Good Evening. Here is today’s News Brief fromThe Matrix:
1. FG Taps KWAM 1 As Airport Security Ambassador After Abuja Incident
The Federal Government will appoint Fuji legend Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (KWAM 1) as an airport security protocol ambassador following his recent altercation with staff at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.
Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo said the move, in partnership with FAAN, aims to leverage the musician’s influence to promote proper airport security procedures.
2. Court Gives FG September Deadline To End Dasuki’s 10-Year Trial
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Federal Government to close its case against former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), by September 26, 2025, in the decade-long trial over alleged illegal possession of firearms and money laundering.
3. ₦189bn Cash Withdrawals: EFCC Grants Tambuwal Bail, Seizes Passport
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal on administrative bail after quizzing him over alleged fraudulent cash withdrawals amounting to ₦189 billion.
4. Lagos Mourns As Only Female Councillor Dies Two Weeks After Swearing-In
Tragedy has struck Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, as Oluwakemi Rufai, the only woman on the local legislative council, died just two weeks after taking the oath of office.
5. No Drug Test, No Admission — LASUED Tells Applicants
The Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) will require all 4,500 prospective students for the 2024/25 academic session to undergo drug tests before gaining admission, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Bilkis Lafiaji-Okuneye has announced.
6. Reason Behind Soludo’s Meeting With Tinubu Revealed
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday disclosed that his recent meeting with Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, was focused on strengthening security, entrenching democratic values, and advancing economic reforms.
7. More Trouble In PDP As 83 Members Sue Chairman, INEC
The leadership tussle in the Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has escalated, with 83 aggrieved members dragging the state chairman, Hon. Austin Nwachukwu, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and others to court over last year’s state congress.
8. Ibom Air Saga: Airline Operators Planning To Make Comfort Emmanson An Ambassador-Keyamo
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has disclosed that the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) are planning to make Comfort Emmanson, the lady at the center of an unruly conduct aboard a Ibom Air flight from Uyo in Akwa Ibom to Lagos on Sunday August 10, 2025 an ambassador for good passenger conduct.
9. I’m In Pain, Ibom Air Passenger Comfort Emmanson Opens Up After Release From Jail
The Ibom Air Passenger, Comfort Emmanson, who was arraigned and remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for unruly behaviour, has revealed that she is in pain.
10. Shettima Launches FG’s Ultra-Modern ICT Hub For MSMEs, Others In Cross River
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, Tuesday, commissioned Federal Government’s state-of-the-art Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Hub for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, as well as the newly refurbished State Library Complex housing the hub.
