Only The Blind Can’t See Tinubu’s Work – Matawalle Blasts Nigerians As He Listed President’s Achievements Anyone mistakenly seeing President Bola Tinubu as a failure or a weakling is either blind or misguided and unable to see the new Nigeria that is emerging, according to Bello Matawalle, Minister of State for Defence. He said this while responding to the threat that the North might vote against Tinubu in 2027. It was reported that the forum, through its spokesman, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman expressed regrets that the region voted for Tinubu during 2023, noting that going forward, the region will prioritize unity and…
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BREAKING: Popular Nigerian Activist Found Dead, Photos Popular Nigerian activist, Fawaz Alabi has found death after drowning at Ibeshe Beach, Lagos More details..
BREAKING: Top Nigerian Police Officer Kills Self Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Top Nigerian Police Officer Kills Self A police inspector (name withheld) has reportedly committed suicide in Maiduguri, Borno State capital. The late officer was attached to the Gwange division of the Borno Police Command. Community sources told Daily Trust that the inspector was looking healthy when he was last seen three days ago. It is unclear why the policeman took the action. His neighbours at Layin Bayan, Wulari Jerusalem area of Maiduguri raised the alarm on Saturday morning when they noticed his door was locked from behind…
Junior Pope: After Ibom Focus’ Story, Governor Eno Orders Body Of Makeup Artist To Be Brought Back Home The Akwa Ibom state government, under the watch of Pastor Umo Bassey Eno, has demanded the body of their daughter Abigail Fredirck to, be returned for proper burial arrangements. Abigail Fredrick was a professional makeup artist who was tragically involved in the marine accident that took the life of famous Nigerian actor Pope Obumneme Odonwodo aka Junior Pope. The young creative’s body was discovered on Thursday, April 11, and was apparently buried along the riverbank. The townspeople allegedly ordered she be buried…
BREAKING: World’s Oldest Conjoined Twins Die The world’s oldest conjoined twins, Lori and George have been reportedly dead at the age of 60 Lori and her brother, George Schappell, recognized as the world’s oldest conjoined twins, have been confirmed deceased at the age of 62. Lori and George were born with partially fused skulls and sharing 30 percent of their brains, surpassed medical expectations by living beyond the age of 30. Lori and George passed away on Sunday, April 7, in a Pennsylvania hospital, with the exact cause of their demise undisclosed, as stated in their online obituaries published by…
You Are Huge Joker – Governor Aiyedatiwa Lands In Trouble Over Comment Some of the governorship aspirants vying for the ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State have knocked the state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, for declaring that there is no vacancy at the state government house, Akure. It was reported that at the APC national secretariat on Friday in Abuja, shortly after his screening ahead of the party’s primary election slated for April 20, Aiyedatiwa had said there was no vacancy for the office of governor in Ondo State. He…
Worsening Hunger Grips Nigeria Amid Persistent Economic Turmoil Nearly 55 million people in West and Central Africa, including Nigeria, Niger, Senegal, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Chad and Togo will struggle to feed themselves in the June-August 2024 lean season, according to the March 2024 Cadre Harmonise food security analysis released by the Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS). The figure represents a four-million increase in the number of people who are food-insecure compared to the November 2023 forecast and highlights a fourfold increase over the last five years. The report said the situation is particularly…
BREAKING: Fleeing Binance Executive, Anjarwalla Found Nigerian government says Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped custody in Nigeria, has been found in Kenya. A source in the presidency, who preferred anonymity, confirmed the development as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the International Criminal Police, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Kenyan Police Service have deepened talks to quicken Anjarwalla’s extradition. “We know where he is. He is in Kenya, and we’re working with the authorities to bring him back to Nigeria”, the source said. The EFCC chairman, Ola Olukuyede, last month, in a statement, stressed that the commission is…
Budget Padding: Mass Protest Against Akpabio Hits Everywhere A Civil Society Organisation, (CSO), National Association For Peaceful Coexistence and Good Governance has threatened to organise a massive protest against the President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio over the recent allegation of budget padding levelled against him by senator representing Bauchi central Abdul Ningi. Founder of the group, Comrade Isiaku Balogun Nathaniel, said the matter would not be swept under the carpet and urged President Bola Tinubu to probe Ningi’s allegations and the leadership of the Senate to make clarification and reinstate the suspended senator within one week. “We are giving…
Naira Makes Massive Recovery Against US Dollar The naira on Friday experienced huge appreciation at the official market, trading at N1, 142.38 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market revealed that the naira gained N88.23. This represents a 7.16 per cent gain compared to the previous trading date on Monday, April 8, exchanging at N1,230.61 to a dollar before the Sallah holiday. The total daily turnover increased to $281.34 million on Friday up from $125.55 million recorded on Monday. Meanwhile, at the Investor’s and…