Author: Festus Adeloye

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo has withdrawn criminal charges against musician KWAM 1 and female passenger Ms.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…

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…