200 Students Still Trapped In Collapsed School Building In Jos No fewer than 200 students are still trapped following the collapse of a school building in Jos, Plateau State. The Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr. Musa Ashoms, confirmed the incident and stated that urgent efforts are ongoing to rescue the victims. It was gathered that a secondary school in Jos collapsed on Friday while students were taking their third-term examinations. Ashoms, who visited the scene in the company of other commissioners, including that of secondary education, said that the school had a total population of about 400. The News…
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El-Rufai Sues Kaduna Lawmaker, Channels TV Former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has sued a member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Henry Marah and Channels TV due to alleged defamatory comments about the probe of N423 billion loan. In the writ of summons filed before an FCT High Court dated July 11, 2024, El-Rufai, through his counsel, A.U. Mustapha (SAN) is contending that the interview on June 5’s “Politics Today” of Channels TV titled “Investigation of El-Rufai Administration” was “malicious, unwarranted, without justification, defamatory and greatly injurious to the reputation of the claimant.” El-Rufai is demanding…
NGF Finally Speaks On Supreme Court Ruling On LG Autonomy After the decision of the Supreme Court which ordered local government autonomy and reduced the powers of state governors, the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman, has hailed the decision. He stated this on Friday noting that state governors are comfortable with the Supreme Court judgment that granted financial autonomy to the local governments. Adulrasaq stated this while speaking with newsmen after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja. According to him, the ruling had relieved the governors of…
JUST IN: Inspector-General Of Police Resigns It is clear that Inspector-General Of Police has Resigned Kenya’s Inspector-General of Police, Japhet Koome, has resigned after criticism of officers’ conduct during the anti-government demonstrations in which dozens of protesters were killed. The presidency said in a statement on Friday that President William Ruto has “accepted the resignation” of the police chief, Koome, who has served in the role since November 2022. Deputy Inspector-General Douglas Kanja has been appointed acting police chief with immediate effect, the presidency said. The announcement came a day after Ruto sacked nearly his entire cabinet, bowing to the…
BREAKING: Many Feared Killed As Aircraft On Test Flight Crashes Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Many Feared Killed As Aircraft On Test Flight Crashes A Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 airliner has crashed outside of Moscow, according to local officials. The plane was carrying three crew members and no passengers. The crash occurred on Friday afternoon in the Kolomna district, southeast of the capital city. Emergency services have been dispatched to the scene, and local authorities are investigating the incident. The circumstances surrounding the crash are not yet clear. The plane, which typically seats 87 to 98 passengers, belonged to…
BREAKING: Food Crisis: FG Sets Up Committee To Tackle Hunger The Federal Government has inaugurated the Presidential Food Systems Coordination Unit (PFSCU) as part of its efforts to tackle the prevailing hardship in the land. While inaugurating the unit at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Friday, Vice President Kashim Shettima said it was part of the present administration’s ongoing plan to tackle hunger. The presidency has also engaged the states, development partners and other critical stakeholders in the efforts to address the soaring prices of commodities and general food insecurity in the country. Addressing members comprising governors, cabinet ministers…
Hardship: Wife Divorce Husband Over Hunger Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Wife Divorce Husband Over Hunger A housewife, Kafayat Ajoke, begged an Ilorin Court for divorce over husband, Aminullahi Ibrahim’s inability to provide food for his family. The petitioner also sought custody of the two children and N100,000 monthly as maintenance and feeding allowance. “I noticed that my husband changed after he lost his job one year ago. “He does not provide enough money for food for the family,” she said. Responding, Ibrahim agreed to the divorce application. Ibrahim said he can only afford to give his wife N2,000…
FLASHBACK: Tinubu, Buhari Called For Revolution, Nigerians Now Ready For Real Revolution, Says Sowore Omoyele Sowore, the convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, has declared that Nigerians are now prepared to actualise the revolution that President Bola Tinubu advocated for in 2014, when he was an opposition party member. In a recent social media post, Sowore, a former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), noted that while Nigerians may not have been ready for revolution in 2011 and 2014, when Tinubu and former President Muhammadu Buhari respectively called for it, they are now eager for a genuine revolution, which…
Woman Hires Hitmen To Kill Husband A 35-year-old woman, Jumoke Ayoola, was on Friday docked in an Iyaganku chief magistrates’ court in Ibadan for allegedly threatening to kill her husband. Mrs Ayoola, whose address was not provided, was charged with a threat to kill. She pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Insp Akeem Akinloye, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on July 4, at about 1:00 p.m., in the Oluyole area, Ibadan. Mr Akinloye said the defendant hired some killers to kill her husband, Jide, after having a misunderstanding with him. He said the offence contravened the provisions…
Wife Cuts Off Husband’s Peπis For Calling Another Woman’s Name While Fu¢king Each Other A furious wife has hacked off her husband’s peπis after he allegedly said another woman’s name during s3x. The couple were making love at their home last week when the husband allegedly moaned another woman’s name. His raging wife, 55, waited for him to fall asleep before allegedly grabbing a 10-inch long knife from the kitchen and chopping off his pen1s. Police shared images which show the severed tip and part of the shaft lying lifelessly on the mattress, with specks of blood. Neighbours rushed to…