Akwa Ibom Governorship: There’s Hope For APC Beyond 2027 – Says Akpabio President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday said there was hope for the Akwa Ibom State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2027, beyond its current profile. He said the party in the state, having worked hard to produce three National Assembly members, including himself, the chairman of the National Assembly and number three man in Nigeria, was in top gear to spring surprises in the next dispensation. Addressing stakeholders of the party from Akwa Ibom North-East (Uyo) Senatorial District, Akpabio noted that the party,…
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I’m Doing For Nigeria What I Did For Akwa Ibom State – Says Akpabio President of the Senate of Nigeria, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday reiterated his resolve to work for the common growth and development of the country, saying he was currently serving Nigeria with the same enthusiasm with which he served Akwa Ibom State as governor. He said as he worked hard as governor, to uplift the people of Akwa Ibom State, so has he committed himself to doing only those things that will uplift the values of Nigerians. Speaking in Eket, during a stakeholders meeting with leaders…
‘Our Strategy Worked’, Peseiro Boasts Over Cote d’Ivoire’s Defeat Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro has revealed that his players pushed him to stay put with the team because of the belief that together they can win the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Jose Peseiro Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro, said he used a strategy that worked for the team in their hard-fought 1-0 win over host Cote d’Ivoire at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria landed a major blow in the race for AFCON knockout qualification defeating hosts…
BREAKING: Naira Hits 1,500/$ Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Naira hits 1,500/$ The Group Managing Director of Cowry Asset Management Limited, Johnson Chukwu, has projected that in a worst-case scenario, the Nigerian currency may depreciate to N1,500 against the dollar during the year. Chukwu said this on Wednesday during the investment house’s 2023 Quarter 4 & Full Year review of the Nigerian economy and outlook for 2024. Presenting the outlook for the year, Chukwu said, “The worst case scenario is that the naira could worsen to N1,500 against the dollar.” He stressed the need to strengthen crude oil production…
EFCC Officers Lands In Trouble For Wearing Slippers At Work Abuja-based human rights lawyer Pelumi Olajengbesi has condemned the practice of well-dressed officers walking around in slippers at the Abuja office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The legal practitioner, in a Facebook post on Thursday, chronicled his encounter with EFCC officers at the agency’s headquarters in the Jabi area of Abuja. Olajengbesi, the managing partner of Law Corridor, an Abuja-based firm, posted: “I was perplexed to see numerous well-dressed officers working in slippers like you are well dressed and now have slippers, a consistent sight among both…
Real Reason We Relocated Headquarters To Lagos – FAAN Finally Speaks The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Thursday said that it relocated its corporate headquarters from Abuja to Lagos to reduce expenditures. This is contained in a statement in Abuja, by Mrs Obiageli Orah, Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, FAAN. According to her, Mr Festus Kayamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, gave the order for the relocation, with a view to stopping the waste of public resources and rip-off on the public purse. She said that the FAAN Management with stakeholders, which also involved the…
EXPOSED: How Former CBN Gov, Emefiele Impersonated SGF To Obtain $6.2m The Federal Government has for the third time amended the criminal charges it filed against the immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. In the latest amended charge taken before Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja on Thursday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission accused Emefiele of impersonating the Secretary to the Government of the Federation to illegally obtain a sum of $6.2m. According to the amended charge marked CR/577/2023, Emefiele, on February 8, 2023, connived with a man ,…
JUST IN: Heavy Gunshots In Abuja As Police Rescue Kidnap Victim, Nab Kidnapper There was a heated gunfire exchange, on Thursday, as the police rescued Segun Akinyemi, an Abuja resident, who was kidnapped just as he was driving out of his house. The kidnappers were taking Akinyemi from Abuja to Kano State when the police swooped on them, according to Police Public Relations Officer in Kaduna, ASP Mansir Hassan. He said on January 18, 2024, operatives attached to Kawo Divisional Headquarters, Kaduna, received a distress call of a kidnapping incident from Abuja. He said they were alerted that the culprits…
BREAKING: Residents On The Run As Bandits Sack 10 Villages In Kaduna LGA Bandits have displaced 10 communities in Kidandan area under Giwa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. Giwa is one of the LGAs that has been badly hit in the ongoing wave of insecurity in the North West. It was gathered some of the residents forced to relocate to Kidandan main town and other safer communities in the LGA. The affected villages include Tunburktu Hayin Dabino, Mugaba, Nasarawan Hayin Doka, Dokan Yuna, Doka, and Hayin Teacher. Councilor Representing Kidandan Ward, Abdullahi Ismail, confirmed the incident, lamenting that…
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