Economic Hardship: FG Finally Begin Distribution Of Grains The Federal Government will begin the distribution of grains nationwide to cushion the impacts of the hardship in Nigeria. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Senator Abubakar Kyari disclosed this on Monday. “Dear Fellow Nigerians,” he wrote on his official X handle. “In these trying times, I extend my sincere compassion to those affected by the hardships in the country. I understand the gravity of the situation, especially with the unfortunate event of foodstuff warehouse looting. “Amidst these challenges, I want to assure you that our commitment to your well-being remains resolute.…
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Drama As Police Refund N250,000 Extorted From Traditional Worshippers After Being Found With ‘Ifa Calabash’ The Nigeria Police Force has refunded the N250,000 the personnel of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police Tactical Unit, Ijegun, extorted from some traditionalists for having “Ifa” calabash in their vehicle. It was reported on Sunday how the personnel of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police Tactical Unit, Ijegun, allegedly extorted N250,000 from some traditionalists for having ‘Ifa’ calabash in their vehicle. The Lagos Coordinator for Take-It-Back Movement, had disclosed on Sunday, that though the police released the traditionalists, the officers refused to return the…
BREAKING: Heavy Shooting As Armed Robbers Engage Police In Gun Battle An armed robber has died from a fatal gunshot injury after his gang members engaged officers of the Delta State Police Command in a gun battle. The command’s public relations officer, Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement on his official X handle on Monday. According to him, operatives of the Delta Hawk, along with officers attached to the Opkanam Police Division, embarked on the operation to arrest the criminals on Sunday. This followed complaints about the robbery in Asaba, particularly in response to a distress call about a…
GWR Dismisses Ghana Chef’s 227-Hour Cook-A-thon Ghanaian chef, Failatu Abdul-Razak’s attempt to break the record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual has been turned down by the Guinness World Records Faila had on 1st January, 2024, commenced a cook-a-thon at the Modern City Hotel in Tamale, to set a new GWR. She completed the marathon after ten days. Speaking in a social media post, Faila wrote; “Now, it’s time for us to rejoice and jubilate. This victory is dedicated to God and Ghana. Thank you all, m’pagya!” During the attempt, Faila attracted support from Ghanaian celebrities, including former…
Nigerian Man In Tears As He Discovers His Wife’s Four ‘Siblings’ Are Her Children, And Two of Their 3 Children Are Not His Own Hear the Husband on Splash FM Ibadan:👇🏼 “My wife and I have been married for 11years and are blessed with 3children. Things have been going smoothly in our marriage. “Some weeks ago, my phone got stolen and I lost all my contacts. So, I was trying to get a mutual friend’s contact from my wife’s phone when I saw messages between her and her mother about her children with her. I found out that the four…
Trump Can’t Be Removed From Ballot , US Supreme Court Rules The United States, US, Supreme Court has unanimously sided with former President Donal Trump in his challenge to the state of Colorado’s attempt to kick him off the 2024 primary ballot. All nine justices of the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Trump in the judgement delivered on Monday. The ruling will obviously impact the status of efforts in several other states to remove the likely GOP nominee from their respective ballots. The court considered for the first time the meaning and reach of Article 3 of the 14th…
2027: APC Endorses Tinubu Information reaching Ibom Focus says that APC Endorses Tinubu The All Progressive Congress in Benue State has endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term of office in 2027. The party also passed a vote of confidence in the president, the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shetima; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume and the national chairman of the party, Abdullahi Gadunje. The endorsement was a unanimous decision of the party stakeholders at a meeting held in Makurdi on Sunday. Prominent elders and leaders of the party from the three senatorial districts…
Group Petitions EFCC, Says Alia’s Government Mismanaged N66billion Benue Funds in 4 Months A pro-democracy group known as Concerned Citizens of Benue for Good Governance has sent a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to begin investigation of Governor Hyacinth Alia and his officials over money laundering, diversion of public funds to the tune of N66 billion and abuse of office. It is the second petition bordering on embezzlement of public funds that has gone to EFCC against the government of Alia in less than one week. An international reputation lawyers’ group, Global Integrity Crusade Network (GICN),…
Current Hardship, Hunger Buildup Before Buhari Govt, So Don’t Expect Tinubu Fix – Umahi Tells Nigerians The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has said the hunger Nigerians are experiencing is a build-up before former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and that of President Bola Tinubu. Umahi said the current hunger was a build-up of insecurity caused by farmers-herders crisis before the administration of Buhari. Addressing journalists on Sunday at his Uburu country home in the Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, the minister said Nigerians should not expect Tinubu to fix the problem within nine months of assuming power. According…
How Kidnappers Used My 12-year-old Son As ‘Collateral’ To Buy Rice – Father Cries Out A 12-year-old Junior Secondary School (JSS-2) student (name withheld), who was allegedly used to buy two bags of rice by suspected kidnappers has been found. His father, Pastor Joshua Ogbonna, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos that suspected kidnappers allegedly took his son and used him to buy two bags of rice valued at N180,000 from a food stuff seller. He said that on Friday, March 1, at about 9.00 a.m., his son was asked to buy moi-moi (bean-pudding) for…