Charity Workers In Court For Diverting N55.8m Donated For Cancer Patients Information reaching Ibom Focus that Charity Workers In Court For Diverting N55.8m Donated For Cancer Patients Two charity workers have been charged to court for allegedly obtaining over N55.8 million under pretence of helping victims with medical emergencies. Michael Yusuf Michael and Martha Daniel Yusuf, who are siblings, were hit with an eight count charge in Kaduna on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, almost a month after they were arrested. They are accused of using MYM123CARE, an unregistered medical and empowerment NGO, to gather donations purportedly for sick people, including…
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BREAKING: PHOTOS, Buhari Arrives Imo As Residents Comply With IPOB’s Initial Sit-At-Home Directive Ibom Focus reports that Buhari Arrives Imo As Residents Comply With IPOB’s Initial Sit-At-Home Directive President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport in Owerri, Imo State. The President who was clothed in the Isi Agu Igbo native attire was welcomed by some of the elders in the state. There was also a heavy security presence at the airport. Ibom Focus had on Saturday reported that the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, disclosed that President Buhari would visit the state on Thursday. The governor…
VAT Reform: There’ll Be Hunger In Gombe, Yahaya Warns Wike, Sanwo-Olu, Others Following the VAT Reform, Yahaya Warns Wike, Sanwo-Olu, Others that There’ll Be Hunger In Gombe Gombe State Governor Inuwa Yahaya has admonished Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos and Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike to back down on their demand for state administration of Value Added Tax (VAT) across the country, warning that such policy could leave people of his state worse off. The warning followed Messrs Wike and Sanwo-Olu’s move to start collecting VAT in their respective states, effectively dismantling the current system of exclusive federal VAT administration.…
Man Dies While Exhuming Corpse In Cemetery Information reaching Ibom Focus that Man Dies While Exhuming Corpse In Cemetery A yet-to-be identified man has died while attempting to exhume a corpse at a cemetery in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. PREMIUM TIMES learnt that the incident happened at the Muslim cemetery in Iberekodo, Abeokuta North Local Government area of Ogun state. Abimbola Oyeyemi, the police spokesperson in Ogun State, confirmed the incident on Wednesday. He, however, said he could not confirm what killed the man, adding that the corpse has been deposited in a mortuary in Abeokuta. “Yes, a lifeless…
BREAKING: Another Top Catholic Bishop Resigns After Falling In Love With Female Expert On Satanism Information reaching Ibom Focus that Another Top Catholic Bishop Resigns After Falling In Love With Female Expert On Satanism A Catholic Bishop has fallen in love with an expert on Satanism and decided to leave the church to be with her, leaving his former colleagues convinced that he has been “possessed by demons.” 52-year-old Xavier Novell is an exorcist Bishop from Spain, who helps drive out evil spirits from people who are possessed. So, it came as a surprise when he fell in love with…
PHOTOS: Police Nab 3 Suspected Killers of UBER Driver, Recover Victim’s Stolen Car Information reaching Ibom Focus that Police Nab 3 Suspected Killers of UBER Driver, Recover Victim’s Stolen Car Three young men who allegedly conspired to kill an UBER driver just for the purpose of dispossessing him of his Toyota Corolla car, have been arrested. The suspects, all in their 20s, allegedly booked for the service of the late UBER driver, 27-year-old Morenikeji Stephen Oluwaniyi online, lured him to Meiran area in Lagos, where they gruesomely murdered him through strangulation and, thereafter, dumped his remains on the Ebule-Egba Bridge…
Police Officer Shoots Colleague To Death Over Affair With Wife How Police Officer Shoots Colleague To Death Over Affair With Wife Information reaching Ibom Focus that Police Officer Shoots Colleague To Death Over Affair With Wife A police inspector, Ya’u Yakubu, has reportedly shot dead his colleague, Basharu Alhassan, over alleged affair with his wife. Ibom Focus gathered that The incident occurred on Tuesday night in Warawa Local Government Area of Kano State when Mr Yakubu fired his gun at Mr Alhassan, following altercation. The deceased was rushed to the Wudil General Hospital by his colleagues where he was confirmed…
2023: Buhari Himself Knows That God Won’t Give The Country Another President Like Him, Wike Following the recent comment by Ebonyi State Governor, that God will give Nigeria another Buhari in 2023, Governor Wike encounter it, 2023: Buhari Himself Knows That God Won’t Give The Country Another President Like Him, Wike The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has hit out at his Ebonyi State counterpart, Dave Umahi, who said God will give Nigeria a president “who has a good heart like President Muhammadu Buhari” in 2023. Umahi had made the remarks while addressing State House correspondents on Monday, after…
BREAKING: Unknown Gunmen Abduct Obasanjo’s Workers Information reaching Ibom Focus that Unknown Gunmen Abduct Obasanjo’s Workers Gunmen have kidnapped three workers of former President Olusegun Obasanjo at a village in Abeokuta on Wednesday. A source told our correspondent on Wednesday that the gunmen waylaid the three workers at the Obasanjo Holdings in Kobape in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area. The source said the workers abducted are the financial controller, group auditor and group store manager of the firm. The source said, “They were abducted around 4pm at Seseri village after their Hilux car was shot at by the gunmen, who…
PHOTOS: Police Arrest Barber Trying To S3xually Molest A Minor Information reaching Ibom Focus that Police Arrest Barber Trying To S3xually Molest A Minor The Nigerian police have arrested a barber identified as Bashiru at Sharp Corner Road, Mararaba, Nasarawa State. Speaking with our correspondent, a resident of the area who craved anonymity said the Barber was apprehended while trying to sexually molest a minor at his shop. According to our source, “he is a barber and was caught while attempting to sexually molest the minor at his shop.” “The minor is staying close to his shop, only God knows…