FULL LIST: FG Stops Funding Of Professional Bodies, Councils, Others The federal government has said that budgetary allocations will no longer be made for professional bodies and councils, with effect from January 2024. Director General, Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze, said this in a letter to the professional bodies and councils. The circular dated 26 June, with reference number: DG/BDT/GEN. CORR/2016/XII/3067, asked those affected to begin to make adjustments early so they can continue to run their organisations seamlessly after the government might have withdrawn its financial support. Akabueze said that the decision was in line with the…
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Popular Nigerian Clerics Clash Over Sallah Message To Muslims Famous Nigerian Catholic priest, Rev Fr Chinenye Oluoma, has tackled a Facebook user, identified as Revd Harrison Ayintete, for kicking against his felicitation with Muslim faithfuls over Eid El Kabir celebration. Oluoma accused Ayintete of concealing his bigotry and intolerance of the Muslim faith with what looked like questions. The soft-spoken cleric stated in his reply that the Catholic Church has positive and proactive interreligious posture and gesture, insisting that the church extends hands of solidarity and love to people of other faiths. Oluoma had, in a Facebook post on Wednesday,…
The Asari Dokubo Show In Presidential Villa LEON USIGBE writes on former-Niger Delta agitator, Moujahid Asari Dokubo’s recent outburst against the military at the presidential villa, and the attendant claim of public reactions. Moujahid Asari Dokubo is not one known to exercise a lot of discretion. Some may say his background as a former militant strips him of the ability to be circumspect in some of what he says or does so that he may not embarrass or hurt other people’s feelings. His views on matters of politics and ethnicity have often been adjudged in many quarters to be extreme,…
Kwankwaso Abandon NNPP For Appointment Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Kwankwaso Abandon NNPP For Appointment The romance between a former governor of Kano State and presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) on February 25, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and the government of President Bola Tinubu has thickened lately. The belief is that the secret meetings before and after the election between them is the formation of an all-inclusive government at the centre. TAOFEEK LAWAL writes on some controversies trailing the talks between the two leading politicians. In the run-up to the 2023 general election, the New…
Tension As Labourer Stabs Boss To Death Information reaching Ibom Focus says that there was Tension As Labourer Stabs To Death There was a pandemonium on Tuesday evening in Onitsha Main Market in Anambra State after a labourer reportedly stabbed a businessman, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, to death. It was gathered that the labourer, an Hausa man, was contracted by the businessman to help him offload goods in his warehouse located at the section of the market where they sell baking materials. According to an eyewitness, trouble ensued when the man was suddenly found in the pool…
2023 General Elections Exposed Gaps In INEC’s Accountability, Transparency – Says EU Mission The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has stated that the presidential selection of the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) leaves the electoral body vulnerable to the perception of partiality. The group asserted that the 2023 general elections did not ensure a well-run transparent and inclusive democratic process as assured by INEC. The EU EOM noted this in its final report released on Tuesday in Abuja, identifying the lack of INEC independent structures and capacities to enforce sanctions for electoral offences and breaches…
PHOTO: Peter Obi’s Supporter To Go For 2 Months ‘Mental Treatment’ In Prison The Zuba Magistrate Court in the Federal Capital Territory has ordered the Kuje correctional facility to continue holding Mr. Obiajulu Uja, in their custody. In April, Uja, onboard a Lagos-Abuja flight, declared that Tinubu should never be sworn in as President on May 29, 2023. It was reported that it took the efforts of no fewer than six airport security officers to carry Uja out. In a viral video, Uja is heard shouting while being carried off the aircraft, saying, “Obidients you’re here. They are doing this…
BREAKING: Tinubu Sets To Create 1 Million Jobs For Nigerians Vice President Kashim Shettima has expressed the readiness of the federal government to create one million jobs in the digital world. The vice president spoke on Monday when he received a delegation from the Republic of Korea led by the Special Envoy to the President, H.E. Jang Sungmin, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He restated Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening relations with the Republic of Korea, especially in promoting trade, technology transfer and maintaining global peace. Sen. Shettima said “We are willing to partner with you in the area of technology…
APC Rejects Opposition Chieftain’s Planned To Join Ruling Party Information reaching Ibom Focus says that APC Rejects Opposition Chieftain’s Planned Defection An attempt by a former lawmaker in the Kwara State House of Assembly, Saheed Popoola who defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to the Social Democratic Party, SDP, to return to the APC has been rejected by his ward in Offa Local Government Area. At the end of a stakeholders’ meeting of the party at Ile Ola-Oke Hall, Offa, the stakeholders said “Saheed Popoola is not welcome in Ojomu Central ‘B’ ward of the All Progressives Congress,…
BREAKING: IGP Withdraw Mobile Police Escorts From VIPs The acting Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has vowed to effect the withdrawal of Police Mobile Force personnel from VIP escort/guard duties. This is as he established the Special Intervention Squad which according to him would have 40,000 highly trained police officers including selected officers from the Police Mobile Force. The development, he said, was to allow the police to take back its place in the “internal security architecture” of the country. Egbetokun spoke during a meeting with Squadron leaders and Tactical Commanders in Abuja on Monday. He said, “In a…