Man Kills Grandma Over Palm Oil Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Man Kills Grandma Over Palm Oil Operatives of the Osun State Police Command has arrested a 63-year-old man, Lukman Adejoju for the alleged killing of his 100-year-old mother. It was gathered that Adejoju, a resident of Kajola village, Apomu in Isokan local government area of the state allegedly killed his mother, Aminat over palm oil sales. The spokesperson of the Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola while confirming the arrest, revealed that the suspect and his mother were both going to the farm when the quarrel started. Opalola…
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EXCLUSIVE: Bobrisky Underwent Thorough Physical Examination; His Male Biological Characteristics Are All Intact — NCS Officials Controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, who was handed a six-month prison sentence over naira abuse, currently shares the same cell with male inmates at the Ikoyi Custodial Centre, Ibom Focus has learnt. Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Lagos, while sentencing the convict, on Friday, April 12, 2024, said the judgment would be a deterrent to others who are found abusing and mutilating the naira. Bobrisky who was taken into the Custodial Centre after the judgement was said to have…
BREAKING: Nationwide Darkness Looms Over Electricity Workers Strike Nationwide darkness looms as the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, has insisted on withdrawing their services if the Nigerian Government fails to rescind the recently approved electricity tariff hike. In a statement by its acting General Secretary, Dominic Igwebike, NUEE told the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu that if nothing was done about the withdrawal of the tariff, its members will take decisive action. Recall that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission had on April 3 raised the electricity tariff for band customers getting 20 hours of power supply daily. The tariff…
Fresh Trouble Hits Betta Edu, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, Shehu As EFCC Recovers Billions Of Naira, Dollars Amid Humanitarian Ministry Probe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has so far recovered N32.7 billion and $445,000 from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development amid its ongoing investigation into alleged corruption in the ministry. A statement titled ‘Setting the Records Straight on Investigations of Humanitarian Ministry,’ signed by EFCC Head of Media & Publicity, Mr Dele Oyewale, on Sunday, said it was important to provide the information amid recent commentaries, opinions and assumptions regarding its probe of…
Ahead Governorship Primary, Aiyedatiwa Cries Out For Help, Begs Delegates Ondo State governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has appealed to delegates who would take part in the primary election of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) slated for April 20, 2024, to elect him as the party’s candidate. Governor Aiyedatiwa, who is one of the major contenders for the party’s ticket, made the appeal during his campaign rally which was held at Ile/Oluji at the weekend. The governor said the annual dues of about 110,000 party members had been paid to enable them to participate in the primary and pleaded with them…
Paul Enenche Must Tender Public Apology To Anyim Vera For The Unwarranted Embarrassment And Disgrace The general public is demanding for a public apology by the led Pastor of Dunamis Church, Dr Paul Enenche to be unambiguously tendered to Mrs Anyim Vera. Ibom Focus Recall that in a viral video made from the Glory of Dome Abuja, this woman gave a testimony thanking God for breaking a yoke in her family by allowing her to be the first graduate as she bagged her LLB degree from the National Open University of Nigeria. However, Dr Paul Enenche accused her of telling…
Many Feared Killed, Others Injured As Soldiers Clash With Keke Riders Three persons have been killed while an unspecified others were injured after a Nigerian Army patrol vehicle hit a Keke Napep rider, causing injuries on the driver and his passengers. An eyewitness, Adamu Hassan, told Channels Television, that the incident happened on Sunday afternoon at the popular Garin Alkali market via Gashua, the headquarters of the Bade Local Government Area of the state. “After the incident happened, the association of the Keke Napep riders mobilised and staged protests in some locations blocking the main road leading to Gashua, the…
Husband’s Sidechic Beat Housewife To Coma, Rushed To Hospital A sidechic identified as Falamata Mai Mele and her family members have allegedly attacked her lover’s wife after she caught them on their matrimonial bed in Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State. Security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, who confirmed the incident on Saturday, April 13, 2024, said it happened during the month of Ramadan. The attack has left the wife hospitalized.
War: Iran Summons British, French, German Over Stance On Israel Attack Iran’s foreign ministry has summoned the ambassadors of Britain, France, and Germany to question what it referred to as their “irresponsible stance” regarding Tehran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel, the semi-official Iranian Labor News Agency reported. Iran summoned the ambassadors on Sunday following the countries’ positions on the retaliatory strikes, according to Alarabiya. The three European countries have condemned Iran’s drone and missile attack against Israel from Saturday night into Sunday and were in retaliation for Israel’s bombing of its consulate in Syria on April 1. The director for Western…
Like Boko Harm, ISWAP Terrorists Openly Celebrate Eid Al-Fitr The Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād has released pictures of its members celebrating the recent Eid-el-Fitr festival in a yet-to-be-identified section of the Sambisa Forest, Borno State. Muslims in Nigeria last Wednesday joined their counterparts around the world to celebrate Eid-El-Fitr, signalling the end of the one-month Ramadan fast. The Nigerian government initially declared Tuesday and Wednesday as a public holiday and later extended it to Thursday. In pictures released by ISWAP, sect members are…