JUST IN: Fresh Crisis Rocks APC As Party ‘Suspend’ Governorship Candidate JUST IN: Fresh Crisis Rocks APC As Party ‘Suspend’ Governorship Candidate The Yola South Local Government Area officials of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday said it has suspended the Adamawa State Governorship candidate of the party, Senator Aishatu Ahmed Binani. But barely an hour after Binani’s ‘suspension’ became public, the state executive committee of the party rose against the local council officials, claiming the said suspension was sponsored nonsense. The APC Yola South local government area had said in a statement that it suspended Binani for six…
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How Voters Can Locate Their Polling Units- INEC Release Guidelines How Voters Can Locate Their Polling Units- INEC Release Guidelines The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has tasked voters wishing to locate or confirm their polling units for the 2023 general election, to do so by sending SMS to any of its dedicated lines. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, said this in a message to Nigerians on Friday in Abuja. Mr Yakubu said the voters should text their voting states, last name and the last six digits of their Voter Identification Number (VIN) to any of the lines– 09062830860, 09062830861, for…
Petrol Subsidy Exceeds N400b Monthly – Says NNPCL Petrol Subsidy Exceeds N400b Monthly – Says NNPCL The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL ) at the weekend disclosed that it was spending over N400 billion monthly to subsidise the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS ) aka petrol. Its Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari made this known at the oil firm ongoing Final Cutover to NNPC Ltd from being a corporation. According to him, the oil company was spending about N202 as subsidy on every litre of petrol consumed across the country. He added that NNPL was pumping about 65 million…
Aide Sues Aisha Buhari, Demands N100 Million Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Aide Sues Aisha Buhari, Demands N100 Million A former Special Assistant to the President in the Office of the First Lady, Zainab Kassim, has filed a suit for the enforcement of her fundamental human rights against Aisha Buhari, demanding N100m as damages from her and other respondents. The other respondents in the case are; the Inspector General of Police and the Department of State Services. Kassim had claimed that some DSS officers acting on the orders of Aisha Buhari, allegedly abducted her and took her to the…
JUST IN: Simon Ekpa Appears On Finland TV, Calls For More Weapons Simon Ekpa Appears On Finland TV, Calls For More Weapons Lahti politician Simon Ekpa is leading an armed rebellion in Nigeria, according to Yle . He tells Yle that he leads the IPOB separatist group from Finland, whose goal is to form an independent state of Biafra. Nigeria is currently preparing for elections to be held next week, in which a new president and parliament are to be elected. According to Yle, Ekpa is calling on Biafrans to boycott the elections on Twitter. The story says that Ekpa…
BREAKING: CBN Denied Asking Banks To Accept Old Naira Notes BREAKING: CBN Denied Asking Banks To Accept Old Naira Notes The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Friday refuted media reports that it had authorised the Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) to collect the old N500 and N1,000 banknotes from customers and members of the public. CBN Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mr. Osita Nwanisobi, disclosed this in a statement. He said, “The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria has been drawn to some fake and unauthorised messages quoting the CBN as having authorised the Deposit Money Banks to collect the old…
2023: FG Finally Speaks On Plan To Foist Interim Government 2023: FG Finally Speaks On Plan To Foist Interim Government The Federal Government on Friday debunked the claim in certain quarters that a Presidency cabal was working toward an Interim National Government (ING). Speaking on a TVC live programme, “This Morning”, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said the claim was the handwork of fifth columnist, planning to destabilise the country. During the programme monitored the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the minister said the 2023 elections would be conducted free and fair and the candidate of the…
JUST IN: After CBN Orders, Bank Gives Fresh Condition To Accept Old N500, N1,000 Notes From Customers JUST IN: After CBN Orders, Bank Gives Fresh Condition To Accept Old N500, N1,000 Notes From Customers One of the commercial banks in the country, First Bank Nigeria Plc, on Friday said its doors are open to receive old naira notes from customers. The bank, in a public notice, sighted by Ibom Focus, however, said customers must first register with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) portal before the now invalid old notes would be accepted as deposit. The public notice shared on…
I’m Working To Frustrate Buhari’s New Notes Policy, Sanwo-Olu Vows I’m Working To Frustrate Buhari’s New Notes Policy, Sanwo-Olu Vows The Lagos State Government has noted with deep concern the protests in some parts of the state this morning. The protesters are said to be angry over the Naira redesign and its consequent scarcity that has caused so much hardship and confusion among our people. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu believes there is no need for violence as the Supreme Court is looking into this controversial matter and will make its position known on February 22. Lagos State has since joined the…
JUST IN: Michael Enyong Replaces Udom’s Preferred Successor, Umo Eno As Akwa Ibom PDP Governorship Candidate Michael Enyong Replaces Udom’s Preferred Successor, Umo Eno As Akwa Ibom PDP governorship candidate Michael Enyong, the House of representative has replaced Umo Eno as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State for the 2023 general elections, Ibom Focus report. The lawmaker, Mr Enyong, 54, is currently doing a second term as member representing Uyo Federal Constituency in the National Assembly. A check on the website of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday showed that Mr…