WATCH: Police Speaks On Trending Video Of Police Officer Flogging and Slapping Road User The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has reacted to the video posted Dee Fire Media of a police officer flogging a man in Port Harcourt. In the video that has gone viral, an officer could be seen flogging the man with a cane, while his colleague faced the man’s female companion . Adejobi said it is unethical for a police officer to flog someone. He added that irrespective of what the man must have done, he did not deserve to be be^aten…
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APC Supporters Boil As UberFacts Circulates Tinubu’s Cocaine Business To Global Audience Supporters of Nigeria’s president-elect are lashing out on Twitter after UBerFacts, a reliable facts-promoting platform, published Bola Tinubu’s legal woes with the U.S. authorities which had him forfeit $460,000 ill-gotten gains from cocaine deals to the American government in 1993. “In 1993, Bola Ahmed Tinubu surrendered $460,000 to the US government after a Chicago court found the income came from heroin trafficking,” UberFacts shared with its 13.5 million global audience at midnight on Monday. The matter, which jumped up to the number one Twitter trend, has rankled Mr…
‘Yahoo Boy’ Kills Four To Death, Injures Others Information reaching Ibom Focus says that ‘Yahoo Boy’ Kills Four To Death, Injures Others A suspected internet fraudster, also known as a “Yahoo boy,” was involved in a fatal accident that left at least four people dead and several others injured in Akure, the Ondo State capital in Nigeria, on Monday morning. The incident reportedly occurred in the Ijoka area of Akure. Eyewitnesses say the driver of the Toyota car was driving at a high speed while going through Ijo Mimo to the Sunday bus stop, Ijoka area of the town when…
I Didn’t Know It’s Kidnapping, I Demanded For My Money – Suspect I Didn’t Know It’s Kidnapping, I Demanded For My Money – Suspect A man identified as Joel Emazor, 31, who was arrested for alleged kidnapping in Edo State, has claimed ignorance of the fact that his actions constituted a crime until he was taken into police custody. The suspects, identified as Joel Emazor, 31, and Philip Roberts, 30, reportedly connived with two others, Ossai and Eguavoen, who are currently on the run, to abduct Igbinomwanhia and hold him hostage in a pit for five days until his parents…
Akpabio Speaks On Dropping Senate Presidency Race Akpabio Speaks On Dropping Senate Presidency Race Former Edo State Commissioner for Information, Kassim Afegbua, has said Senator Godswill Akpabio is still in the race for the Senate presidency and has no plan to drop out. Afegbua made this known in a statement on Monday to debunk rumours that Akpabio is considering an exit from the race to settle for a “juicy ministerial appointment.” Afegbua further noted that Akpabio had been confirmed as the frontline candidate in the contest for the leadership of the 10th Senate presently going on in the All Progressives…
Obidients Are Acting Out Of Ignorance, Says Labour Party Acting Chairman Blasts Peter Obi Supporters Lamidi Apapa, the acting National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), has stated that if the party’s supporters, known as ‘Obidients,’ understand what is really going on in the party, they will realise that they have been acting ignorantly. Apapa was reacting to the backlash directed at him since his appointment. The acting chairman said this when he appeared on Channels Televisions Sunday Politics, where he refuted the accusation that opponents sponsored him to destroy the party. Ibom Focus reported on Friday that some Labour…
JUST IN: General Elections Hold In 1 Day In Nigeria General Elections Hold In 1 Day In Nigeria The senator representing Ebonyi Central senatorial zone, Senator Obinna Ogba yesterday said conducting the country’s general election in one day will save cost, lives, time and also ensure convenience to the electorate. Ogba, who is the Senate Committee chairman on Sports, said before the end of the 9th Assembly, he will be among senators who will advocate the amendment of the Electoral Act to ensure such is done. The senator, who made the disclosure at his country home in Nkalagu, Ishielu local…
Atiku To Storm Court With Original Result Sheets Atiku To Storm Court With Original Result Sheets A member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Emma ik Umeh, has revealed that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, will be presenting all the original result sheets at the Court of Appeal. According to Umeh, some of the documents he saw are mind-blowing, adding that he can’t wait for the election tribunal case to commence. The documents the PDP and Atiku are presenting to the court of appeal, according to Umeh, are not child’s play. He made this…
Tinubu Will Not Be Inaugurated — Says Agbakoba, Gives Reason Tinubu Will Not Be Inaugurated — Says Agbakoba, Gives Reason Agbakoba says that if Obi pushes his petition, Tinubu won’t be sworn in and won’t have to wait the required 180 days. He said this when he was being interview on the Arise TV. Following the conclusion of the 2023 general elections amid lingering concerns that the process was marred by irregularities and the petition filed against the All Progressives Congress (APC) by the Labour Party Candidate, Peter Obi, in an effort to reclaim the mandate it claims was stolen…
Pope Sends Message To Nigerian Govt Over Corruption And Killings Pope Sends Message To Nigerian Govt Over Corruption And Killings I like to listen to world leaders. Their speeches help us to understand their minds, thoughts and policies better. This morning, I listened to Pope Francis give his Easter message. He is one of the most influential global leaders, and so, I listen to his speeches keenly, just as I pay attention to Emmanuel Macron, Muhammadu Buhari, Xi Jinping, Joe Biden, Sunak Rishi, Vladimir Putin and other men of power. Their words give understanding to the myriads of problems we…