2023: It’s Either You Give Southeasterners Presidency Or We Leave, Igbo Elders Igbo Elders says It’s Either You Give Southeasterners Presidency Or We Leave Some prominent personalities from the Southeastern Nigeria, under the aegis of Igbo Elders Consultative Forum (IECF), have threatened to sanction any Igbo politician who accepts to be running mate to anyone not from the region. The Igbo elders said their geo-political zone must produce the next president of Nigeria. There is an ongoing political tussle over which region should produce the next president of Nigeria in 2023, when Muhammadu Buhari, a Northerner, will be leaving office.…
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UGM Kill Eight Traders, 51 Cows In Market Information reaching Ibom Focus says that UGM Kill Eight Traders, 51 Cows In Market Gunmen have attacked a cattle market in southeast Nigeria, killing eight traders and 51 cows, police said on Thursday, in the latest violence to hit the restive region. Southeast Nigeria, where separatist agitations are on the rise, has seen a spate of attacks, with more than 130 police and other security personnel killed by gunmen since last year, according to local media tallies. It was not immediately clear if Tuesday’s attack on the cattle market in Aba in…
BREAKING: Electoral Bill: INEC Shift 2023 Polls Following the Electoral Bill, information reaching Ibom Focus says that INEC Shift 2023 Polls Indications have emerged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may have to postpone the scheduled conduct of the 2023 general elections if President Muhammadu Buhari acts on the electoral bill sent to him after February 22, 2022. Leadership Friday reports that immediately after the 2019 general elections, INEC, which is the electoral umpire empowered by law to fix dates of elections, scheduled the 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections for February 18, 2023. But barely a year to…
Why I Support And Pray For Success Of Yahoo Boys – Pastor Reveals Pastor says Why I Support And Pray For Success Of Yahoo Boys An unidentified pastor has declared his support for internet fraudsters, popularly called “Yahoo boys”. In a viral video that got social media talking, the pastor told his congregation that he throws his weight behind yahoo boys to an extent and prays that God discloses the corrupt ways politicians get their wealth so they take over from them. “When people see me praying that Yahoo boys, may God help Yahoo boys, attack the pockets of corrupt…
300,000 N-Power Exited Beneficiaries To Get CBN Loan, Says FG, Gives Date FG says 300,000 N-Power Exited Beneficiaries To Get CBN Loan The Federal Government has stated about 300,000 N-Power exited beneficiaries will enjoy loan facilities from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) after vocational training. The Minister of Humanitarian Services, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouk, stated this on Thursday during the weekly ministerial briefing organised by the presidential media team. She said: “Yes, we have an exit strategy, which we partner with the Central Bank of Nigeria. And out of this 500,000, about 300,000 indicated…
Transfer: Some Nigerians Have Never Seen N5000 Before; It Means A Lot – FG FG says Some Nigerians Have Never Seen N5000 Before; It Means A Lot The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, says N5000 monthly national cash transfer means a lot to vulnerable Nigerians. The minister disclosed this on Thursday during a briefing with state house correspondents. She made the comment when asked about the relevance of the initiative to the federal government’s plan to save 100million Nigerians from extreme poverty. The minister said the intervention might not be fitting for some…
JUST IN: Police Officers Arrested For Armed Robbery Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Police Officers Arrested For Armed Robbery Two police officers, James Ejeh and Simeon Abraham, have been sentenced to death over their alleged involvement in armed robbery. Justice Peter Kekemeke of the FCT High Court gave the verdict on Thursday, NAN reports. The dismissed police officers were initially arraigned on October 20, 2017, by the FCT Commissioner of Police on two counts of conspiracy and armed robbery. Delivering judgment, Kekemeke said the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubts by calling four witnesses. Kekemeke held that…
Cocaine Deal: How Top Police Chiefs Tried To Cover Up Abba Kyari Following the Cocaine Deal, information reaching Ibom Focus How Top Police Chiefs Tried To Cover Up Abba Kyari The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) was forced to declare suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari wanted on Monday, following failed attempts by the police top brass to shield him from the latest and previous probes. According to Daily Trust investigation, insiders said there were spirited efforts by top police officers, including retired senior officers close to the embattled intelligence officer, to give him soft-landing in the…
BREAKING: Fire Guts Abuja Hospital It was shock when information reaching Ibom Focus says that Abuja Hospital on fire A portion of the Asokoro District Hospital has been engulfed by fire. Details of the fire incident are sketchy as at the time of filing this report. Details later…
Nigerians Should Be Thankful Buhari Is Doing Them Big Favours, Says Osinbajo Osinbajo says Nigerians Should Be Thankful Buhari Is Doing Them Big Favours Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday said Nigerians have a lot to be thankful for by having Muhammadu Buhari as their president, saying the Nigerian leader has been doing the country a great favour by being honest and incorruptible. “We are very fortunate that God gave us a leader like President Muhammadu Buhari at the time we are facing,” Mr Osinbajo said while meeting with a group of entertainers from the northern region at the State…