BREAKING: Chief Of Defence Staff Speaks On Military Coups In Nigeria The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has stated that Nigerians have no reasons to fear because there will be no coup d’etat in the country. The CDS made this known during his first official visit to the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army Headquarters in Port Harcourt, while emphasising that the military’s primary goal is to protect the citizens of Nigeria. General Musa said, “I actually came around starting from Imo State I went to Bayelsa, now in Rivers State all through to try and encourage the…
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2 suspects Beaten To Coma For Allegedly Kidnapping Students Two suspected kidnappers were arrested and beaten to pulp for kidnapping two tertiary level students in Kitengela, Machakos County, Kenya. The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) in a statement on Thursday, November 2, 2023, said the victims went missing on October 27, after being lured to their kidnappers’ den by a female suspect. The suspects, Brian Ombasa Omoso, 25 and Humphrey Hinga, 22, held the victims hostage at an AirBnB at Elgon View apartments in Kitengela, while demanding Sh6 million ransom from their parents. According to DCI, the suspects who were…
FG Take 50million Nigerians Out Of Poverty – Says Tinubu’s Minister The Federal Government has spelt out some of the steps that will be adopted to take 50 million people out of poverty in Nigeria, as directed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, spoke on Thursday during the ongoing cabinet retreat at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. The president had on Wednesday announced that ministers would sign a Performance Agreement with him at the end of the three-day cabinet retreat for ministers, presidential aides, permanent secretaries and top government functionaries.…
Burna Boy Pay Nigerian Blogs, Bloggers To Stop Posting About Me Grammy-winning singer, Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, has expressed readiness to pay Nigerian blogs to stop posting news about him. The self-acclaimed “African Giant” said he was aware that he had not settled any blog in Nigeria before. He called on bloggers in Nigeria to deliberate on a price and pass it to him to settle them to stop posting about him “totally.” On his X handle on Friday, Burna Boy wrote, “How far. all these Instablog, PulseNg e.t.c, abeg make all of una do meeting then decide how…
JUST IN: Tension In Nigeria As New terrorist Groups Surface The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele on Friday warned of the emergence of new terrorist groups, stressing that the coalition will shake Africa. Primate Ayodele warned that the coalition of terrorists will terrorise ECOWAS countries. In a statement signed by his Media Aide, Oluwatosin Osho, Ayodele urged the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, to form a unified force to fight the terrorists. Ayodele alleged that the ECOWAS is behind the retrogression of the African continent, saying the association is not helping the continent grow…
Presidential Yacht Deal Already Signed, Delivered’ – Senator Ndume Exposes Top Secret Senate Chief Whip, Senator Ali Ndume has disclosed that the controversial N5 billion presidential yacht deal included in the 2023 supplementary budget has already been signed and delivered. Ndume made this shocking revelation on Friday, during an interview with Arise Television. The senator said, “The deal has been signed and delivered, but not paid, and that’s what brought the inclusion of the amount (N5 billion) in the supplementary budget.” Ibom Focus reports that President Bola Tinubu had proposed N5.095 billion on a presidential yacht in the 2023 supplementary…
JUST IN: NAF Announces Traffic Restriction In Abuja The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced partial traffic restriction along Nyanya-Keffi expressway on Saturday for its 2023 Annual 10 Kilometers Walk/Jog Exercise to be held in all NAF Bases nationwide. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Gabkwet said the exercise was part of efforts aimed at enhancing the physical fitness of the personnel of the NAF, adding that the exercise would take-off by 6.00 am. He said the exercise in Abuja was expected to kick-off from…
Angry Man Stabs Wife To Death Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Angry Man Stabs His Wife To Death A Makurdi Chief Magistrate’s Court on Friday ordered one Matthew Bem to be remanded in a correction centre in Makurdi for allegedly killing his wife, Mngusonum Bem. The 42-year-old farmer, who lives at Korinya Settlement in Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue, was charged with culpable homicide. However, the Chief Magistrate, Mr T.K. Atta, did not take his plea for want of jurisdiction. Atta adjourned the matter until Dec. 20, 2023, for further mention. Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp Godwin Ato,…
BREAKING: Nigerian Popular Catholic Priest Declared Missing Catholic priest declared missing in Abuja A Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Samson Emokhidi, under the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, has gone missing in the nation’s capital city after leaving his residence on October 1, 2023. A statement released by the Archdiocese, and addressed to “All Priest, Religious and Lay Faithfuls” stated that the priest disappeared ‘without any trace’ and has not been seen nor heard from ever since. The statement which was dated October 30, 2023 and signed by the Chancellor of the Archdiocese, Fr Sam Tumba, stated that the matter has been…
NLC President, Ajaero’s Visit To Lead Protest In Imo Was Against Court Order – Says Uzodinma The Imo State Government has said the presence of the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, in Owerri, the state capital, to lead a protest was in defiance of a court order. According to a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, on Thursday, the state government has no hand in the arrest and brutalisation of the labour leader. Ajaero was, on Wednesday, in Owerri, the state capital, arrested and brutalised while he was in the…