NNPC Caught In Procurement Fraud, Sells Multi-billion Naira Slop Oil To Non-existent Firm, Full Details Information reaching Ibom Focus that NNPC Caught In Procurement Fraud, Sells Multi-billion Naira Slop Oil To Non-existent Firm The first two bid-winning companies of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)’s controversial slop oil sale have been found to be owned by the same directors just as PREMIUM TIMES has found that the third preferred company – the eventual bid winner – is not registered at the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). These are but some of the fresh facts tumbling out of the closet at the…
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Jigawa To Expand Grazing Reserves, Build Schools For Fulani Herdsmen Information reaching Ibom Focus that Jigawa To Expand Grazing Reserves, Build Schools For Fulani Herdsmen Governor Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa says his government was planning on expanding the existing cattle grazing reserves and routes in the state. In a statement issued on Saturday in Dutse by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Relations, Habibu Kila, the governor made the comment when he received the state’s Chairman of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Umar Kabir, in Dutse on Friday. Jigawa To Expand Grazing Reserves “As a result of our recent working…
Auchi Polytechnic Student Commits Suicide, Leaves Note For His Girlfriend Information reaching Ibom Focus that Auchi Polytechnic Student Commits Suicide, Leaves Note For His Girlfriend A 23-year-old student of Auchi Polytechnic in Edo state has committed suicide, leaving behind a terse suicide note for his girlfriend and coursemate Sandra. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the National Diploma (ND) 1 student of Public Administration was found dangling from the ceiling of his room on Friday night. According to a source who pleaded anonymity, he instructed that his girlfriend Sandra, whom he begged for forgiveness in the suicide note,…
No More Amnesty For Bandits In Zamfara, Matawalle Blows Hot Information reaching Ibom Focus that Matawalle says No More Amnesty For Bandits In Zamfara Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has said his government is no longer interested in dialoguing with bandits since they rejected the olive branch given to them. “My administration will no longer grant amnesty to bandits as they have failed to embrace the peace initiative earlier extended to them,” the governor said. Mr Matawalle said he was now backing security agencies to flush out bandits and their collaborators in the state and urged residents to support the…
Tears As 1-years-old Child Died After Mom Forgets Her In Hot Car Information reaching Ibom Focus that Tears As 1-years-old Child Died After Mom Forgets Her In Hot Car for Hours A 1-year-old girl died Thursday, September 9, after her mom reportedly forgot to drop her other kids off at a day care with her siblings, leaving the youngest child in a hot car for nearly 10 hours, authorities in Texas, US have revealed. The woman had driven to the school facility around 8:30 a.m. that day with the intention of dropping them off but neglected to take the youngest…
Two Worshippers Dead As Popular Church Collapses During Service In Taraba Information reaching Ibom Focus that Two Worshippers Dead As Popular Church Collapses During Service In Taraba Not Less than two persons have lost their lives when a worship centre located in the southern part of Taraba State collapsed. The worship centre, which is known as the Holy Ghost Church, was said to have been brought down by a heavy downpour that lasted for several hours. According to Daily Post, the church located in Abed Pave community in the Chachanji town of Takum Local Government, came down while a service…
Again: Buhari To Borrow $3bn From Eurobonds Information reaching Ibom Focus that President Buhari To Borrow $3bn From Eurobonds The Federal Government has disclosed plans to raise $3bn from Eurobond sales in the second week of October. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, who disclosed this during an interview on Bloomberg TV on Thursday said that the $3bn constituted half of the amount needed from external borrowings to fund the 2021 budget deficit. Ahmed said, “We should be going to the market in the second week of October. The government has approved to raise $6.1bn from…
Police Burst Kidnapping, Drugs Gangs In FCT; Recover 4 AK 47 Rifles, 1,750 Rounds Of Live Ammunition, Others Information reaching Ibom Focus that Police Burst Kidnapping, Drugs Gangs In FCT; Recover 4 AK 47 Rifles, 1,750 Rounds Of Live Ammunition, Others In its offensive against criminal elements in Abuja, the FCT Police Command has burst a notorious kidnapping gang terrorizing Bwari area and environs with the arrest of 4 gang members and Recovery of 150 rounds of Live AK 47 ammunition. The Command’s Operatives also captured one thousand six hundred (1,600) live ammunition and fifteen (15) empty magazines along with…
JUST IN: Couple In Police Net For Stealing Day-old Baby Information reaching Ibom Focus that Couple In Police Net For Stealing Day-old Baby The Police Command in Kano State has arrested a couple, for allegedly stealing a day-old baby from Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Teaching Hospital, Kano. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Kano. Haruna-Kiyawa said that one Rabiu Muhammad, residing in Gayawa quarters, Ungogo LGA of Kano, reported to the police that one of the twins his wife delivered on Sept. 7, at Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Teaching Hospital Kano, was…
Fuel Scarcity Hits Imo State, Price Increases After Buhari’s Visit Information reaching Ibom Focus that Fuel Scarcity Hits Imo State, Price Increases After Buhari’s Visit Long queues surfaced at several filling stations in the heartland city of Owerri, Imo State capital on Saturday. This is as some filling stations were selling petrol between N250 to N300 per litre. According to Daily Post, many petrol stations in the town were still under lock and key since Thursday when President Muhammadu Buhari visited the South-East state to commission a number of projects. A trip from Akwakuma to Ware House junction, which usually…