Oil Pipeline Vandals Escape From NSCDC Detention Some suspected vandals arrested for vandalising pipelines have reportedly escaped from the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kogi state. The anti-vandals unit of the corps had, on March 11, arrested the suspects, identified as Hassan Sani, Auwal Mohamed, Mohamed Mustapha, Mudashiru Abubakar and Ibrahim Rabiu, while ferrying products siphoned from the Niger Delta region to the North. Upon interrogation, the suspects reportedly confessed that the products were illegally scooped from a pipeline in a forest in an oil-rich state. A source, who spoke with Daily Trust, alleged…
Author: Ibom Focus
N’Delta Monarch To Buhari: Call Akpabio To Order Now, He Has Crossed The Rubicon Information reaching us that, A paramount ruler in the Niger Delta region, HRM, King O.M.A Whiskey JP, Udurhie I, Ovie of Idjerhe Kingdom, Delta State, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to call to order the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Obong Godswill Obot Akpabio, saying the Minister has crossed the Rubicon with his recent utterances. The monarch made the call in a letter addressed to President Buhari, a copy of which was released to newsmen on Tuesday in Warri, the commercial nerve centre of Delta state.…
Main Reason I Extended IGP Adamu’s Tenure, Buhari Finally Revealed President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria gives him the power to extend Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu’s tenure. An Abuja-based lawyer, Maxwell Okpara had approached a Federal High Court in Abuja with a suit requesting to stop Adamu from parading himself as the IGP. Read Also: ALSO READ: FG Approves The Establishment Of SIM Swap Centres And The Extension Of Their Enrolment License Tenure Okpara joined the President, IGP Adamu, Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar…
Fashola In EFCC Net Over Corruption, Demands His Asset Documents The works minister’s probe underscores raging concerns over what appeared to be a deliberate targeting of South-West politicians ahead of 2023 presidential election battle. Babatunde Fashola, a top-tier member of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet, has been interrogated by the EFCC over corrupt practices tied to his questionable asset declaration and an ongoing probe of Babatunde Fowler, the disgraced former chairman of the FIRS, two senior anti-graft detectives have told Peoples Gazette. Officials familiar with the works minister’s ordeal told the Gazette he was called in for questioning after detectives were…
TOP SECRET: Two High Ranking Nigerian Govt Officials Seriously Sick After Taking AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Nigerian Controversial Investigative Journalist and Blogger, Kemi Olunloyo who broke the news on her official Twitter handle, said “there’s death and two high ranking govt officials very ill from the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine” See Tweet Below #BREAKING There’s a death & two high ranking govt officials very ill from the ASTRAZENECA #COVID19 vaccine. The RX giant’s vaccine has been pulled in several European countries as a “precautionary” measure for blood clots. The Prez task force should be transparent now #IJCovid19 https://t.co/JgZcf4bny0
Tension As Kano Woman Goes Missing 48 Hours To Her Wedding A woman, Amina Danzarga, has been reportedly kidnapped, only two days before her wedding at Koki Quarters in Kano, the Kano State capital. SaharaReporters learnt that the Danzarga family members are presently apprehensive as the whereabouts of the bride-to-be are still unknown five days after. The woman, who was also student of Federal College of Education, Kano, was last seen by her family members when she left her family house at Koki for school on Friday evening. She later visited her friend in Dorayi Quarters, where she dropped her…
Boko Haram Kill Another Nigerian Army Commander, Photo A Nigerian Army commander, Major U. I. Urang was among the soldiers recently killed by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno state, military sources told SaharaReporters on Tuesday. The senior military officer and others lost their lives last week in an ambush set up by the insurgents. Urang was the Commanding Officer, 123 Special Forces Battalion of the Nigerian Army before he was killed. His 10-vehicle convoy was on its way to Gudumbali from Kukawa in Borno state for a military operation against the insurgents when it came under fire, a Colonel told…
Protect Your Children, We Can’t Secure All Schools, FG Tells Parents Information reaching us that, The Federal Government has emphasised the need for Nigerians to be vigilant to end attacks on schools and students’ abduction. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, who stated this in an interview with The PUNCH on Monday, indicated that the government could not secure every school in the country. According to him, the government has directed schools to report any security threat to the nearest security agency. In the interview, the minister was asked what the government was doing to protect schools from…
Police Arrests Nigerian Pastor For Allegedly Torturing Toddlers, Photo A self-acclaimed pastor, Rejoice Raymond, has been accused of torturing toddlers in Anambra State. Raymond, a 40-year-old woman, was paraded on Monday at the police headquarters at Amawbia, Awka South Local Government Area of the state. The suspect, alongside one Sabina Izuorah, who is currently at large, were involved in the case of alleged deprivation of liberty, assault and attempted murder of three children at 3-3 area in Onitsha, a report by Channels Television shows. Briefing journalists, the Commissioner of Police, Monday Kuryas, represented by the Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna…
We Bought Forms Of N500,000, We Should Be Compensated, Councillorship Aspirants Cries Out …say party primary was not free and fair ..I sold my property to buy form – aspirant By Victoria Bassey A Group of aggrieved PDP Councillorship aspirants during the 2020 LG election in the state have called on the Governor of the State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel to compensate them. Coming under the aegis of Aggrieved Concillorship Aspirants 2020, the group made their position and grievances known during a meeting which took place at Olympic Sitout on Friday 12th March, 2021. Members of the group gathered to pour…