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Passenger who assaulted Ibom Air staff remanded in Kirikiri

11 August 2025

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 social media. “The more reason the flying public should be more careful, the unruly passenger on the Uyo–Lagos bound Ibom Air, Comfort Emmanson, has been charged to court and […]

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Shooting Stars coach Olowokere slumps, dies during training

11 August 2025

Olowokere is one of the coaches that were recently appointed by 3SC. The former Sunshine Stars player and coach went down while in action, attracting medical attention immediately. The incident happened at the Dipo Dina Stadium in Ijebu Ode, while the team was training for Matchday 2 of the ValueJet Cup 2025. He was then […]

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Iran seizes foreign tanker over alleged fuel smuggling

11 August 2025

“Police border guards in Hormozgan province seized a tanker named Phoenix, flying the flag of a third country, in Iranian territorial waters”. It added that forces arrested “17 foreign suspects” aboard the vessel, which was found to be carrying “more than two million litres of smuggled fuel.” Fuel smuggling is a recurring challenge in Iran, […]

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Many shot as gunmen hit Yelwata in Benue

11 August 2025

Eyewitnesses affirmed the renewed attack triggered a protest by local women, who took to the streets demanding that soldiers stationed in the area be withdrawn to their barracks. The aggrieved residents also called for immediate transportation to Makurdi, insisting they no longer feel safe in the community. “They should take us to Makurdi because the […]

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Ibom Air bans ‘unruly passenger’ for life after airport row

11 August 2025

Emmanson had in a viral video repeatedly slapped a Purser with Ibom Aircraft after she was allegedly told to switch off her phone before take-off. Confirming the incident in a statement, Ibom Air said the incident happened on Sunday while Emmanson was on board their Uyo to Lagos flight. According to the statement read, “Shortly […]

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FG must make loan spending ‘visible, verifiable’ – Group

11 August 2025

Amid that, the Senate recently approved a new $21 billion external borrowing plan. The Co-founder of Citizen Monitors, Adeshope Haastrup, in a statement made available to newsmen, titled, “Unchecked Borrowings: Citizen Monitors Demands Transparency,” said“Debt isn’t the enemy, opacity is.” “Every kilometre of road, every classroom, every megawatt built with borrowed funds should be visible […]

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Tanker explosion kills several, injures others in Zaria, Kaduna

11 August 2025

The incident occurred on Monday morning at about 8:30 a.m. near Rochas Foundation School along the Kaduna–Kano expressway bypass, from Kwangila to Dan Magaji. Eyewitnesses told security analyst Zagazola Makama, who disclosed the development in a post on social media, that the accident involved two fuel-laden tankers and two passenger-filled Golf cars. The collision triggered […]

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“Lecturers are angry, act now to avert looming crisis”- ASUU

10 August 2025

President of ASUU, Christopher Piwuna, who gave the warning in a statement in Abuja, expressed the frustration of lecturers, who he noted are angry and unhappy with the government over their appalling conditions of service. He stated the frustrated attempts by Federal Government officials to conclude the renegotiation of the 2009 Federal Government and ASUU […]

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NDLEA arrests General Overseer of Mercy Church in Lagos for cross-border drug trafficking

10 August 2025

Olasele, who had been on the run for months, was apprehended on Sunday, August 3, 2025, at his church in Okun Ajah, Lekki, Lagos. A statement released by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said operatives waited until the end of the Sunday service before arresting him as he stepped out of the premises. According to […]

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Police rescue three kidnap victims in Ekiti

10 August 2025

It was gathered that the victims were kidnapped on Friday August 1, 2025. According to a police report, the victims, identified as drivers Kunle Aka Orojo and Deji Akinola, along with a motor boy, Ojo Oluwole, were freed without harm. The Divisional Police Officer of Ilupeju, Ikere Ekiti Division, disclosed that their release was the […]

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