65-Year-Old Man Defiles 9-Year-Old Girl, Blames Victim A 65-year-old Nigerian man, Danladi Wari, has been arrested by the police for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl in Adamawa State. Wari, who reportedly defiled the minor in Gangaraso village in the Jada Local Government Area of the state, was arrested on May 23, 2023, by the state police command. Wari, a tailor and cobbler, allegedly lured the minor into his room in the community and had sxxual intercourse with her. He has since confessed to the crime at the police headquarters during interrogation but blamed the minor for following him into his…
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Mum Slumps After Hearing News Of Her Son’s Demise On His Way Home From NYSC An NYSC member identified as corper Christian Abuka reportedly passes on following a car accident; the news, however, led to the death of his mother. The National Youth Service Corps member was said to be returning home when he was involved in an accident which he didn’t survive from. The auto crash was said to have occurred in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State on Saturday, May 28. His ailing mum, who was eagerly expecting him, slumped and died after receiving news of…
JUST IN: Tinubu’s Swearing-in Will Strengthen Me, Says Peter Obi Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, has said the inauguration of President-elect Bola Tinubu will strengthen him. Ibom Focus reports that Tinubu, who won the February 25, 2023 elections, will be sworn in as Commander-in-Chief and 16th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on Monday. Preparations for the event are in top gear, with security arrangements fully in place. Dignitaries, including the delegation of US President Joe Biden, have arrived Nigeria’s capital city, for the August occasion. Responding to a question related to the inauguration in an ongoing…
Buhari Knows The Name Nigerians Call Him – Says Lai Mohammed As He Reveals The Name Outgoing Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said President Muhammadu Buhari is aware that a section of Nigerians call him “Baba Go Slow”. “Baba Go Slow” is an appellation for a lackadaisical approach to issues of concern. The minister said this on Sunday in Abuja at a send-forth party organised in his honour by the Board of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). Mohammed said Buhari erroneously earned the appellation because “he is tolerant and a democrat who gives his Ministers a free…
BREAKING: Biden’s Delegation For Tinubu’s Inauguration Arrives In Nigeria The nine-member delegation billed to attend the inauguration of Nigeria’s ‘President-elect’, Bola Tinubu has arrived in Abuja. The team was welcomed to Nigeria on Sunday by the United States Mission in the West African country. “Welcome to Nigeria! We are excited to receive the delegation from @POTUS Biden, led by @SecFudge from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, as they join us in Abuja for the inauguration of President-Elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” the U.S. Mission tweeted on its official handle around 5 pm on Sunday. The U.S. President, Joe Biden,…
Real Reason My Father Named Me ‘Onwubuasi’ — Peter Obi Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) has revealed the meaning of his Igbo name ‘Onwubuasi’. According to him, not many people know the brain behind the tribal name. Obi, in a Twitter space monitored by Ibom Focus on Sunday, said the name was given to him by his father. The name ‘Onwubuasi’ means “Death is a Lie” but could also be interpreted as “You cannot Die”. Fondly addressed as “Okwute” (meaning Rock), Obi is a successful businessman, management consultant expert and politician, became executive Governor of Anambra…
BREAKING: Tension As TASUED Students, Community Clash There was palpable tension in Ijagun and its environs as the students of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun state clashed with the host community. Our correspondent gathered that the community has been deserted following the violence that broke up on Sunday morning. The management of the institution has announced the closure of the school and asked the students to go home till peace would be restored. The registrar of the institution, Dapo Oke while confirming the incident, said there was a clash between some students living in the Imaweje community, around…
Oron Nation Kick Against Akwa Ibom New Map Bill May 27th , 2023. BEING THE TEXT OF WORLD PRESS CONFRENCE ON THE CONTROVERSIA LAW TO PROVIDE FOR A NEW MAP FOR AKWA IBOM STATE AND OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH ORGANIZED BY COALITION OF YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS ( ORON UNION YOUTH WING, ESSU NLAP ORO, AND ORO YOUTH MOVEMENT) PROTOCOL. Gentlemen of the press, we welcome you all to this civic exercise. PREAMBLE We are coalition of major youth organizations in Oro Nation being Oron Union Youth Wing, Essu Nlap Oro and Oro Youth Movement (OYOM). Oro Nation (Mbo, Oron, Udung Uko,…
Important Thing I’ll Miss In Aso Rock, Aisha Buhari Laments Aisha Buhari, wife of outgoing Nigeria’s president, has narrated what she would miss about Aso Rock. Naija News House reports that the eight-year tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari, which commenced on May 29, 2015, will come to an end on May 29, 2023. In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Aisha said she would miss taking a walk in the evening around the Villa. “After eight years in the villa, I used to say that I would miss taking a walk in the evening. You know, they have a very…
JUST IN: Two Days To Go, Buhari Assents To Six New Bills President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assented to the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) Bill, Arbitration and Mediation Bill, and three other Bills, passed by the National Assembly. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Babajide Omoworare, said the action of the President was in furtherance of the provisions of Section 58 of the Constitution and pursuant to the Acts Authentication Act Cap. A2, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004. According to him, “the NDIC Act repeals the hitherto extant NDIC Act…