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President Bola Tinubu has forwarded 32 new ambassadorial nominees to the Senate—comprising 15 career ambassadors and 17 non-career ambassadors—for confirmation. The full list of nominees is as follows: Mahmud Yakubu, former INEC chairman Reno Omokri (Delta), former presidential aide; Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, former Enugu State governor; Ogbonnaya Kalu (Abia); Erelu Adebayo, former Ekiti First Lady; Tasiu Musa Maigari, former Katsina House of Assembly Speaker; Yakubu N. Gambo, former Plateau Commissioner; Professor Nora Ladi Daduut, former senator (Plateau); Otunba Femi Pedro, former Lagos Deputy Governor; Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister (Osun); Nkechi Ufochukwu (Anambra); Fatima Florence Ajimobi, former Oyo First Lady; Lola Akande, former Lagos Commissioner; Grace Bent, former Adamawa…
Punch Newspaper published earlier today, October 30, 2025 that, “Military investigation into the alleged coup plot (against President Tinubu) has reportedly uncovered a trail of N45 billion disbursed from the bank accounts of the Niger Delta Development Commission to some politically exposed persons and the soldiers detained in connection with the rumoured conspiracy to topple President Bola Tinubu’s administration.” The report further claimed that top management staff of the Commission were under scrutiny by military forces. Reacting to this, the NDDC in a press release signed by its Director of Corporate Affairs, Mrs. Seledi Thompson Wakama described the Punch report…
A female member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Scheme, identified as Jennifer Edema Elohor, has been brutally assaulted and stripped naked by operatives of Operation Udo Ga-Achi, also known as Agunechemba Vigilante Group, in Anambra State. The viral video of the incident, which was said to have occurred in July, 2025, shows the moment armed operatives of the Vigilante group stormed a corps members’ lodge in Anambra State and assaulted Elohor and some of her colleagues. In the disturbing video shared on Monday, members of the vigilante group were seen beating Elohor, stripping her naked, and brandishing guns…
Ibom Air passenger, identified as Comfort Emmanson, has broken her silence in a viral video recounting her experience on board. In the clip, which has been widely circulated on social media, Emmanson detailed the series of events that led to the controversy, offering her perspective and clarifying certain misconceptions that had trailed the incident. Her testimony has sparked renewed conversations online, with many Nigerians weighing in on the treatment of passengers and the responsibilities of airline operators. While Ibom Air has yet to issue an official response to Emmanson’s video, the development has added fresh dimensions to the debate surrounding…
An Ikeja Magistrate’s Court in Ogba, Lagos, presided over by Magistrate Olanrewaju Salami has ordered the release of Ms. Comfort Emmanson who was jailed for allegedly assaulting an Ibom Air hostess. The Magistrate struck out the case after police withdrew the 5-count charge they leveled against her, saying they were no longer interested in pursuing the matter. Immediately regaining her freedom, Comfort has gone to Instagram (IG) to make a post where she commented on her altercation with the Ibom hostess that landed her in jail. She wrote on IG: “Thank you so much for all the Prayers, Love, and…
Moon Ray News can confidently confirm that Nigerian football coach slumped during training with players and was clinically confirmed dead upon arriving an unidentified hospital. The coach, identified as Akin Olowokere who, until the tragic incident, was the assistant coach of Shooting Stars Sports Club, Ibadan, Oyon State slumped and died on Monday morning. As of press time, there were no official reports on what led to his death. However, eyewitnesses told newsmen in Ibadan, the state capital, that “he slumped on the pitch during the team’s Monday morning training session and was rushed to the hospital. “He was, however,…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has expressed outrage over a viral video showing the indecent exposure of Comfort Emmanson, the passenger accused of assaulting airline officials on an Ibom Air flight from Uyo to Lagos. The minister criticised the circulation of the viral indecent video, which showed Ms Emmanson’s top torn and her upper body fully exposed, and thus ordered an action against Ibom Air. The 55-year-old said: “Whilst we support the filming of her recalcitrant behaviour as evidence to prosecute her, what is deplorable is to release such evidence containing indecent exposure to the public to ridicule…
Watch video of a passenger of Ibom Air who, on Sunday August 10, 2025 was stripped naked by the airline’s security operatives while trying to eject her from the flight. Report suggests that she had had an altercation with one of their hostess and eventually slapped her before the drama ensued. Watch the video below:
Cross River–born National Youth Service Corps member, Rita Ushie, went viral after publicly calling out President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing him as a “terrible president.” Following the viral clip, she was summoned to the NYSC secretariat to account for her remarks—a move that sparked mixed reactions from stakeholders and activists, many of whom accused the Scheme of attempting to victimize her for exercising her civic rights. The standoff between Rita and the NYSC took a new turn this week when, unlike her colleagues across the country, she was denied her certificate of service. Addressing the matter, the NYSC issued a…
The University of Calabar management has reacted to a widespread publication which announced that the varsity has scrapped Post-UTME exercise for candidates seeking admission into the school’s 2025/26 academic session. The publication, credited to one Comr. James Ofem further claimed that the University will rather adopt an online screening Process for the admission. Reacting to the publication, UNICAL said; “For now, we want to inform all Candidates that the Management of the University of Calabar has not issued any such statement. “Candidates are therefore advised to ensure that they complete their registration on or before August 4, 2025 to be…