Nigerian Govt Used Over N1Billion To Purchase Dollars For Tinubu’s Trip To Ethiopia, N650Million On Honorarium An investigation, utilising the public payments portal, reveals that President Bola Tinubu’s trip to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the African Union summit came with a hefty price tag of N1.041 billion, sparking concerns over excessive spending on international travel. The trip was made in February 2024. Records show that on February 9, 2024, $692,265 was purchased with over N1.041 billion “for Mr President’s trip to Ethiopia”. This development comes amid calls for a reduction in the cost of governance. In a related development, between…
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WATCH: Pregnant Nigerian Woman And Unborn Triplets Die In UK Prudence Daniel-Obia, a 36-year-old Nigerian woman pregnant with a set of triplets, has died in the United Kingdom. Prudence moved to the UK with her husband in September 2022, full of hope and dreams for their future. The sudden passing of a beloved member of the Nigerian community in the UK on June 21, 2024, has sparked an outpouring of grief and condolences. As they mourn her loss, community members are rallying together to offer support and assistance to her family during this challenging period. The community in a post…
FULL LIST: Things To Know About 41-year-old UNIABUJA’s Acting VC, Aisha Maikudi The Senate of the University of Abuja has appointed Aisha Maikudi, the institution’s youngest Professor of Law, as the acting Vice Chancellor. Maikudi, a Professor of International Law, currently serves as the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academics. Here are ten things to know about UNIABUJA’s acting VC, Aisha Maikudi: Aisha Maikudi was born on January 31, 1983. She attended Queens College, Lagos, where she obtained her West African Senior School Certificate. She is the youngest Professor of Law at the University of Abuja. She currently holds the position…
BREAKING: Crisis Rocks Reps Over Tinubu’s Request President Bola Tinubu’s request to extend the 2023 capital component of the 2023 Appropriation Act and the Supplementary Appropriation Act until 31 December on Thursday polarized the House of Representatives along party lines, as opposition lawmakers opposed the proposal. President Tinubu seeks the extension of the two budgets until 31 December to allow for a full implementation of the law. However, the opposition to the president’s request forced the lawmakers into an executive session amid loud booing from members of the opposition parties. The lawmakers are currently in the executive session that ensued…
Nursing Mother Kills Her Husband Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Nursing Mother Kills Her Husband A 22-year-old housewife, Zainab Isa has been arrested by operatives of the Yobe State Police Command for allegedly stabbing her husband to death. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Dungus Abdulkarim made the disclosure in a statement he issued on Wednesday in the state capital, Damaturu. According to the PPRO, the suspect stabbed her 25-year-old husband, Ibrahim Yahaya with a knife at Abbari ward following an argument. He said that the suspect, after a preliminary investigation, confessed that she did not intend to kill…
Many Feared Killed As ‘IPOB Members’ Attack Imo State At least six people have been killed in an attack by suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Imo. It was that the incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday at Angwa Hausa in Garki, Okigwe LGA of the state. A witness said the gunmen attacked the area at about 12am and operated until about 9am when troops of the Nigerian Army repelled them. “As of the early hours of today, around 12am, we heard persistent gunshots from around the Garki area; it lasted for about an…
BREAKING: Again, Naira Falls Massively Against Dollar The Naira yesterday depreciated in the parallel market to N1,510 per dollar from N1,500 per dollar on Tuesday. Similarly, the Naira depreciated to N1,507.83 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM rose to N1,507.83 per dollar from N1,500.79 per dollar on Tuesday, indicating N7.04 depreciation for the naira. The volume of dollars traded (turnover) in the market rose by 29 percent to $176.39 million from $136.72 million traded Tuesday. Consequently, the margin between the parallel market and NAFEM rates…
After Telling His Brother What To Do Former Konga Boss, Nick Imudia Commits Suicide In a tragic turn of events, Nick Imudia, the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Konga, one of Nigeria’s prominent e-commerce giants, took his own life. Until his untimely death, Nick was the CEO of D.light, a leading innovator in residential solar energy solutions and household products. Nick, on Tuesday, June 25, ended his life by jumping from the balcony of his Lekki, Lagos apartment. Right before Nick’s jump, he reached out to his US-based brother to give him instructions on how to distribute his wealth…
BREAKING: Heavy Gunshots, Many Feared Killed As Gunmen Attack Police Station The Ishieke Police Division in Ebonyi local government area of Ebonyi State came under heavy attack by unknown gunmen on Wednesday night. During the gun duel, five of the unknown gunmen were reportedly killed by the police. Ibom Focus learnt that the incident started around 9:30 pm with heavy shootings, forcing residents into hiding. One of the sources, Mr Tony Nwori said the gunmen arrived at the police station with two cars and started shooting sporadically in the air. He said the gunmen engaged in a gun duel with…
JAMB Speaks On Cut-off Mark, Tells Universities, Others What To Do The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is set for the 2024 Policy Meeting on admissions into tertiary institutions in Nigeria, the board has clarified the controversy over whose responsibility it is to set the minimum entry scores, commonly known as cut-off marks, for admissions into tertiary institutions. The board has stated emphatically that only individual institutions set their minimum entry scores based on their peculiarities and not JAMB as erroneously believed by the public. The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), particularly has accused JAMB…