Oba Praises Army For Shooting #EndSARS Protesters Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Oba Praises Army For Shooting #EndSARS Protesters The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, has praised the Nigerian army for its intervention during #EndSARS protests despite sweeping criticisms of the latter for opening fire on unarmed protesters at Lekki Tollgate. In October 2020, thousands of youth demonstrated across the country for days in protest against decades of police brutality and other human rights abuses by defunct police department tagged Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Mr Akinolu who hosted the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Farouk Yahaya, at his palace…
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BREAKING: Nigerian Police Begin Clampdown On Aggrieved Police Officers, Arrest Inspector Over Planned Strike Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Nigerian Police Begin Clampdown On Aggrieved Police Officers, Arrest Inspector Over Planned Strike The Nigerian police authorities have launched an operation to clampdown on officers planning to embark on industrial actions on Saturday. Some policemen had last week said they would embark on the warning strike to protest poor working conditions, poor salaries, lack of genuine welfare benefits and outdated weapons. A protest tagged “We are tired of negligence” is also scheduled to be held at the Eagles Square in…
BREAKING: Electoral Act: Judge In Trouble, Reps Reports Him To NJC, Reveals Next Action Following the Electoral Act, information reaching Ibom Focus says that Judge In Trouble As Reps Reports Him To NJC The House of Representatives is considering reporting Justice Evelyn Anyadike of a Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, to the National Judicial Council for nullifying the provisions of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022. Justice Anyadike’s nullification thereby empowers the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), to delete the section from the Act. The House also resolved to appeal…
BREAKING: Defection: Fear Grips NASS Members, Return To Their Former Parties Politically in Nigeria, it is now the fear of the judiciary is the beginning of wisdom. Senator Stella Oduah and Onitsha North and South Federal House of Representatives member, Honourable Lynda Ikpeazu return to PDP to avoid defection hammer of the judiciary. Both from Anambra State. It was a smart political move to avoid any eventuality. It is seen in the political space as fast movement before court Judgements catch up with them.
My Wife Late Husband’s Properties Shouldn’t Be Shared, “We Used Our First Child For Money Ritual” – Wife Confesses Wife Confessed says My Wife Late Husband’s Properties Shouldn’t Be Shared, “We Used Our First Child For Money Ritual” A Twitter user, @AthenaChukwubu1, has shared a sad story of how a first wife confessed to having used her first child with the husband for money ritual. According to the user, the second wife had insisted that the wealth of the man be shared equally between her and her own children and the first wife and her own children. The first wife…
Mother, Son Arrested For Abducting, Raping SS3 Student For 3 Years Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Mother, Son Arrested For Abducting, Raping SS3 Student For 3 Years The police in Ekiti State have rescued a girl who was abducted in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, three years ago on her way to an extramural lesson in preparation for her Senior Secondary School Examination. The victim, who was 15 years old when she was kidnapped in March 2019, was, however, carrying an eight-month pregnancy when she was rescued on March 15, 2022. The state Commissioner of Police, Tunde Mobayo, in…
VIDEO: Drama As Newlywed Wife Jumps Barbed Fence After Husband Demanded Her SIM Card It was so Dramatic as Newlywed Wife Jumps Barbed Fence After Husband Demanded Her SIM Card A Nigerian man could not believe what he saw after CCTV footage captured the moment his wife of less-than-two months scaled over a fence following his demand to see her SIM card. He had accused his wife of always being on call with men, always chatting with them and would take enormous time to open the door when he returns. The man further claimed his wife was always charging her…
How Nigerian Billionaire Pastor, Fufeyin Ordered Police To Arrest Physically Challenged Woman Whose Child Went Missing In His Church How Nigerian Billionaire Pastor, Fufeyin Ordered Police To Arrest Physically Challenged Woman Whose Child Went Missing In His Church A physically challenged woman, Ruth Matthew, whose two-year-old child went missing in Christ MercyLand Deliverance Ministries (CMDM) has not regained her freedom from detention, SaharaReporters learnt on Tuesday. The founder and senior Prophet of the church, Jeremiah Fufeyin had been accused of using the police to arrest and detain the physically challenged woman for complaining about her missing son. The woman was…
Re-Enforce Use Of Coins, Reps Urge CBN Re-Enforce Use Of Coins, Reps Urge CBN The House of Representatives has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to re-enforce the use of coins as legal tender in Nigeria. This followed the adoption of a motion moved by Umar Muda Lawal (APC, Bauchi) on Tuesday. Presenting the motion, the lawmaker reminded that, as part of the economic reforms under the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, N50, N20, N10 and N5 banknotes were reissued with new designs on February 28, 2007. He said N1 and 50…
EndSARS: You’ll Die, Presidency Tells PDP EndSARS: You’ll Die, Presidency Tells PDP The Presidency on Tuesday said the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will die, “as envisaged by one of its presidential aspirants”, if its only wish for the country is an agitation worse than EndSARS because of the current situation. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said this in a statement titled “Destabilization: PDP Gives Itself Away”. He urged the PDP to rather work for harmony and cohesion in the country instead of thinking about the outbreak of an uprising worse than EndSARS,…