BREAKING: Nigerian Army Arrests IPOB/ESN Leader After Shootout In Forest Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Nigerian Army Arrests IPOB/ESN Leader After Shootout In Forest The Nigerian Army has said it arrested one Godwin Nnamdi, an alleged leader of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in the Nkanu East Local Government Area. It said its troops of 82 Division in conjunction with other security agencies made the arrest while conducting Exercise Golden Dawn. According to the army in a release on Sunday obtained by SaharaReporters, the IPOB leader was arrested during a joint clearance…
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VIDEO: Massive Looting As Fire Guts Next Cash And Carry Supermarket Information reaching Ibom Focus says there was Massive Looting As Fire Guts Next Cash And Carry Supermarket Sad occurrence as fire razes the popular Next Cash and Carry supermarket in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. According to reports, the fire service operatives didn’t arrive at the scene of the unfortunate incident on time which resulted in a massive loss of valuable items. A video however captures some residents carting away some worthwhile goods from the supermarket as the fire grew more intense. Items like foams, drinks and so on…
Money Jonathan Left Behind For Buhari Couldn’t Sustain Nigeria For 3 Weeks –Amaechi Amaechi says money Jonathan Left Behind For Buhari Couldn’t Sustain Nigeria For 3 Weeks The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says the money left behind for Nigeria by former President Goodluck Jonathan at the point of his departure on May 29, 2015, was not enough to run the affairs of the country for three weeks. Amaechi disclosed this on a Channels Television’s programme titled, ‘Hard Copy’. The former governor of Rivers State claimed that while he headed the governors’ forum, he was informed by Presidency officials that…
‘I’ve Been Embarrassed In A Season Of Joy’, Lai Mohammed Cries Out Lai Mohammed Cries Out says I’ve Been Embarrassed In A Season Of Joy Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, has said he has not contracted coronavirus. The minister said this in a statement which Segun Adeyemi, his spokesman, issued on his behalf on Sunday. The minister said as a member of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, he would have disclosed his status if truly he contracted the virus. “The attention of the office of the Honourable Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has…
BREAKING: Popular Archbishop Desmond Tutu Is Dead Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Popular Archbishop Desmond Tutu Is Dead Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90. President Cyril Ramaphosa said the churchman’s death marked “another chapter of bereavement in our nation’s farewell to a generation of outstanding South Africans”. He said Archbishop Tutu had helped bequeath “a liberated South Africa”. Tutu was one of the country’s best-known figures at home and abroad, BBC News reports. A contemporary of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, he was one of the driving…
VIDEO: Lady In Tears, Threatens To Kill Self As Boyfriend Dumps Her On Christmas Day Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Lady In Tears, Threatens To Kill Self As Boyfriend Dumps Her On Christmas Day As many are enjoying the best Christmas has to offer, a young lady has experienced a day she would never have dreamt of. In a video that went viral, a Nigerian lady has experienced heartbreak on a day meant for celebration and enjoyment. The lady was seen crying and in pain after her boyfriend dumped her for reasons yet unknown. As she cried uncontrollably, another…
BREAKING: We’ll Sign Electoral Act Into Law, Says Gbajabiamila, Give Reasons Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Gbajabiamila We’ll Sign Electoral Act Into Law Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has assured Nigerians that the National Assembly will make sure that the Electoral Act becomes law. Gbajabiamila said that federal lawmakers will assent to the bill despite President Muhammadu Buhari failing to do so. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Gbajabiamila gave the assurance while speaking with journalists after a meeting with President Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Speaker, who met the President alongside Senate…
Fayose’s Brother Becomes Delivery Van Driver In UK Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Fayose’s Brother Becomes Delivery Van Driver In UK Former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose’s younger brother, Isaac Owolabi Fayose, has been filmed working as a delivery van driver in the UK. He shared the video himself on Instagram and revealed that he is a “big boy” back in Nigeria but has to drive a van in the UK “because the cost of employing someone” to do it for him is too high. “This abroad has no respect. Me, a big boy in Lagos, I’m now driving…
BREAKING: Finally, Army Releases Female Soldier Who Accepted Marriage Proposal From Youth Corps Member Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Army Releases Female Soldier Who Accepted Marriage Proposal From Youth Corps Member Private Hannah Sofiat Akinlabi, a female soldier detained after video clips of her being proposed to by a male corps member at the National Youth Service Corps orientation camp in Yikpata, Kwara State, went viral on social media has been released by the Nigerian Army. Spokesperson for the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, confirmed the development to PRNigeria. He said, “I can confirm to you that an…
Railway Operators Ignore FG’s Free-ride Directive, Sell Tickets Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Railway Operators Ignore FG’s Free-ride Directive, Sell Tickets Abuja railway operators have defied the federal government’s directive on free train rides for the Yuletide season, as they have continued to sell tickets at exorbitant prices to passengers. Operators at the Idu Train Terminal reportedly sold out tickets to passengers aboard the Abuja-Kaduna train at the rate of N12,000 in the early hours of Saturday, and N8, 000 on Friday evening. ordinary train tickets cost about N2,000 normally. “This morning on Christmas Day, corrupt railway officials are…