Author: Naija Daily News

Photo: Ms Emmanson The Federal Government and airline operators have lifted the lifetime flight ban placed on Comfort Emmanson, a passenger involved in a recent incident aboard an Ibom Air flight, and reduced the suspension of Fuji music legend Wasiu Ayinde (KWAM 1) to one month. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, announced the development on Wednesday via his official X account. He said the decisions followed consultations with aviation stakeholders, public appeals, and expressions of remorse from both individuals involved. According to Keyamo, Ibom Air has formally withdrawn its criminal complaint against Emmanson, who has been held…

Photo: Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chair – By Augustus Adomagbo Nigeria’s democratic journey has made notable strides over the past two decades. The country has recorded the longest unbroken civil rule since 1960. This, no doubt, is worth glass clinking. Sadly, though, our electoral process remains unnecessarily cumbersome, expensive, and exclusionary. From the cost of elections to the logistics of voter registration and verification, the current system discourages participation—particularly among the youth, who should form the bedrock of our democracy. One of the most persistent challenges boggling the road to a seamless, simplified electoral system is the duplication of identity systems.…

Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has declared he owes no one an apology for supporting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, despite belonging to different political parties. Speaking to journalists after a meeting with the President at the State House, Abuja, on Tuesday, Soludo said his support is based on shared progressive values and a friendship spanning over two decades. “President Tinubu has been my friend for 22 years. I don’t deny my friends, and I have no apologies for standing by him,” Soludo stated. “I support the bold economic and structural reforms his administration is taking. We’re on the…

By Deborah Nnamdi Nigeria is facing a $27.4 million funding shortfall for essential contraceptives, following the withdrawal of support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)—a move experts warn could have severe consequences for women’s health and national development. At a recent dissemination event titled “The Impact of Family Planning on Socio-Economic Development: New Evidence”, convened by the Academy for Health Development (AHEAD) and the Family Planning Impact Consortium, stakeholders raised alarm over the declining availability of contraceptives in the country. Professor Adesegun Fatusi, President of AHEAD and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo…

By Deborah Nnamdi Sixteen inmates escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Keffi, Nasarawa State, on Tuesday after attacking personnel of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) and breaching the facility’s security. According to a statement by NCoS spokesman Abubakar Umar, the incident occurred in the early hours of the day. He said the inmates launched a coordinated attack on officers to compromise the facility, resulting in the escape. During efforts to contain the situation, five correctional officers sustained injuries, with two in serious condition and currently receiving urgent medical care at a government hospital. So far, seven of the…

by Deborah Nnamdi The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two men in connection with the unlawful possession of three human skulls in the Ijebu area of the state. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abeokuta by the command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola. According to the statement, the incident occurred on Monday, August 11, 2025, at about 2:00 p.m., when a team of mobile police officers from 71 PMF Awa Ijebu was conducting a routine stop-and-search operation along the Ijebu Ode–Ibadan Expressway, near Refugees Camp Junction in Oru Ijebu. During the operation, a motorcycle rider identified as Kadir…

By Deborah Nnamdi Ibom Air has distanced itself from the viral video showing a passenger in a state of undress during a recent in-flight incident, stating that none of its staff were responsible for releasing the footage. The airline’s Group Manager for Marketing and Communications, Aniekan Essienette, addressed the controversy in an interview with TVC News on Monday. She confirmed that while the incident did occur aboard an Ibom Air flight, the video was not disseminated by the airline or its employees. This clarification comes in the wake of comments by Minister of Aviation Festus Keyamo, who condemned the public…

Photo: KWAM 1, Fuji star who got away with an apology By O.M.O-Beecroft Recently, the Nigerian aviation industry became an unlikely mirror, reflecting the ugly truths about our justice system. Three separate incidents—each disruptive, each a breach of aviation rules—have played out before our eyes. But it is not just the acts themselves that have gripped the nation; it is the starkly different ways in which they were handled, and what those differences say about who we are as a country. First, there was the incident involving Senator Adams Oshiomhole, whose missed Air Peace flight in June ended in chaos.…

Photo: Aminu Tambuwal, former Sokoto State Governor Former Sokoto State governor and serving senator, Waziri Aminu Tambuwal, is under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the alleged illegal withdrawal of ₦189.15 billion from state accounts during his tenure. According to EFCC sources, the withdrawals—spread across six years of his eight-year administration—came from three key accounts: the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) account, the Government House account, and the Secretary to the State Government account. Tambuwal arrived at EFCC headquarters in Abuja around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, where he was interrogated and reportedly detained overnight. The anti-graft…

… Troops Seize Boko Haram Weapons in Fierce Borno Clash By Sadeeq Kamsela, Abuja Troops of the North East Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have killed dozens of Boko Haram terrorists in a failed improvised explosive device (IED) ambush along the Maiduguri–Kareto–Damasak highway in Borno State, Nigeria. Security sources said the attack happened on Monday, but poor telecommunications delayed reports. Fighters from Boko Haram detonated an IED and opened fire on soldiers of the 145 Battalion, Damasak, Sector 3. The troops quickly executed anti-ambush manoeuvres, outflanked the insurgents, and neutralised many of them. Recovered from the scene were…