I Did My ‘Dobale’ This Morning As A Yoruba Boy For Democracy Day – Tinubu Finally Speaks On Eagles Square Slip President Bola Tinubu has spoken about the incident at the Eagle Square, Abuja, on Wednesday morning. Ibom Focus had reported how the president missed his step and fell while entering a vehicle for a parade to commemorate Democracy Day. Social media has been abuzz since the incident happened as the video went viral. Speaking at a dinner, the president referred to the fall as “Swagger”, saying social media is confused about it. “Early this morning, I had a swagger…
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BREAKING: FG Approves Concurrent Running Of NCE, Degree Programmes In FCEs The federal government has approved the concurrent implementation of the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) and degree programmes in Federal Colleges of Education (FGCs). The approval, however, stipulates that only qualified colleges should be permitted to commence degree programmes. The directive was contained in a letter from the Federal Ministry of Education to the Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), dated June 5, 2024, and seen in the news. The letter, signed by Dr U. C. Uba, Director of Colleges of Education, noted that…
Police Did Not Rescue Us, Abductors Collected N40m Before Releasing Us – Student Exposes NPF A student of the Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, who was kidnapped alongside 29 others, has disclosed that the kidnappers collected about N40 million in ransom before they were granted freedom. Ibom Focus reported on Monday that about 30 travellers, including some students of the polytechnic, were abducted by kidnappers along the Abuja-Nasarawa Highway on Friday. Recall that the kidnappers ambushed the vehicles transporting the travellers and took them into a nearby bush in the Uke area of Nasarawa State. A student among the abductees was travelling…
Another Train Derails On Abuja-Kaduna Route Again As the nation marks the 2024 Democracy Day, an Abuja-bound train on Wednesday derailed along the Abuja-Kaduna route. The incident makes it the third time the same incident will be occurring in two weeks – between May 26 and June 12, 2024. A staff of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) who preferred anonymity confirmed the incident. When asked if the problem had been rectified, the NRC staff replied, “We are still working on it”. Similarly, a former senator representing Kaduna Central, Senator Shehu Sani hinted that a top Managing Director was on board…
Suspended RCCG Pastor, Iluyomade, Resigns, Start Own Ministry Pastor Idowu Iluyomade, the former Regional Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), City of David, Region 20, has resigned from his pastoral duties. His resignation came after he refused to serve a three-month suspension and accept a transfer to another parish in Ebute Meta. According to Vanguard, a close associate to the pastor has submitted his resignation to the RCCG governing council but yet to be accepted. “Since he is currently serving a suspension, the governing council has not accepted his resignation. The council is not scheduled to meet…
Tinubu Using Nigeria As Health Insurance, Says Sowore About President’s Fall On Democracy Day #RevolutionNow convener, Omoyele Sowore, has said that President Bola Tinubu is an ailing man who is using Nigeria as a health insurance. Sowore, who said this on Wednesday while reacting to how the President fell at the Eagle Square in Abuja while boarding the parade vehicle at the venue of Nigeria’s 25th Democracy Day celebration, criticised the Presidency and Tinubu’s supporters for comparing the incident with that of US President Joe Biden. Speaking in an interview with VOP FM after the incident, Sowore described the incident…
NLC Reacts To Tinubu’s Democracy Day Broadcast, Says Our Demand Still Remains Unchanged In reaction to the President Bola Tinubu’s statement regarding new minimum wage in his message to Nigerians in his 2024 Democracy Day speech, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has stressed that the organised labour did not agree on any specific figure as the new minimum wage with those who represented the Federal government and Organised Private Sector (OPS) at the end of the tripartite negotiation. “Our demand still remains N250,000 (two hundred and fifty thousand Naira) only and we have not been given any compelling reasons to…
BREAKING: Lukman Finally Dumps APC A former national vice chairman (North-West) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Mohammed Lukman, has withdrawn his membership of the party. Lukman, a former member of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) in a statement on Wednesday said he left the party because of “lack of internal democracy” and alleged failure of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to allow reforms within the party. The APC chieftain has consistently criticised party leaders for allegedly jettisoning the founding vision and not embracing reforms. He said he had gone back to the trenches to work with other…
Atiku Sympathises With Tinubu Over Eagles Square slip Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has sympathised with President Bola Tinubu after he slipped at the Eagles Square during the 2024 Democracy Day celebration. Ibom Focus recalls Tinubu on Wednesday slipped at the Eagles Square while boarding the parade vehicle. The President, however, quickly regained his balance and continued with the proceedings without further issues. Reacting to the incident Atiku expressed his empathy, hoping that all is well with the President. He wrote on X, “I sincerely sympathise with President Bola Tinubu, @officialABAT, over this unfortunate incident as he was set to…
VIDEO: Biden, Obama Have Slipped Several Times, Tinubu Is Not A Superman – Presidency Attack Nigerians The Nigerian presidency has stated that the slipping of President Bola Tinubu while boarding a parade vehicle on Wednesday should not dimínish the Democracy Day’s significance. Naija News House earlier reported that President Tinubu tripped and fell while boarding the parade vehicle at the venue of the 2024 Democracy Day. Tinubu was, however, quickly helped up by his security details. He had approached the vehicle shortly after he arrived at the Eagles Square, Abuja venue of the programme. Confirming the incident, the Special Assistant…