FCT Residents Cries Out For Help Over Hardship Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have lamented increased transport fares which has limited their movement, thereby affecting personal and business engagements. Pouring out their grievances to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, they said the greatest challenge they are facing at the moment is the non-availability of fuel in spite of the increased cost of the commodity. According to them, fuel is not readily available at many filling stations, thus increasing cost of transportation. They, therefore, reiterated their appeal to the Federal Government and other authorities to urgently intervene…
Author: Ibom Focus
Hardship: Nigerians Throng Churches To Charge Phones Power outage in Bayelsa State and the high cost of petrol have forced many residents of Yenagoa, the state capital, to throng churches on Sundays in order to charge their phones and power banks. It was observed on Sunday that many residents, who might ordinarily not attend service, did so in order to power their devices. Also, considering the cost of charging phones and other accessories at the ‘pay charge shop’ due to a hike in petrol price, residents considered attending church services would allow them to charge their phones as generators would…
How Tinubu Appointed Top Politician Facing EFCC Probe For Multi-Million Naira Fraud As University Governing Council Chair Prof. Shola Olakunle Adepoju, the former Director-General of Nigeria’s Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), accused of diverting government-owned vehicles for personal gain and multi-million-naira fraud, is one of the recently appointed chairmen of governing council of a federal institution of learning. Adepoju was the Director-General of FRIN from March 31, 2015 to March 31, 2023. However, he was appointed by President Bola Tinubu in June 2024 as Chairman, Governing Council of the Federal College of Education, Ilawe Ekiti. “The President expects the…
There’s No Place In Iran That We Cannot Reach – Says Israeli Prime Minister Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has vowed that Israel will continue its military operations until its objectives are met, even as tensions escalate on both the Gaza and Lebanon fronts. Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, Netanyahu issued a stern warning to Iran, stating, “If you strike us, we will strike you.” “There is no place in Iran that the long arm of Israel cannot reach, and that’s true of the entire Middle East,” Netanyahu declared during his address, as delegates from Lebanon and the…
Nigerian Pastor Dies While Praying, Fasting A pastor identified as John Ogbonna has reportedly died while fasting and praying over the situation of things in Nigeria. The deceased hailed from Ohazara in Ebonyi state. A disturbing video shows the lifeless body of Ogbonna on a mountain along Arab Road in Abuja. According to reports, the deceased was fasting and praying in the area before meeting his untimely demise. “Ebonyi people, Ohaozara people, see where our brother ended. Pastor John Ogbonna. He is on mountain along Arab Road in Abuja, where he died since yesterday (September 22). Today is the 23rd…
Despite Hardship FG Announces Move To Tax More Nigerians The Nigerian government has announced a plan to tax more Nigerians and Businesses despite economic hardship. This plan is part of the government’s Economic Stabilisation Bills approved by the Federal Executive Council on Monday. The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele disclosed this in a statement on his official X account. According to him, the initiative termed “Tax Identification Consolidation and Collaboration (TICC)” will help increase Nigeria’s tax base and widen revenue. He noted that the plan is part of the 15 different tax, fiscal,…
Wike Orders Demolition Of Kugbo Market The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has directed the Department of Development Control of the FCTA to embark on the demolition of structures obstructing roadways in the Kugbo International Market. The minister gave the directive on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, during an inspection tour of the Kugbo International Market, which is under construction, as well as the structure proposed to house the new Ministry of Livestock Development in the Central Business District. Wike, who said that the market was a public-private partnership project between the Abuja Investment Company, AICL—an agency…
BREAKING: Bobrisky: VeryDarkMan Denies Defaming Falana A social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan has denied that he defamed renowned Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana. The controversy erupted after VeryDarkMan released a video on Tuesday, claiming that Falana had demanded N10 million from a controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, in exchange for removing Bobrisky’s name from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) records. In a letter issued on Wednesday by VeryDarkMan’s legal counsel, Deji Adeyanju, Esq., the lawyer said VeryDarkMan’s actions were aimed at prompting a…
Wife Divorces Husband Over Lack Of Money An Area Court at Centre-Igboro in Ilorin, on Wednesday, dissolved the Islamic marriage between one Toyin Ajibola and Bashirat Mohammed on grounds of lack of money. The presiding judge, Hammad Ajumonbi, while delivering the ruling, said that even though Mr Ajibola did not want to release his wife, she still needed to move on and not be left stranded. He. therefore, dissolved the marriage and granted custody of the three children from the marriage to the wife. The court also ordered the woman to observe the three-month iddah (waiting) period before she could…
BREAKING: FG Increases Corps Members’ Allowance The Federal Government has approved the increment of corps members’ monthly allowance from N33,000 to N77,000, effective from July 2024. The increment was announced Wednesday evening in a statement posted by the National Youth Service Corps on its official Facebook page. The statement read, “The Federal Government has approved the increment of Corps Members’ monthly allowance to Seventy-Seven Thousand Naira (N77,000) with effect from July 2024. “This is in line with the enactment of the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024. This was contained in a letter from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages…