JUST IN: Wike Tells Rivers Who To Vote For Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Wike Tells Rivers Who To Vote For Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has expressed confidence that ahead of Saturday’s Presidential election, the electorate in the state will vote for candidates, including the preferred presidential candidate, as agreed. Even though he has not openly declared who his preferred candidate is, speculations are rife that he had ordered his loyalists to work for the candidate of the APC, Ahmed Bola Tinubu. Speaking on Tuesday at Ogbo/ Ukordu junction in Ahoada East Local Government Area, the venue of…
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SDP Collapses Structure, Endorses Atiku Information reaching Ibom Focus says that SDP Collapses Structure, Endorses Atiku Three days before the presidential election in Nigeria, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has collapsed its northeast structure into the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and declared support for its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. SDP also declared support for the governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, who is seeking re-election. Leading the defection, northeast zonal chairman of the party, Danjuma Chikel said the party took the decision after a thorough assessment of the chances of their own candidates across the northeast region in the…
2023 Elections: Many Parties Collapses Structure In Lagos, Forms Alliance With Labour Party 2023 Elections: Many Parties Collapses Structure In Lagos, Forms Alliance With Labour Party Ahead of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections, the Boot Party has formed an alliance with the Labour Party in the presidential and governorship elections. In a ceremony held in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, on Tuesday, the governorship candidate of Boot Party, Olawale Oluwo, disclosed that he had to shelve his ambition to support the Labour Party presidential candidate to win Saturday’s presidential poll for the greater interest of Nigeria and Nigerians. The alliance of…
Drama As Aisha Buhari Blames Hackers For Fake News Post About Old N500, N1000 Notes Drama As Aisha Buhari Blames Hackers For Fake News Post About Old N500, N1000 Notes Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has blamed hackers for the fake press release shared on her verified Instagram page, saying that the Central Bank of Nigeria had authorised the recirculation of N500, N1,000 old Naira notes. According to the fake statement, the apex bank said it would make all the old naira notes legal tender until May 1, 2023. Reacting to this, the Central Bank in a statement released by…
JUST IN: Three Days To Elections Massive Endorsement Hits Peter Obi As T. Y. Danjuma, Christian Elders, Others Support LP JUST IN: Three Days To Elections Massive Endorsement Hits Peter Obi As T. Y. Danjuma, Christian Elders, Others Support LP Ahead of this weekend’s Presidential election, the National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF), headed by a former Minister of Defence, General Theophilus Danjuma, and other elder statesmen, has endorsed Mr Peter the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP). According to the Christian Elders, the reports that some regions were allegedly preparing to unleash violence during the elections should not be…
EXPOSED: Aisha Buhari Posted Fake News Out Of Desperation For Tinubu, Eyeing Ministerial Slots, Others Aisha Buhari Posted Fake News Out Of Desperation For Tinubu, Eyeing Ministerial Slots, Others Nigerian First Lady, Aisha Buhari, who was caught circulating fake news from the Central Bank which claimed that the old N500 and N1000 notes were now allowed, did so out of desperation to “save” the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the presidential bid of Bola Tinubu, top sources have revealed to SaharaReporters. Mrs Buhari had shared the fake CBN release which authorised that the old Naira notes should remain legal tender…
LEAKED MEMO: Rivers State Government Directs Appointees, Others To Vote, Support Tinubu Leaked Memo: Rivers State Government Directs Appointees, Others To Vote, Support Tinubu All political appointees of the Degema Local Government Area in Rivers State have been directed to canvass support and vote for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. Hon. Ipalibo Yellowe, Chief of Staff to the council chairman disclosed this in an internal memo to the appointees They were however asked to support candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party vying for National Assembly positions. “All appointees of Degema Local Government Council are by…
APC Demands Total Number Of Eligible Voters From INEC APC Demands Total Number Of Eligible Voters From INEC Four days to the conduct of the general elections, the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to make available to Nigerians the total number of Permanent Voters Cards collected by eligible voters. Minister of Works and Housing who incidentally is the Director of the Election Planning and Monitoring Directorate of APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Babatunde Raji Fashola, made the demand at a media briefing on Tuesday. Fashola said making public the total number…
BREAKING: Gunmen Burn Down Imo Commissioner’s Home, Others Gunmen Burn Down Imo Commissioner’s Home, Others Gunmen in the early hours of Tuesday burnt the country home of the Imo State Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Emeka Okoronkwo. The incident happened at Amagu Ihube community in the Okigwe Local Government Area of the state. Also burnt is the country home of a former Dean of the Law Faculty of the Imo State University, Owerri, Nnamdi Obiaraeri, who served as Commissioner for Information, Youth and Sports and Land and Urban Planning, respectively during the administrations of former Governors Ikedi Ohakim and Rochas…
BREAKING: Militants Burn Woman Alive Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Militants Burn Woman Alive An elderly woman was burnt to ashes when gunmen razed houses on Tuesday at Amagu Ihube community in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo state on Tuesday. Among houses burnt were the country homes of the Imo State commissioner for youths and sports, Emeka Okoronkwo. Also burnt is the country home of a former Dean of the Law Faculty of the Imo State University, Owerri, Nnamdi Obiaraeri, who served as Commissioner for information, youth and sports and land and urban planning, respectively during the administrations…