Binance Executive Gambaryan May Die In Kuje Prison Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Binance Executive Gambaryan May Die In Kuje Prison Aluko & Oyebode, the law firm handling the case of Binance, says Mr Tigran Gambaryan, the cryptocurrency firm’s executive, standing trial alongside the company in Nigeria, may die in Kuje Correctional Centre. The law firm stated this in a letter addressed to the deputy chief registrar of the Federal High Court and signed by a partner, C.J. Caleb. The letter, dated and filed on May 23 and seen on Sunday, was titled ‘Re: Charge No: FHC/ABJ/CR/128/2024—Application for the…
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HoR pro-Fubara G-60 Group Warns FG Over Reinstatement Of Emir Sanusi, Endorse Former CBN Governor …pitch tent with Atiku camp A pro-Fubara group under the G-60 platform at the weekend warned the Federal Government to steer clear and allow the reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadh Sanusi II to reign peacefully. The pro-Fubara group from all indications had thrown its weight behind former Vice President Atiku Abubakar camp. The G-60 stressed that the Federal Government should not destabilise the already fragile North-western State by wobbling in the chieftaincy affairs of the Kano Emirate, which is internal and within the purview of…
I’m Happy, Nigerians Are Happy Today, The Deal is Done, Tinubu A visibly excited President Bola Tinubu described Monday’s flag-off of the 700-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway as his day to boast, saying the deal is done, and the project is realisable. Tinubu spoke from the Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos, end of the project, which would traverse nine states along Nigeria’s coastal shoreline, while linking the A1, A2, A3, and A4 highway corridors vertically crossing the western, central and eastern regions of the country, north to south. But Minister of Works, David Umahi, announced that the president had directed…
Kano Crisis: I Accept My Removal – Dethroned Emir Finally Backs Down Former Emir of Gaya, Alhaji Aliyu Ibrahim Abdulkadir, says he has accepted his removal, saying it was an act of God. Abdulkadir was one the first-class kings appointed by the former governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje. The emirs were on Thursday sacked after the incumbent governor Abba Kabir Yusuf signed the repeal of the law which balkanised the Kano Emirates. The governor gave them 48 hours to vacate their palaces and hand over to the Commissioner of Chieftaincy and Local Government Affairs. The development has been causing…
Now Investors Are Laughing At Us –Obasanjo Blasts Tinubu Over Nigeria’s Economy Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says President Bola Tinubu’s policies on fuel subsidy removal and exchange rates have adversely affected the Nigerian economy. Obasanjo spoke via a statement issued by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, on Sunday to assess the performance of the current government in the past one year. He said the effects of the policies which he said were “wrongly implemented are pushing foreign investors away from Nigeria”. He argued that “the present administration has not found the right way to handle the economy to engender confidence…
BREAKING: Real Reason We Are In Kano – Nigerian Army Finally Breaks Silence The Nigerian Army has clarified its mission in Kano, where there is tension as a result of emirship tussle. Ibom Focus reports that Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, Emir of Kano, and Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, dethroned Emir of Kano, are locked in a royal tussle. The Kano House of Assembly had repealed the law which former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje used to dethrone Sanusi in 2020, paving the way for reinstatement of the monarch. While signing the new law on Friday, Governor Abba Yusuf had directed the deposed…
JUST IN: Many Worshippers Feared Dead As Popular Mosque Collapse Many people were feared dead on Sunday afternoon when a mosque collapsed in Papa Ajao area of Lagos state. The mosque collapsed during afternoon prayer, according to reports. It was learnt that many dead and injured bodies have been moved from the rubbles with many more feared trapped. Details later
Students Beat Fellow Student To Death Inside Hostel Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Students Beat Fellow Student To Death Inside Hostel A yet-to-be-identified male student of the Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, in Oyo State, has allegedly been beaten to death inside a hostel known as Shepherd Inn on the school premises by a group of other students for allegedly stealing a mobile phone. It was gathered that the deceased was also said to have had his hair forcefully shaved by his assailants after he was reportedly caught with the stolen mobile phone. Our correspondent learnt from a source in…
Dethroned Kano Emir Bayero Finally Lands In Big Trouble Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Dethroned Kano Emir Bayero Finally Lands In Big Trouble The Arewa Social Contract Initiatives, a Non Governmental Organisation, has charged the dethroned Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, to vacate the ancient city in the spirit of peace and stability. The group, who summoned an emergency meeting of the 19 Northern States in Kano, worried that the sudden return of the dethroned Emir Bayero to Kano after packing his belongings was cooked to ignite serious civil unrest in the city. The National Chairman of the…
BREAKING: FG Drags Governors To Supreme Court Over LGAs Autonomy The Federal Government has instituted a legal action against the Governors of the 36 States of the Federation at the Supreme Court over alleged misconduct in the administration of Local Government Areas, LGAs. FG, in the suit marked: SC/CV/343/2024, which was filed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, is seeking full autonomy for all LGAs in the country as the third tier of government. How i went from selling N100 fish to importaion, tiktok stardom — Quam ‘Amao Omoeleja Ajeye’0.00 /…