World Taekwondo Body Sanctions Russian President Withdraws Black Belt Information reaching Ibom Focus says that World Taekwondo Body Sanctions Russian President Withdraws Black Belt Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has been rebuked in various ways since he first directed his soldiers to invade Ukraine last week, including multiple sanctions that are intended to negatively impact his citizens and economy. Now, a pair of international martial arts groups is going after Putin’s status in the realms of taekwondo and judo. Today, World Taekwondo — labelled as the International Federation that governs the sport and is a member of the Association of Summer…
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Surrender, Get $40,000, Ukraine Tells Russian Soldiers Ukraine Tells Russian Soldiers to Surrender and Get $40,000, Ukraine on Tuesday offered Russian soldiers money and promised them immunity from punishment if they surrender. “Make your decision. Come out without weapon, with a white flag,” Defence Minister Oleksii Resnikov wrote on Facebook.’’ Each soldier was being offered the equivalent of more than $40,000. The campaign was reportedly being financed by the international IT industry. “Anyone who refuses to be an occupationist will bring peace. For those who choose the path of the occupationist there will be no mercy!” said Resnikov. Whether surrendering…
Again, Gunmen Burn Down Imo Police Station In Fresh Attack Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Gunmen Burn Down Imo Police Station In Fresh Attack Gunmen have attacked and razed Okwelle Divisional Police Headquarters situated in the Onuimo Local Government Area of Imo State. According to Punch, the hoodlums struck midnight when there was no police officer on duty. An indigene of the area said the attack had caused an uneasy calm in the area. The recent attack came just one week after some gunmen attacked Isu Divisional Police Headquarters and killed two policemen on duty. A village source, who…
Russia Bombs Ukraine’s Government Headquarters Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Russia Bombs Ukraine’s Government Headquarters Russian missiles and rockets have hit the cultural heart of Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, the region head, Oleg Synegubov, said on Tuesday. According to Synegubov, Russia launched grad and cruise missiles on Kharkiv but said the city’s defence was holding. “Such attacks are genocide of the Ukrainian people, a war crime against the civilian population,” he said in a video. In Tuesday’s attack, an opera house, concert hall and government offices were hit in Freedom Square, in the centre of the north-eastern city Kharkiv,…
The Way You Sent You’re Children To Schools In Ukraine, Evacuate Them, Don’t Wait For Buhari, Onyeama Tells Parents Onyeama says As You Sent You’re Children To Schools In Ukraine, Evacuate Them, Don’t Wait For Buhari, Onyeama Tells Parents Parents who sent their children to schools in Ukraine should be responsible for the safety and evacuation of their children and not President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime, says foreign affairs minister Geoffrey Onyeama. He argued that Nigerians who travelled as private citizens to Ukraine should ordinarily be responsible for their evacuation, not the federal government. “But you see, were it not for…
ASUU: Minister In Trouble For Storming Out Of Meeting With Students It was bad when Education Minister Storming Out Of Meeting With Students Reactions have trailed Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu’s action after he stormed out of a meeting with the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) at the ministry’s conference room in Abuja. Adamu had scheduled an impromptu meeting with the leadership of NANS, who barricaded the entrance to the ministry while protesting the one-month warning strike declared by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) leadership. Trouble started when the students asked Adamu to…
Man Kills His Mother During A Fight With His Wife Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Man Kills His Mother During A Fight With His Wife A young man who is yet-to-be named has been nabbed after stabbing his mother to death in Niger state. It is reported that the suspect killed his mother at their residence in Zawiyya, Tudunwada area of Kontagora Local Government, Niger State, after she rushed to separate a fight between him and his wife. A source who spoke, said his mother who rushed to separate them was stabbed after he pulled a knife to stab…
Russian President, Putin Lists Conditions To End Ukraine Invasion Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Russian President, Putin Lists Conditions To End Ukraine Invasion Russian President, Vladimir Putin has laid out his conditions to stop the ongoing military occupation of Ukraine. Russian forces have shelled Ukraine’s second city and Western nations are preparing even more sanctions. A peace talk was held between Moscow and Kyiv in the Belarusian borders on Monday, being the first meeting since last Thursday when the war broke out. The meeting ended with both sides merely agreeing to hold a second round of negotiations “soon.” However,…
Tension: Terrorists Planting Bombs In The Following Places In Kaduna Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Terrorists Planting Bombs In The Following Places In Kaduna The Kaduna State Government has urged residents of the state to be at alert over the threat of possible terrorist attacks in public places. According to a statement by Samuel Aruwan, the state commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs on Monday, terrorists have planted Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) in some public places such as schools, hospitals, hotels, bars, entertainment centres, restaurants, parks, major roads and places of worship. Kaduna State Governor Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai…
JUST IN: Crisis Rocks Akwa Ibom Over N150 Billion Loan Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Crisis Rocks Akwa Ibom Over N150 Billion Loan A fresh attempt by Governor Udom Emmanuel to coerce members of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly into approving a fresh loan, a month after receiving a 4.7 billion Naira Loan in January 2022, met a brick wall and caused commotion in the Assembly. A source told our reporter on Saturday, 26th February, 2022 that the request was met with protest as members feared a possible public backlash if the latest loan request is approved.…