The NCAA issued the new rules in an All Operators Letter (AOL) on January 23, 2026, signed by its Director-General, Captain Chris Najomo.
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It is difficult to miss the two starkly different viral videos. The first one, involving Comfort Emmanson in that infamous altercation with crew and what looked like ground staff of an Ibom Air flight exploded not just because of the young woman’s shockingly embarrassing behaviour but also because of the risqué video content that showed her naked bust.
This follows the August 10 incident in which Ms Emmanson was seen in viral clips being dragged by Ibom Air staff during a Uyo–Lagos flight.
In a post on her Instagram page on Wednesday, she thanked her friends, supporters, and well-wishers for their prayers and love during her time in detention.
Emmanson was filmed being forcefully removed from an aircraft at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
This is as the umbrella body of legal practitioners in the country described the lifetime flight ban imposed on the passenger by Ibom Air and the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), as arbitrary and unjust.
The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of the NCAA, Mike Achimugu, gave the charge on Monday in a statement on the authority’s X handle
The party gave the reaction in a statement signed by Ken Asogwa, Senior Special Adviser to the Acting National Chairman of the Labour Party, Senator Nenadi Usman.
The Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Tunde Moshood, confirmed this on Monday
Confirming the incident in a statement on Monday, Ibom Air said shortly before take-off from Uyo, Emmanson was instructed to switch off her mobile phone, but she refused.
In a statement sighted on Tuesday, the airline said it reached the decision after the issuance of an official Notice to Airmen, NOTAM, on April 28, 2025, (Ref: A0126/25 NOTAMC A0125/25), confirming that Runway 08/26 at Enugu Airport has resumed normal operations.
The woman, whose identity had yet to be confirmed, caused a scene over the weekend when airline officials refused to carry her overweight luggage with her on the same flight.
This was made known in a statement by the General Manager for Marketing and Communication, Ibom Air, Aniekan Essienette, on Friday.
The historic collaboration of the three large firms also represents the bank’s commitment for aircraft financing.
The Publisher of Ovation magazine shared the photographs on Thursday on his X page, formerly known as Twitter.
A passenger, Ogheneochuko David, has been arrested for allegedly stealing a laptop aboard an Ibom Sir flight from Lagos-Abuja.
PRNigeria reports that Ujah recently exhibited “inappropriate behavior,” on an Abuja-Lagos bound Ibom Air flight when he threatened that Tinubu should not be sworn in on May 29. He was subsequently de-boarded and handed over to security agencies. He was later arraigned in court.
The Eagle Online recalls that the passenger on the flight had to be forcefully evacuated by airline and airport officials.
The Eagle Online recalls that Tinubu defeated Obi in the election and is scheduled for inauguration on May 29, 2023
Overland would be another major airline to pull out of the suspension after Ibom Air said it would not be joining the action initiated by the airline body.