You Calls Yourself High-chief But You’re Talking Nonsense About Igbos Making Way For Atiku, Wike Blasts Dokpesi Wike Blasts Dokpesi says You Calls Yourself High-chief But You’re Talking Nonsense About Igbos Making Way For Atiku, Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, has slammed former Daar Communications chairman, Raymond Dokpesi, for suggesting that the Peoples Democratic Party will not zone its presidential ticket to the South-East. The governor while speaking with stakeholders of the PDP at the State House in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, berated Mr Dokpesi for subtly making a case for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s presidential aspirations. “At the…
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Pastor, Security Guards, Members Flee As Hoodlums Attack Church Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Pastor, Security Guards, Members Flee As Hoodlums Attack Church Some suspected area thugs recently attacked the Holy Trinity church at Oba Adeyemi Oyekan Avenue in Ikoyi area of Lagos, following issues relating to land dispute. It was gathered that during the invasion, the thugs numbering about 30 hit the church with a bulldozer while the members were having their Morning Prayer meeting. Reports say the resident pastor of the church, John Delano, a church worker, and two guards narrowly escaped being lynched during the attack.…
BREAKING: Atiku Consults IBB Over 2023 Presidency Ambition Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Atiku Consults IBB Over 2023 Presidency Ambition Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday visited Ibrahim Babangida, former military dictator and head of state, in Minna, Niger State. The visit was part of his nationwide consultation on his 2023 presidential aspiration. After meeting with Babangida, Atiku visited Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello, at the Government House, Minna, Leadership reports. The former vice president’s visit to Babangida lasted for about two hours. This comes a few weeks after the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader and former Lagos State…
BREAKING: Fear Of Coup As Heavy Gunfire Is Reported Near Government Palace Information reaching Ibom Focus says that there is Fear Of Coup As Heavy Gunfire Is Reported Near Government Palace Heavy gunfire was heard on Tuesday in the capital of Guinea-Bissau near a government compound, where a cabinet meeting was being held, a Reuters reporter said. It was not immediately clear who was firing the gunshots. A security source with contacts inside the building said people had been hit by the gunfire. Another source told Reuters two people were dead, but it was unclear if they were security forces…
FG To Spend N62 Billion On HIV Patients’ Treatment Information reaching Ibom Focus says that FG To Spend N62 Billion annually On HIV Patients’ Treatment The Federal Government, in a bid to end AIDS as a public health threat, has revealed plans to spend N62bn annually to treat people living with HIV. President Muhammadu Buhari made the promise on Tuesday while launching a N62bn HIV Trust Fund of Nigeria. He promised that his administration would continue to prioritise health interventions to address killer diseases and public health emergencies. President Buhari, in a statement issued by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, said…
JUST IN: Senate Finally Passes Bill To Make Landlords Collect Rent Monthly Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Senate Finally Passes Bill To Make Landlords Collect Rent Monthly A bill seeking to regulate the payment of rents in the Federal Capital Territory has passed the second reading in the Senate. The proposed legislation, sponsored by Senator Smart Adeyemi (All Progressives Congress, Kogi State) seeks to stop the yearly advance payment of rents and compel house owners to collect rent monthly in arrears. In his debate, Adeyemi said the bill was to cushion the effect of outrageous on tenants in the…
BREAKING: Teacher Sets Self On Fire After Suspension From Work Over Failure To Vaccinate Against Covid-19, Video Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Teacher Sets Self On Fire After Suspension From Work Over Failure To Vaccinate Against Covid-19 An unidentified man said to be a teacher in Italy has set himself on fire after he was suspended from work for not complying with the European country’s Covid-19 vaccine mandates. A disturbing video shared by Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke), a professor of applied economics at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, on Twitter, shows the Italian burning and screaming. However,…
Man Burnt To Death By His Sibling Over Land Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Man Burnt To Death By His Sibling Over Land A visually impaired man, Mmaduabuchi Nnofu, 47, has allegedly been killed and burnt to death by his younger brother, Onyedika Nnofu, over ownership of a piece of land in Anambra state. According to ABSTV, the incident was said to have occurred on Sunday, January 30th, 2022, at Eziagulu village, Ekwulobia in Aguata Local Government Area of the state. A source who spoke to ABSTV, said the prime suspect, Onyedika—brother to the deceased—whom he described as someone…
China No Longer Responding, We’re Pursuing Loans In Europe – Presidency Cries Out For Help Presidency says China No Longer Responding, We’re Pursuing Loans In Europe The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has blamed the delay in the execution of major projects in the country including railways, on the inability of China to fund them. The minister who lamented the delays said the Federal Government has started looking towards Europe to get loans, following the refusal of the Chinese to fund Nigerian projects. He expressed hope that if Nigeria could get loans from Europe, the existing projects will be completed.…
Police Arrest Cleric Praying For Terrorists, Supplying Charms Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Police Arrest Cleric Praying For Terrorists, Supplying Charms A 50-year-old Nigerien who police described as a spiritualist for terrorists, Abdullahi Bello, was on Monday, paraded along with four suspected terrorists who allegedly kidnapped one Ammar Abdulkadir from his house in Katsina State. The suspected terrorists paraded along with the spiritualist at the headquarters of the state police command were Yusuf Usman, 27; Kabir Bello, 20; Sani Musa, 31; and Salisu Yau, 37. The police said the four suspects, along with three other notorious terrorists hibernating inside…