Author: Ibom Focus

United Airlines Aircraft Loses Wheel After Takeoff A Boeing 757-200 operated by United Airlines experienced a wheel loss after departing from Los Angeles International Airport on Monday. Despite the incident, the aircraft landed safely at its intended destination in Denver. In a statement, United Airlines said, “The wheel has been recovered in Los Angeles, and we are investigating what caused this event. All 174 passengers and seven crew members on board were unharmed, and no injuries were reported on the ground. This marks the second instance in recent months where a United Airlines-operated Boeing aircraft lost a wheel following takeoff.…

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Tinubu’s Government Under Pressure To Release Nnamdi Kanu Pressure is being intensified on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to release Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the separatist group, who has been in the custody of the federal government since June 2021. Sources within the government indicated that Kanu may be released soon. However, the sources did not indicate the terms under which he would be released. The presidency officially refused to comment on the development when contacted last night. However, sources in the presidency told one of our reporters that what cannot be…

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Nigerian Government Fixes Date For National Census The National Population Commission (NPC) has said it has proposed November, 2024, for the Nigerian Population and Housing Census. Speaking during a press conference to mark the 2024 World Population Day, the Chairman of NPC, Nasir Isa Kwarra, said the proposal was, however, subject to the approval of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Kwarra, who stated that the commission was 70 per cent ready to conduct the census, said the delay in Nigeria having data of its population would not prevent the country from achieving the UN 2020 Round of Population & Housing Censuses.…

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EFCC Opposes Emefiele’s Overseas Medical Trip Request, Gives Reason The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has opposed the request of Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for the release of his international passport. In an affidavit filed at the federal capital territory (FCT) high court, Abdulakeem Labi-Lawal, Emefiele’s counsel, sought the release of his client’s passport to enable him to travel to the United Kingdom (UK) for medical treatment. In a counter-affidavit, Muhammad Abbas Omeiza, the prosecution counsel, told the court on Monday that there is no medical report before the court showing Emefiele’s…

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Despite Economic Hardship, Uzodimma Praises APC, Says Party Has Done Well For Nigerians Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo and chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) has said that in spite of obvious economic challenges, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has done very well for Nigerians. He said this on Monday in Abuja while speaking with journalists at the party’s national secretariat, where he led some members of the forum on a visit to the party’s leadership. The PGF is an umbrella body of all serving governors elected on the APC platform. Mr Uzodimma, who spoke after a close-after meeting…

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US Election: President Biden Takes Battle Against Trump To Church Embattled US President Joe Biden, who is up against rival, Donald Trump in November election, sought out safe ground Sunday, courting Black voters at a church as he hit the campaign trail to salvage his reelection bid and silence growing calls to quit. “We’re all imperfect beings,” the 81-year-old told a welcoming congregation in Philadelphia, where he received a jolt of rejuvenation from worshippers who chanted “four more years.” Biden has dug in despite an uprising among some Democratic lawmakers, analysts and voters concerned he lacks the mental acuity and…

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God, Jesus, Abraham, David, Others Are Not Christians; Pastor Abel Damina Blows Hot The founder of power City International world wide, Rev Dr Abel Damina has revealed that God is not a Christian. “Christianity is not a condition for making heaven. And the name christian was given by Unbelievers in Antioch. Many thinks that God is a Christian but God is not a Christian. When you finish laughing, I repeat God is not a Christian. You know many of you think, if you are not a Christian, you won’t go to heaven. Lie. When did Christianity start? Many people went…

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Nigerian Footballer, Olanrewaju Divorce His Wife, Files N1billion Lawsuit Against Popular Nigerian Pastor Kayode Olanrewaju, a Nigerian football star, has filed a N1billion suit number PET/304/2024 at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja, against the UK-based founder of the Salvation Proclaimers Anointed Church (SPAC Nation), also known as the NXTION Family, Pastor Tobi Adegboyega. Olanrewaju said the N1billion in damages he is demanding is for emotional trauma, financial loss, and loss of goodwill arising from allegations of adultery with his wife, Dora Ezinne Kayode. According to the court documents on Monday, Olanrewaju is also asking…

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BREAKING: Rivers Crisis: Court Bars CJ, Clerk From Accepting Amaewhule’s Impeachment Notice A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has issued an Exparte Order of Interim Injunction barring the Chief Judge of the State and the Clerk of the State House of Assembly from dealing with the Martins Amaewhule’s led State Assembly. The order issued by Justice Jumbo Stephen also prevented the duo from dealing with Amaewhule and 26 others as members of the Assembly, and from acting on any resolutions, articles of impeachment, or communications from them. The suit marked PHC/2177/CS/2024 was filed by the Attorney General…

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