Author: Ibom Focus

You’re Political ‘Olosho’ Who Betrayed Ojukwu, Atiku – Bwala Blasts Peter Obi A former spokesman of the Atiku-Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, Daniel Bwala has described the 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi as a political prostitute and Judas Iscariot. Bwala said Obi betrayed the late Biafra warlord, Odumegu Ojukwu, and former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. He made the claim on his X handle while sharing a video of Obi vowing never to leave the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA. He pointed out that despite Obi’s vows, he had long dumped APGA and the PDP.…

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Man Use Wife, Children For Ritual Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Man Use Wife, Children For Ritual A woman, Bunmi, has dragged her husband, Banji, before the Grade A Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, praying that it end their relationship on the accounts of irresponsibility and threat to her life. She also stated that he attempted to use her and their children for ritual. Bunmi pleaded with the court to grant her custody of their children and enforce him to be responsible for their upkeep, giving adequate attention to their feeding, education, and health care. The plaintiff also…

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UK Authority Suspends Nigerian Nurse, Strike Name Off Register A panel of the Fitness to Practice Committee of the NMC had earlier suspended Ms Offier for six months for “impairment of her fitness to practice arising from misconduct”, but this was questioned by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA). PSA filed an appeal in March 2023 because it said the penalty imposed by the panel was not sufficient for the “protection of the public.” It asked the court to quash the decision and substitute a striking-off order. This was revealed in a 21-page judgement exclusively obtained…

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Hardship: I Stands With Tinubu, Says Buhari Former President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, followed up his public statement with a phone call to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in which he personally extended his best wishes for a happy 72nd birthday to the President. A statement from Garba Shehu, former presidential spokesperson, revealed that in the course of the conversation, the former president said he was fully committed to the success of the APC administration under Tinubu. “In this regard, President Buhari prayed for Tinubu’s success, saying that praying for a leader is imperative as his success and well-being are for the…

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Real Reason I Ignored Labour Party National Convention — Peter Obi Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party for 2023 elections has declared his stance on the recent national convention of the party that saw Barr Julius Abure emerge as national chairman. Addressing Nigerians on X Space hosted by Parallel Facts on Friday, Peter Obi said he ignored the convention because the party leadership under Abure failed to do wide consultation with key stakeholders of the party before embarking on the said convention. The former Anambra Governor emphasised the need for the right thing to be done to…

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What My Late Son Told Me About His Wife — Mohbad’s Mother Exposes Secret Abosede, the mother of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad, has said that her son never told her anything bad about his wife, Olawunmi. Speaking in an interview with Saturday Beats, Abosede noted that her late son never expressed displeasure about his wife to her. She said, “My son never said anything bad about her to me. I got closer to my son within a short period before he died, and during that time, he never said anything negative (about her) to me.” She added…

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LP Asks Peter Obi To Leave Party Information reaching Ibom Focus says that LP Asks Peter Obi To Leave Party Former presidential aspirant of the Labour Party, LP, Faduri Oluwadare Joseph, has challenged the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to vacate the party if he can’t unite members. Two factional groups, respectively led by Julius Abure and Apapa Lamidi, had been claiming supremacy over the national chairmanship. Also, the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, has been claiming ownership of LP. Amid this battle for supremacy, Abure was reelected in a controversial national convention organised in Anambra State. In a statement…

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NLC, TUC Speaks On New Minimum Wage Presented By FG The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union of Nigeria have dismissed reports making the rounds on social media that organised labour has reached a deal with the Federal Government to peg the nation’s minimum wage at N155,000. Ibom Focus reports that a post on X (formerly Twitter) by one Ayofe on March 26, claimed that the Federal Government has agreed to the new minimum wage with the NLC) and the TUC. The X user said both the NLC and TUC leaders had thanked all the members involved in the…

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Governor Mbah In Trouble Over Establishment Of Cattle Ranch Igbo groups under the aegis of the American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID) and the World Igbo Congress (WIC), have warned Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State against establishment of cattle ranch in the state. The warning was contained in a statement jointly signed by the Chairman of WIC, Mr. Festus Okere and the President of AVID, Sylvester Onyia. The groups said that the warning became imperative as they had become aware of Governor Mbah’s plans to establish a cattle ranch in the state. “We wish to express our collective disapproval…

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How We’ll Remove Tinubu In 2027, Says Atiku Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, says the victory of Bassirou Diomaye Faye in Senegal has underscored the need for opposition parties in Nigeria to unite and remove President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Atiku also said Faye’s emergence as Senegalese President-Elect shows that democracy is the best form of government. Posting on X, Atiku wrote: “Against the backdrop of recent military interventions in the West African subregion, the election of Bassirou Diomaye Faye as Senegal’s President-elect in the election of March 24, 2024 gives hope to…

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