BREAKING: Fire Burn Down Supreme Court Ibom Focus reports that Fire Burn Down Supreme Court A section of the Supreme Court complex is reportedly on fire. Ibom Focus gathered that the cause of the fire on the nation’s apex court in Abuja is yet unknown as of the time of filing this report. Offices of three Justices have allegedly been burnt down. More to follow….
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FULL LIST: Senate To Screen New Ministerial Nominees, Others The Senate will screen and confirm two ministerial nominees – Dr. Jamila Ibrahim (Minister of Youth) and Mr. Ayodele Olawande (Minister of State for Youth) – for appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, among others, will top the agenda of the Senate as it resumes from its annual vacation tomorrow. Also to engage the Upper Chamber’s attention is the screening and confirmation of the new Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor nominee, Dr. Olayemi Cardoso. The Senate will also screen and confirm the nomination of four new deputy governors of the…
BREAKING: APC Sends Strong Warning To Wike, Reveals What Will Happen Next To Him The North Central APC Forum, under the aegis of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has warned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, against taking any actions or making moves inimical to the interest of the party or the North Central region. Chairman of the Forum, Alhaji Saleh Mandung Zazzaga, stated this in Jos, the Plateau State capital, after an emergency meeting to assess and review the election tribunal judgements and how the APC has fared so far. He said all hands must…
Tears As Boyfriend Kills Single Mother Information reaching Ibom Focus says that there was Tears As Boyfriend Kills Single Mother Just a month after speaking out about violence against Black women, a Chicago mother was found dead after her boyfriend strangled her, police allege. Sierra Jamison, who had just celebrated her 30th birthday, was found dead on Monday inside a garage near her home. Charging documents obtained by HuffPost allege that Lawrence Boyle, 63, killed her while she was moving her car. According to the charging document, Jamison and Boyle had been friends for about 10 years until their relationship…
Nigerian Man Kills Wife, Buries Her In Shallow Grave A so-called repentant Boko Haram terrorist, Musa Dauda, has confessed to have killed his former wife, Hafsat Musa in Borno State, the Nigerian police have confirmed. Dauda reportedly killed and buried his ex-wife on a farm at Muhammed Goni Stadium, Maiduguri, the Borno State capital after she honoured his invitation. The 45-year-old Musa had disappeared for several days since committing the crime before the matter was reported to the police. Dauda said he clubbed his ex-wife with a hoe on her head before she slumped and died. He then hurriedly buried…
Mother Lands In Trouble For Giving Daughter Ab0rtion Pills According to the New York Times, Jessica Burgess, a woman from the US state of Nebraska who was accused of assisting her teenage daughter in obtaining abortion drugs, received a two-year prison sentence on Friday. Last year, Burgess and her daughter were accused of conspiring to end Celeste Burgess’ pregnancy. According to the Times, which cited prosecutors, Jessica Burgess placed the internet order for the tablets and provided them to her daughter, who was 17 at the time and in the third trimester of her pregnancy. The Burgesses later buried the…
Missing Teenage Found Dead In Popular Nigerian Pastor’s Room Though details and circumstances surrounding her death are still hazy and the motive behind the pastor’s action is unknown, it’s gathered that the cleric butchered the young girl with a machete One Pastor Alex Itedjere has allegedly murdered a young girl in Agbarha-Otor community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. Pastor Alex ItedjereThe pastor was said to have killed the deceased in his residence as the remains of the victim were found in the pastor’s house. Though details and circumstances surrounding her death are still hazy and the motive…
BREAKING: New CBN Governor Assumes Duty As Emefiele Resigns Olayemi Cardoso, who was recently nominated by President Bola Tinubu as the new Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has formally assumed duty at the apex Bank in an acting capacity pending the confirmation of his appointment by the Senate. The development follows the formal resignation of Mr. Godwin Emefiele as governor CBN, the director of Corporate Communication of the CBN, Isa AbdulMumin, said in a statement on Friday. Also, the deputy dovernors-designate of the Bank have assumed duty alongside Cardoso in acting capacity, sequel to the formal resignations of…
JUST IN: Jubilation As FG Increases Salaries Of Tertiary Institutions’ Staff The President Bola Tinubu administration has approved the implementation of 35% and 23% of salary increment for staff of federal tertiary education institutions. This is contained in a letter from the office of the Auditor General of the Federation with Ref. NO: OAuGF/Sw/C/QP/1395/VOL.1/II. The memo dated September 21, 2023, was directed to the Directors of Audit Heads of Department and Heads of Units of affected institutions. The salary review affects academic and non-academic staff of federal Polytechnics and Colleges of Education. “I am directed to inform you that the…
Travel To Enugu, Imo,16 Other Nigerian States, US Warns Citizens The US Department of State has advised Americans to reconsider travelling to Nigeria “due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, and armed gangs”. Following its travel advisory update done on Wednesday, the US noted that some areas “have increased risk”. It advised its citizens against travelling to Borno, Yobe, Kogi, and northern Adamawa states due to terrorism and kidnapping; Bauchi, Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, and Zamfara states due to kidnapping; Abia, Anambra, Bayelsa, Delta, Enugu, Imo, and Rivers states (with the exception of Port Harcourt) due to crime, kidnapping,…