JUST IN: 7 Days To APC Primary: Tinubu Set ‘Plan B’ Information reaching Ibom Focus says that 7 Days To APC Primary, Tinubu Set ‘Plan B’ Seven days to the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), there is palpable anxiety over the speculation that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu may dump the ruling party at the federal level if the exercise, scheduled for May 29 and 30, is manipulated against him. Tinubu is one of the front runners in the contest for the APC presidential ticket ahead of the 2023 general elections. And not only is he a front runner,…
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Buhari Has Done Well In Fighting Bandits, Terrorists; Creating More Job, I Will Continue Same, Says Lawan As He Listed President Achievement Buhari Has Done Well In Fighting Bandits, Terrorists; Creating More Job, I Will Continue Same, Says Lawan As He Listed President Achievement Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Saturday said he’ll build on efforts of the Muhammadu Buhari regime in tackling insecurity if elected president of Nigeria. “Even though the present administration under President Muhammad Buhari has done and is still doing well in tackling security challenges, I assure you that if I become the next president of this…
BREAKING: Dollar Hits N610 To Naira Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Dollar Hits N610 To Naira The Nigerian currency now exchanges at N610 to the dollar at the parallel market, for the first time in history. Although the naira’s official rate eventually stabilised at 419.02 at the Investors and Exporters window, after several dips on Friday, the value of the currency has sunk to greater depths at the parallel market. According to Aboki Forex, a website that furnishes the Nigerian audience with the exchange rate of foreign currencies at the parallel market, the dollar sold at N610 on Sunday…
BREAKING: Putin Bans Zuckerberg, Clinton, Others From Entering Russia Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Putin Bans Zuckerberg, Clinton, Others From Entering Russia. The Russian Federation has released a list of 963 Americans banned from entering its country. The list which was released on Saturday included the names of top American Citizens. Reacting to the recent support Ukraine is getting from the United States, the Kremlin released the list with names banned permanently from coming into the country. In a statement released by Russia’s Foreign ministry, the Kremlin stated that the people on the list had no good intentions for…
2023: APC Presidential Consensus Candidate Looms As Buhari Meets Osinbajo, Amaechi, Tinubu, Others Information reaching Ibom Focus says that APC Presidential Consensus Candidate Looms As Buhari Meets Osinbajo, Amaechi, Tinubu, Others All the presidential aspirants in the All Progressives Congress, except a former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, are open to the idea of the candidate of the party emerging through consensus, Sunday PUNCH can confirm. The consensus method will entail the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), anointing one of the aspirants, while the others simply step down for him as was done during the March 26 national…
Abuja Chief Imam To Be Removed From Office, For Justifying Brutal Murder Of Deborah Samuel Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Abuja Chief Imam To Be Removed From Office, For Justifying Brutal Murder Of Deborah Samuel Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has demanded that the Islamic authorities in the country remove Prof Ibrahim Maqari, the Deputy Chief Imam of Abuja’s National Mosque, for supporting the lynching of Deborah Samuel Yakubu, a Christian student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto State, by her colleagues. Soyinka said on Saturday that Maqari should “be tried under any existing laws that approximate…
BREAKING: Gunmen Behead Abducted Anambra Lawmaker, Hang Head In Motor Park Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Gunmen Behead Abducted Anambra Lawmaker, Hang Head In Motor Park Gunmen who abducted a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Okey Okoye, have beheaded him. After beheading him, his head was reportedly displayed at a motor park in Nnobi, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. The incident, which happened on Saturday, created panic in the community, which had been witnessing a series of violent killings since last year. Sources added that his body was not there and indications were…
2023 Presidency: Consider My Age, Have Some Respect For Elders, Tinubu Begs Badaru Following the 2023 presidency, Tinubu Begs Badaru says Consider My Age, Have Some Respect For Elders Bola Ahmed Tinubu, leader of the All Progressives Congress APC has begged Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar to have some respect for elders and give him some delegates for the coming party’s presidential primary election. The request was made on Friday by Tinubu while addressing APC delegates at Manpower Development Institute, Dutse the state capital. “We are many vying for this ticket, I know my way, I know what I am running…
Buhari Good At Fighting Corruption, Says Popular Presidential Aspirant Presidential Aspirant says Buhari Good At Fighting Corruption Jack Rich, one of the presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has scored Muhammadu Buhari’s regime high on education and fighting corruption. He said the present APC administration of Mr Buhari had also performed creditably in other critical sectors of the economy like agriculture, infrastructure, and health. Meanwhile, Mr Rich, who spoke in Bauchi when he addressed the party’s delegates, advised them to put the nation at heart during the next party’s primary elections. He said he would not entice the…
I’m Ready To Build On Buhari’s Legacies – Lawan Lawan says I’m Ready To Build On Buhari’s Legacies Senate President, Dr. Ahmed Lawan has said that he intends to build on the legacies of President Muhammadu Buhari if voted into power as the next president of Nigeria. Lawan said this while addressing delegates to the forthcoming presidential primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Dutse, Jigawa State, on Saturday. He however pledged to finetune some of the economic policies of the present administration with a view to bringing them in line with the present realities. He said though Jigawa…