Author: Festus Adeloye

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…

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Saturday said charges against human rights activist and 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) Omoyele Sowore are criminal. NPF said Sowore will soon face them in a competent court. Police said he was arrested based on credible, corroborated allegations involving criminal offences such as forgery, cyberstalking, and other infractions currently under active investigation. The arrest, the police said, was effected in full compliance with extant legal provisions, and with strict adherence to constitutional safeguards, due process, and the rights of the suspect. The police also denied allegations of torturing Sowore following his recent arrest in…

Former Delta State Governor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, has described the late Audu Ogbeh as one of the most effective national chairmen in the history of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).   Ogbeh, a former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, passed away on Saturday at the age of 78. In a personal tribute, Ibori praised the late Ogbeh as a humble and unassuming gentleman who valued integrity above money or personal gain. Reflecting on their political history, Ibori recalled that during his bid for re-election as governor in 2003, Ogbeh was given direct instructions to block his candidacy. However, Ogbeh,…

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has called on the Nigeria Police Force to either release Omoyele Sowore immediately or charge him to court. In a statement posted on his X handle on Friday, Obi expressed deep concern over the detention of the activist, who voluntarily honoured an invitation by the police for questioning. According to him, the conduct of the police has the potential to erode public confidence in the institutions. The former Anambra State Governor said, “I was deeply disturbed to learn of the arrest of Mr Omoyele Sowore @YeleSowore…

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN said the Abuja airport incident involving Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde K1 was a case of temporary loss of sanity and control on both sides which could have led to serious fatalities. Keyamo stated this in an X post on Thursday, shortly after the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) announced it had blacklisted the musician for six months over the Tuesday incident. He said both the musician and staff of ValueJet involved in the incident breached standard safety protocol as required by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The minister said, “I have…

Ghana’s defence and environment ministers were killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday, the Ghanaian presidency said, hours after the armed forces reported a chopper carrying three crew and five passengers dropped off the radar. Edward Omane Boamah became President John Mahama’s defence minister earlier this year shortly after Mahama’s swearing-in in January. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed was serving as the minister of environment, science and technology. Everyone onboard was killed in the accident, authorities said. “The president and government extend our condolences and sympathies to the families of our comrades and the servicemen who died in service to the country,” said…

Dr Doyin Abiola, a veteran journalist, former Managing Director of National Concord, and wife of the late Chief MKO Abiola, died at the age of 82. She died around 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday after a long illness, according to family members. Dr. Abiola, a pioneer in Nigerian journalism, was the first woman to become editor, then managing director/editor-in-chief, of a national daily newspaper. Her employment at National Concord lasted more than three decades, during which time she influenced media debate and trained a generation of journalists. Born in 1943, Dr. Abiola obtained a degree in English and Drama from the…