FULL LIST: 8 Things You Must Know About Late Veteran Nollywood Actor Mr. Ibu John Ikechukwu Okafor popularly known as Mr. Ibu, was a Nigerian actor, singer, producer and comedian. Here are the 8 facts you should know about Mr. Ibu: 1. Mr. Ibu was born on 17 October 1961 in Enugu State, and died March 2, 2024. 2. The veteran actor was considered one of the most talented comedians in Nigeria. 3. Mr. Ibu joined the Nigerian film industry in 1998 but was unable to secure lucrative parts because producers were unwilling to give him the opportunity to display…
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Cause Of Nollywood Actor, Mr Ibu’s Death Revealed The National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, Emeka Rollas has revealed the cause of death of Nollywood actor, John Okafor aka Mr Ibu. In an Instagram post late on Saturday, Rollas disclosed that Mr Ibu “suffered a cardiac arrest”. He also confirmed that actress Kate Henshaw lost her mother on Saturday. Rollas wrote: “Sad Day for Actors Guild of Nigeria. “Kate Henshaw lost her mother earlier today and Mr Ibu suffered cardiac arrest according to his manager for 24 years Mr Don Single Nwuzor. “I announce with deep sense…
BREAKING: Nigerian Military Intercepts Ship Carrying 2million Litres Of Stolen Fuel To Benin Republic, Arrest Ghanaian, Others The Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft on Operation Delta Sanity has intercepted a vessel, Motor Tanker SWEET MIRI suspected to have been involved in crude oil theft. The navy said on Saturday evening that the vessel had 13 crew; one Ghanaian and 12 Nigerians. While briefing newsmen onboard the vessel, the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral MB Hassan stated that the vessel had been a vessel of interest to the Nigerian Navy and she is being arrested on suspicion of…
Leaked Document: More Crisis Looms As Tinubu’s Minister Transfers Social Investment Programmes From Humanitarian Affairs Ministry To Finance The Minister of finance, Wale Edun, has relocated the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIPs) from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to the Ministry of Finance and Coordinating Economy, SaharaReporters reliably learnt. It further gathered that a panel hurriedly set up by the minister recommended that the programmes should be resumed to alleviate the sufferings of poor and vulnerable Nigerians but that a new board under the leadership of Edun should oversee the social investment programmes, according to a top…
WATCH: Pastor On The Run As Witch Doctor Storms Church To Take Back Juju He Gave Him For His Ministry Social media has been thrown into a frenzy after a fetish priest in and his associates stormed a church premise to retrieve a charm they gave a pastor to use for his ministry. According to the post on X page of @eddie_wrt, the incident happened at the church premises of Vision Power Ministry at Amamole in Accra on February 22, 2024. The viral video showed the moment the associates of the fetish priest were digging the church’s frontage in an…
Tinubu Managing Govt Affairs Like A Military Dictator – APC Chieftain Blasts President A former member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC), Salihu Mohammed Lukman, has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of managing the government affairs like a military dictator by allegedly shutting down the structures of the party and acting like a king with absolute knowledge of solutions to the problems facing Nigerians. Lukman, a former national vice chairman (North West) of the APC, said the current security and socio-economic challenges bedeviling the country are a threat to Tinubu’s second term, and capable of…
Nigerian Army Detains Soldier Who Lamented Inability To Visit Family Over N70,000 Transport Fare In Underground Cell Meant For Boko Haram Suspects A Nigerian soldier stationed in Maiduguri, Borno State who was recently arrested for expressing his frustration at being unable to visit his family due to the transport fare has been moved to the Military Special Investigation Bureau underground cell in Abuja, multiple sources said. According to the sources on Saturday, the soldier is currently being held and languishing in the SIB underground cell meant for Boko Haram terrorists in the nation’s capital. The soldier had in a trending…
PHOTOS: Few Weeks After Viral Valentine’s Day Proposal, Varsity Lecturer, Student Announce Wedding Date An Abia State University lecturer, Wisdom Anucha, who went viral in February for proposing to his fiancee, Grace, in her classroom on Valentine’s Day, has announced their wedding date. In the viral video, Anucha went down on a knee with a ring in his hands to propose to his lover, who is said to be a student in the Optometry Department of the university, in the presence of her colleagues. In a wedding invite posted on his Facebook page on Friday, March 1, the Anucha disclosed…
BREAKING: Many Feared Killed, Police Station Burn As Terrorists Sack Communities In Katsina At least three villages have been sacked by terrorists as banditry and kidnapping for ransom escalated in Katsina State, North-West Nigeria. Ibom Focus learnt that three villages in the Kurfi Local Government Area of the state were sacked and a police station torched in a banditry raid that claimed five lives. The affected villagers who are now taking refuge in other communities in the state, staged a peaceful protest on Friday, demanding the restoration of security. Gunmen were reported to have stormed Wurma village and opened fire…
AEDC, IBEDC, TCN Bosses Lands In Trouble Over Poor Power Supply The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has summoned the Chief Executives of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) and Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) over the worsening power supply in their regions. The Minister in a statement by his media aide, Bolaji Tunji, also summoned the Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Sule Ahmed Abdulazeez over the deteriorating power situation. In a letter signed by the Director, Distribution Services at the Federal Ministry of Power, Engineer B.U Mustapha, the CEOs of the institutions were asked to attend…