Author: Ibom Focus

PHOTO: House Girl Flees With N13.9m Cash, jewellery, Others One Week After Resumption Information reaching Ibom Focus says that house Girl Flees With N13.9m Cash, jewellery, Others One Week After Resumption A domestic worker, identified only as Blessing, has gone into hiding after allegedly stealing money and jewellery valued at over N13.9m from her boss’ residence in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State. Blessing’s boss, Pearl Ogbulu, on Tuesday, said the suspect allegedly perpetrated the crime about a week after she started working with her. She said the Cross River State indigene had remained incommunicado since the incident happened.…

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NIMC Staff Demands N100,000 To Correct Man’s Name Agency Misspelt Information reaching Ibom Focus says that NIMC Staff Demands N100,000 To Correct Man’s Name Agency Misspelt A resident of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Akintade Samuel, has lamented that the National Identification Management Commission made a mistake on his date of birth by inputting 1971 instead of 1981 when processing his national identity card. Samuel, who spoke with SaharaReporters on Wednesday, said an NIMC official after acknowledging that it was the agency’s error, went ahead to demand N100,000 from him to correct the mistake. Samuel added that he asked the…

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JUST IN: Massive Compulsory Retirement Hits Civil Service Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Massive Compulsory Retirement Hits Civil Service Cross River State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade, has approved the recruitment of workers into the state civil service to replace the ageing workforce. The Head of Service, Timothy Akwaji, disclosed this at the maiden meeting with Permanent Secretaries in his office. He said, “Approval for the recruitment of staff was to cushion the effect of the diminishing manpower occasioned by the mass retirement from the State Civil Service in 2023.” He said the impending mass retirement from the State Civil…

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PHOTOS: Couple Hired Thugs To Beat Up Their Child’s Teacher Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Couple Hired Thugs To Beat Up Their Child’s Teacher A man, Oyedele Nutai Joseph, and his wife, Elizabeth Joseph, were on Tuesday, January 18, arrested by men of Ogun state police command for unlawfully invading Toyon High school Ere village in Ado Odo area of the state, with thugs to attack a teacher, Abel Thomas, for beating their son, Joshua Joseph, an SS3 student of the school. The suspects were arrested following a distress call received by the policemen at Ado Odo divisional headquarters,…

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What Tinubu Told Me After I Resigned—DG Of APC Governors Forum, Lukman DG Of APC Governors Forum, Lukman revealed What Tinubu Told him After he Resigned After the news of his resignation as Director-General of Progressive Governors Forum went public on Monday, January 17, 2022, Dr Salihu Lukman broke the silence on Wednesday morning, stating the reaction of All Progressives Congress leaders to the news, especially the National Leader and Presidential hopeful, Bola Tinubu. Lukman, who confirmed his resignation, said that he was reticent to speak out on Monday as his resignation letter had only reached the Chairman of the…

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Student Storm School, Beats Up Teachers For Asking Him To Cut His Hair Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Student Storm School, Beats Up Teachers For Asking Him To Cut His Hair A secondary school student has reportedly engaged the services of his mother and some thugs to beat up his teachers for asking him to cut his hair. Daily Trust gathered that they stormed the Toyon High School, Ere, Ado-Odo, Ogun State and brutalise his teachers. The trend of assault on teachers remained unabated despite the mandatory undertaking forms recently signed by parents, as part of the efforts to…

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BREAKING: Court Declares Nnamdi Kanu’s Arrest As Illegal, Orders FG To Pay Him N1billion, Give Reasons Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Court Declares Nnamdi Kanu’s Arrest As Illegal, Orders FG To Pay Him N1billion Justice Benson Anya of the Abia State High Court has ruled that the invasion of the security agents to the residence of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, in 2017 was unlawful and an infringement on his human rights. The judge on Wednesday also ruled that his abduction and forceful return to Nigeria was “illegal” under local and international laws. Anya…

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BREAKING: Tears As IDP Commits Suicide After Being ‘Raped By NGO Official’ Information reaching Ibom Focus says there was serious Tears As IDP Commits Suicide After Being ‘Raped By NGO Official’ Aisha Umar, a female Internally Displaced Person (IDP) in Borno State, has taken her life after allegedly being raped by an official of an International Non-Governmental Organisation (name withheld). The deceased, who was into menial jobs for survival, was reportedly lured to the apartment of the suspect at 303 Housing Estate, near Dalori IDP camp, Maiduguri, under the guise of cleaning the place. The suspect identified as Huzaif Adam,…

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How Three Governors Colluded With Security Operatives Who Killed Over 1,000 South-East Residents Information reaching Ibom Focus How Three Governors Colluded With Security Operatives Who Killed Over 1,000 South-East A civic group, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, has revealed that no fewer than 1150 residents were killed in the South-East region by the security agents and herdsmen between October 2020 and December 2021. According to the group, about 1000 people could also not be accounted for as they had been abducted by the security agents. This was disclosed in the latest report of Intersociety made…

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BREAKING: FG Recommends Fuel Increase To N302 Per Litre Information reaching Ibom Focus says that FG Recommends Fuel Increase To N302 Per Litre By February The Nigerian government may increase the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, to N302 per litre in February 2022 as part of the recommendations of the National Economic Council (NEC). This is part of the government’s plan to completely deregulate the PMS prices, eliminating monthly subsidy payments with provisions to ensure fair competition in the market, TheCable reports. The NEC is headed by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. Petrol price is currently between…

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