Court Finally Grant Eze Ndigbo Who Threatened To Invite IPOB To Lagos Bail A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Sabo- Yaba, Lagos, on Wednesday, granted bail in the sum of N1 million with 4 sureties to Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate, Fredrick Nwajagu, 67. Nwajagu is facing two-count charges of conspiracy and act that has tendency to cause a breach of public peace. The defendant who was first arraigned on April 5, was remanded at the Ikoyi custodial facility for 30 days. Chief Magistrate Peter Nwaka granted the Igbo leader bail following oral application made by the defense counsel, Nkechi…
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Tension As Suspected Armed Robbers Storm Community With PoS, Kill Teenager Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers numbering about six have shot dead a teenager and robbed several homes at Azikoro town in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The deceased, identified as Miss Elo Lucky, 20 years, was said to have been shot by the robbers for screaming while the armed men robbed her family. Residents told our newspaper that some gunmen stormed raided the community in the early hours of Tuesday and broke into houses, robbing the residents of their phones. The assailants, who reportedly came with…
Nigerian Government Moves To Establish Christian Centre Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Nigerian Government Moves To Establish Christian Centre The senate has passed for second reading a bill seeking to establish an institution known as the National Centre for Christian Education. The legislation sponsored by Binos Yaroe, senator representing Adamawa south, seeks to “regulate and set standards” acceptable to the practice of Christianity in the country. Yaroe said the “inappropriate practice” of religions in the country has caused problems in the past. Contributing to the debate, Istifanus Gyang, senator representing Plateau north, said wrongly practised religion has bred extremism.…
Judicial Officers Gets New Retirement Age Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Judicial Officers Gets New Retirement Age The Senate, on Tuesday, directed the Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA) to transmit a constitution alteration bill No. 20 to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent in line with the provisions of the Authentication Act. The bill seeks to ensure uniformity in the retirement age and pension rights of judicial officers of superior courts of records. It extends the retirement age from 65 years to 70 years. The bill defines a judicial officer of superior courts of record thus: “A judicial officer…
List Of Nigerians With BVN Ibom Focus brings to you List Of Nigerians With BVN The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said out of over 200 million Nigerians, only 57.4 million possess Bank Verification Number (BVN). The apex bank had partnered with the Nigerian Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS), bankers committee and deposit money banks to launch the BVN project in February 2014. The BVN was introduced to uniquely identify customers of Nigerian banks, reduce fraud and improve the efficiency of banking operations in the country. Since its introduction, the BVN has become an important requirement for opening and maintaining…
JUST IN: Fresh Crisis Rocks APC Over Tinubu’s Visit To Rivers The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has dissociated itself from the planned visit of Nigeria’s President-Elect, Bola Tinubu to the oil-rich state on Wednesday. Mr Tinubu who won the 25 February presidential election under the APC platform is paying a two-day visit to the state to commission a flyover and a court building constructed by Governor Wike’s administration. Mr Wike has declared Wednesday as a public holiday, urging the people of the state to turn out en masse to receive Mr Tinubu. In a statement on Tuesday,…
VIDEO: Newly National Assembly Elect Member knocks Down Hawker; Attacks Witness For Recording Immediate past Ogun State Commissioner for Forestry, Olatunji Akinosi, on Monday allegedly knocked down a bottled water hawker with his vehicle near Onikan Stadium in Lagos and violently attacked a witness for recording the incident with her phone. A seller of Hausa extraction selling bottled water in traffic fell after Mr Akinosi’s black Prado SUV hit him on Monday afternoon, about 50 metres away from Onikan Stadium, opposite Zone 2, according to Olamide Thomas, who witnessed the accident. Ms Thomas said she rushed to help the young…
BREAKING: Akpabio Visits Buhari In Aso Rock Former Minister of Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio, yesterday, expressed readiness to team up with the incoming administration to churn out legislation aimed at infrastructural, social and educational reforms to tackle the menace of youth restiveness in the country. Akpabio fielded questions from State House Correspondents after he met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The former governor, who is vying for the office of the Senate President in the 10th National Assembly, said he would work with the new government to, particularly, facilitate legislations that would bring about policies aimed…
Peter Obi Speaks On Visiting Tinubu Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Peter Obi Speaks On Visiting Tinubu Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last general election, Peter Obi has denied visiting the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu at Defence House, Abuja. Obi made the rebuttal in reaction to photoshopped pictures of himself (Obi), Tinubu and others at Defence House being shared on social media platforms. The former Anambra State governor described the report as false. His words: “I never visited him (Tinubu). I didn’t. These are some of the things I have been telling you. They have turned…
Real Reason We Banned Indomie Noodles — Nigerian Govt The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, said it will commence random sampling of Indomie noodles, including the seasoning, from the production facilities. This is coming on the heels of the recalling of indomie noodles by Taiwan and Malaysian authorities, following the discovery of ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing agent. Announcing this in a statement, the Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who explained that the compound of interest was ethylene oxide said, already, the Director of the Food Lab Services Directorate has been engaged and has started…