Nigerian Woman Sell Sibling For N410,000 Over Hunger, Hardship A woman, Blessing Okonkwo, 24, has confessed to selling her three-year old sibling, Friday Okonkwo at the cost of N410,000 in Adamawa State. Okonkwo, who blamed her action on the biting hardship in the country, was said to have tricked her mother and taken the kid on false pretence of enrolling him in a school in the city of Mubi, where she lived, some 40 kilometers away. She however sold him at a price of N410,000 to a willing buyer, one Efunaya Nabufe, who trafficked him to Enugu city in the…
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BREAKING: New UK PM Appoints First Cabinet Members, Full List Newly-elected UK Prime Minister, KeIr Starmer, has made his first set of appointments into the cabinet, BBC reports Friday. This follows his centre-left Labour Party’s landslide general election victory that ended 14 years of Conservative rule. Starmer arrived as the party’s first PM since Gordon Brown in 2010, and had been asked by King Charles III to form a government during a meeting at Buckingham Palace on Friday. Below is the list of the 10 new cabinet members: 1. Angela Rayner – Deputy Prime Minister 2. Rachel Reeves – Chancellor…
Real Reason UK Voted Labour Party Ibom Focus brings to you Real Reason UK Voted Labour Party A strong supporter of Peter Obi, Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 elections, has claimed that Obidients in the United Kingdom voted for Labour Party because of the Nigerian politician. Naija News House reports that Labour Party swept to power in a landslide victory after more than a decade in opposition. Reacting to this in a tweet, on Friday, Obi’s supporter who tweets via @firstladyship, wrote: “Obidients in the United Kingdom gave the Labour Party their maximum votes. Peter Obi called, &…
JUST IN: NUC Set Minimum Guidelines For Convocation, Others The National Universities Commission (NUC) has said that it is working with relevant stakeholders to set minimum guidelines for the conduct of convocations, special lecturers and other ceremonies by universities in Nigeria. Acting Executive Secretary of NUC, Mr Chris Maiyaki, who made this known in Abuja during a retreat organized by the Commission for the members of the governing councils, lamented the decline in the quality of conduct of these ceremonies and special lectures, he noted that constitute the hallmark of a university and tertiary education. According to him, the unique…
BREAKING: Nigerian Government Declares One-Day Public Holiday Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Nigerian Government Declares Monday Public Holiday Kebbi governor, Nasir Idris has declared monday as a public holiday to mark the beginning of the new Islamic calendar, lst muharram 1446AH. Auwal Manu-Dogondaji, the state Commissioner for Establishment, said this in a statement in Birnin Kebbi on Friday. According to him, the 1st of Muharram is on a sunday, due to the importance of the Islamic new year, the government decided to shift the public holiday to Monday. Manu-Dogondaji congratulated the Muslim Ummah on the advent of the new…
Pro-Fubara Lawmakers Hold Sitting, Challenge Appeal Court’s Decision The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Victor Oko-Jumbo, has announced its intention to contest the recent Appeal Court ruling regarding the assembly’s internal conflict. On Thursday, the Court of Appeal in Abuja overturned the Rivers State High Court’s expulsion of Martin Amaewhule and 24 other members from the House of Assembly. However, Oko-Jumbo, speaking during a plenary session on Friday, expressed his faction’s disagreement with the appellate court’s decision. “We firmly believe that the Court of Appeal erred in its judgment, particularly in concluding that the Rivers State High Court…
British-Nigerian Appointed University Of Birmingham First Female Chancellor The University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom has announced the appointment of British-Nigerian Sandie Okoro as its first female Chancellor. Okoro was described by the school as one of the country’s preeminent lawyers and equality rights champion. A statement by the school said, “Sandie Okoro OBE brings a remarkable record of accolades recognising her contribution to diversity, equality and female rights, and is currently Group General Counsel of Standard Chartered where she leads the Bank’s Legal, Group Corporate Secretariat and Shared Investigative Services functions.” According to the University, Okoro, a Birmingham…
Father Chains, Starves 5-Yr-Old Son For Days Ibom Focus says Father Chains, Starves 5-Yr-Old Son For Days The Bauchi Police Command says it has rescued a five-year-old boy reportedly chained by his father and starved for three days in the Gwallagan Mayaka area of the state. Neighbours of the father, Abubakar Nuhu aka Wanzam, were said to have alerted the police after they found the boy chained. Spokesman for the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil in a statement m on Friday, said the ward head of Gwallagan Mayaka reported to the police on Wednesday that he received information from a…
Despite Harsh Working Conditions, Chinese Construction Company Pays Nigerian Workers N1,250 As Daily Wage Casual workers also known as labourers employed by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in Minna, Niger State, have raised concerns over what they described as inadequate payment and unfavourable working conditions while working on road construction projects in the capital city. According to several workers who spoke on condition of anonymity, they are paid a daily wage of N1,250, equivalent to N125 per hour. However, this wage, they claim, barely covers their daily expenses, including meals and transportation to and from work. “We receive…
5,000 NYSC Members To Get N50bn For Empowerment The Federal Government has concluded plans to spend N50 billion to empower no fewer than 5,000 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, translating to about N10 million each, the Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jemila Ibrahim, disclosed in Paiko town of Niger State this week. The minister also announced that a National Youth Skills Programme would be launched soon to also train one million young Nigerians in diverse fields, including technology and agriculture. Ibrahim made this known at the swearing-in ceremony of the 2024 Batch B, Stream 1 orientation course in Paiko…