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Ibom Air has denied responsibility for the release of a viral video showing a passenger in a state of indecent exposure during a recent in-flight altercation. The airline’s Group Manager for Marketing and Communications, Aniekan Essienette, in an interview with TVC News on Monday, clarified that the incident occurred on one of their flights, the video was not shared by any Ibom Air staff. The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, had ordered sanctions against any Ibom Air staff member found responsible for leaking the footage. You may also read: Police kill robbery Gang Leader, Recover stolen items in Akwa Ibom…

The Akwa Ibom House of Assembly, Thursday, ordered the State Government to clear the seven-month salary arrears owed workers of moribund St. Gabriel Coconut Plantation and Oil Refinery. The company, which was flagged off on May 24, 201, was established by ex-Governor Udom Emmanuel who ruled Akwa Ibom State from 2015 to 2023. The company spreading across Mkpat Enin, Ikot Abasi, and Eastern Obolo Local Government Areas and named after Gabriel, the father of the ex-Governor occupies 7.88 hectares. You may also read:  A’Ibom Coconut Oil Refinery To Employ Over 1,500 Personnel- Says Gov Moving a motion, the member representing…

The corpse of a robbery gang leader killed in Akwa Ibom State Police Command has been deposited in a mortuary. Imoh Gavin Akpan, the robbery gang leader, from Ikot Uboh Village, Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of the state was shot and killed by operatives of Akwa Ibom Police Command. A press release dated August 11 and signed by DSP Timfon John, Police Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom State Police Command recounted that ‘‘On August 9, 2025, at approximately 11:00pm, Operatives of the Command successfully neutralized a suspected notorious armed robbery gang leader, Imoh Gavin Akpan, ‘m’, from Ikot Uboh…

An Ibom Air passenger, Ms. Comfort Emmanson, who was involved in a violent altercation with the airline’s crew on a Uyo–Lagos flight, has been charged to court and remanded in Kirikiri Prison. Tunde Moshood, Special Assistant on Media and Communications to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, stated this in a post on X on Monday. Moshood said there is a need for flight passengers to be careful whenever they are flying. You may also read: Ibom Air: NCAA to prosecute ‘irate’ passenger for disrupting flight  He wrote, “The more reason the flying public should be more careful, the…

 Amnesty International and some prominent Nigerians are irked by the action of  by National Youth Service Corps in withholding the discharge certificate and extending by two months the service year of Lagos corps member, Rita Uguamaye popularly known as “Raye”, despite completing her one-year national service. In a statement on Sunday, the organisation said the move appeared linked to Raye’s criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies on social media, calling on the NYSC to immediately reverse its decision. Straightnews had published after Raye publicly criticised President Bola Tinubu as a terrible President and  accused his administration of worsening economic…

News Agency For the first time in their history, Crystal Palace claimed the Community Shield after coming twice from behind to draw 2-2 with Liverpool before winning 3-2 on penalties at Wembley on Sunday, August 10. Liverpool’s big-money summer signings Hugo Ekitike and Jeremie Frimpong were on target for the Premier League champions, but Jean-Philippe Mateta and Ismaila Sarr struck for Palace to force a shootout. An inspired Dean Henderson denied Alexis Mac Allister and Harvey Elliott, while Mohamed Salah fired over as Palace celebrated another milestone just months after lifting their first major trophy in May’s FA Cup final…

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has trapped seven suspected robbers allegedly involved in terrorizing residents of Ikot Ekpene and its environs after raiding criminals’ hideout in Ikot Osong village, Obot Akara Local Government Area of the state. The hideout, according to a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John on Saturday, serves as a shrine for the suspects to fortify themselves before going for operations. John said the raid was initiated following the neutralization of one of the robbers during a foiled robbery attempt and the subsequent apprehension of the overall gang leader who was…

Abak Local Government Council in Akwa Ibom State, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Ime Effiong Charles, has raised performance stakes through its scorecard less than one year in the office. Briefing executive members of Amalgamated Newspaper Publishers of Akwa Ibom State (ANPA) led by its President, OsuiniAbasi Alfred, the Chairman of Abak Local Government Area, Mrs. Charles welcomed the team to the area and sought objective assessment of her scorecard. Mrs Charles further said the council is building an ultra modern 8th Abak Legislative Chamber, renovating a modern classroom block at Eka Midim Secondary School, Midim Clan in Abak LGA…

Amid the glitch, West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has backtracked amid the glitch by releasing what it calls authentic 2025 results for its candidates. The Head, National Office, West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Dr. Amos Dangut, announced the release of reviewed results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) on Friday. At a media conference, Dangut explained that during an internal post-examination review, WAEC discovered that a wrong serialised code file was used in printing the English Language Objective Paper, noting that this led to the use of incorrect marking keys. Also read: 2025 WASSCE: WAEC Releases results…

President Bola Tinubu has directed an accelerated rollout of free healthcare for low-income retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), describing the initiative as “a critical component of social protection and dignity in retirement.” The President also directed the prompt implementation of long-overdue pension increases and a minimum pension guarantee to provide a safety net for the most vulnerable pensioners. “I have directed that the free healthcare access initiative for low-income retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme be expedited because it is a critical component of social protection and dignity in retirement,” President Tinubu said on Wednesday after receiving a…