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COVID-19: FG Meets Herbalists Following the COVID-19 Remedies, Information reaching Ibom Focus says that FG Meets Herbalists The federal government on Monday met with some selected scientists and herbalists across the country on effective herbal remedies for the treatment and management of COVID-19, in a way that meets the best global standard. The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, who represented the federal government at the meeting in Abuja on Monday, said the objective of the meeting was to avail Nigerians with efforts being made by the government towards developing a genuine, reliable and effective home-grown remedy…

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BREAKING: Kaduna On Fire, Residents Flee As Bandits Kill Traditional Ruler Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Kaduna On Fire, Residents Flee As Bandits Kill Traditional Ruler The Magajin Garin Idasu in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Malam Magaji Ibrahim, has been shot dead. He was killed 24 hours after 38 people were murdered across Kaduna, including the LGA. One of the youth leaders in Rahiya village, Ridwan Abdulhadi, said over 70 percent of the people in the village, have fled to ‎safer communities in part of Zaria and Giwa town‎. It‎ was gathered that the deceased was…

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Aisha Buhari Not Pregnant, Down With Ailment Suspected To Be Cancer Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Aisha Buhari Not Pregnant, Down With Ailment Suspected To Be Cancer Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, is not expecting a baby but treating an undisclosed disease suspected to be cancer, multiple presidential said. Pictures showing Aisha and President Muhammadu Buhari arriving in the country from Turkey on Sunday had fuelled pregnancy rumour, with many Nigerians wondering if the First Lady is expecting a baby. In one of the pictures, Aisha was seen in a yellow lace kaftan and a black shawl draped…

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Yahaya Bello Made N60billion Cash Withdrawal From State Coffers Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Yahaya Bello Made N60billion Cash Withdrawal From State Coffers An investigation has revealed that Yahaya Bello of Kogi State is the governor whom the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) accused of withdrawing N60 billion cash from the coffers of his state. The anti-graft agency had about a week ago accused a serving Nigerian governor of allegedly withdrawing N60 billion from his state’s purse, saying this was done in about six in office. The EFCC, however, did not disclose the identity of the governor, but…

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PHOTOS: Aisha Buhari’s New Pictures Fuel Pregnancy Rumour, Full Details Aisha Buhari’s New Pictures Fuel Pregnancy Rumour First lady Aisha Buhari’s new pictures are fuelling pregnancy rumour across the country, with Nigerians wondering if she is actually expecting a baby. In one of the photos seen by Ibom Focus, Mrs Buhari, alongside her husband, President Muhamadu Buhari, was surrounded by security officials, with one of them carrying her handbags. In a yellow lace kaftan and a black shawl draped over what appeared like a baby bump, 50-year-old Mrs Buhari tenderly placed her right hand on it. Another image showed the…

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Military Raids Bandit Kingpin, Turji’s Hideout, Kills Scores Of Bandits In Forests Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Military Raids Bandit Kingpin, Turji’s Hideout, Kills Scores Of Bandits In Forests A Nigerian military jet on Saturday raided the hideout of bandit kingpin, Bello Turji and his gang, killing scores of bandits in Zamfara and Sokoto forests. The terrorist leader, Turji, who operates in the North West region is said to have sustained life-threatening injuries when military fighter jets raided his hideouts. Military sources said the Air Task Force, ATF, Operation Hadarin Daji, following intelligence deployed fighter jets which killed several…

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Kaduna Killings: Buhari Sad, Frustrated Bandits Are Killing Soft-targets, Presidency Following the Kaduna Killings, Buhari Sad, Frustrated Bandits Are Killing Soft-targets President Muhammadu Buhari says he is sad that frustrated bandits in the North are killing “soft-targets,” as he condemned renewed bandits’ attacks in Kaduna. According to him, the gruesome nature of Saturday’s killings in Kauran Fawa, Marke, and Ruhiya villages in the Idasu ward of the Giwa local government area has made him “particularly” sad. Mr Buhari affirmed that security forces had turned the heat on terrorists “who are getting frustrated and are soft-targeting innocent citizens, looting their assets,…

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Hushpuppi: IG Submits Report On Disgraced Officer, Abba Kyari To PSC Information reaching Ibom Focus says that IG Submits Report On Disgraced Officer, Abba Kyari To PSC The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has submitted the probe panel report on the suspended Head of the Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, to the Police Service Commission. This is coming almost six months after the SIP led by DIG Joseph Egbunike submitted its report to the IG. A commissioner on the PSC, Austin Braimoh, confirmed to our correspondent on Sunday that the commission would deliberate on the issue this week. He said…

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We’ve Disbursed N100b To Unemployed Youths, FG FG says We’ve Disbursed N100b To Unemployed Youths The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, says that the federal government has spent N100 billion on unemployed youths in the country. Mr Keyamo made this claim in a statement made available by his media office on Sunday in Abuja. The minister, represented by the Director General of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Abubakar-Nuhu Fikpo, said this during the launch of the disbursement of empowerment items to women in Jos, Plateau State. The N100 billion, according to the minister, was disbursed…

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FULL LIST: Why These 5 Nigerian Churches Don’t Celebrate Christmas Ibom Focus brings to you Why These 5 Nigerian Churches Don’t Celebrate Christmas Christmas is celebrated on December 25 and is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon. However, some churches in Nigeria still fault the celebration of Chrismas on December 25, claiming it’s “unscriptural and unchristian”. Here five religious denominations that opposed the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25 every year: 1. Jehovah’s Witness This religious organisation is one of the biggest group of Christmas-shunners. The interesting thing is that…

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