into Nigeria. Its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi in a statement issued Sunday said Adefolusho was arrested at his church located in Okun Ajah, Ogombo road, Lekki area of Lagos on Sunday 3rd August 2025 by NDLEA officers who waited for him since morning to conclude the Sunday worship service in the evening before moving in on him the moment he stepped out of…
A former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, is dead. Ogbeh, who was also the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) died on Saturday at the age of 78. Ogbeh, born 28 July, 1947 was a farmer, playwright and politician. In 1979, he ran for office in the Benue State House of Assembly on the Platform of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN), becoming Deputy Speaker of the House. In 1982, he was appointed Federal Minister of Communications, and later became Minister of Steel Development. His term of office ended in December 1983,…