Petrol Subsidy: FG Move To Borrow More Following the Petrol Subsidy, Information reaching Ibom Focus says that FG Move To Borrow More The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, says the Federal Government is targeting local borrowing in 2022 to fund subsidy payments. Ahmed, in an interview with Reuters, said the government would use $2.2 billion (N916 billion) of the fund raised via Eurobond to cater to petrol under-recovery costs. In September 2021, Nigeria raised $4 billion (N1.6 trillion) through Eurobond issuance. Ahmed however said Nigeria would not tap the Eurobond market this year. “Rising oil prices…
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If I Lose In 2023 Election – Atiku Blows Hot, Reveals Shocking Atiku blows hot If I Lose In 2023 Election Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has warned members of the Board of Trustees of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the party might not survive another eight years as an opposition party. Atiku, who spoke when he hosted the BoT members during a Consultative meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, asked the elders of the party to work with him to clinch the presidency in 2023 or “we all retire together.” He boasted that the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo…
Governor’s Wife Clashes With Female Commissioner In Public Governor’s Wife Clashes With Female Commissioner In Public The perennial personality clash between the Akwa Ibom State first lady, Mrs Martha Udom Emmanuel and the state commissioner for agriculture, Dr Glory Edet, came to a head on Monday when Emmanuel could no more stomach the insults of the commissioner and had to order security men to bundle her out of an occasion. The event was the International Women’s Day celebrations at which Edet, not only flouted protocol and laid down directives, but openly insulted the first lady of the state It was…
N800b: Akpabio In Fresh Trouble Information reaching Ibom Focus says that senator Akpabio In Fresh Trouble Ijaw communities under the auspices of the Movement for the Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationality in Niger Delta (MOSIEND) have urged the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, to account for the N800billion that accrued to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), between 2020 and 2021. MOSIEND, in a communiqué after its national executive meeting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, lamented that there was nothing on ground in the Niger Delta to show that such money was received by the NDDC. The…
2023 Presidency: Give Me Another Opportunity, Atiku Begs PDP, Reveals What Will Happen Following the 2023 presidency, Atiku Begs PDP says Give Me Another Opportunity A photo taken on March 15, 2022, shows former Vice President Atiku Abubakar during a meeting with members of the PDP BoT in Abuja. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has formally informed the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of his intention to run for president in the 2023 general elections. He made his interest known on Tuesday during a meeting with the PDP leaders in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.…
BREAKING: Putin Bans Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, 11 Other From Entering Russia Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Putin Bans Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, 11 Other From Entering Russia Russia has imposed travel restrictions against US President Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and other members of the Biden Administration in response to the sanctions rolled out against it. On Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry released a list of individuals affected by the restrictions. “In response to a series of unprecedented sanctions prohibiting, among other things, entry into the United States for top officials of the Russian Federation, since March 15, President Joe…
Man Rapes 6-Year-Old Daughter, Blames Wife Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Man Rapes 6-Year-Old Daughter, Blames Wife A 46-year-old man identified as Jimoh Rafiu has been arrested for allegedly defiling his 6-year-old daughter over the excuse that his wife refused to have s*x with him. Exposing the ill, the victim innocently informed members of the Advocates for Children and Vulnerable People’s Network that she had been repeatedly defiled by her father, suggesting the act of penetration. According to the victim’s mother, whenever she returns from work, the father usually removes his daughter’s clothes on the excuse that the child…
Many Feared Dead As Gunmen Attack NDLEA Office Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Many Feared Dead As Gunmen Attack NDLEA Office An operative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) was, on Tuesday, killed by unidentified gunmen. The deceased person died during an attack by gunmen on the Ebonyi State command headquarters of the NDLEA, along Enugu-Abakaliki Road. The incident occurred between 2 am and 4 am on Tuesday. It was learnt that three other persons were killed during the shoot-out that ensued. One of them was an inmate at the NDLEA rehabilitation centre. Two of the assailants…
Ukraine Is Not Joining NATO, Says Zelensky Zelensky Says Ukraine Is Not Joining NATO Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine should accept that it will not become a member of NATO. “Ukraine is not a member of NATO. We understand that. We have heard for years that the doors were open, but we also heard that we could not join. It’s a truth and it must be recognized,” Zelensky says during a call with the country’s military leaders. Russia used the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO, a US-led military alliance, as a justification for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.…
Nigerian Military Rains Missiles On Bandits Leader’s Camp During Marriage Feast Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Nigerian Military Rains Missiles On Bandits Leader’s Camp During Marriage Feast Scores of bandits have been eliminated when military jets of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) shelled missiles on a wedding feast organised for one of Katsina State top bandits’ leaders, PRNigeria reports. Among those killed included one Sule, a notorious bandits’ leader, who is a brother to Lalbi Ginshima, also a “killer” bandit. The onslaught by troops of the Nigerian military Air Task Force took place at Unguwar Adam Village in Dan…