What Boko Haram Members Told Me When, Obasanjo Obasanjo revealed What Boko Haram Members Told him When Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has narrated the encounter he had with Boko Haram members in 2011. The former president had met with members of the sect and some family members of Mohammed Yusuf, founder of the group. Upon his arrival at the Maiduguri airport, Obasanjo was received by the then deputy governor, Zanna Umar Mustapha. The 2011 meeting The meeting, which held at Yusuf’s family members at Railway Quarters, the demolished headquarters of the sect, lasted about 90 minutes. Speaking at the meeting,…
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BREAKING: NPower Shortlisted Batch C Stream 2 Applicants, Check Here Information reaching Ibom Focus says that NPower Shortlisted Batch C Stream 2 Applicants NPower Shortlisted Batch C Stream 2 Applicants is out for biometric, Check your name below. The list of Npower Batch C stream 2 has been released by Nasims for biometrics Fingerprint capturing. If you are an Npower applicant waiting for stream 2, we have good news for you. You can check the nasims self service portal to see if you have been shortlisted. If you are Shortlisted, you will see a message saying “Congrats on passing the…
BREAKING: Akwa Ibom Popular Pastor Atang Is Dead The founder and the General Overseer of God’s House of Refuge, Pastor Ezekiel Atang is dead. Pastor Atang is popularly known for his single frank talk show. More details….
BREAKING: Many Feared Dead As Security Operatives, Gunmen Clash Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Many Feared Dead As Security Operatives, Gunmen Clash No fewer than eight pFeared Dead As Security killed when gunmen and security operatives clash in Anambra State. The incident, The Nation gathered, occurred on Monday at Orsumoghu, Lilu and Azia section in Ihiala local government area. It was learnt one of the prominent men in Nnewi, was also killed on Sunday on his way to Ukpor in Nnewi South from Onitsha The gunbattle between security operatives and the gunmen, suspected to be members of the Eastern…
Buhari Weakens Tinubu Again Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Buhari Weakens Tinubu Again President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the indefinite postponement of APC National Convention earlier scheduled to hold on Saturday, February 26. The postponement comes against the push by the camp of a leading presidential aspirant Bola Tinubu to have national party positions fixed ahead of the 2023 presidential elections. Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) conveyed the postponement in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), dated February 21 and seen by The Gazette. In a letter to…
I’m Battling Diabetes, Hypertension, Others, Says Abba Kyari Abba Kyari Tells Court says I’m Battling Diabetes, Hypertension Embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, has said he is suffering from diabetes and hypertension. The senior police officer, who is currently being detained by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over alleged drug trafficking, said this in a suit he filed before a Federal High Court, Abuja, seeking for bail. In an ex-parte motion marked: FHC/ANJ/CS/182/22, Kyari, through his lawyer, C.O. Ikena, sought bail on health grounds. “My lord, his (Kyari’s) condition at the custody is critical. I filed…
Electoral Bill: Buhari Will Do The Right Thing, Presidency Finally Reveals Next Action Following the Electoral Bill, presidency says Buhari Will Do The Right Thing President Muhammadu Buhari will do the right thing on the Electoral Bill, Femi Adesina, his spokesman, has said. Adesina said this in reaction to protest threats by some Civil Society groups over the “delay in assenting to the bill”. Adesina, who advised those trying to “foment trouble” over the delay not to play politics with a matter that requires thorough scrutiny. He said the Executive could do due diligence on the amended Bill till March…
BREAKING: Many Feared Killed As Gunmen Bomb Civil Defence van, Raze Down Community Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Many Feared Killed As Gunmen Bomb Civil Defence van, Raze Down Community Barely one month after gunmen in their numbers invaded Galkogo community in Shiroro local government area of Niger state, killing 11 members of the Joint Security TaskForce and unspecified numbers of villagers, they have again launched another attack and burnt down the entire buildings in the community. The gunmen who invaded the community in the early hours of Monday in about 50 motorcycles, according to the villagers, first of…
BREAKING: Soldiers Flee As Boko Haram Terrorists Overrun Military Base Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Soldiers Flee As Boko Haram Terrorists Overrun Military Base Militants from the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, have taken over a military base located in Gamboru Ngala, Borno State. It was gathered that the insurgents on gun trucks attacked the base on Saturday night, exchanging firepower with Nigerian troops stationed in the community. According to a military source, the gunmen came in different groups and could not be…
Killer Of UNIJOS Female Student Goes Dumb In Court Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Killer Of UNIJOS Female Student Goes Dumb In Court Moses Oko, the suspect alleged to have killed his girlfriend, Jennifer Anthony, a 300-level student of the University of Jos, went dumb when he was led into the witness box to commence his formal arraignment in High Court Jos on Monday. The suspect was led into the court and had a quiet session with his counsel inside the court. The parents of the suspect later joined him in court. They were communicating among themselves while other…