PDP Makes U-turn, Begs Wike Information reaching Ibom Focus says that PDP Makes U-turn, Begs Wike The Kaduna State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Felix Hassan Hyat, has advised the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, against actions that could harm the party he laboured to build to its present position. He gave the advise in Kaduna on Tuesday, appealing to the former Rivers State governor to seek resolution through dialogue rather than threatening PDP governors who support Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. The Kaduna PDP chairman’s plea comes amidst the ongoing crisis within the…
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JUST IN: NNPC Raises Petrol Price Per Litre Again The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) Tuesday raised the pump price of petrol to N897 per litre from the official price of N617. This is coming days after the national oil company said it was heavily constrained by the huge debt it owes international suppliers. The debt is estimated to be $6.8 billion It was observed that many NNPC filling stations in Abuja had already effected the prices, with its downstream facilities selling for N897. However, independent filling stations were selling for between N930 and N950 when Ibom Focus visited…
Nigerian Govt, Chinese Firm Sign MoU On Electric Bicycles The Federal Government on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a Chinese Company, Mutual Commitment Company Limited for the assembly of electric tricycles, and establish a renewable energy training centre. The MoU signing ceremony, facilitated by the Rural Electrification Agency, was attended by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and the Managing Director of REA, Mr Abba Aliyu. In a statement on Tuesday by Adelabu’s spokesman, Bolaji Tunji, it was disclosed that the event took place in Beijing on the eve of the opening of the African-China Co-operation Summit. Adelabu…
BREAKING: Terrorists Storm Nigerian Church, Kill Dozens Of Worshipers Suspected Boko Haram terrorists reportedly killed 34 worshippers in Mafa village, Tarmuwa LGA of Yobe, on Sunday. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, said the attack occurred during Magrib prayer, when the gunmen shot sporadically into the gathering. “Terrorists gruesomely rigged the corpses with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), setting a deadly trap for first responders or security personnel who might approach the scene,” the report reads. Makama added that the gunmen also laid multiple explosives on the path to the village for military vehicles. Intelligence sources…
Tinubu Sleeping Whilst Nigeria Is On Fire Over Fuel Scarcity Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Tinubu Sleeping Whilst Nigeria Is On Fire Over Fuel Scarcity Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has flayed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration over the current fuel scarcity nationwide, which it described as as artificially induced, declaring that the president is sleeping whilst the country is on fire and offering no solutions for the problems his regime had created for Nigerians. CUPP expressed this concern on Monday in a release signed by its spokesperson, Comrade Mark Adebayo, a copy of which was made available…
Native Doctor Kill Client During ‘Bulletproof Charm’ Test Timothy Dauda, a 19-year-old who claimed to possess “native doctor” abilities, has been arrested following the shooting of his client to death while testing a bulletproof charm he had done for the client in Edo State. Dauda had been hired to provide a bulletproof charm, which he was testing on the client to prove its efficacy. It was gathered that the incident happened at Onumu Community, in the Àkókò-Edo Local Government Area of the state. Confirming the incident on Monday, the spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Moses Joel Yamu, said…
Tinubu Spends N250m On Decorations For ‘First Lady’ Event No fewer than five payments within days were made for the decoration of state banquet halls, Sheraton hotel and for decorations for the “First Lady” programmes by the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government between March 15 and July 15, 2024. The payments summed to a total of N250million within those five days. All the payments were made to one organisation, Rock of Ages total events Review of the payments portal showed that on July 15, 2024, the State House paid N68.4million in respect of decoration on democracy day. This payment was…
Nigerian Police Finally Identify Corrupt Officers Who Extorted N3m From Ghana-based Nigerian At Gunpoint The Force Headquarters of the Nigerian police has said that it has identified the policemen who extorted the sum of N3million from a Ghana-based Nigerian, Liberty Kelechi Isaac, at gunpoint in Bayelsa State. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who made this known in a post on X while reacting to SaharaReporters’ story on the alleged extortion said the action of the police officers was unacceptable and investigation had commenced into the matter. Naija News House had on Saturday reported that Kelechi Isaac urged…
BREAKING: Peter Obi, Kwankwaso, Others Set To Return Back To PDP The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it is making efforts to strengthen the party and oust the current administration in the forthcoming 2027 general elections. It said discussions are ongoing to woo some influential politicians back to the party as part of move to bolster its chances of winning the next elections. The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party, Ibrahim Abdullahi, stated this in an interview with Channels Television. Abdullahi, who attributed the party’s loss of election in 2023 to the defection of Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa…
Headmaster Caught Selling School Furniture Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Headmaster Caught Selling School Furniture The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has arrested the Headmaster of Gaidar Makada Special Primary School in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano for allegedly selling the school asset. A statement by the spokesperson of the commission, Kabir Abba Kabir, on Saturday said the arrest followed the discovery of a disturbing scheme involving the illicit sale of vital school assets. He said that the commision was investigating the issue, and efforts were being put to recover the assets. Kabir said, “An…