Woman Commits Suicide Over Husband’s Plan To Marry 2nd Wife Woman Commits Suicide Over Husband’s Plan To Marry 2nd Wife Kwara woman commits suicide over husband’s plan to marry 2nd wife A mother of two, Yetunde Folorunsho, reportedly committed suicide by drinking poison over her husband’s plan to marry a second wife in Kwara State. According to Daily Trust, Yetunde’s neighbours said that the deceased, who was a linguistics graduate of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) drank the poison after a disagreement with her husband over his intention to marry a second wife since was allowed in Islam. Yetunde reportedly…
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BREAKING: US Approves $1b Fresh Military Helicopters’ Sale To Nigeria Information reaching Ibom Focus says that US Approves $1b Fresh Military Helicopters’ Sale To Nigeria The Joe Biden administration in the United States has given the green light for Nigeria to buy advanced attack helicopters worth nearly $1billion despite concerns about the country´s human rights record as it battles threats from criminal gangs and extremists in the north. According to Daily Mail, the State Department on Thursday announced the approval of the $997 million sale of 24 Bell AH-1Z Viper helicopters and related equipment to Nigeria. The related equipment includes…
BREAKING: Popular Nigerian Highlife Musician Is Dead Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Popular Nigerian Highlife Musician Is Dead Iconic highlife musician, Orlando Julius, has passed on. The ‘A dara, a dara’ singer, among many other acclaimed songs, died hours ago at the age of 79, Phenomenal Lagos said. The passage was relayed by his widow, Latoya Aduke, through music promoter and Evergreen Music boss, Bimbo Esho. Esho in an early Friday Facebook post said, “Bimbo, Daddy Has Passed On…This was the message I stumbled on waking up at exactly 3am to peruse my WhatsApp page. It was a message…
JUST IN: No NIN, No Boarding Trains, NRC Tells Passengers NRC Tells Passengers No NIN, No boarding Trains Intending railway passengers should get their National Identity Number, NIN, ready as it will be a requirement from May. Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, Fidet Okhiria, stated in Abuja on Thursday that the NIN would be needed to enhance the profiling of passengers. This, he explained, would also enhance safety and security of rail users. “The process of linking passengers to their NIN for improved profiling is on-going. This layer of passenger screening will commence by May “The Abuja-Kaduna…
BREAKING: Top INEC Official Shot Dead Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Top INEC Official Shot Dead Mr. Nwokorie Anthony, an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has been shot dead in Imo State. The official was killed during the Continuous Voter Registration Exercise (CVR) exercise in Ihitte Uboma Local Government Area of the state. According to the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Emeka Ezeonu, Nwokorie was killed at Nkwo Ihitte (PU 004) in Amakohia Ward (RA 02) of Ihitte Uboma LGA, while whereabouts of two other staff involved in the registration exercise were unkown. Based on the…
Elon Musk To Buy Twitter Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Elon Musk To Buy Twitter SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has offered to buy social media company Twitter for $41.4 billion. Mr Musk, worth about $259 billion, described the offer as “best and final.” On Thursday, A regulatory filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission showed that Mr Musk was offering to acquire all the shares of Twitter for $54.20 each in cash. “As a result, I am offering to buy 100% of Twitter for $54.20 per share in cash, a 54% premium over the day…
US Govt Blasts EFCC For Focusing On Low Fraudsters After Buhari Warned Them Against Going After Top Politicians US Govt Blasts EFCC For Focusing On Low Fraudsters After Buhari Warned Them Against Going After Top Politicians The US government says the bulk of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) anti-corruption efforts are focused on low and mid-level government officials. According to its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, most high-profile cases being prosecuted by the agencies remain pending before the courts due to administrative or procedural delays. “On…
Osinachi: Better Alive Without Marriage Than Die In Marriage – Pastor Enenche Pastor Enenche says Better Alive Without Marriage Than Die In Marriage Paul Enenche, the senior pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, says the church has zero tolerance for domestic violence, insisting that “it is better to be alive without marriage than to die because of marriage.” ”Now, if there was domestic violence that led to or coincided with those symptoms that she came with two and half months to three months ago, there is no way I would (know),” the Dunamis spiritual head pointed out. Mr Enenche disclosed…
Panic At Airport As Passengers Destroy Max Air Counters, Gadgets Panic At Airport As Passengers Destroy Max Air Counters, Gadgets Pandemonium broke out at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja on Wednesday when passengers staged a protest over flight delays by Max Air. The protesting passengers complained that they were not informed about the delay until they began to register their grievances. In a video, the travellers were seen destroying the airlines’ counters and other facilities of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). This comes a few months after the Nigerian government said airline operators in the country must refund…
Lady Calls Off Wedding After Violent Fiancé Attacked Her With Hammer, Cutlass, Others Lady Calls Off Wedding After Violent Fiancé Attacked Her With Hammer, Cutlass, Others A lady on Facebook has called off her wedding a few days to the event after her violent fiancé attacked her with hammer, cutlass and other harmful objects. Helen Ozioma Michael, with the username Ada Uburu, penned this announcement on her Facebook page today, April 13, 2022, informing her family, friends and the general public on the cancellation of the traditional and ‘white’ wedding ceremonies. Both ceremonies were slated for Saturday April 16, 2022.…