Army Attack Helicopter Crashes While Returning From Anti-jihadist Operation A Malian army helicopter crashed Saturday in a residential neighbourhood of the capital Bamako while returning from an anti-jihadist operation, the armed forces and sources said. The incident followed an ambush earlier Saturday on an army supply mission in the Sahel country’s restive north. “At around 1:10 pm, an attack helicopter of the Malian armed forces, returning from an operational mission, crashed in a residential area of Bamako”, the General Staff of the Armed Forces said in a statement. It cited “possible victims” without giving a number. Mali has been battling…
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I Pay Rent, Don’t Have To Greet You – Speed Darlington Blasts His Landlord Rapper Speed Darlington and the owner of where he lives don’t seem to be having the best of tenant-landlord relationships over exchange of pleasantries. Darlington who is known to be quite vociferous doesn’t think he has to grovel at his landlord’s feet because he gave him an apartment to live in. Narrating the incident that led to his outburst, Speed Darlington took to the Instagram saying, “So landord is angry that I don’t greet him good morning. He’s offended that I saw him and gave him…
EXCLUSIVE: Uzodimma To Quit Gov Race Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Uzodimma To Quit Gov Race The Human Rights Writers Association has asked the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, to step down from the state’s governorship race, over the killing of five policemen and a couple by unknown gunmen on Friday. The PUNCH reported that some unidentified gunmen had, on Friday morning, opened fire on five policemen, who were eating at a local restaurant, at the Okpala Junction, in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of the state. The gunmen also killed a couple identified as Mr and Mrs Chinaka…
LEAKED AUDIO: Former Imo State Governor Bribed Imo LP Governorship Aspirant With $1million From Uzodinma An audio conversation has leaked where the former Governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, was accused of allegedly giving the Imo State Labour Party governorship nominee, Senator Athan Achonu, a bribe of the sum of $1 million from Governor Hope Uzodinma. According to the leaked audio, Achonu signed an oath agreement with the elders council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja before he was allegedly given the money by Ohakim, adding that Achonu used the money to bribe high members of the Peoples…
Pastor Divorces Wife After Herbalist Allegedly Died On Her In Hotel Joshua Ajagunigbala and Rita’s 22-year marriage was dissolved by an Ekiti State Customary Court in Ado Ekiti due to irreconcilable problems, most notably infidelity. Following charges that his wife had been promiscuous, most recently with a well-known herbalist in Ikere-Ekiti, the state’s capital and the location of Ikere Local Government Area, the pastor sought a divorce and went to court to do so. The marriage had produced four children and was blessed with the couple’s attention. The herbalist, Kehinde Fadayomi (Ejiogbe), was thought to have passed away from magun…
Jihadists Attack Russian Camp In Mali Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Jihadists Attack Russian Camp In Mali Suspected jihadists attacked a military camp in central Mali on Saturday, two local elected officials and a diplomatic source told AFP, referring to the site as a “Russian camp”. Mali’s junta in 2022 began working with what it calls Russian military “instructors”. Opponents say these are mercenaries from the Wagner group. “We have no toll for the moment — the situation is still confused — it is jihadists who targeted the airport and the Russian camp next to it”, a local elected…
BREAKING: Nigeria Peace Corps Gets Land For Training School The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has donated 100 hectares of land to the Nigeria Peace Corps (NPC) for the construction of its South-West zonal training school. The monarch said this at his palace during a familiarisation visit by the Commandant General of NPC, Mustapha Abubakar, on Friday in Ife, Osun State. According to the traditional ruler, the land is along Ilesa road, Abayagani, Ile-Ife. Mr Ogunwusi said the corps’ role is needed nationwide, particularly with the trend of kidnapping, banditry and other security threats . He said that the…
I’m Single, Bride Waiting To Be Dressed — Olori Naomi, Ex-wife Of The Ooni Of Ife Prophetess Silekunola Naomi Ogunwusi, the former wife of the Ooni of Ife, has claimed to be single and ready to be married. Naomi disclosed this in a recent interview with Punch about her relationship status. She says I am single and a “bride waiting to be dressed.” The mother of Tadenikawo, the newly anointed Prince, declined to return to the palace, ruling out any reconciliation with the king and returning to the palace. On Thursday, December 23, Naomi turned to social media to announce…
Two Abducted School Girls Who Gave Birth In Terrorists Camp Regain Freedom After collecting a huge amount of money as ransom, a notorious bandit kingpin, Dogo Daji, has released four of the 11 remaining abducted students of the Federal Government Girls’ College Yauri, Kebbi State. According to PRNigeria, it was gathered that two of the released students returned with to babies delivered while in captivity. Dogo Daji had insisted that some conditions must be met by Kebbi State government before the remaining girls could be released. Sources added that the ransom had to be generated by parents and other stakeholders…
I Have Packed All My Bags In Aso Rock Villa, Leaving Like Schoolboy – Buhari’s Aide Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has said that he has packed his bags and he is ready to leave the Presidential Villa, Abuja by May 29 when the President will leave office. Adesina in his latest article recounted his journey from journalism to becoming President Buhari’s media aide. In the article, the presidential spokesman said, “All things are now ready. Last week, I wrote about the cleaning and clearing of my office in State House, Presidential…