JUST IN: Terrorists Storm Nigerian School, Abduct Dozens Of Students, Teachers No fewer than 232 students and teachers have been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be terrorists, locally dubbed as bandits in Kuriga village, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was learnt that the victims, including headteacher of the school and some other staff were kidnapped on Thursday morning LGEA Primary School, Kuriga (1). Confirming the incident was the former Kaduna senator, Shehu Sani, in a post on his X platform on Thursday, noting that the incident happened in the same village where a school principal, Idris…
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BREAKING : Fire Guts Lagos Airport There was pandemonium at the E-Arrival Finger of the Muritala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, on Thursday as fire broke out at the terminal. The fire outbreak, it was gathered, led to power outage at the airport. According to eyewitness, the incident caused panic among workers and passengers at the airport as travelers hastily left the place which was engulfed by smoke for the departure hall. However, normal operations has started at the terminal as fire fighters have put out the fire. More details to follow…..
Police Arrest Medical Doctor Over Attempt To Kill Couple Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested a 35-year-old Mustapha Tahiti, a medical recorder with the Maternity Clinic in Kofar Ran, Bauchi town for an attempt to kill his cousin and his wife through a lethal substance. Police said Tahiti was arrested on 6th March 2024 following a credible intelligence at the disposal of the State Intelligence Department (SID). A statement on Thursday by SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, said the operatives acted on the report and arrested the suspect while actively planning to…
Nigerian Man Lands In Big Trouble For Killing Monkey A man was arrested on Wednesday, March 6, by indigenes of Awka for killing a monkey. Monkeys are considered sacred animals in Awka and it is forbidden to kill them. The man arrested for killing a monkey in the village was seen in a viral video confessing that he has lived in Awka for 24 years and that he was aware that the culture forbids the killing and eating of monkeys. He explained that he did not intentionally kill the monkey, rather he had set a trap in the bush, hoping…
LP Speaks On Peter Obi Dumping Party The national leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has warned those disseminating falsehoods against its National Chairman, Julius Abure, using every available social media platform to desist from further media trial of its leader but instead approach the court if they are convinced of their allegations. The party also said the party’s national leader, Peter Obi, is not under any pressure to dump the party ahead of the 2027 general elections over the sustained smear campaign against Mr Abure. In a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the LP, Obiora Ifoh, on…
BREAKING: Church Member Kills Pastor Over Woman Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Church Member Kills Pastor Over Woman The altar, considered a sacred place where priests offer prayers, turned into a slaughter slab at Grace of Comfort Parish of the Celestial Church of Christ, Ile-Ife in Osun State. It was not just an ordinary person that was allegedly killed on the sacred platform, but the shepherd of the church, Most Senior Evangelist Morris Fadehan by his assistant, Lekan Ogundipe, following several disagreements between them. Ogundipe was said to have laid ambush within the church premises and unleashed terror on…
FG Increase Fine For Abuse Of Nigerian Flag Information reaching Ibom Focus says that FG Increase Fine For Abuse Of Nigerian Flag A bill seeking to increase the penalty for abusing or misusing the Nigerian flag has passed the second reading at the house of representatives. The bill proposes to amend the flag and coats of arms Act, 2004 and increase the fine for the abuse of the flag from N100 to N100,000 for individuals and N1 million for corporate organisations. For a persistent offence, the bill suggests a daily fine of N20,000 for an individual and N100,000 for a…
Real Reasons We Served Philip Shaibu Impeachment Notice – Edo Assembly The reasons for the impeachment notice served on the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, at the Wednesday (today) plenary session have been finally revealed. Ibom Focus reports that the House of Assembly, which served the impeachment on the deputy governor, stated that it was in line with section 188, subsection (2a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Majority Leader of the house, Charity Aiguobarueghian, who read the petition, stated that it was duly signed by 21 out of the 24 Honourable Members of…
‘What Herbert Wigwe, Late Access Holdings CEO Told Me Before He Died’, PA Reveals Sola Faleye, Personal Assistant to the late Herbert Wigwe, former Group Managing Director and CEO of Access Holdings Plc, has narrated his last encounter with the deceased. Wigwe, Chizoba, his wife, Chizzi, his first son, Abimbola Ogunbajo, former Chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group, all died in the ill-fated crash alongside two pilots. Speaking at Eko Hotel, Lagos, where a night of tribute was held for Wigwe, Faleye narrated how he missed the flight. “It was a sweet journey. 11 Hours we flew from London. I remember…
Nothing Like Public Taxis On The Road – Wike Reveals New Plans For Abuja Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has disclosed that discussions were ongoing with private partners to ensure that operators of buses and taxi services in the FCT were registered and assigned operational routes for security reasons. The minister also disclosed that the FCTA will soon begin the construction of bus terminals to serve the various routes in the FCT. Wike disclosed this when he received the Belgian Ambassador to Nigeria, Pieter Leenknegt, who paid a courtesy visit to the FCT Administration on Wednesday.…