BREAKING: Nigerian Singer Speed Darlington Released On Bail The Nigerian police have released singer, comedian and content creator, Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, on bail. Darlington was arrested and detained following a petition from fellow musician, Damini Ogulu, better known as Burna Boy, alleging cyberstalking. The controversial Akpi musician was released to lawyer Deji Adeyanju after meeting conditions stipulated by police at the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team’s Department in the Guzape area of Abuja. Ibom Focus learnt on Tuesday that Speed Darlington was arrested last Friday. Adeyanju earlier on Tuesday told SaharaReporters that he had…
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JUST IN: A’Ibom Polls: AKISIEC Makes U-turn Over Akpabio’s LG Results The Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) has insisted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) won Essien Udim Local Government Area in Saturday’s election. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who is a ranking member of the APC, hails from Essien Udim. Chairman of AKISIEC, Aniedi Ikoiwak, had declared Ntiedo Usoro of the APC as the elected candidate for Essien Udim LGA, while stating that the PDP reportedly won all other LGAs of the state. But a video posted on social media showed Inyang Ating, a professor from the University…
Osama Bin Laden’s Son, Omar Ordered To Leave France French authorities have issued an order for Omar bin Laden, the son of the late Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, to exit the country due to his activity on social media, as announced by France’s Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau on Tuesday. Omar bin Laden, 43, was born in Saudi Arabia and spent his formative years there before living in Sudan and Afghanistan. He distanced himself from his father at the age of 19 and moved to Normandy, France, in 2016, where he pursued a career in painting. Retailleau revealed on…
BREAKING: Peter Obi, Governor Alex Otti Suffer Setback As Court Affirms Julius Abure The Federal High Court in Abuja in a suit brought before Justice Emeka Nwite has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Julius Abure as the substantive Chairman of the Labour Party. Justice Nwite on Tuesday delivered the ruling validating the Abure-led leadership of the party. He also validated the March 2024 Nnewi convention of the Party that produced the national leadership, while issuing an order compelling the INEC to recognise the leadership. Naija News House had on September 18 reported that the Julius Abure-led…
Nigerians May Pay More For Petrol Petrol price is likely to rise again following the decision by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to end its exclusive offtake agreement with the Dangote Refinery, allowing other marketers to buy the product directly from the facility. The current fuel cost was effected in August when the NNPCL adjusted the pump price from N568 to N855 per litre in Lagos, and to almost N900 in other parts of the country. The NNPCL’s exit as a middleman in the Dangote Refinery implies that the national oil company will no longer cover the price…
Nigerians To Pay N10m For Hajj As Tinubu Ends Subsidy The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced that the President Bola Tinubu-led federal government will no longer subsidise hajj payments for pilgrims starting in 2025, marking the end of the long-standing concessionary exchange rate offered by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This development is expected to drive hajj fares up significantly, potentially reaching N10 million per pilgrim. Previously, the subsidy allowed pilgrims to access U.S. dollars at a reduced rate, easing the financial burden of the pilgrimage. However, with the naira currently valued at N1,650 to a…
Rivers Crisis: I’m Sho¢ked That Tinubu Mentioned Only My Name; Governor Fubara The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed concerns over President Bola Tinubu’s mention of his (Fubara’s) name in a statement on the destruction of local government secretariats in Rivers State. Ibom Focus had reported that violent clashes broke out in at least four local government areas, with secretariats in Eleme, Ikwerre, and Emohua set ablaze, while gunshots were fired in Ahoada East on Monday to resist newly elected council officials. It was also reported that President Bola Tinubu weighed in on the crisis rocking Rivers State. He…
Governor Fubara Begs Wike Over Rivers Crisis Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has asked his predecessor and serving minister, Nyesom Wike, to let go of Rivers State and allow peace reign in the oil-rich state. Fubara, who stated this on Channels TV programme on Monday, said he does not regret conducting the local government election in the state last Saturday despite the resistance by Wike’s men in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC). “I have all the guts to do these things,” the governor said, asking his predecessor to let go of whatever hold he…
Father Of 9 Commit Su!cide In Delta A father of nine, identified as Mr. Charles, tragically ended his life by ingesting a lethal insecticide known as “sniper” on Monday, October 7, at approximately 3:30 p.m. Charles, a resident of the Jeddo community in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State, consumed the toxic substance at his home before proceeding to Ugbokodo, his in-laws’ residence, where he passed away shortly after. According to sources, Charles was a member of the Jeddo Community Vigilance group, tasked with maintaining security in the area. Reports suggest that his decision to take his own life…
Lazy S3x Worker Stabs Man To Death Over Too Much Fu¢k The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a commercial s3x worker, Joy Kelvin, for allegedly stabbing her client, a 48-year-old man, identified as Felix Okafor, to death in the Lekki area of the state. It was learnt that the s3x worker fatally stabbed the man at his home at Jakande Housing Estate, Lekki on Monday at about 5:32am. The Lagos State Police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday said the s3x worker stabbed Okafor during their time together overnight. He said, “The suspect,…