The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has issued a statement condemning the treatment of Ms. Comfort Emmanson following the incident on Ibom Air flight and the subsequent lifetime flight ban imposed by both Ibom Air and the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON). In a press statement released on their official X
Nollywood actress Debbie Shokoya has expressed her heartfelt gratitude to award-winning filmmaker Funke Akindele for promoting her latest movie, Scars on Instagram for free. Debbie Shokoya revealed that she had been struggling with low views on her YouTube release and felt a strong urge to reach out to Akindele for
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has begun investigating the August 10, 2025, incident involving Ibom Air passenger Comfort Emmanson. The agency is calling on all passengers aboard the Uyo–Lagos flight (IAN513) to provide firsthand accounts. Before this investigation was announced, Comfort had been arrested, remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre,
Ayo Hulayat Omidiran, a former member of the House of Representatives and renowned football administrator has been appointed as the new Executive Chairperson of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), by the President Bola Ahmad Tinubu. According to a statement issued on Monday, August 11, 2025, by Bayo Onanuga, the Special
Prominent voices, including activist Aisha Yesufu, BBN reality star Alex Unusual, and singer Simi, have condemned Ibom Air after a passenger, Comfort Emmanson, was forcibly dragged from a flight, during which her clothes were torn, exposing her breasts. The incident, which occurred on August 10, 2025, began when Comfort reportedly
DJ Dope Caesar, a Nigerian DJ known for her viral mixes and genre-blending style, has confirmed she is alive and well during an Instagram Live session. The confirmation came after Instablog, a controversial social media blog, posted on August 11, 2025, that the artist had died. The blog quickly deleted
We strongly condemn the assault, sexual humiliation, and discriminatory punishment of Comfort Emmason by Ibom Air on August 11, 2025. While Ibom Air’s passenger, Comfort, might have acted unruly, the aircraft has a responsibility to de-escalate a situation while maintaining the dignity of the passenger. However, Ibom Air neglected this
The Baobab for Women’s Human Rights has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to provide justice for Captain Oluranti Ogoyi of ValueJet in the incident involving Wasiu Ayinde, in which he tried to prevent a plane from taking off by standing in front of it. In a press statement
President Bola Tinubu has commended the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for successfully retaining the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Maturity Level 3 (ML3) status for regulating medicines and vaccines. Maturity Level 3 (ML3) is awarded by WHO to countries with medicine and vaccine regulation systems
Nigerian legal scholar and human rights advocate Prof. Joy N. Ezeilo (SAN, OON) has raised concerns about why the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has never had a female Vice Chancellor in its 64-year history. Prof. Joy, former Dean of the Faculty of Law at UNN and founder of WACOL
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has issued a statement condemning the treatment of Ms. Comfort Emmanson following the incident on Ibom Air flight and the subsequent lifetime flight ban imposed by both Ibom Air and the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON). In a press statement released on their official X
Nollywood actress Debbie Shokoya has expressed her heartfelt gratitude to award-winning filmmaker Funke Akindele for promoting her latest movie, Scars on Instagram for free. Debbie Shokoya revealed that she had been struggling with low views on her YouTube release and felt a strong urge to reach out to Akindele for
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has begun investigating the August 10, 2025, incident involving Ibom Air passenger Comfort Emmanson. The agency is calling on all passengers aboard the Uyo–Lagos flight (IAN513) to provide firsthand accounts. Before this investigation was announced, Comfort had been arrested, remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre,
Ayo Hulayat Omidiran, a former member of the House of Representatives and renowned football administrator has been appointed as the new Executive Chairperson of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), by the President Bola Ahmad Tinubu. According to a statement issued on Monday, August 11, 2025, by Bayo Onanuga, the Special
Prominent voices, including activist Aisha Yesufu, BBN reality star Alex Unusual, and singer Simi, have condemned Ibom Air after a passenger, Comfort Emmanson, was forcibly dragged from a flight, during which her clothes were torn, exposing her breasts. The incident, which occurred on August 10, 2025, began when Comfort reportedly
DJ Dope Caesar, a Nigerian DJ known for her viral mixes and genre-blending style, has confirmed she is alive and well during an Instagram Live session. The confirmation came after Instablog, a controversial social media blog, posted on August 11, 2025, that the artist had died. The blog quickly deleted
We strongly condemn the assault, sexual humiliation, and discriminatory punishment of Comfort Emmason by Ibom Air on August 11, 2025. While Ibom Air’s passenger, Comfort, might have acted unruly, the aircraft has a responsibility to de-escalate a situation while maintaining the dignity of the passenger. However, Ibom Air neglected this
The Baobab for Women’s Human Rights has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to provide justice for Captain Oluranti Ogoyi of ValueJet in the incident involving Wasiu Ayinde, in which he tried to prevent a plane from taking off by standing in front of it. In a press statement
President Bola Tinubu has commended the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for successfully retaining the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Maturity Level 3 (ML3) status for regulating medicines and vaccines. Maturity Level 3 (ML3) is awarded by WHO to countries with medicine and vaccine regulation systems
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