Fresh Trouble Hits Wanted Yahaya Bello Over N110Billion Fraud The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed fresh 16-count charges bordering on fraud against the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, before an FCT High Court. The charges, which were filed by the Federal Government through counsels for the EFCC, Kemi Pinheiro, Rotimi Oyedepo both Senior Advocate of Nigeria and 7 other lawyers, also joined one Umar Shuaibu Oricha and Abdulsalam Hudu as defendants. The fresh charges were coming on the heels of the former governor’s absence at a Federal High Court, Abuja where he was being tried…
Author: Ibom Focus
Securing Over 200 Million Nigerians Not Easy; Says COAS Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has lamented the extreme shortage of security personnel, inadequate funding and their effects on the security situation in the country. The army chief said that it is unrealistic to secure over 200 million Nigerians with two million security agents, out of whom, a little over 100,000 are active soldiers of the Nigerian Army without any reserved forces. Lagbaja said this while speaking at the 2024 Distinguished Personality Lecture titled “The Roles and Contributions of the Nigerian Army to National Development,” jointly…
Wike Moves To Review, Upgrade Of Abuja Master Plan The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has reiterated the FCT Administration’s commitment to the review and upgrade the Abuja Master Plan. Mr Wike stated this when a team of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA, visited him in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the project, under the Review and Upgrading of Integrated Urban Development Master Plan for Abuja, would be implemented in partnership with JICA. “For us, be assured that it is a project that we are committed to, and we will do all we can to…
Real Reason We Won’t Take Part In Rivers LG Poll – PDP The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it will not be taking part in the upcoming local government elections scheduled for October 5. Aaron Chukwuemeka, the state party Chairman, disclosed this after a stakeholders’ meeting at the PDP secretariat in Port Harcourt. He said the party is awaiting the court verdict over the election in the case instituted by the All Progressives Congress (APC), urging members of the party to stay away from any activities connected with the election. “We’ve just risen from a…
#FearlessInOctober Protests: Group Unveils Time, Convergence Points For Protesters In Lagos, Others The organisers of the #FearlessInOctober protests have released the time and convergence venues for the event, scheduled to commence on October 1, 2024 until the demands of the protesters are answered. The nationwide protests aim to highlight the pressing issues of hunger and economic hardship, and draw the attention of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to the plight of Nigerians as a result of its policies. Take It Back Movement in a tweet on its X handle on Tuesday stated that Lagos State protesters are to gather at Ikeja…
BREAKING: Naira Slumps Massively Against Dollar The naira crashed massively against the dollar in the foreign exchange market amid the Central Bank of Nigeria’s fifth interest rate hike to 27.25 per cent. FMDQ data showed that the naira exchanged at N1658.48 per dollar on Tuesday from N1562.66 traded on Monday. This represents N95.82 depreciation against the dollar. Similarly, at the black market, the naira dropped by N10 to close at N1675 per dollar on Tuesday compared to the N1665 exchange rate the previous day. This comes despite the increase in the foreign exchange turnover to $166.36 million on Tuesday from…
JUST IN: We Are Hiring; Akwa Ibom Nursing Sciences College Announces Massive Recruitment Maurid College Of Nursing Sciences Mbiaso, Akwa Ibom state has announced Vacancies for qualified health workers. The Maurid College of Nursing Sciences Mbiaso, Nsit Ibom L.G.A of Akwa State, licensed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria to train Nurses and midwives hereby invites suitable and qualified candidates to fill the following vacant positions: 1. Provost 2. Bursar 3. Librarian 4. Nurse Educators 5. Midwife Educators 6. Clinical Instructors 7. GENERAL STUDIES Lecturers (English, Physics, Chemistry, ICT/computer, Nutrition & Dietetics, Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, Sociology/…
BREAKING: Tinubu Approves Creation Of New Agency Rising from the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting on Monday, President Bola Tinubu has directed the creation of Disaster Relief Fund. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun made the disclosure while briefing the media. He said based on the fact that disasters such as the Maiduguri flooding will likely become a regular occurrence because of climatic changes, there is need for specialised kind of funding to meet emerging demands and challenges associated with the phenomenon. Recall that Maiduguri in Borno State witnessed an unprecedented flooding that consumed half…
FULL LIST: 2024: Top 10 Richest Footballers In The World For many decades now, football has continued to be the most famous and viewed sport in the world. People’s love for the game contributes to its global success, which has now made it a multi-billion-dollar industry. So many footballers, both active and retired, are very successful. They’ve been able to delve into other aspects such as business, investment, brand endorsements and other income-generating opportunities. But for this article, only the top richest footballers in the world are discussed below: 1. Faiq Bolkiah Faiq Bolkiah is a professional football player from…
BREAKING: Edo Governorship Results Manipulated – Says Yiaga Africa, Releases Real Results Yiaga Africa, one of the accredited observers of Saturday’s off-cycle governorship election in Edo State, has said the poll failed integrity test, as there was widespread manipulation of results. This is contained in the post-election statement of the organisation on the governorship election, co-signed by Dr. Aisha Abdullahi, Chair of the 2024 Edo Election Mission, and Samson Itodo, Executive Director, Yiaga Africa. Naija News House reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the…