Policeman Kills Driver Over N200 Bribe Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Policeman Kills Driver Over N200 Bribe A police officer in Bayelsa State killed a driver named Benalayefa Bako Asiayei after he allegedly refused to pay a N200 bribe. The event occurred on Azikoro Road in Yenagoa, the state capital. The death of the driver has drawn condemnation from the public and human rights groups. The trigger-happy cop, who is attached to the police special patrol team in the state Operation Doo Akpo’ is yet to be identified as at the time of filling the report. The late Asiayei,…
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Biafra Heroes Day: Tension In Enugu Over Sit-At-Home Order Economic and social activities were paralysed in the Enugu metropolis on Thursday as residents amid total compliance with the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to remember Igbo people who died in the 1967-70 Nigerian Civil War. Ibom Focus observed that schools were closed but Senior Secondary School 3 and Junior Secondary School 3 students taking the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) were seen trekking to their examination centres. Petrol stations, markets and shopping malls were closed. Street trading was…
Biafra Heroes Day: Heavy Gunshots As Gunmen, Security Agencies In Serious Fight, Patrol Van, Others Burnt There is palpable tension in Aba, Abia State as some gunmen enforcing the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) reportedly engaged soldiers at Obikabia Junction in a shootout. A resident told SaharaReporters that two soldiers were killed by the enforcers of the sit-at-home order but the military and the police have not confirmed this. The hoodlums also burnt a military patrol vehicle and some shops in the area. Although, Ibom Focus could not immediately ascertain whether anyone died in the shootout,…
Biafra Day: Streets Deserted, Shops, Markets, Offices Shut As Residents Comply With Sit-At-Home Order Economic and social activities were paralysed on Thursday in Owerri, the Imo State capital as residents observed the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to honour Igbo people who died during the Nigerian Civil War. Ibom Focus observed that the streets of Owerri, Okigwe and Orlu were completely deserted as residents stayed indoors in compliance with the sit-at-home order. Although the police and the military had advised residents to disregard the order and given assurances that their safety would be guaranteed, shops, markets,…
BREAKING: Many Soldiers Feared Killed In Abia State Attack In a tragic incident, three soldiers from the 14 Brigade Headquarters of the Nigerian Army, Ohafia, attached to the 144 Battalion, have been feared killed in Aba, Abia State’s commercial hub. The soldiers met their untimely demise at an army outpost situated at the popular Obikabia junction off Umuola in Aba North local government area. According to reports, masked gunmen arrived in a black SUV, catching the soldiers off guard. In a daring move, the assailants not only took the soldiers by surprise but also made off with their weapons. To…
Nigeria Govt To Intervene On Behalf Of Palestinians In Gaza’ Amid Israel Attacks The Nigerian government has described the deadly attacks by the Israeli military on Rafah as an affront to humanity. President Bola Tinubu’s administration condemned the bombing of the Al Shifa Hospital in early April, the serial bombing of schools, the March 2024 bombing of the Firas Market and the Nuseirat Refugee Camp Market and the drone attacks on the World Central Kitchen aid staff in April, among others. It lamented the disregard for ceasefire agreements and violation of humanitarian corridors in the war. In a statement signed…
JUST IN: Rivers Crisis: Governor Fubara Win Again As pro-Wike Lawmakers Stranded In a recent development, the State High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has issued an interlocutory injunction preventing lawmakers loyal to former Governor and current FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, from sitting and functioning as members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. The court order, issued by Justice C.N. Wali, was in response to a suit filed by pro-Governor Siminilayi Fubara lawmakers led by their Speaker, Victor Oko-Jumbo, alongside Sokari Goodboy and Orubienimigha Timothy. The injunction specifically restrains the faction of lawmakers led by Speaker Martins Amaewhule…
Rev Sister Arrested Over Selling Of Three Abducted Boys A Catholic Reverend Sister has been arrested in connection with the alleged abduction and child trafficking of two children in Anambra state. Her arrest followed the rescue of two out of the three children of the same parents, who were abducted by a motorcyclist in Amaba Ime, Ikwuano Council Area of Abia State. The two children who had since been reunited with their parents, were rescued in Ekwulobia and Nkpor, two different towns in Anambra State, by security operatives, the Chairman of Ikwuano LGA, Mr Osinachi Nwaka disclosed. Nwaka, who disclosed…
BREAKING: Many Causalities, Goods ‘Worth Millions Of Naira’ Lost As Gunmen Attack Enugu Market, Burn Vehicles Some gunmen have attacked Nkwo Ibagwa market in the Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State, injuring scores of people and destroying goods reportedly worth millions of naira. The hoodlums, on Wednesday, also burnt at least two commercial buses and two tricycles. It was gathered that the gunmen who were allegedly enforcing sit-at-home order in commemoration of Biafra Heroes Day slated for Thursday, May 30, unleashed the mayhem on hapless traders at the market, destroying their wares and burning any vehicle in sight.…
WATCH: NYSC: Married Female Corper Caught Sleeping With Colleague An NYSC member, who is married, has allegedly been discovered engaging in an inappropriate relationship with her male colleague during the three-week orientation camp. This incident reportedly occurred shortly after the campers had arrived at the camp for their compulsory service. As a consequence of violating one of the NYSC rules, the young woman was promptly dismissed and sent home. The details of this incident were disclosed on the X app by the user @thebearded_sina, who mentioned that it occurred at Non-wam Gbam Tai in Rivers state during his own camping…