JUST IN: Dozens Killed As Nigerian Troops Clashes With Boko Haram Dozens Killed As Nigerian Troops Clashes With Boko Haram The Nigerian military has neutralised no fewer than 40 members of terrorists and destroyed 50 illegal refining sites in two weeks – between 23 March and 6 April 2023. This was contained in a press release on Thursday by the Directorate of Defence Media Operations, Musa Dandadami, revealing that the armed force discovered and destroyed the 50 illegal refineries at the South-South region of the country. He added that 21 terrorists in the Northeast, 24 in the Northwest and three…
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LEAKED MEMO: Fear Grips Nigerian Army, Raises Alarm Over Planned Attack On Officers, Soldiers By IPOB, ESN The Nigerian Army has accused the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), an outlawed group, of planning to ambush and attack security operatives in the South-East region. Attacks by gunmen have increased in the South-East in recent times. The attacks often target security agencies and government facilities. In an internal memo sent to commanders, the army urged soldiers to be more wary of movements outside barracks. They were also warned to watch their language in public and avoid making any inflammatory remarks that could…
Presidential Election: Money, Two Other Factors Ensured Tinubu’s Victory, American Diplomat Reveals Ahefty warchest, “best national organisation that worked for him and the ground game” are the factors which Bola Tinubu emerged victorious at the February 25 presidential election, American diplomat Johnnie Carson has asserted. Mr Carson co-led National Democratic Institute (NDI) and International Republican Institute (IRI), International Election Observation Mission to Nigeria during the elections. On Thursday, Mr Carson, an Executive Officer of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) welcomed information minister Lai Mohammed to his office in Washington DC. Speaking of the elections, Mr Carson said Mr…
JUST IN: Massive Killings Hit Benue In Fresh Attack Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Massive Killings Hit Benue In Fresh Attack At least 46 people have been reportedly killed in Umogidi village of Entekpa-Adoka district in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. The same village suffered invasion by armed invaders on Tuesday during which three people were killed. Chairman of Otukpo LGA, Bako Eje, whose son was also killed in the latest attack, told our correspondent on the telephone that the armed men surrounded the village again Wednesday evening barely 24-hours after the first attack and opened gunfire…
People’s Gazette Finally Speaks On Source Of Peter Obi’s Alleged Audio Leak People’s Gazette Finally Speaks On Source Of Peter Obi’s Alleged Audio Leak The Peoples Gazette has said that it stands unflinchingly by its April 1, 2023 publication of a phone conversation between the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi and the founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide and presiding Bishop of the Faith Tabernacle in Ota, Ogun State, Southwestern Nigeria, Bishop David Oyedepo. The leaked audio conversation published by The Gazette in which Obi told Oyedepo before the February 25 presidential election that the…
JUST IN: Please Prays For Peter Obi, He Needs Urgent Prayer Please Prays For Peter Obi, He Needs Urgent Prayer Fr Kelvin Ugwu, a Nigerian missionary priest working in Gambia, has called on the supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to always keep him in their prayers. The cleric said they should stand by him, insisting Obi had proven he could be trusted. His statement is coming on the heels of the federal government accusation against Obi of inciting violence over the outcome of the February 25 poll, saying it is treasonable. Also is the fresh controversy…
Tears As Man Beaten To Death For Stealing Watermelon Tears As Man Beaten To Death For Stealing Watermelon A man, Ibrahim Hashimu, has been beaten to death for allegedly stealing seven pieces of watermelon worth N2,000 at Dallaji village in Warji Local Government Area of Bauchi State. This was revealed by the state police command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, in a press release he signed and made available to journalists in Bauchi, adding that the police have arrested the culprits. According to Wakil, preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased trespassed into a farm belonging to one…
Senate President: Anyone Who Wants Northern Muslim Has No Love For Nigeria— Reps Member, Jibrin Senate President: Anyone Who Wants Northern Muslim Has No Love For Nigeria— Reps Member, Jibrin An elected member of the House of Representatives under the platform of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kano, Abdulmumin Jibrin has said that a Northern Muslim should not be elected as the next Senate President of Nigeria. The lawmaker elected to represent Kano State’s Kiru/Bebeji federal constituency stated this during a live programme with Channel TV on Wednesday night, explaining that the Muslim-Muslim ticket used by the ruling…
Soldier Arrested With ‘Stolen Ammunition, Goat, Rifle’ Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Soldier Arrested With ‘Stolen Ammunition, Goat, Rifle’ Troops of the Nigerian Army’s Operation Hadin Kai have arrested one soldier for allegedly being in possession of illegal ammunition. The suspect, identified as Kwen Jacob is said to be working under 101 Special Force Battalion. It gathered that Jacob was nabbed at Tashan Kano motor park in Maiduguri with about 106 rounds of 7.62mm special, a goat, camp bed and AK-46 rifle. “INCIDENT RPT*. AT ABOUT 050820A APR 23, 17NA/76/3376 LCPL KWEN JACOB OF 101 SF BN ON PASS…
I Waited 10 Years To Kill Friend Who Snatched My Boyfriend — Nigerian Lady Reveals Shocking I Waited 10 Years To Kill Friend Who Snatched My Boyfriend — Nigerian Lady Reveals Shocking A shocking incident occurred in Lagos, Nigeria, on March 26, when a young woman named Anita Ofili allegedly stabbed her friend, Glory Okon, to death. Ofili was arrested and has since revealed that she had been waiting for ten years to get revenge on Okon for allegedly snatching her boyfriend. The incident took place in Ofili’s one-room self-contained apartment at Greenville Estate in the Ajah area of Lagos.…