BREAKING: Gunmen Bomb Kogi State Local Government Offices Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Gunmen Bomb Kogi State Local Government Offices Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen on Monday evening reportedly blew off the administrative offices of the Okehi local government area of Kogi State. Ibom and learnt that the administrative offices are close to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in the local government area. The Nigerian police, Kogi State command, has yet to react to the incident, although it was learnt that detectives had been deployed to the scene. Kogi State in January experienced a much fatal explosion. It was…
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JUST IN: DSS Steps Up Investigation Of CBN Governor, Emefiele JUST IN: DSS Steps Up Investigation Of CBN Governor, Emefiele The Department of State Services (DSS) has stepped up investigations with a view to arrest and prosecutes the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, over allegations of terrorism financing and fraud, Daily Trust reports. This is even as the military is said to be providing soldiers to protect the CBN governor both at home and office in a bid to scuttle his arrest, an allegation the defence headquarters has denied. Following its earlier unsuccessful attempt at…
2023: APC Is Hero Of Nigeria – Says Governor Wike 2023: APC Is Hero Of Nigeria – Says Governor Wike Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has again said that he has no intention or plan to decamp to the All Progressives Congress, APC. This is despite his stance on zoning the presidency to the South, describing the insinuations that he is dumping the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the APC as speculative. The Ikwere-born politician, who has been at loggerheads with his party, the PDP, maintained that he remains an unrepentant member of the main opposition party. The governor…
JUST IN: 2023: Few Days To Elections: Paul Enenche Reveals His Preferred Presidential Candidate JUST IN: 2023: Few Days To Elections: Paul Enenche Reveals His Preferred Presidential Candidate The Founder and Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Paul Enenche, has endorsed the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi. Enenche shared a picture of himself with Obi and the founder of Winners Chapel, David Oyedepo via his Instagram account on Monday. Captioning the picture Enenche wrote “this is the way to go,” adding that “A picture they say, is worth a thousand words.” He continued, “This picture was randomly…
BREAKING: Less Than 2 Weeks After 46,000 Deaths, Another Earthquake Strikes Turkey, Syria BREAKING: Less Than 2 Weeks After 46,000 Deaths, Another Earthquake Strikes Turkey, Syria Another earthquake struck Turkey and Syria just two weeks after devastating twin quakes had hit both countries, which have claimed the lives of more than 46,000 people, including that of Ghana international footballer, Christian Atsu. According to the New York Times, a powerful new 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the town of Uzunbag, in the Hatay Province of Turkey, which is one of the areas most affected by the earlier quakes that occurred on February…
Muslim-Muslim Ticket Doesn’t Matter, Tinubu God’s Willl – Says Governor Umahi Muslim-Muslim Ticket Doesn’t Matter, Tinubu God’s Willl – Says Governor Umahi Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has faulted opponents of the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima, the presidential and vice presidential candidates of the ruling APC practice Islam. Umahi advised Nigerians not to be deceived by the Muslim/Muslim ticket because God is for Christians and Muslims. “I don’t know what God wants to do with him but he is set to answer the prayers of his…
I’m Suffering, No Money To Cook Food – Orji Kalu Cries Out I’m Suffering, No Money To Cook Food – Orji Kalu Cries Out Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu has lamented the hardship emanating from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN money policy. Senator Kalu, who featured in a Channels Television program on Monday, said the naira scarcity has brought suffering to him and his family. The lawmaker, however, said the policy is right but blamed the timing and other shortfalls of the CBN towards the policy. He said, “You can see the policy is right but I don’t…
JUST IN: Finally, Governor Wike Speaks On Joining APC JUST IN: Finally, Governor Wike Speaks On Joining APC Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has reiterated that he will never join the All Progressives Congress (APC) despite its governors’ commendable stance on zoning the presidency to the South. Describing the insinuations that he will defect to the APC as speculative, he maintained that he remains an unrepentant member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wike spoke on Monday at the 114th quarterly general meeting of the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The governor…
2023 Elections: Atiku Is Our Preferred Candidate — Northern Leaders 2023 Elections: Atiku Is Our Preferred Candidate — Northern Leaders A chieftain of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Muhammad Alhaji Yakubu has revealed that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar is the preferred candidate of the Northern region. Addressing a press conference at the national headquarters of the forum in Kaduna on Monday evening, Yakubu who is the National Assistant Auditor of ACF, said notable northern elders like Alhaji Zango Daura, Professor Ango Abdullahi among others, had told us the region has settled for Atiku.…
PSC Makes U-Turn, Removes Former APC Campaigner, Naja’atu From Election Monitoring Duties PSC Makes U-Turn, Removes Former APC Campaigner, Naja’atu From Election Monitoring Duties The Nigerian Police Service Commission has replaced the former Director of the Civil Society directorate of the Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hajiya Naja’atu Mohammed, as one of the coordinators that will supervise conduct of police officers during general forthcoming elections. Her removal came barely five hours after the ruling APC protested her inclusion among 45 coordinators who will monitor the conduct of the police officers on election duty. The PSC had…