Author: Ibom Focus

How Chinese Contractors Bribe Terrorist Groups In Nigeria To Gain Access To Country How Chinese Contractors Bribe Terrorist Groups In Nigeria To Gain Access To Country Chinese mining bosses are funding Nigerian militant groups in order to secure access to the country’s mineral reserves, raising the prospect that Beijing could be indirectly funding terror in Africa’s largest economy. Chinese companies working in parts of Nigeria where attacks are frequent have been striking security deals with insurgents, The Times has learnt. The Times, a British national daily, says Chinese nationals in the mining sector are funding terrorist groups in parts of…

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Enough Is Enough: Release Nnamdi Kanu Now Or Else, IPOB Tells Buhari Govt Enough Is Enough: Release Nnamdi Kanu Now To Avoid Doomsday, IPOB Tells Buhari Govt The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Saturday again warned the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Nigerian government to release its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu, to avoid unforseen circumstances. IPOB said that the unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu as the courts had ordered will “avoid doomsday.” Ibom Focus had reported that Buhari’s government through its security agencies in collaboration with the Kenyan government arrested and renditioned IPOB leader to Nigeria in June 2021. Although the…

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APC Agents Gave Us N3000, Food Items After Voting On Saturday – Electorates APC Agents Gave Us N3000, Food Items After Voting On Saturday – Electorates Two female voters in Saturday’s supplementary elections in Kebbi State have claimed that the All Progressive Congress, APC, gave each of them N3,000, two wrappers and packs of pasta for voting the party. A woman who spoke in Hausa with Channels TV described the APC as “the broom” party. She said “the broom” party gave her the same as well as others for voting for them. The two voters spoke at the Baban Dutsi…

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Nigerian Lawmaker Captured In Viral Video Ordering APC Thugs To Stop Other Parties From Campaigning Ahead of November 11, 2023 Governorship Election in Imo State, a member representing Okigwe South in the House of Representatives, Deacon Chike Okafor has been captured on video telling supporters not to allow any other political party other than All Progressives Congress to campaign in their area. Okafor, a former Commissioner for Finance under Chief Rochas Okorocha, was seen in a viral video addressing youths in his area that they should not allow other political party to campaign in their ward. He told them that…

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Gov Sanwo-Olu, El-Rufai, Wike, Others Responsible For Poverty In Nigeria, Not Buhari, Says Keyamo Gov Sanwo-Olu, El-Rufai, Wike, Others Responsible For Poverty In Nigeria, Not Buhari, Says Keyamo Festus Keyamo, spokesperson for President-elect Bola Tinubu, says state governors and local government chairmen are responsible for multidimensional poverty in Nigeria. A Twitter user, @NigerTrump confronted Mr Keyamo with the fact that the Buhari regime in which he is serving plunged 130 million Nigerians into multidimensional poverty. Thanks for your comments. For the first time, let me educate you and millions of Nigerians about this ‘multidimensional poverty’ that the opposition has been…

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BREAKING: PDP Senator candidate Involved In Auto-Crash, Photo PDP Senator candidate Involved In Auto-Crash, Photo Senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in February 25th general election, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has been involved in a ghastly motor accident on the Abuja-Lokoja Expressway. It was reported on Saturday that Akpoti, who is currently challenging the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere, who was declared winner, was involved in the accident on Friday. It was gathered that her Sports Utility Vehicle hit a curb on the road, causing injury to the passengers in the car. “It is true. She was…

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PHOTO: Man Sets Self Ablaze Over Police Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Man Sets Self Ablaze Over Injustice Tunisian striker Nizar Issaoui has died after setting himself on fire in protest against ‘police injustice’. Issaoui, a former player for US Monastir, set himself on fire outside a police station on Thursday. The player, who suffered a third-degree burn was unable to survive after being rushed to the hospital. Issaoui’s brother, Ryad said he was buried yesterday. The footballer had claimed police accused him of “terrorism” when he complained about the price of a banana. The dad-of-four had published a…

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Pastors Arrested After Followers Seeking To Meet Jesus Fast To Death Pastors Arrested After Followers Seeking To Meet Jesus Fast To Death Kenyan police said Saturday they have arrested a local cult leader following the death of four followers he reportedly told to starve themselves in order to “meet Jesus”. Eleven other followers of the Good News International Church led by Makenzie Nthenge were taken to hospital, three of them in critical condition, after being rescued Friday in the Shakahola forest near the town of Malindi. Police said they feared more victims would be discovered. “The pastor is under arrest…

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EXPOSED: Omo-Agege Worked For Peter Obi Omo-Agege Worked For Peter Obi A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Cairo Ojuogbo, has claimed that the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege worked for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi in the March 18th presidential election. Ojuogbo stated this while speaking in an interview on Arise Television, monitored by our correspondent on Saturday. The APC chieftain claimed that the deputy senate president worked against the emergence of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. According to Ojuogbo, Omo-Agege never believed Tinubu would win the keenly-contested presidential election. He also dismissed claims…

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BREAKING: INEC, EFCC Appoint Lawyers To Prosecute Electoral Offenders The Independent National Electoral Commission and the Economic and Financial Crime Commission have appointed 18 lawyers to prosecute electoral offenders. The commissions also appointed two Senior Advocates of Nigeria. The 18 lawyers – all legal officers of both INEC and the EFCC – will prosecute electoral offences relating to financial crimes arising from the 2023 general elections. Details later…

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