BREAKING: Akwa Ibom Gets New University Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Akwa Ibom Get New University …commends TACTS readiness to offer degree programs In a significant development for The Apostolic Church Theological Seminary (TACTS), Obot Idim Nsit, the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) has conducted a comprehensive resource inspection of its facilities. This inspection comes as a follow-up to the recent approval of affiliation between the Seminary and the prestigious University of Uyo. The resource inspection which is one of the prerequisites for full accreditation for the award of degree programs was aimed at ascertaining the level of preparedness of…
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Security Operatives Kill Notorious And Dangerous Bandit Leader During Heavy Gun Battle The Notorious bandit leader Dogo Gide, who was causing a lot of terror in the North, is dead. Dogo Gide passed away as a result of gunshot injuries sustained during a clash with Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) forces. The encounter took place in the challenging landscape of Madada forest within the Maru local government area on March 12, 2024. Despite suffering serious injuries, Dogo Gide was said to have been covertly taken to a hospital in Mabera, Sokoto State, where he eventually passed away. Dogo Gide, a notorious…
Real Reason For Banditry, Kidnapping Rising, Obasanjo Tells FG Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has linked the growing activities of bandits and kidnappers to the unemployment situation in the country. Obasanjo spoke during his address at the 9th International Trade Exhibition & Conference on Agrofood, Plastics, Printing, and Packaging which was held in Lagos on Tuesday. The trade fair was jointly organised by FairTrade Messe and the Organisation for Technology Advancement of Cold Chain in West Africa. “Of course, if we are able to achieve this, it will improve our security. Part of our insecurity are men and women that are…
Negotiate With Bandits Or Else – Buhari’s Ex-minister Tells Tinubu A former Minister of Communication Adebayo Shittu has urged the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government to promise bandits a promising future by negotiating with them. Shittu said most of these bandits are able-bodied men whom the Federal Government should retain. Featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, the former minister said non-kinetic approach in dealing with banditry would bring about a lot of results. “If I am in position, it is not too late to use non-kinetic measures in negotiating with bandits, giving them a promising future. Let us…
Landlord Defiles Tenant’s Daughter Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Landlord Defiles Tenant’s Daughter A family court sitting at Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Tuesday ordered the remand of one Musibau Lamidi, 50, over alleged defilement of his tenant’s six-year-old daughter. The magistrate, Mrs S. A. Adesina, ordered that the landlord should be kept at the Agodi custodial facility pending advice from Oyo State Director of Public Prosecutions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Musibau, a resident of Olode, Ibadan, was charged with one-count charge of defilement. Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp. Gbemisola Adedeji, told the court that the defendant, on…
Never Question Deaths of Nollywood Movie Stars – Rita Edochie Exposes Top Secret Nollywood veteran actress, Rita Edochie, has urged Nigerians to refrain from questioning the deaths of movie stars, saying death is only a displeasing call of nature that comes knocking and cannot be avoided. The well-known actress, who took to her Instagram page @ritaedochie to frown at questions like “What is happening in Nollywood?” said death is inevitable; “It knocks at everyone’s door, not just actors alone.” “Celebrities are humans as well; the same way other people in different walks of life die, that is the same way…
How To Curb Banditry’ — Gumi Tells Security Agencies Ahmad Gumi, the Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, says he had “productive interaction” with security agencies who invited him over his comments on the activities of bandits in the country. On Monday, Mohammed Idris, minister of information and orientation, disclosed that the federal government had invited Gumi over some of his remarks. The minister had said Gumi was not above the law and that he would be reprimanded if security agencies deemed his comments reckless. In a social media post on Tuesday, the cleric described his meeting with security agents as a “productive…
CBN Increases Interest Rate The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has concluded its two-day meeting for March 2024. The meeting held on Tuesday marks the second MPC meeting for 2024 and also the 294th meeting of the CBN. The MPC, at the end of today’s meeting, elected to hike the MPR by 300 basis points. The committee voted as follows: Raise the MPR by 400bps to 24.75 from 22.75 per cent. Increase the asymmetric corridor to +100bps/-300 basic points. Retain the Cash Reserve Ratio of Deposit Money Banks at 45 per cent and adjust…
Suspected Ritualists Behead Homeless Woman There was panic on Tuesday morning around the Oke Baale area of Osogbo following the discovery of the headless body of a middle-aged woman. The headless body was discovered behind shops opposite the Osogbo Local Government Council Secretariat It wa said to have been homeless and had been in the area for months. Her hands were also discovered to have been cut off by her assailants who are allegedly ritualists. Following the incident, traders and shop owners in the vicinity did not open their shops for business for fear of being arrested by law enforcement…
EXPOSED: CEO Bribes Tinubu’s Minister With Lexus SUV Worth Over N290Million To Retain Office The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Abdulaziz Ahmed Sule, has reportedly bought a 2023 Lexus LX 600 model for the Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu. The SUV was procured for 298,444,187.50k. Sources said that Sule bought the vehicle from the internally generated revenue of the company to bribe the minister to ensure that President Bola Tinubu does not remove him from office. Documents exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters show the vehicle with Chassis No. JTJPBACX6P4026917 was procured from…