Nigerian Woman Arrested At Airport With Illicit Drugs Concealed In African Salad, Dried Vegetables A 35-year-old Nigerian woman, Chidinma Chinenye Agbazue has been arrested and detained by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over an attempt to export 20 parcels of cannabis sativa weighing 10.70 kilograms. She was arrested on her way to Doha, Qatar through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos State. Femi Babafemi, NDLEA Director of Media & Advocacy made this known in a statement issued on Sunday, noting that the parcels were concealed in African salad, popularly called Abacha and dried vegetables. He said,…
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Those Happy About Naira Depreciation Are Peter Obi’s Supporters, ‘Obidient Movement’ Members—Tinubu’s Presidency Mr Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information & Strategy has claimed that it is only the supporters of Peter Obi, popularly known as ‘Obidient Movement’ who were happy about the depreciation of the country’s currency, Naira against the dollar. Mr Onanuga said this while featuring on Seun Okinbaloye’s ‘Mic On’ podcast. The presidential spokesman accused Peter Obi and his supporters of deliberately making efforts to paint the current government of Bola Tinubu as a failure despite spending less than one year in…
Real Reason We Must Impeached Gov Fubara — Rivers Lawmakers The Rivers State lawmakers have stated why they want Governor Similanayi Fubara impeached. The lawmakers in Rivers State House of Assembly say they might remove Governor Similanayi Fubara from his position if they have no other choice. The Assembly is currently battling with Governor Fubara due to the cold war between him and the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike. The Speaker of the Assembly, Martins Amaehwule, talked to reporters in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, about the possibility of impeaching the governor. He said “Governor Fubara didn’t follow…
Soldier Kills Trader Over Carpet Price There was serious tension on Saturday as soldier stabbed a 27-year-old trader to death over the price of a carpet in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The incident, which happened around Arakale area of Akure metropolis, led to the blockage of major roads in the area by some aggrieved traders and colleagues of the deceased. An eyewitness, who identified himself as Chibuka, told newsmen that trouble started when the deceased tried to stop the man from beating and harassing a co-trader, who was a nursing mother, over the price of a carpet. According to…
Real Reason I Can’t Pay Salary – Governor Uba Sani The Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, on Saturday, lamented the huge debt inherited from his predecessor, Nasir El-Rufai, on May 29, 2023. Sani said the state is now left with a few amounts, not enough to pay salary. The governor made this known while addressing a Town Hall Meeting at the late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Hall, Kaduna. He added that his administration inherited a total of $587million, N85billion, and 115 contract liabilities from the ex-governor. Despite this, he said he had yet to borrow money in the last nine months…
Tinubu, Wike Clash Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Tinubu, Wike Clash For reasons that often define the courses of different faces of politics in Nigeria, the turn of future outcomes is often easily predictable. In the same fashion is one of the trending political scenarios being the dalliance between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu the ‘Jagaban’ of Borgu Emirate, and Chief Nyesom Wike, a former governor of Rivers State and now the Minister of the Federal Capital Abuja, a matter of concern to not a few Nigerians. Considering the backdrop of runs in public office by Bola Ahmed Tinubu, whether…
Gov Sani In Serious Trouble Over Kaduna’s Debts Comment, Exposing El-rufai A son of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has attacked his father’s successor, Uba Sani, over his complaint about the loans burden he inheritted from Mr El-Rufai. Governor Sani said his administration was finding it difficult to pay workers’ salaries because of the repayment of the state’ huge debts. The governor said the administration inherited $587 million, N85 billion, and 115 contractual liabilities from the administration of Mr El-Rufai. Mr Sani lamented that due to the rise in the exchange rate, the state is now paying back almost…
BREAKING: INEC Publishes Names Of Edo Governorship Candidates, Deputies The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published personal particulars of governorship candidates and their running-mates for the forthcoming Edo gubernatorial election. The electoral body made this known in a terse statement on Saturday. It reads : “In compliance with Section 29(3) of the Electoral Act 2022, and as indicated in our press statement dated Wednesday 27th March, 2024, the Commission today, 30th March, 2024, pasted the personal particulars – Form EC9- and other credentials of governorship candidates and their deputies nominated by 17 political parties at the INEC Edo State…
Peter Obi Joins SDP Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Peter Obi Joins SDP Former spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation, Daniel Bwala, has shared a video of former Anambra governor, Peter Obi, vowing never to leave The All Progressives Grand Alliance as a political party (APGA). Take a listen to @PeterObi in APGA vowing if he leaves APGA let his family die; this is before he embarked on his political olosho. He has since moved from APGA to PDP to LP and now planning to move to SDP. He betrayed Odimegwu Ojukwu, he betrayed Atiku Abubakar and…
Hamas-Israel War: US Government Approves More Bombs, Warplanes For Israel The United States government under the leadership of President Joe Biden has approved the transfer of billions of dollars in bombs and fighter jets to Israel despite Washington’s concerns about an anticipated military offensive in southern Gaza that could threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians, sources claimed. It was gathered that the new arms packages include more than 1800 MK84 2,000-pound bombs and 500 MK82 500-pound bombs, according to Pentagon and State Department officials familiar with the matter. The 2000-pound bombs have been linked to prior…