JUST IN: 48 Hours To Presidential Poll, IPOB Speaks On Sit-at-home Order, Says We’re Not Interested In Nigeria JUST IN: 48 Hours To Presidential Poll, IPOB Speaks On Sit-at-home Order, Says We’re Not Interested In Nigeria Barely 72 hours before the presidential election, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, says it did not call for a sit-at-home during the 2023 polls starting from Saturday. IPOB disclosed that it’s not interested in Nigeria’s election process, adding that it did not call for a boycott. Emma Powerful, the spokesman of IPOB, said those calling for a sit-at-home in the Southeast during the…
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Osinbajo Support Groups Endorse Atiku For President Osinbajo Support Groups Endorse Atiku For President The Osinbajo Support Groups, a bipartisan organisation has endorsed the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar. The groups stated this in a statement signed by Sunnie Chukumele, Chairman and Mr John Elemi, Secretary on behalf of the groups on Thursday in Abuja. The groups said they took the decision having considered Atiku`s track record as an astute politician and experienced public servant. The groups said Abubakar had shown over time that he does not have a vaulting ambition, as he had made…
Fear Grips APC, Speaks On BVAS Deployment Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Fear Grips APC, Speaks On BVAS Deployment The Director of Strategic Communications for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Idris Mohammed, shares his thoughts with ADEBAYO FOLORUNSHO-FRANCIS on the friction between the Presidency and APC governors over naira swap policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria and how the APC plans to weather the storm ahead of Saturday’s elections Until the CBN naira redesign policy, the coast looked clear for your party’s candidate, Bola Tinubu, in terms of region and zonal projection. How do you feel?…
BREAKING: Causalities As Gunmen Attack PDP Campaign Convoy Gunmen Attack PDP Campaign Convoy, Kill Driver, Others It was a tragic evening for residents of Enugu State as gunmen believed to be cult members attacked the campaign convoy of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate for Enugu North/South Federal Constituency, Hon. Oforchukwu Egbo. According to sources, the incident happened on Wednesday evening at Eke-Otu in Amechi Awkunanaw, Enugu South Local Government Area of the State. The assailants were reported to have killed the driver of one of the buses in the convoy and his body burnt was together with the vehicle. It…
Tension: Again, Labour Party Candidate, Others Burn To Death Tension: Again, Labour Party Candidate, Others Burn To Death There was palpable tension in the Enugu State capital on Wednesday night as gunmen suspected to be political thugs killed and burnt the senatorial candidate of the Labour Party for Enugu East senatorial district, Mr Oyibo Chukwu. The attack, it was gathered happened at Amechi Awkunanaw, the country home of the former Senate President, Chief Ken Nnamani and Chief Jim Nwobodo, former Governor of old Anambra state on Wednesday evening while he was returning to Agbani, his country home. The gunmen also…
FG To Prisons Controllers: Reject Inmates You Can’t Accommodate FG To Prisons Controllers: Reject Inmates You Can’t Accommodate The Federal Government has instructed state controllers of correctional centres to reject inmates when they do not have the capacity to accommodate them. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Shuaib Belgore, gave the instruction in Abuja yesterday at the decoration ceremony of newly promoted senior officers of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS). He said custodial centres had witnessed upsurge of inmates in recent years, noting that the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, had kick-started a stakeholders’ engagement for decongestion of correctional facilities across…
2023 Election: Police Ban VIP Escorts Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Police Ban VIP Escorts The Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday announced a total restriction of all vehicular movements during the February 25 elections from 12:00 am to 6:00 pm. Force spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement, said the restriction would be observed nationwide. He, however, said the restriction order exempted those on essential services such as INEC officials, election observers, ambulances and firefighters responding to medical emergencies. He said the restrictions would help to ensure proper public order management, the safety of electorates and effective policing. He said…
2023: Wike In Trouble For Convincing Peter Obi’s Supporters To Work For Tinubu 2023: Wike In Trouble For Convincing Peter Obi’s Supporters To Work For Tinubu Peter of P-Square has sent a message to the people of Rivers State after some youths in the state, who were supporters of Peter Obi, said that governor Wike convinced them to vote for Bola Tinubu. The youths in a viral video, said they were all Obidient until, according to them, Wike told them to work for Tinubu. Recall that Wike is also said to be the reason Peter Obi left the Peoples Democratic…
21-year-old Exposes How Much Ekweremadu Offered Him To Donate His Kidney To His Daughter 21-year-old Exposes How Much Ekweremadu Offered Him To Donate His Kidney To His Daughter A Lagos-based Nigerian trader allegedly trafficked to the United Kingdom by former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, told a British court he pleaded with police officers in the UK for his life to be saved. In a videotaped interview, the alleged victim also told police he was treated like a ‘slave’ at the house in London where he was staying, DailyMail reports. The 21-year-old is alleged to have been the victim of…
21-year-old Boy Lied To Police Over Organ Harvesting 21-year-old Boy Lied To Police Over Organ Harvesting A 21-year-old trader allegedly trafficked from Nigeria to donate a kidney to the daughter of a Nigerian senator, Ike Ekweremadu, has been accused of lying to police about the whole scenario. The alleged victim was accused of lying to make himself seem like a ‘very vulnerable juvenile’. Prosecutors claimed the young man was brought to the UK illegally by Ekweremadu with a promise that he would be provided with a job and the offer of N1.2m or N3.5m, the equivalent of £2,400 or £7,000.…