Month: August 2025

By: Mandy Park Ibom Airlines Limited has banned a passenger identified as Comfort Emmanson, from flying with its airline after she was found assaulting one of the crew members of their aircraft. 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 on Monday, Ibom Air said the incident happened on Sunday while Emmanson was on board their Uyo to Lagos flight. The statement read, “Shortly before take-off from…

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By: Mandy Park Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has noted with concern, the recent remarks made by Mahmood Adegbite, Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources, Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, acknowledging that residents of the Lekki Peninsula are “probably drinking what I will call ‘shit water” due to contaminated boreholes. In a statement on Sunday, CAPPA noted that while the bluntness of the statement has drawn attention, it is the underlying failure it exposes that should concern all Lagosians. “The government…

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Raise Tobacco Tax to 100 Percent, Save Lives, Healthcare Costs, CAPPA Urges FG By: Mandy Park The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Federal Government to immediately increase the excise tax on tobacco products to 100 percent to save thousands of lives, and at least ₦526 billion annually from healthcare costs and productivity losses. In a statement on Thursday, CAPPA warned that the tobacco industry is continuing to aggressively target Nigerians with traditional and novel smokeless tobacco products like vapes and other e-cigarettes, despite tobacco…

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  NYSC Sets Record Straight on Withheld Certificate By Mandy Park The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has dismissed viral claims that it withheld the Certificate of National Service (CNS) of corps member Ushie Rita Uguamaye — state code LA/24B/8325 — because she made critical remarks about President BolaTinubu’s administration back in March. In a statement on Sunday shared on its official social media page, the NYSC described the allegations as “entirely unfounded and false in their entirety”, clarifying that the decision was based on “valid disciplinary reasons” rather than…

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Photo: Abiola Peters By; Mandy Park The Journalists International Forum for Migration (JIFORM) has described the appointment of Mr. Abiola Olawale Peters as the General Manager of Radio Nigeria 103.5 FM Lagos as a testament to his unwavering competence, professionalism, and leadership in journalism. In a congratulatory message issued on Friday in London by the President of JIFORM, Dr. Ajibola Abayomi, the forum said the appointment was well-deserved, reflecting Abiola’s exceptional track record as a resilient, resourceful, and highly committed media professional. “On behalf of JIFORM, we rejoice with you…

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By: Mandy Park The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, says fighting corruption in Nigeria is not as difficult as it is generally perceived. He said it’s not an impossible task with the right approach. Obi stated this at a talk show session on youth and leadership opportunities with students of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, on Friday. “We are talking about corruption, but let me tell you, fighting corruption is not as difficult as people make it look. “If you, your wife and children are not…

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By: Mandy Park Emir of Kano and former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido, has tackled corrupt public office holders for crisis of credibility and lacking in proper upbringing. The First Class Emir was speaking during Channels TV ‘Politics Today‘ interview to mark the 50th year of former head of state, Gen. Murtala Muhammed’s assassination, Sanusi recalled the values learned from the late Head of State. He said, “The truth is many people in public office today are simply not well brought up. “When I was in…

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  By Mandy Park The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has once again revealed when and how he’ll die. According to the 80-year-old cleric, he will die on a Sunday after eating his favourite meal,pounded yam. He made this known while preaching at RCCG’s ongoing International Convention themed “The Overcomers”. Speaking at the event, he also said death does not always come through prolonged illness and that his departure would be sudden and painless. Adeboye said, “I will die on a…

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By: Mandy Park Valentine Obienyem, Media Adviser to Mr. Peter Obi, has responded to Dr. Josef Umunnakwe Onoh’s attack on Obi’s political integrity and one-term vow, calling his comments “morally hollow” and “politically opportunistic.” In a widely circulated statement published in newspapers and on social media platforms, Onoh accused Obi of reneging on a promise to the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu. Obienyem dismissed this as both “distasteful and desperate,” and challenged him to name those promises Obi reneged on. “It is unbefitting for Dr. Onoh to drag Ojukwu’s name into…

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Photo: Sowore By: Mandy Park The Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) has condemned the arrest of Comrade Omoyele Sowore, the Civil Rights Convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, describing it as unjust and illegal. The group demands Sowore’s immediate and unconditional release. CHSR in a statement signed by it’s President, Comrade Alex Omotehinse considers the Nigeria Police Force’s actions as a brazen display of institutional double standards, abuse of power, and a calculated attempt to intimidate and silence dissenting voices. The group notes that the arrest, based on an…

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