BREAKING: Heavy Gunshots As Bandits Kidnap Journalists, Wives, Others Bandits have abducted two journalists and their family members in Kaduna State. The armed men stormed Danhonu community in Millennium city of Chikun local government area of Kaduna and raided houses of the reporters of The Nation newspaper, Alhaji AbdulGafar Alabelewe, and that of Blueprint Newspaper, AbdulRaheem Aodu, their wives and children . Alhaji Alabelewe is also the current chairman of the correspondents chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council. A family member of one of the victims Taofeeq Olayemi, who confirmed the incident, said the bandits…
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BREAKING: Many Feared Kidnapped As Terrorists Storm Abuja Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Many Feared Kidnapped As Terrorists Storm Abuja Bandits at the weekend invaded Garam, a community in Niger State sharing border with Bwari area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), kidnapping a pregnant woman and four other persons. The attack came after four months of respite enjoyed by people of the community which was thrown into turmoil between December 2023 and February this year when it was attacked more than four times by bandits who kidnapped scores. A resident of the community told journalists that the…
FG To Sue Daily Trust Over Samoa Agreement The Federal Government says it will file a lawsuit against the Daily Trust newspaper over its report on signing of the Samoa agreement. The agreement, which has some clauses that compel underdeveloped and developing nations to support the agitations by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community for recognition, as a condition for getting financial and other support from advanced societies, has sparked a chain of reactions. Daily Trust reports that some clerics, rights activists, and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria are furious over the decision of the federal government…
BREAKING: Hours After National Grid Collapse, Electricity Supply Partly Restored Electricity supply has been partly restored in Nigeria hours after the national grid collapse. Emeka Ezeh, Head of Corporate Communications at Enugu Electricity Distribution Company confirmed this in a statement on Saturday. Ibom Focus reports that there was a nationwide blackout in Nigeria around 3 pm on Saturday. However, Ezeh, in an update, said bulk supply was partially restored by Transmission Company of Nigeria around 6:54 pm on Saturday. “This is to inform you of partial supply restoration after the system collapsed earlier today(Saturday), 6th July 2024. “So far, Awada…
Man Jumps Into River Over Hardship An unidentified man may have committed suicide by jumping into the Gbodofon River in Osogbo, Osun State. It was gathered that the man, described as middle-aged, committed the act at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. A witness, who identified himself as Muri, claimed he overheard the man saying he was tired of life as he plunged into the river. “I saw him coming toward me on the bridge and was like murmuring something in Yoruba language that sounded like ‘ile aye ti su’ (I am tired of this life) before swiftly jumping over the railings…
BREAKING: Nigerian Government Speaks On Samoa Agreement Over LGBT Concerns Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Nigerian Government Speaks On Samoa Agreement Over LGBT Concerns The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, on Saturday, said the Nigerian government will make public the controversial Samoa Agreement which it signed, in order to clear the air on the allegation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) clauses. He stated this at a press briefing on Saturday in the nation’s capital, Abuja, clarifying once again that none of the articles of the agreement between Nigeria and the EU showed that the…
FG Open Applications For Youth Investment Fund The federal government is set to open applications for young entrepreneurs to access capital through the Nigeria Youth Investment Fund (NYIF). The programme, which was launched in 2020, is aimed at supporting young Nigerians aged 18-35 with capital to fund viable business ideas and existing businesses. In May, the federal government announced the approval for the allocation of N110 billion to startups and early growth-stage businesses. Speaking about this development during the swearing-in ceremony of corps members in Niger state, Jamila Bio-Ibrahim, minister of youth development, said the application is set to open…
Panic As Armed Robbers K!ll Woman Information reaching Ibom Focus says that there is serious Panic As Armed Robbers K!ll Woman There was panic in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital as gunmen suspected to be armed robbers shot dead a woman. The incident which has raised concerns among residents of the state’s capital occured along NTA Road, Ado Ekiti around 7 am on Saturday. The woman, whose identity is not yet ascertained, Ibom Focus gathered, was killed by suspected armed robbers operating on motorcycle. A source close to the area said, “The gunmen who were riding on motorcycle made attempt…
BREAKING: Darkness Looms As National Grid Collapses Again A nationwide power outage has hit Nigeria as the national grid experienced system collapse again on Saturday. Emeka Ezeh, the Head, Corporate of Communications at Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, disclosed this in a notice on Saturday. According to the notice, the National Grid Collapse occurred around 15:09 hours on Saturday. Consequently, bulk electricity supply from the Transmission Company of Nigeria National Control Centre has been disrupted. EEDC said the situation is the reason for the loss of power supply in the Southeast states – Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo. “This has…
VIDEO: Nigerian Woman Arrested For Fightiπg Husband Side Chi¢k In UK The United Kingdom Police have arrested a woman of Nigerian descent simply identified as Yetunde for assaulting a fellow Nigerian woman. Nigerian Woman arrested for allegedly a§§aulting her husband’s side-ch+ck in the UK pic.twitter.com/oQQemhOwmq In a video seen by SaharaReporters, the suspect was captured assaulting another woman who she accused of having affairs with her husband in the UK. According to the viral video, the parties communicated in Yoruba, exchanging insults and holding each other’s clothes. “She took my husband, and accused me of ‘Ashawo’ (being a harlot). She…