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The Nigerian Correctional Service has confirmed a deep-rooted crisis in the management of death row inmates, which needs a drastic solution. The crisis, as exposed by the commanding heights of the service, is marked by overcrowding, indefinite legal delays, financial strain, and systemic neglect, among others. Confirming the rot on Tuesday at the third public […]

Hundreds of residents of Kirawa in Borno State displaced by Boko Haram insurgents and now taking refuge in Cameroonian villages have lamented harsh living conditions, saying they spend the day in Nigeria and return to Cameroon at night to sleep in fear of renewed attacks. Speaking with The Punch on Tuesday, the residents explained that […]

Zamfara State House of Assembly, under the leadership of Bashar Gummi, has again expressed dissatisfaction over Governor Dauda Lawal’s security arrangements. The House has therefore called on the Federal Government to coordinate the security operation in the state in order to save the lives and properties of the people of the state. At Tuesday’s plenary, […]

Comfort Emmanson. Photo: Comfort Emmanson / Instagram The Federal Government has withdrawn its criminal complaint against Ms. Comfort Emmanson, the passenger accused of unruly behaviour aboard an Ibom Air flight, and reduced the flight ban imposed on Fuji music star Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (popularly known as KWAM 1). Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus […]

The Federal Government has announced plans to engage Fuji star, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM 1, as an ambassador for proper airport security protocol, after the recent controversy over his conduct at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. ‎ ‎This was disclosed on Wednesday by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus […]

Wasiu Ayinde The police Inspector General, Mr Kayode Egbetokun has directed the investigation of Fuji music maestro, Alhaji Wasiu Ayinde Barrister popularly called KWAM1 or Ayinde Marshal over the Abuja Airport incident involving him and the crew of Valuejet airliner. Police spokesman, DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, declared this in a statement dated 12 August, 2025, and […]

The remand of female passenger, Comfort Emmanson, in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly assaulting an Ibom Air cabin crew member and some security officers during a Uyo–Lagos flight on Sunday has triggered public outrage and accusations of selective justice. Viral videos captured Emmanson slapping and kicking airline and airport officials, including a female air hostess, […]

Comfort Emmanson. Photo: Comfort Emmanson / Instagram A Civil Society Organisation, The Network for the Actualisation of Social Growth and Viable Development, has called for a thorough investigation into Ibom Air and regulatory authorities’ treatment of Ms Comfort Emmanson. In a statement issued on Monday by its Head of Office, Omoniyi Akingunola, the organisation also […]

Ms. Comfort Emmanson. Credit: X The Nigerian Bar Association has condemned Ibom Air and the Airline Operators of Nigeria for their handling of the incident that involved Ms. Comfort Emmanson on an Ibom Air flight on August 10, 2025. In a press release signed by its president, Mazi Afam Osigwe and general secretary, Dr Mobolaji […]

Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has condemned the lifetime flight ban imposed by the Airline Operators of Nigeria and Ibom Air on passenger Comfort Emmanson for alleged misconduct. In his X post on Tuesday, he criticised Nigeria’s justice system, likening it to a “spider’s web” that ensnares the weak while allowing the powerful […]