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The Anambra State Police Command has apprehended a 63-year-old woman, Ngozi Muotuanya, from the Awkuzu-Oba area, for alleged involvement in child theft and suspected leadership of an interstate child trafficking syndicate. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Tochukwu Ikenga, operatives attached to the Oba Division arrested the suspect on Monday following credible intelligence reports. Ikenga stated that the suspect was accused of stealing a male child, about one year old, in Minna, Niger State, in 2024 and selling him to an unsuspecting buyer in Anambra State. The child was later resold to another individual. In his statement, Ikenga said,…

Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, on Tuesday, led a demonstration to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) headquarters in Abuja, demanding the immediate release of the discharge certificate of Ms. Ushie Rita Uguamaye, popularly known as Raye, whose service year was allegedly extended without justification. The protest came amid allegations of political victimisation and abuse of office by NYSC officials, sparking outrage among human rights advocates and legal practitioners. Addressing the crowd, Sowore insisted that the corps member had duly completed her national service and deserved her discharge certificate without delay. He accused the NYSC of being used as an…

The Federal Government has clarified why Comfort Emmanson, the female passenger accused of assaulting Ibom Air crew members, was remanded in custody, while Fuji music icon Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as Kwam 1, faced no court action after reportedly disrupting a ValueJet flight in Abuja last week. The Ibom Air incident, which occurred on the Uyo–Lagos route on Sunday, has sparked widespread public outrage, with many accusing authorities of applying selective justice. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Tuesday, the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Mike Achimugu, said the…

Consumer inflation in the United States remained unchanged in July, holding at 2.7% year-on-year, according to data released Tuesday by the Department of Labour. However, underlying price pressures intensified, driven in part by the impact of President Donald Trump’s broad tariffs on the economy. The stability in the headline consumer price index (CPI) matched June’s figure, though analysts had anticipated a slightly higher rate of 2.8%, based on a median forecast from Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal. Concerns over data reliability are mounting, with central bank officials closely assessing the potential effects of Trump’s new trade levies…

Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has announced a new extension for the enforcement of the tinted glass permit deadline, moving it from August 12 to October 2, 2025. According to a statement released on Monday by Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer, the decision aims to allow for the “meticulous scrutiny” of applications to ensure that only eligible individuals receive permits in line with national security considerations. Adejobi explained that the extra time will also enable the police to fine-tune both digital and physical verification processes “to maintain the integrity of the permit system and prevent abuse.”…

The Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) has directed 3,598 civil servants who failed to participate in the 2021 verification exercise to appear for a fresh round of checks, warning that failure to comply would be treated as proof of possessing fake appointment letters. According to an official circular dated August 4 and obtained on Monday, the re-verification will hold from Monday, August 18, to Thursday, August 28, 2025, across various ministries and agencies, including the Federal Ministries of Agriculture, Defence, Education, Justice, Works, Information, Science and Technology, Aviation, Finance, Interior, and the State House. The document instructed all affected officers…

Peter Obi, former Labour Party presidential candidate, has criticised the handling of the recent Ibom Air passenger incident, describing it as evidence of “double standards” in Nigeria’s justice system. In a statement on Monday via his official X handle, Obi apologised to the Ibom Air crew allegedly assaulted by passenger, Comfort Emmanson, urging Nigerians to uphold good conduct as “a true measure of success and decent living.” However, he condemned what he called the “dehumanising treatment” of Emmanson, who was allegedly stripped publicly before being hastily taken to court and remanded. Obi noted that while Emmanson is in custody, another…

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has raised alarm over the growing incidents of unruly passenger behaviour across the nation’s airports, warning that such actions will attract strict penalties under existing aviation laws. In a statement issued on Monday by the Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Obiageli Orah, FAAN said, “The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has noted with concern the increasing frequency of unruly behaviour by some passengers at our airports. “We wish to categorically state that such conduct is entirely unacceptable within the framework of civil aviation and will not be tolerated.” The agency urged air…

Comfort Emmanson, the passenger accused of assaulting airline officials aboard an Ibom Air flight from Uyo to Lagos, has been arraigned in court and remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre in Lagos. Tunde Moshood, Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, confirmed the development in a post on his official X handle on Monday. “The more reason the flying public should be more careful, the unruly passenger on the Uyo–Lagos bound Ibom Air, Miss Comfort Emmanson, has been charged to court and she’s now cooling off in Kirikiri,” Moshood wrote.…

Crystal Palace will compete in the UEFA Conference League next season after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed their appeal against UEFA’s decision to exclude them from the Europa League for breaching multi-club ownership rules. The ruling allows Nottingham Forest, who finished seventh in the Premier League last season, to take Crystal Palace’s place in the Europa League. Palace had secured Europa League qualification by defeating Manchester City in the FA Cup final, but UEFA ruled against them because businessman John Textor owns shares in the club and is also the majority shareholder in Ligue 1 side Lyon,…