BREAKING: Bomb Explosion Kills Governor, Seven Others How Bomb Explosion Kills Governor, Seven Others Information reaching IBOM FOCUS that Bomb Explosion Kills Governor, Seven Others The Taliban’s shadow governor for Afghanistan’s northern Faryab province, Mawlawi Wakil Ahmad alias ‘Nazim’, and seven other militants were killed, police spokesman for the province Abdul Karim Yurash said. All the seven including the shadow governor were killed, and three others wounded when their own bomb exploded at 02:00 a.m. local time in Dawlat Abad district, the official said without providing further details. Bomb Explosion Kills Governor Taliban militants parts of the Faryab province have…
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BREAKING: Minister Of Health Has Been Fired Why Minister Of Health Has Been Fired Information reaching IBOM FOCUS that Minister Of Health Has Been Fired Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday sacked health minister Pavithra Wanniaarachchi. He also reshuffled his cabinet amidst growing opposition criticism that some of the ministries, including health, were underperforming as the coronavirus pandemic worsened. Sri Lankan President and minister of health The changes were made in the foreign, education, transport, media, power, and energy portfolios. This makes the first major changes in the one-year-old government led by President Rajapaksa and his brother Prime Minister…
BREAKING: Buhari Signs PIB Into Law Information reaching IBOM FOCUS that president Buhari Buhari Signs PIB Into Law President Buhari has signed the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) 2021 into law. In statement issued by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, Buhari assented to the bill on Monday in his determination to fulfill his constitutional duty. The BIP had been in the works since the tenure of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who led Nigeria between 1999 and 2007. In 2018, after the national assembly passed a harmonised version of the bill — the petroleum industry governance bill (PIGB), President Muhammadu Buhari refused assent…
BREAKING: Northern Hisbah Releases New Design For Tailors To Sow, What Tailors Must Sell And What Ladies Must Wear Or Else They’ll Face The Law, Full Details Information reaching IBOM FOCUS that Hisbah Releases New Design For Tailors To Sow, What Tailors Must Sell And What Ladies Must Wear Or Else They’ll Face The Law The Islamic police force in Kano, known as Hisbah has ordered shops to only use headless mannequins to advertise clothing. This, it said, is because Islamic doctrines are against idolatry. “Islam frowns on idolatry,” Haruna Ibn-Sina, the commander of the Sharia police said. BBC also…
Reactions As Man Proposes To His Girlfriend With A Goat, Gives Reason It was a serious confusion when Man Proposes To His Girlfriend With A Goat A Nigerian man has stirred reactions from social media users with his extraordinary proposal to his girlfriend. The yet-to-be identified man proposed to his girlfriend with a goat and she said Yes to spending forever with him. A Twitter user @Eminitybaba_ shared a photo from the proposal which showed the guy holding the goat by its rope and kissing his fiancée. He had designed the room where they were in with balloons and a…
19-year-old Sues Lawmaker, Demands N100m Over ‘Illegal Detention’ Information reaching IBOM FOCUS that 19-year-old Sues Lawmaker, Demands N100m Over ‘Illegal Detention’ A 19-year-old man, who accused a member of the Akwa Ibom House of Assembly of being behind his “illegal detention” by the police, is asking a court to compel the lawmaker to pay him N100 million as compensation. The man, Promise Etete, is also seeking a public apology from the lawmaker, Uduak Odudoh, who is representing Ikot Abasi and Eastern Obolo State Constituency. Mr Etete was arrested by the police in 2020, detained and later charged with threat to…
REVEALED: What IBB Sent Me To Tell Jonathan When Yar’Adua Was Sick – Otedola Exposes Otedola reveals says What IBB Sent Me To Tell Jonathan When Yar’Adua Was Sick – Otedola Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has’s joined Nigerians in felicitating with ex-military president, Ibrahim Babangida, who marks his 80th birthday tomorrow, recounting how IBB asked Goodluck Jonathan, who was the vice president, to sit on President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s chair, in the heat of the tension that trailed his (Yar’Adua) illness. Wishing the retired general more rewarding years, Otedola thanked IBB for the role he played during the political logjam…
2021/2022 Admission: JAMB Announces Cut-off Mark Following the ongoing 2021/2022 admission, information reaching IBOM FOCUS that JAMB announces cut-off mark The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, will announce cut-off points for admission into tertiary institutions for 2021/2021 session on August 31. This is because the policy meeting where decisions and admission cut-off marks are not only taken but also decided has been fixed on that date. The board’s weekly news bulletin released by the Head, Public Relations and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said already, the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, has approved Tuesday, August 31, 2021, for the…
Lawmaker In Tears After Seeing Thousands Of Nigerians In Refugee Camps In Another Country Lawmaker couldn’t hold it After Seeing Thousands Of Nigerians In Refugee Camps In Another Country A member of Sokoto State House of Assembly was moved to tears after he saw thousands of his constituents living in the Niger Republic as refugees. The lawmaker met his constituents in a sorry state during a recent visit to an internally displaced persons’ camp in the neighbouring country. They were reportedly displaced by bandits and other insurgent activities in Nigeria. The Boko Haram insurgency has displaced nearly 2.4 million people…
Full List: Names Of The 26 Muslims Travellers Killed In Jos Following the recent killing by bandits, IBOM FOCUS brings to you full Names Of The 26 Muslims Travellers Killed In Jos The travellers were attacked at the Rukuba road in Jos North, Plateau State of North Central Nigeria while on their way to go back to their homes in Ikare of Ondo State, Southwestern Nigeria. According to one of the injured victims, the attacked people were in a convoy of five 18-seater buses with one of the buses containing 22 people. The attackers stopped and started beating and stoning them,…