JUST IN: Gunmen Abduct Nigerian Deputy Governor’s Driver Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Gunmen Abduct Nigerian Deputy Governor’s Driver Daniel Ogoshi, the official driver of Nasarawa Deputy Governor Dr Emmanuel Akabe, has been kidnapped by gunmen. The Nation gathered Ogoshi was taken from the residence of his friend around 9:30 pm at Ombi 2, college of Agric, Kwandere road Lafia, leaving his phone and car behind. A family friend, who confirmed the incident, said he received a call around 9 pm his brother had been taken away by kidnappers. The family friend immediately alerted the police who rushed to…
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Real Reason I Am Scared Of Getting Married, Iyanya Iyanya Mbuk, the R&B singer, says he is scared of getting married. In the latest episode of WithChude, the 36-year-old musician said his fears about marriage stemmed from his childhood experiences. “I like to say it has a joke to my friends that one day someone will come out and say you forgot your baby somewhere,” he said. “To be real here, I pray to God for a beautiful home. It’s not easy because my experiences as a child have made it difficult for me to just settle for anything. “It’s…
Wike Is An Expired Drug About To Be Taken Off The Shelf, Says Dino Melaye Wike Is An Expired Drug About To Be Taken Off The Shelf, Says Dino Melaye The PDP governorship candidate of Kogi State, Dino Melaye, in an interview with ARISE NEWS on Wednesday, has insisted that his former friend Wike helped him during the period of their friendship because he was qualified for the office he was running for. He also maintained that their fall out was as a result of his refusal to support his failed presidential ambition. He said “Wike is an expired drug…
EXPOSED: Billionaire Femi Egbeoluwa, Wife Killed By Their Driver Not Gunmen Billionaire Femi Egbeoluwa, Wife Killed By Their Driver Not Gunmen More details have emerged concerning the death of aged Lagos couple, Engr. Femi Egbeoluwa and his wife, Funmi, murdered by their domestic staff members. The driver of the couple murdered in their apartment at 1, Adefolu Drive, Allen Avenue Ikeja, Lagos, last week, has turned himself in, to the Police. The driver was alleged to have connived with one the house helps to murder the couple, who were preparing to travel abroad for Femi’s routine medical check up, on…
BREAKING: President Buhari Fires Immigration Boss President Buhari Fires Immigration Boss President Muhammadu Buhari has retired the acting Comptroller-general (CG) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. Isah Jere Idris. This was sequel to the expiration of his initial extended one year tenure as well as the dust raised by several Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), who warned the Presidency against another consideration for Jere. The development was contained in secret notification of one year tenure extension expiration memo addressed to Jere. The memo, dated April 17, 2023 with code number CDCFIB/APPT.CG&DCG/61/VOL.IV/74 was signed by the secretary to the Civil Defence,…
TENSION: Four-day-old Baby Abandoned Inside Church Toilet The police in Kenya have rescued a newborn baby girl abandoned inside a pit latrine within Rioma Catholic Church compound in Marani, Kisii. The National Police Service (NPS) said the baby estimated to be four days old was retrieved from the latrine by police officers from Rioma Police Station on Tuesday, April 18. This came after a local alerted the police about hearing a baby crying inside the latrine at around 2:30 pm on Tuesday.
INEC Chairman, Yakubu Worse Than Suspended Adamawa REC – Peter Obi, Gives Reason INEC Chairman, Yakubu Worse Than Suspended Adamawa REC – Peter Obi, Gives Reason The campaign council of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has reacted to the actions taken against the Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Yunusa-Ari, noting that the REC is still better than the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu. A spokesperson of the Labour Party Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign, Kenneth Okonkwo, said that while the Adamawa REC did not promise anyone anything or waste…
Benue Youth Sets Trekking To Abuja For Tinubu’s Inauguration Benue Youth Sets Trekking To Abuja For Tinubu’s Inauguration The president of Benue Youth Volunteers for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Comrade David Aper Nyor, announced his intention to embark on a road journey by foot from Makurdi to Abuja to witness the inauguration of the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu. Nyor, who hails from Konshisha Local Government Area of the state, stated that he is undertaking the journey to express his happiness for the election of the president-elect and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). Nyor explained that the road journey is…
Nigerian Govt Increase Tax On Tobacco Products Nigerian Govt Increase Tax On Tobacco Products The Federal Government says it will increase excise tax on tobacco products from 30 per cent ad-valorem to 50 per cent as part of measures to control tobacco smoking in the country. Dr Mangai Malau, Head, Tobacco Control Unit, Noncommunicable Disease Division, Federal Ministry of Health disclosed this on Tuesday, at the National Tobacco Control Budget Advocates Meeting in Abuja. Malau presented a paper titled “Overview of Tobacco Control Funding/Budgeting in Nigeria: Why Tobacco Control Budgeting and Funding? He said that presently, the Federal Government imposed…
Yahaya Bello’s Nephew Lands In Fresh Trouble Over Fraud Yahaya Bello’s Nephew Lands In Fresh Trouble Over Fraud The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed May 30 and 31 for continuation of the trial of Ali Bello a nephew to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi. Bello and three others were arraigned before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged N3 billion, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. When the matter in the suit marked ABJ/CR/573/2022 (FRN Vs. Ali Bello and 3 others were called on Tuesday, the prosecution, led by Mr Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN,…