JUST IN: Sultan Declares New Date For Eid-El-Fitr Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Sultan Declares New Date For Eid-El-Fitr The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Monday as the first day of Shawwal following the inability of the National Moon Sighting Committee to sight this year’s Shawwal moon. The Secretary of the National Moon Sighting Committee (NMSC), Mallam Yahaya Muhammad Boyi, made this known in a terse statement on Saturday night. He said, “The Sultanate Council Sokoto, has declared Monday 2/5/2022 as the first day of Shuwal 1443 AH”. With the fresh development, Ramadan fast…
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JUST IN: Heavy Shooting As Unknown Gunmen Attack Military Patrol, Kills Many Soldiers In Anambra Information reaching Ibom Focus says that there was Heavy Shooting As Unknown Gunmen Attack Military Patrol, Kills Many Soldiers In Anambra Some unidentified gunmen on Saturday attacked soldiers at a checkpoint in Agulu, Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State. Sources said the gunmen wielded automatic riffles, cutlasses and other dangerous weapons, just as they came in their numbers. They reportedly arrived at the checkpoint which was manned by soldiers and started shooting at them, causing the soldiers to reciprocate in a bid to save…
Nigeria’s Healthcare System Has Collapsed – Sheikh Gumi Blows Hot Again Sheikh Gumi says Nigeria’s Healthcare System Has Collapsed Popular Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Dr. Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, has declared that the nation’s healthcare system has collapsed and requires urgent attention to revive it. He stated this on Saturday when he visited two major state government-owned hospitals in Kaduna namely Gwamna Awon General Hospital in Kaduna South and Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital in Kaduna North of the Kaduna metropolis. During the visits, Sheihk Gumi offered cash gifts to vulnerable patients while appealing to wealthy individuals in the society to assist…
PHOTOS: Kidnappers Arrested Trying To Buy AK-47, Recover Ammunition, Cash Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Kidnappers Arrested Trying To Buy AK-47, Recover Ammunition, Cash Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Bayelsa State Police Command, have arrested three suspected kidnappers and recovered one .9mm ammunition, a red Toyota Camry car with a mutilated plate number and N1m cash. The arrested suspected kidnappers specialise in seizing people in and around the state for monetary purposes. A statement issued through the State’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Asinim Butswat, stated that “The suspects, Emmanuel Ebisco ‘m’ 38 years, Williams Zikena ‘m’ 39 years,…
BREAKING: Nigerian Army Sends 205 Troops To Ensure Peace In The Gambia. Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Nigerian Army Sends 205 Troops To Ensure Peace In The Gambia. This is just as it assured of Nigeria’s commitment to deploying quality peacekeepers as part of efforts to ensure global peace and security. The Nigerian Army has sent a contingent of 205 troops to The Gambia on a peacekeeping mission. This is just as it assured of Nigeria’s commitment to deploying quality peacekeepers as part of efforts to ensure global peace and security. Speaking at the pre-deployment graduation ceremony of the…
7 Years After Installation, $1.5m Akwa Ibom Printing Press Abandon By Govt To Rots Away Information reaching Ibom Focus says that 7 Years After Installation, $1.5m Akwa Ibom Printing Press Abandon By Govt To Rots Away Seven years after the purchase, installation and commissioning of a printing press worth $1.5 million, the Akwa Ibom State Government has abandoned the machines to rot away. The press, which consists of a SupraSetter A105, otherwise known as Computer To Plate (CTP) machine, runs a resolution of 2,400 DPI and a Goss Community Press with a web offset press, which has the capacity to…
You Should Be Thankful To Buhari You’re Not Crossing Borders To Look For Food – Adesina Tells Nigerians You Should Be Thankful To Buhari You’re Not Crossing Borders To Look For Food – Adesina Tells Nigerians Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina says Nigerians should be thankful to God for not crossing the borders to look for food under the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government. “For those who look at only the downsides of things, under President Buhari, we can be thankful to God that we can feed ourselves, and not crossing the borders to look for food. All other things shall soon…
JUST IN: Buhari’s Minister Dumps APC For SDP, Eyes House Of Reps Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Buhari’s Minister Dumps APC For SDP, Eyes House Of Reps A former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, has joined the Social Democratic Party. Dalung, who served as a minister during the first tenure of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), left the ruling All Progressives Congress last week. He tendered his withdrawal letter to the APC ward chairman in Langtang South Local Government Area of Plateau State. Speaking in an interview with Saturday PUNCH in Jos on Wednesday,…
PDP Disqualifies 2 Presidential Aspirants Information reaching Ibom Focus says that PDP Disqualifies 2 Presidential Aspirants The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disqualified two of the 17 presidential aspirants seeking its ticket to contest the 2023 election. The two disqualified aspirants are to forfeit the N40 million each of them paid for the expression of interest and nomination forms. The chairman of the presidential screening committee, Senator David Mark, announced the disqualification of the two aspirants on Friday evening. Mark however declined a request by journalists to reveal the identities of the affected aspirants and the reason(s) for their disqualification.…
BREAKING: Massive Killings In Mosque Suicide Bomber Attack Information reaching Ibom Focus says that there was Massive Killings In Mosque Suicide Bomber Attack Not less than 50 persons were killed when a suicide bombers detonated his device during Friday prayers at a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. Hundreds of worshippers were gathered inside the Khalifa Sahib Mosque in western Kabul when the huge explosion took place. Officials put the death toll at 10 but the mosque’s leader confirmed it had risen to 50 by late afternoon. Hundreds are thought to be injured. Sayed Fazil Agha who lost his nephews in the…