BREAKING: Watch: Nigerian Army General, Aide Lands In Big Tr0uble Over Viral Video Assaulting Couple ‘For Overtaking Their Vehicle’ The Nigerian Army has confirmed an incident involving Major General G.S. Mohammed and his aide, Corporal A. Abubakar, who were captured on video assaulting a couple, Mr Vershima Mker and Ms Lami Jennifer Iorvihi, in Abuja. The altercation occurred following a road incident in the Federal Capital Territory. A viral video obtained by Ibom Focus captured the senior military officer and his aide physically attacking the couple. Earlier, Ibom Focus reported that the incident occurred after Mr Mker overtook Major General…
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BREAKING: Many Causalities As Power Tussle Turns Bloody In Ebonyi, Benue Scores have been confirmed hospitalised while were others injured in a communal clash the followed a power tussle between the people of Ugboenyim, a border community between Ebonyi and Benue states. Ugboenyim, an Izzi speaking community, is anthropologically Ebonyi State and geographically Benue State. The people are under Ado Local Government Area of Benue State, and are part of the southern senatorial zone of the state. It was gathered that the power tussle among members of the community has claimed several lives, with properties worth millions of naira damaged,…
Man Ki||s Wife Over Alleged Extramarital Affair Residents of Idekan Farm Settlement in the Ijebu-Ode area of Ogun State were left shocked when a man named Matthew James killed his 55-year-old wife, Etim Mary, due to suspicions of her having an extramarital affair. It was gathered that the incident took place around 8:00 p.m. on Sunday. Our correspondent learnt from several community and police sources that the suspect, now in police custody, committed the crime after suspecting that his late wife was having an extramarital affair with another man in the community. An eyewitness, who requested anonymity due to the…
Smugglers Brutalise 3 Informants Who Alerted NCS Officials To Their Operations Three men who reportedly served as informants to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have been apprehended, beaten, and dehumanised by suspected smugglers in the Oja-Odan area of Ogun State. It was gathered that the three men (name withheld) had provided crucial information about smuggling activities to the operatives of Nigeria Customs Service before being targeted by the criminals. Investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, revealed the disturbing incident on his social media platform on Tuesday, where he raised questions about the security of informants working with the law enforcement service. Soyombo…
BREAKING: Top Nigerian Minister, Son Dies After the death of a former Director-General of the Nigeria Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ibrahim Zakari, his son Mubarak Zakari has also passed on. Late Ibrahim served as Director-General of the NIA from 1995 to 1998. He also served as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in the early 1990s and headed the country’s anti-terrorism efforts during former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration in 2011. PRNigeria reports that the youngest son of the former NIA Director passed on just hours after his father’s death, he was aged 34, before his death. Ambassador Zakari, aged 81,…
BREAKING: Tinubu Moves To Borrow Fresh N1.76trillion President Bola Tinubu has submitted a fresh external borrowing proposal to the National Assembly, requesting approval for N1.767trillion under the 2024 appropriation act. The loan, if approved, is intended to partly finance the N9.7trillion budget deficit for the year. The request was presented to lawmakers during Tuesday’s plenary by the Speaker. Additionally, the President has forwarded the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) for 2025-2027 and the National Social Investment Programme Establishment Amendment Bill. This bill seeks to establish the social register as the primary tool for implementing the federal government’s social welfare initiatives. Meanwhile,…
Trouble Looms As FG Moves Against Same-s3x Marriage The federal government has been urged to implement the same-s3x marriage prohibition Act of 2013 to enforce deterrence. The National President, Association of Papal Knights and Medalists in Nigeria, Rt. Hon Commander Steve Adehi stated this on the backdrop of brewing transgender individuals in Nigeria, citing Okuneye Idris popularly known as Bobrisky. The president stressed this during the press conference in commemoration of the 16th Annual National Conference of the Association of Papal Knights and Medalists in Nigeria (APKMN), themed, ‘Living an Authentic Catholic Life: Challenges and Opportunities in Nigeria’. “Well, the…
How My Administration Has ‘Tackled’ Hunger, Poverty In Nigeria; Tinubu Tells G20 Leaders President Bola Tinubu has stated how his administration is seeking to combat hunger and poverty in Africa’s most populous country, saying Brazil’s efforts are also in alignment with Nigeria’s current economic policies. Speaking at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Tinubu said, “Brazil’s accordance of priority to the Fight Against Hunger and Poverty aligns with Nigeria’s current economic policies.” He highlighted his administration’s commitment to these issues, referencing Nigeria’s 8-Point Agenda unveiled in 2023. “Priority 3 focused on boosting agriculture to achieve food security, through…
Drama As Demotion Hits Daniel Bwala After Appointed As Tinubu’s Special Adviser The Special Assistant on Digital Media and Strategy to the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Demola Olarewaju, has reacted to the redesignation of the presidential media team. Olarewaju suggested that the presidency has demoted Daniel Bwala in the restructuring of President Bola Tinubu’s Media team. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga disclosed that Sunday Dare – hitherto Special Adviser on Public Communication and National Orientation is now Special Adviser, Media and Public Communications. While Bwala, announced last week as Special Adviser, Media and Public Communication,…
EXPOSED: Tinubu Moves To Spend N50.2trillion On Nigeria’s Debt Servicing Nigeria is set to spend an alarming N50trillion on debt servicing between 2025 and 2027, a review of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) of the country has shown. According to the document, in 2025, the government plans to spend N15.3 trillion on debt servicing, it plans to spend N15.5 trillion in 2026 and another N19.4 trillion in 2027. In total, the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government plans an expenditure of N50.2trillion on debt servicing between the period. This development comes even as the government already spent N7.4 trillion on…