BREAKING: 10th Assembly: Akpabio Set Be Senate President BREAKING: 10th Assembly: Akpabio Set Be Senate President The Citizens Network for Peace and Development in Nigeria (CNPDN), a support group of former President Goodluck Jonathan, has asked the All Progressives Congress (APC) to nominate Godswill Akpabio, a former minister, as the senate president. Akpabio, a former senate minority leader, has not declared any intention to run for the position. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, Francis Wainwei, CNPDN national secretary, said Akpabio’s choice would reduce the acrimony that follows the struggle for the position among the geo-political zones. Wainwei…
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BREAKING: Peter Obi Finally Breaks Silence On Leaked Audio Peter Obi Finally Breaks Silence On Leaked Audio Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, has broken his silence on the leaked audio of his conversation with Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide. The audio clip released by online newspaper, Peoples Gazzete, has set social media on fire since Saturday. In the audio, Obi was heard begging Oyedepo to help him mobilize Christian voters ahead of the election, especially those in the North Central states of Kwara, Kogi and Niger, declaring the election was a religious war. The…
We’re Not Biased — Follow Due Process, INEC Tells PDP, Over Election Materials We’re Not Biased — Follow Due Process, INEC Tells PDP, Over Election Materials The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers has asked political parties in the state to follow due process in inspecting materials used during the governorship election. On Monday, supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clashed in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers, over the inspection of electoral materials. The altercation occurred at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Port Harcourt GRA. In a statement…
INEC Deliberately Withheld Uploading Presidential Election Results On IReV – Says Lai Mohammed, Gives Reason INEC Deliberately Withheld Uploading Presidential Election Results On IReV – Says Lai Mohammed The electoral commission, INEC, deliberately withheld the real-time upload of presidential election results from polling units, information minister Lai Mohammed said, according to a report by the government-owned News Agency of Nigeria. Mr Mohammed said INEC’s decision to withhold the upload was because of a suspected cyberattack. “INEC, suspecting cyberattack, withheld the uploading of the results in order to preserve the integrity of the data,” he said. Mr Mohammed’s claim is, however,…
It Is Wrong To Marry A V!rgins Girl — Says Nedu, Gives Reason It Is Wrong To Marry A V!rgins Girl — Says Nedu, Gives Reason Nigerian on-air personality Chinedu Ani Emmanuel, also known as Nedu, has revealed that girls who are not v!rgins make better decisions. He made this known on his recent podcast ‘The Honest Bunch’ on Monday. Nedu also explained why it’s better to marry a woman who is not a v!rgin. According to him, non-v!rgins make better decisions, while the majority of virgins are not competent decision-makers. He said, “If I want to get married, I…
Atiku Speaks On Backing Dino Melaye In Kogi PDP Governorship Primary Atiku Speaks On Backing Dino Melaye In Kogi PDP Governorship Primary The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has said that he has no anointed candidate in the party’s forthcoming Kogi State governorship primary election ahead of the gubernatorial election in the state. Ibom Focus earlier reported that some elders of the Kogi State chapter of the PDP called on the former Vice President to immediately retract his alleged steps and allow the original delegates list from the 21 local…
Two Men Destroy 25 Cars While Fighting Over JSS2 Girlfriend Two Men Destroy 25 Cars While Fighting Over JSS2 Girlfriend No fewer than 25 cars were destroyed on Saturday as youths from two communities in Ilorin, Kwara State, clashed over a girl, Ibom Focus has learned. According to City & Crime a disagreement started after the two youth group leaders from Itamerin and Ode Popo communities lay claim to be the boyfriend of one Aisha, a JSS 2 student. A community leader in Ode Popo, Alhaji AbdulRazaq, told our correspondent that, “They started the incident around 1:30am on Saturday because…
Protesters Storm INEC Office With Herbalist, Charms Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Protesters Storm INEC Office With Herbalist, Charms There was a mild drama at the main entrance to the Rivers State headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Port Harcourt on Tuesday morning when protesting members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) resumed their protest along with a pot of charms (Juju) and an herbalist. The protesters, who also came with palm fronds, were on their second day of protest to demand a joint inspection of 2023 election materials at the INEC office. They had on…
Tinubu Picks Gbajabiamila As CoS, 10th Senate President And Others Tinubu Picks Gbajabiamila As CoS, 10th Senate President And Others Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila is tipped for the position of the Chief Of Staff to the President-Elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Bola Tinubu. The information Ibom Focus from a reliable source who quoted speaker Femi as the closest to Jagaban. The source also said that ahead of his takeover on May 29 as the 16th President of Nigeria, the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has already begun team building with Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila…
EXCLUSIVE: Tinubu Bars Aides, Visitors From Using Unapproved Phones Over Fear Of Revealing …….. EXCLUSIVE: Tinubu Bars Aides, Visitors From Using Unapproved Phones Over Fear Of Revealing …….. Nigeria’s ‘President-elect’, Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has barred his aides, visitors and handlers of his social media handles from using mobile phones not approved of in France to avoid revealing the severity of his ailment, SaharaReporters has learnt. In March Tinubu travelled to Europe some days after the governorship and State Assembly elections to seek medical care after falling ill. It was gathered that Tinubu fell ill…