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Nigeria’s aviation authorities have taken unprecedented action against music icon, K1 de Ultimate, following a disruptive incident while trying to board a Valuejet flight last week. The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has escalated its response to the high-profile altercation involving Fuji music icon, Wasiu Ayinde Anifowoshe aka King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, K1 de Ultimate and KWAM 1. In an unprecedented move, the regulatory body has formally requested the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Inspector-General of Police, to initiate a criminal investigation into the musician’s alleged misconduct while trying to board a Valuejet flight on August 5, 2025. The…

It’s not every day that love and governance dance to the same rhythm. But in Enugu State, they just did. Over the weekend, Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah and his wife, Nkechinyere, marked 20 years of marriage. They didn’t do this with a grand parade, but with the quiet elegance of two people who’ve learned to thrive in the public eye without losing sight of the private vows that started it all. The First Lady, radiant as always in both bearing and reputation, arrived at the celebration still fresh off the triple-win in early 2025 of Most Outstanding First Lady, Best…

Senator Obinna Ogba has said that the governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru, did not influence his decision to suspend the general manager of his radio station, Mr Godfrey Chikwere. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Chikwere was suspended by the Legacy Frequency Modulation station on August 9 for negatively criticising the governor during the station’s talk show. The suspension attracted reactions from the public, with some faulting his allegedly calling the governor a weak leader, while others held that all he said and wrote were in order. Ogba, who represented Ebonyi North Senatorial District at the National Assembly,…

Afrobeat star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has gifted his wife, Chioma, a factory iced out Richiard Mille wrist watch worth $300,000 as a wedding gift. This was announced and presented at their white wedding celebration in Miami, United States on Sunday. The wrist watch was said to be one of the gifts to be recieved and is her second Richard Mille wristwatch gift from Davido. The singer, in 2023, had gifted her luxury Birkin bags and a Richard Mille wrist watch for her birthday. This highly anticipated white wedding comes after the couple’s traditional wedding in Lagos in…

The people of Umuobasiukwu Kingdom in Ozuitem, Bende Local Government Area of Abia State, recently turned the flag-off of an NDDC emergency road project into a day of jubilation. For a community long cut off by decades of inaccessibility, the commencement of the Umuikwuoma–Ozu and Ozuitem roads, complete with solar streetlights, was nothing short of historic, Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Umuahia reports The excitement that hung in the air was palpable as the people of Umuobasiukwu Kingdom, Ozuitem in Bende Local Government of Abia State swirled in celebration. The gaiety in this rural community recently gave the impression of a communal festival. But…

The Middle Belt Forum, MBF, has said former presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, is a man of integrity and can be trusted to keep his promise to do a single term if elected president of the country in 2027. The Forum maintained that as a man of honour, the Middle Belt believed the former Anambra State governor would keep his words to the letter because of his integrity. National President of MBF, Dr. Bitrus Pogu, made this known while reacting to the promise by the former presidential candidate to do a single term of four years…

Dele Farotimi, a human rights activist and lawyer, has expressed his support for presidential candidate Peter Obi’s proposal of implementing a single-term presidency. He contends that Nigeria’s previous leaders have squandered extended time in office without achieving significant progress. “Olusegun Obasanjo was in power for eight years; what did he accomplish during that time? Muhammadu Buhari also had an eight-year tenure, and how did he use it? He left Nigeria worse off. President Bola Tinubu has been in office for two years, but his actions are setting us back half a century.” “It’s not necessarily about the amount of time…

As the nation contemplates the recent reports of alleged land encroachment by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on the property of the University of Abuja, it becomes imperative not only to condemn the act, but also to educate the public on the legal ramifications of such conduct. The law is clear: once land is lawfully allocated, it cannot be reallocated or repossessed arbitrarily, even by the Minister of the FCT. This article unpacks the legal framework surrounding the ownership, use and protection of land allocated to federal universities – with a particular focus on the…

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 Uyo, Ms. Emmanson was instructed in line with standard aviation safety procedures to…

Youthful Local Government Chairman Of Edda local government speaks to Eze Sampson on the challenges he faced at resumption as the LG boss, his plans and the future of Edda together. How has sit been piloting the affairs of Edda local government? First of all is to thank God and equally thank the governor for the privilege. I can’t say it’s been easy giving the situation of things I met on ground. It happened that violence was the order of the day, issues here and there and the handlers in the past mismanaged the affairs of our people. First thing…