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By Emamuzo Iboma The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has officially lifted the lifetime ‘No Fly’ ban imposed on Comfort Emmanson for unruly conduct aboard Ibom Air Flight QI 513 from Uyo to Lagos on August 10, 2025. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, the AON announced that the decision came…
VC Urges Parents to Reassure Children That Setbacks Are Not the End of the Road A 200-level Dentistry student at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, Ajibola Ibitayo, has tragically taken his own life after repeating a class twice. The university community is mourning the loss of Ibitayo, whose father is reportedly a medical…
By Uko Okon The Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri has delivered a landmark judgment affirming that Ecobank Nigeria Limited acted unlawfully in restricting a customer’s account without a court order. It described the bank’s actions as a gross violation of customer rights and a breach of fiduciary duty. The judgment arose from an appeal…
By Uko Etim The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) is seeking collaboration with publishers to combat piracy in the educational sector in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States. According to the Commission, the partnership aims to strengthen the fight against copyright infringement and protect the creative industry’s interests in both states. The State Coordinator of NCC,…
By Tracy Ohovwore The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of five internet fraudsters before Justice M. Itsueli of the Edo State High Court in Benin City. This was disclosed in a statement by the anti-graft agency on Wednesday, which noted that credible intelligence exposed the…
By Tracy OhovworeThe Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has condemned the killing of a hippopotamus in Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State, describing it as unlawful and a serious setback to Nigeria’s already declining wildlife population. In a statement issued in Lagos, the organisation said the incident—allegedly carried out by a local vigilante group—highlights…
By Tracy Ohovwore In a move to promote peace and safeguard the integrity of the upcoming polls, the Edo State Police Command has invited all candidates vying for the House of Representatives and Senatorial seats in the August 16, 2025, by-elections to sign a Peace Accord. Party chairmen of the respective political platforms have also…
By Barikui Felix Worried by the inability of host communities to access the 3% derivation fund as provided for by the Petroleum Industry Act, PIA, a civil society organisation, Connected Development (CODE) has held a one-day capacity building programme for host community members in Rivers State. The programme which is part of the five year…
By Barikui Felix Controversy is now trailing the reconstitution of boards of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP. This is as a group, Ogoni Youths Development Initiative (OYDI) has raised the alarm over what it suspects as ‘foul play’ in the appointment of Mr Emmanuel Deeyah as the Chairman, Board of Trustees of HYPREP. A…
By Prince Woke The Rivers State Police says the command has taken swift action in response to a distressing online video, circulating on social media, depicting the dehumanization of minors within a Church setting, where the presiding Pastor, Ifediorah Onyeibor Joseph, aged 41, has been arrested in connection with the incident . Police Relations Officer…