By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Officers and Men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Area Command, have arrested a passenger attempting to travel with $59,000 in undeclared cash and handed him over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for investigation and prosecution. Speaking...
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By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has rescinded the lifetime ‘No Fly’ ban imposed on Comfort Emmanson, an Ibom Air passenger accused of assaulting a crew member and airport security personnel. The decision was announced in a statement by AON Spokesperson, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, on Thursday...
Stakeholders have called for long-term financing of projects and a shift in the mindset of creative entrepreneurs as essential tools in enabling the creative industry to thrive. The creative industry stakeholders reached this consensus in Lagos on Tuesday at the maiden edition of QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit organised by...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly denounced Ibom Air’s handling of passenger Ms. Comfort Emmanson, labeling it as “reckless, unlawful, and a grave violation of her right to dignity” following an incident on August 10, 2025. In a statement, NBA President Afam Osigwe (SAN) and...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Lagos State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on Dangote Industries Ltd. to allow its employees to join workers’ unions to safeguard their rights and enhance workplace conditions. The appeal was made by NLC Lagos Chairperson, Funmi Sesi, during a Tuesday tour...
Lagos State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to supply crude oil to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in naira to reduce fuel costs and bolster local refining. During a Tuesday visit to the refinery and Dangote Fertiliser Ltd. by NLC officials and...
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has pledged to ensure fairness in addressing a recent incident involving a passenger and Ibom Air crew, while emphasizing that “self-help” actions by passengers are unacceptable under aviation regulations. NCAA’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mike Achimugu, disclosed this on Tuesday when...
Who will restore Warri back to its glorious days? A city that was once the pride of all Wafarians, is now a shadow of itself, rusty and reeking with aroma of poverty occasioned by systemic decline with people cocooned in deprivation and squalor. Warri is allusively known as Wafi,...
Global Rights, an international human rights organisation has condemned the decision of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to withhold the passing-out certificate of Rita Ushie Uguamaye, popularly known as “Raye” after she has successfully completed the one-year compulsory service. Uguamaye, came to national limelight after she posted a...
Lagos State Police Command has arrested six individuals linked to the kidnapping of two victims in separate incidents. Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olohundare Jimoh, confirmed this during a press briefing in Lagos on Monday. According to Jimoh, the suspects were detained for their roles in conspiracy and...
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced stringent measures against passengers exhibiting disruptive or threatening behavior at the nation’s airports, following a series of recent incidents. In a statement issued on Monday in Lagos by Mrs. Obiageli Orah, FAAN’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, the authority...
The dehumanizing treatment of Comfort Emmanson, a passenger on an Ibom Air flight, has sparked outrage and reignited concerns over Nigeria’s flawed justice system, with former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi leading the charge. In a powerful statement issued via his X handle on August 11, 2025, Obi...
All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) has once again raised the bar for music excellence, receiving an all-time high of 10,717 entries for the 2025 edition of Africa’s Global Music Awards. This development represents a substantial increase from the last edition’s 9,076 entries, with the surge in entries showing AFRIMA’s...
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo), has hosted young professionals from Nigeria and other African countries at its offices in Lagos, as it continues to support the growth of future leaders in the energy industry on the continent. The 25 engineers and geologists from Nigeria, Cameroun, Chad,...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), and Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have filed a lawsuit against Niger state governor Umar Bago, and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over “the ongoing intimidation of Badeggi FM Radio, Minna, and the threat to shut down the station and weaponize the NBC...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Retail Limited has taken swift action against fraudulent practices at one of its filling stations in Ikorodu, Lagos State, dismissing a pump attendant and suspending the station manager for attempting to deceive a customer. The decisive measures underscore the...
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), has maintained edge in technology as the company’s staff won the highly regarded 1st Place Technical Paper Award at the annual international and exhibition conference of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) which ended last night in Lagos. Well engineers Augustine Okosun,...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- A businessman Ajah Johnson Uchenna and his wife Rosemary Uchenna were on Monday 4th August 2025 sentenced to a total of 22 and a half years imprisonment by Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court 8 in Lagos for dealing in illicit drugs. The...
Shell is highlighting its contributions to the growth of oil industry in Nigeria at an exhibition at the annual international conference of the Nigeria Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) which opened today in Lagos. It comes as Shell received an award for the Bonga North FID...
Managing Director and CEO of Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, Mr. Tony Attah, has identified extensive and deliberate collaboration with government and other stakeholders in the Nigeria oil and gas industry, to create an investment- attracting environment. According to Attah, this strategy would enable Nigeria to better utilise its vast...