Aisha Yesufu Blasts El-Rufai Over Kperogi’s Article Human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has blasted the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, for sharing a critical piece against President Bola Tinubu on X. The piece was authored by US-based Nigerian professor of journalism, Farooq Kperogi. In his weekly column, Kperogi had accused Tinubu of governing Nigeria with a Lagos mindset. Kperogi cited critical appointments made by the President in the economy, which according to him favours mainly people from the South-West. According to the scholar, Tinubu chose to dominate the economy with people from the South-West the way former…
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NDLEA Arrest Ghanaians, Beninese Nationals, Seize Boats Carrying Illicit Drugs At Lagos Beach The Marine Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, intercepted two boats loaded with 1,960kg of Ghanaian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis at the Eleko beach in the Lekki area of Lagos. Six foreign nationals who brought the consignments from Ghana were arrested during the operation, NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday. They comprised two Ghanaians: Godsway John, 38 and Freedom Kelvin, 33; as well as four Beninese: Chegoun Hounsou, 23;…
VIDEO: Nigerian ‘Businessman’ Arrested For Ingesting 74 Wraps Of Heroin, Cocaine Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested a 48-year-old businessman, Orizu Ifeanyi Arthur, while attempting to board an Air France flight 844 from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja to Paris, France for ingesting 74 wraps of heroin and cocaine. Orizu was arrested at the boarding gate of the Abuja airport on Sunday, December 22, 2024 during the outward clearance of passengers on Air France, NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday. Babafemi said, “When he was…
Airlines Cancel Flights To Russia Over Azerbaijan Plane Crash Several airlines have cancelled flights to Russian cities after Western experts and the US suggested the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines this week may have been caused by a Russian anti-aircraft missile. However, Moscow has declined to comment on reports that the plane could have been accidentally shot down by its air defence. According to Russia, Grozny, the Chechen capital where the plane was meant to land, was being attacked by Ukrainian drones that day. Ibom Focus recalls that the plane crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau Wednesday, killing 38…
Gunmen Kidnap Popular Nigerian Cleric, Wife, Children Suspected gunmen have abducted a cleric, identified as Rev. Canon Olowolagba, along the Ise Akoko/Iboropa Road in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State. Mr Olowolagba, attached to the Akoko Anglican Diocese, was kidnapped alongside his wife and two children while travelling on the road last Sunday. Bishop of Akoko Anglican Diocese, Babajide Bada, confirmed the incident to journalists on Saturday afternoon. Mr Bada said the cleric and his family members were travelling from Ipesi through Isua Akoko when gunmen waylaid their vehicle and marched them into the bush. “The unfortunate incident…
VIDEO: Dozen Burnt To Death In Ondo Road Accident No fewer than 13 persons have been burnt to death following an auto crash at Abule Panu before Ose Bridge, on Owo-Ikare highway in Ondo State on Saturday. It was gathered that the only surviving person in the accident was rescued with serious injuries. The ghastly accident was said to have occurred at about 10:14 am and claimed the lives of 13 commuters on the spot in two buses involved. It was gathered that the victims were burnt beyond recognition when the two buses had a head-on collision. An eyewitness said…
Drama As Senator’s Billboards Removed Political tensions have erupted in Kwara state over the sudden removal of Senator Saliu Mustapha’s Billboards erected at strategic areas of Ilorin, Kwara state capital by suspected hoodlums. Meanwhile, the Kwara state government has claimed responsibility for the removal of two of the billboards as the General Manager of Kwara State Signage and Advertising Agency (KWASAA), Alhaji Ismail Asukuti confirmed the incident. Asukuti said that the billboards in some locations were removed by the agency because of the construction work in the area as well as non-payment of the advertisement fee for the billboards. Asukuti…
BREAKING: Popular Masaka Market On Fire A late night fire has gutted a popular market located in Masaka, Karu local government of Nasarawa State. The fire which broke late Friday night, sustained till early Saturday morning. An eyewitness, who preferred anonymity while speaking, simply described the incident as “crazy.” According to her, “My sister has a shop in the market. We got to the market around 12:30 am when we got the call. We were there until 4 am this morning, and almost half of the market got burnt.” Asked if the fire affected her shop, she, however, said no.…
JUST IN: Darkness Looms In Abuja The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has notified residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) about looming blackouts in some areas. In a statement issued on Saturday by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, TCN announced that its engineers would conduct planned maintenance exercises at two transmission substations between Saturday and Sunday. The statement noted that from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, “maintenance will be carried out on a 60MVA power transformer and its associated switchgears at the Gwagwalada 330/132/33kV Transmission Substation.” According to TCN, during the maintenance period, the Abuja…
Police Blows Hot Over VDM’s Missing N180m, Says We’re Not Investigating Anything The Plateau State Police Command has denied investigating the alleged stolen fund belonging to a Non-Governmental Organisation owned by social media commentator, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, VDM. Ibom Focus recalls that the social media critic had, in a video on Friday, claimed that about N180 million was stolen from the NGO’s account. VDM, who claimed that a suspect was arrested in Jos Plateau State in connection to the alleged missing fund, said “somebody hacked into the NGO website” and went away with the money. The video,…