BREAKING: Fresh Trouble Hits Ganduje As APC Stakeholders Ask Him To Resign Immediately Some stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the North Central zone have written to the National Working Committee (NWC), demanding the resignation of the party’s national chairman, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. The protest letter titled, “Vote of no confidence and request for the removal of Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje from office as national chairman of the APC”, was signed by Mohammed Mahmud Saba and obtained by our correspondent on Thursday. It was reported that since the purported suspension of Ganduje erupted, the North Central members…
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Senator Bassey Hails Governor Eno At 60 Senator Aniekan Bassey of the Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District was in attendance at the Special Thanksgiving Service in commemoration of Governor Umo Eno’s 60th birthday. The event had in attendance former President, His Excellency, Goodluck Jonathan, GCFR, the President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who was represented by his wife Mrs. Ekaette Unoma Akpabio; the immediate past Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel; the Minister of State for Petroleum (Gas), Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo; Deputy Governor Akon Eyakenyi; and many other dignitaries within and outside Akwa Ibom State. The event was held at…
VIDEO: N80Billion Fraud Case: Wanted Yahaya Bello Caught Seeking Spiritual Help, Pray He Becomes Next Nigerian President Some loyalists and supporters of the embattled former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello have sought spiritual intervention over his issues with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC has been making efforts to arraign Bello on 19 counts bordering on alleged money laundering, breach of trust and misappropriation of funds to the tune of N80.2 billion. Ibom Focus earlier reported that Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, last Tuesday, ordered EFCC to serve a copy of the…
JUST IN: Panic As 4-Year-Old Pupil Dies In Abuja School During School’s Feeding Hours Four-year-old boy dies in Abuja school, parents suspect foul play Tragedy struck at BrickHall Schools located in the Cadastral Zone B11, Kaura in Abuja on Wednesday, when a four-year-old pupil, Miguel Ovoke, died during the school’s feeding hours. According to the death certificate dated April 24, 2024, issued by Excel Specialist Hospital, Abuja, which was sighted by our correspondent, Ovoke was brought to the hospital by his teachers around 11 am in an unconscious state. The medical report, signed by Dr. Akinwande Ajayi, on behalf of…
No Reasonable Woman Will Marry Portable Except …. — Fayose Blasts Singer Isaac Fayose, brother to former Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose, has attributed Portable’s multiple marriages to hunger. He emphasized in a video circulating online that hunger is the driving force behind women marrying the controversial singer, stating that it’s hunger that compels women to seek husbands they don’t necessarily want. While some online users agreed with his perspective, others criticized him for provoking Portable.
Ahead Of 2027, Makinde Reveals His Preferred Candidate Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has said only candidates below 52 years of age will have his support in the governorship race come 2027. The governor disclosed this Wednesday at the Debo Ogundoyin Students’ Legislative Summit held at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan. He charged the youths to be resolute in pursuing their dreams, using himself as an example. While disqualifying intending aspirants within an age range, the governor stressed that he would not support any candidate above 52 years of age for the position of governor of the state.…
BREAKING: Inmates Flee As Rainstorm Wreaks Havoc At Nigerian Prison Some inmates escaped from Suleja Correctional Facility in Niger State during heavy rainfall on Wednesday night. The rain, which spread across communities in Niger and neighboring Federal Capital Territory (FCT), destroyed parts of the fence of the prison. An unspecified number of inmates reportedly seized the opportunity to escape. A resident, Abdullahi Nura, told our reporter that the inmates overpowered officials on duty and fled in different directions. Some of them reportedly hurled stones at volunteers who attempted to block them from escaping. “Some parked vehicles had their screens damaged…
BREAKING: Gunmen Storm Police Station, Kill Top Officer Suspected armed robbers on Wednesday night killed a Nigerian police officer identified as Inspector Sunday Baba during their operation at Rumuolumeni in Rivers State. This was confirmed by the state police command on its X account. The command mourned the death of the deceased described as a ‘brave man’ who lost his life on duty. The command wrote: “Yesterday night, Inspr Sunday Baba, a brave police officer serving at Rumuolumeni, Rivers State, lost his life on duty. “Though the perpetrators fled, we recovered their vehicle. It’s sad that being a police officer…
Students’ Loan Not For All Public Institutions’ Students — Says FG, Releases List The Managing Director\CEO of the Federal Government’s newly established Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, has declared that the loan facilities are conditional for students to access. He also established that students in private tertiary institutions, inmates in correctional centres nationwide and also Nigerian students schooling abroad are exempted from benefiting from the loan. According to him, NETFUND loan, which is a pool of one percent of the country’s annual tax, is strictly for students in Nigerian public tertiary schools either in the universities, polytechnics,…
See New Minimum Wage For University Workers A cross-section of workers in Nigerian universities under the aegis of the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), on Wednesday pegged their minimum wage at N350,000. The workers, who vowed not to go above or below that amount, explained that the current economic situation in the country, occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy and high inflation rates, has exacerbated the hardship they and their dependants face. They spoke through their president, Comrade Ibeji Nwokoma, during the opening session of the union’s 5th National Delegates Conference that was held at the University of…