Nigerians Travelling From Sokoto To Lagos Tied To Luggage In Vehicle Boot Over Hike In Transport Fares
Author: Ibom Focus
I Will Never Apologise, VeryDarkMan Tells Falana, Falz The social media influencer, born Martins Otse, recently shared a purported audio conversation wherein the crossdresser Bobrisky alleged Falana and Falz contacted her while she was serving a six-month sentence for naira abuse. In the recording, Bobrisky claimed the Falana family “tried to get me a presidential pardon in exchange for N10 million”. However, the crossdresser denied the recording’s authenticity and threatened to sue VeryDarkMan for alleged defamation. The Falana family also demanded a retraction and apology, threatening legal action. The activist, however, refused to apologise, arguing that he exposed corruption and…
BREAKING: Air Peace Flight Makes Emergency Stop On Runway After Bird Strike, Passengers Evacuated An Air Peace flight scheduled to depart from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja to Lagos faced an unexpected emergency stop on the runway on Thursday morning. It was gathered that the passengers were jolted as the plane abruptly halted just before takeoff, with some onboard reportedly shaken and a few screaming as the incident happened. The incident reportedly occurred around 6:30 am on Thursday, leading to anxiety as passengers feared for their safety. Nigerian human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong shared details of the event on…
Atiku Has No Chance In PDP, Says Wike, Reveals 2027 Presidential Candidate Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, recently cast doubt on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s prospects of securing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nomination for the 2027 presidential race. During a live media interview on Wednesday in Abuja, Wike pointed out that Atiku’s policy proposals have been repeatedly presented to the Nigerian people and consistently dismissed by voters. Ibom Focus recalls that Atiku, the PDP’s presidential candidate in 2023, recently asserted that his administration would have provided relief from the current hardships faced by Nigerians…
Real Reason PDP Can’t Resolve Its Leadership Crisis; Wike Blows Hot Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will be unable to resolve its internal crises if members keep trying to undermine him. Speaking during a media chat in Abuja on Wednesday, Wike described the current leadership failure in the opposition party as the worst in its history. ”Let me tell you the problem—it is not that the PDP cannot get its acts together; it is this personal ambition,” the minister said. “This attitude that ‘I must bring Wike down’. When all…
Wike Blasts Deji Adeyanju, Says He Has No Job Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has lambasted the renowned lawyer and activist Deji Adeyanju over his criticism of some demolitions in the nation’s capital. Ibom Focus recalls that Adeyanju along with Vincent Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMark on Friday last week led a protest against the FCT Minister over the demolition of Ruga, a settlement along Airport Road, Abuja. According to Adeyanju, “there is no justification for this demolition”, asking President Bola Tinubu to urgently address the matter. Reacting, Wike in an interview with selected journalists…
Trump Appoints Attorney-general, Others President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, announced the duo of Matt Gaetz, a Republican Representative, and Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman, to respectively serve as his attorney general and as the director of national intelligence. Mr Trump announced the appointments in statements circulated on Truth Social media ahead of his assumption of office in January. Mr Gaetz will end the weaponisation of the American justice system, Mr Trump said. “Few issues in America are more important than ending the partisan Weaponization of our Justice System.” “Matt will end weaponised government, protect our borders, dismantle criminal organisations…
BREAKING: NNPC Announces Fresh Appointments, Full List The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has announced key leadership appointments, Ibom Focus learnt. The company on Wednesday named Adedapo Segun its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He is to take over the position of CFO from Mr. Umar Ajiya. Until Segun’s appointment, he was the company’s Executive Vice President, downstream. Similarly, the state-owned oil firm also announced Mr. Isiyaku Abdullahi as the Executive Vice President (EVP), Downstream, and the appointment of Mr. Udobong Ntia as the Executive Vice President (EVP), Upstream. Reacting to the development, an economist, Kelvin Emmanuel, called for a…
Many Hospitalised As Thugs Attack PDP Supporters At least six persons were attacked when suspected armed thugs attacked the members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Idanre, Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State. The violent attack on the opposition party members is coming two days before the weekend governorship election. A chieftain of the party in the state, Adeyemi Fasoranti, named one of the victims, Olowoniyi Akinleminu, as a popular politician in the town. Mr Fasoranti said other victims were taken to the intensive care unit of the State Specialist Hospital for medical attention. Explaining the attack, Mr…
‘Nigeria Is A Zoo Country,’ Says Nigerian First Lady Ondo State’s immediate past first lady, Mrs Betty Akeredolu, has described Nigeria as a zoo. Betty on Wednesday said this while drawing parallels between the country’s presidential election and that of the United States via her X account. “Just thinking. 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election Total Votes Cast: 25 million Counting Duration: 5 days. “2024 U.S Presidential Election Total Votes Cast: 155 million Counting Duration: Approx. 10 hours “Moral: When dishonesty is prioritized, simple things become difficult.” However, one of her followers, Paulexy, @paul_ozah commented on the post saying, “Truth is indeed…