Author: Festus Adeloye

Olusegun Akinremi, also known as Chief Kanran, a veteran Nollywood actor and multiple award winner, is dead. He was 78. According to a family source who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the well-known Yoruba actor died in a Lagos hospital on Friday following a brief illness. As of 5:00 p.m. on Friday, no formal announcement has been issued on his death. Chief Kanran was best known for his charismatic roles portraying affluent characters in Yoruba-language films and for his appearances on stage and in television productions spanning decades. In recent years, the actor had faced personal and financial challenges.…

Nigerian Gospel singer Mercy Chinwo and her husband, Pastor Blessed Uzochikwa, have welcomed their second child. Chinwo took to Instagram on Friday to announce the good news, expressing gratitude to God for the new addition to their family. The singer expressed that the birth of her second baby has multiplied their joy and laughter and reaffirmed their commitment to raising their children in a way that honours their faith. She extolled her husband for being a devoted father, noting that their growing family remains a source of happiness and thanksgiving. “The Lord has done it again! “He has added to…

Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has formally lifted the no-flight ban initially imposed on Ibom Airline passenger, Ms. Comfort Emmanson, over unruly and violent conduct on the aircraft the the weekend. The operators, in a statement by their Public Relations Officer, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, said the lifting of the ban was necessitated by the intervention of the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo. The AON spokesman said the association considered all the circumstances of the matter, including the exhibition of remorse for her behaviour as reported, the withdrawal of the criminal complaint and consequent striking out of the…

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo has withdrawn criminal charges against musician KWAM 1 and female passenger Ms. Comfort Emmanson, citing wide  consultations with critical industry stakeholders. Keyamo said recent events in the industry concerning unruly behaviour of certain individuals are unfortunate, regrettably, the minister declared that valuable lessons have been learnt by all sides to these incidents and airport security protocols. Keyamo said the lessons have been well highlighted for the travelling public. He said :” If nothing at all, the episodes have undoubtedly helped to raise public awareness about appropriate conduct within the aviation space. “As highlighted…

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has disclosed why Comfort Emmanson, a female passenger who allegedly assaulted Ibom Air crew members, was remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, while Fuji music legend Wasiu Ayinde, also known as Kwam 1, who reportedly disrupted a ValueJet flight in Abuja last week, did not face any court action. The Uyo–Lagos incident on Sunday sparked public outrage and accusations of selective justice. Viral videos showed Emmanson slapping and kicking airline and airport officials, including a female air hostess, after she allegedly refused repeated instructions to switch off her phone before take-off. In one clip,…

Comfort Emmanson, the passenger accused of assaulting airline officials aboard an Ibom Air flight from Uyo to Lagos, has been charged in court and remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre in Lagos. Tunde Moshood, Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, confirmed the development in a post on his official X handle on Monday. “The more reason the flying public should be more careful, the unruly passenger on the Uyo–Lagos bound Ibom Air, Miss Comfort Emmanson, has been charged to court and she’s now cooling off in Kirikiri,” Moshood wrote. His…

Ibom Air has slammed an indefinite flight ban on a passenger, Ms Comfort Emmanson, for assaulting its crew members in Lagos. The sanction is coming less than a week after popular Fuji musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, also known as KWAM 1, obstructed a ValueJet Airlines’ aircraft from taking off in Abuja. However, according to a statement by Ibom Air on Monday, the airline said Emmanson’s conduct posed a serious threat to the safety of crew, passengers and the aircraft. The airline said the unruly passenger forcibly tore off the wig of one of the air hostesses who asked her…

The African Democratic Party (ADC) has denied reports that it is pursuing a northern agenda. ADC spokesman Bolaji Abdullahi, who appeared as a guest speaker on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’, stated that the insinuations are unfounded. Abdullahi was responding to an allegation made by former ADC presidential candidate Dumebi Kachikwu that the party was working in the interest of the north. “You see, it’s ridiculous to say the least, and he [Dumebi Kachikwu] should be ashamed of himself. “ADC is a party, and we said this from day one, it’s neither a party of the North nor of the South.…

The management of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun state, has demanded apology from the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for what it described as “invasion of private property” by its operatives. The Library equally threatened a legal action against the EFCC if it fails to justify the impudent actions of its operatives. OOPL in a statement by the Managing Director, Vitalis Ortese, yesterday, in Abeokuta, alleged that over 50 operatives of the EFCC had invaded a private event being held within its premises around 2a.m on Sunday, shooting guns and threatening to kill people at the event.…

Former Kano State Governor and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain Ibrahim Shekarau believes that only a coalition formed by political parties, not individuals, can unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. Shekarau urged opposition parties to collaborate in order to improve the existing political platform and achieve this goal. In a statement to journalists, he remembered his previous efforts, among other political leaders, to establish a coalition in 2011 to remove then-President Goodluck Jonathan. “Some people did not perceive my message correctly. For the sake of clarity, I did not say the coalition could not defeat Tinubu in 2027. What…