VIDEO: Police Officer Caught Doing ‘Guard Duties’ For Rich Youngster, Holding Bundles Of Cash For Him To Abuse At Party Lands In Big Trouble The Nigeria Police Force has condemned what it termed as “unprofessional conduct” of one of its officers seen in a viral video performing guard duties for a young man displaying opulence in the public. According to the police in a statement released on Saturday by the Force Public Relations Officer ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the act by the officer seen in the video encouraged the abuse of the naira contrary to the provisions of the Central Bank…
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BREAKING: Abuja On Fire As Robbers Storm Estate, Kill Army Brigadier-General Dare-devil robbers have attacked Sunshine Homes estate in the Lokogoma area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, killing a Nigerian Army’s retired Brigadier General, identified as Uwem Harold Udokwere. The police in the FCT confirmed that the attack occurred on Saturday around 3am saying the Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, ordered “a discreet investigation into the circumstances surrounding this regrettable event.” The statement signed by SP Josephine Adeh, the Police Public Relations Officer, said, “In response to the tragic and unprecedented attack at Sunshine homes estate by armed robbers,…
VIDEO: Many Causalities As Kogi Commissioner Led Gunmen To Shoot At Innocent Residents The people of Koton-Karfe community in the Kogi local government area of Kogi State have raised the alarm over the sponsored attack and shooting of 15 members by gunmen allegedly led by the State Commissioner for Solid Minerals Resources, Engineer Abubakar Bashiru Gegu. The community, in an account on Saturday, called on Governor Ahmed Ododo to caution and warn his commissioner to stay clear of the traditional issues of Koton Karfi, while asking the governor to come clean on his involvement in the supply of weapons to…
WARNING: Stop Drinking Rainwater, Says Nigerian Governmen Kano State Government in its efforts to prevent contracting Cholera, the government has advised residents against drinking rainwater for now. Cholera is an endemic and seasonal disease, occurring annually mostly during the rainy season and more frequently in areas with poor sanitation. This was contained in a statement signed on Saturday by the Head of the Public Relations Unit, Ministry of Health, Ibrahim Abdullahi, a copy made available to press in Kano According to him, the advice was necessary because usually, the rainy season comes up with cholera complications which some states in…
I Don’t Care If I’m Removed Again But – Emir Sanusi Blows Hot The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said that he doesn’t care whether he was removed again provided that the Kano Emirate remains one as it were. The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), who spoke in an interview with Sun Newspaper, blamed the crisis rocking the Emirate on the immediate past administration in Kano State. “For me, even now that I am here, only God knows how long I will be here. I can die tomorrow. Another governor can come tomorrow and…
Real Reason I Didn’t Take My First Dethronement To Court – Emir Sanusi Blows Hot, Blasts Ganduje The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has opened up on while he did not challenge his removal as the Emir by the former governor of the state, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje in March 2020. Sanusi, a former governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank, who spoke in an interview with Sun Newspaper, explained that he is one of hundreds of princes of the Emirate and therefore doesn’t have fundamental right to be an Emir. Asked why he didn’t challenge his dethronment by former Governor Ganduje,…
Transformer Thief Electrocuted Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Transformer Thief Electrocuted A yet-to-be-identified young man has been electrocuted near the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) centre in Otukpo, the headquarters of Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. The suspected thief had finished vandalising a transformer on a high-tension pole before he was electrocuted when power was suddenly restored by the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC). It was gathered that the incident occurred late on Friday. The lifeless body was discovered dangling from the high-tension pole on Saturday morning, with a large crowd of passersby gathered around the…
Court Declares Same-s3x Acts Constitutional Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Court Declares Same-s3x Acts Constitutional The Namibian high court declared unconstitutional two colonial-era laws that criminalized same-sex acts between men. The case was initiated by Namibian activist Friedel Dausab, with support from the UK-based Human Dignity Trust. Following the court’s decision, Dausab expressed joy, saying, “It’s a great day for Namibia. It won’t be a crime to love anymore.” Although prosecutions under the “sodomy” and “unnatural sexual offences” laws were infrequent, rights activists noted that these laws fostered ongoing discrimination against the LGBTQ community and instilled fear of arrest…
PSC Speaks On Recruiting Deaf, Dumb Persons As Police Constables The Police Service Commission (PSC) has revealed that during the recently concluded recruitment exercise of 10,000 constables, the physical and medical screenings of shortlisted candidates were handled by police personnel. The PSC noted in a statement that the screening personnel should be held responsible if “deaf and dumb persons” and those with suicidal tendencies are recruited into the Force. The Commission demanded that the police should provide verifiable evidence to prove the allegations peddled against it. While tackling the Nigerian Police Force, it warned against illegal peddling of rumors and…
CAF Fixes New Dates For AFCON, WAFCON The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced dates for the CAF TotalEnergies African Cup of Nations (AFCON) and the Women African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) billed for Morocco. The CAF executive committee ratified the dates at a meeting on Friday and published them on its website. AFCON is scheduled for December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026. The Women’s tournament, scheduled for this year, is now slated for July 5 to July 26, 2025. The president of CAF, Patrice Motsepe, said the delay in announcing the dates was due to the extensive…