I Didn’t Know Kidnapping Was Wrong Till I Was Arrested — Bandit Leader Who Confessed To Having Killed Uncountable People Bandit Leader Who Confessed To Having Killed Uncountable People says I Didn’t Know Kidnapping Was Wrong Till I Was Arrested The Katsina Police Command has arrested a bandit kingpin who confessed to having killed and abducted a lot of people. The culprit, 50, Surajo Mamman, popularly known as ‘Kutaku’, described himself as the second-in-command to Sani Muhidinge, a wanted bandit on the government watch list. Muhidinge is said to hiding in Rugu forest, between Katsina and Zamfara states. He was…
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I Pray For Those Who Have been Killed, Injured And All Nigerians—Pope Francis Pope Francis says I Pray For Those Who Have been Killed, Injured And All Nigerians Pope Francis has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to solve the problem of insecurity in Nigeria. He, therefore, prayed for those who have been killed and injured as a result of the insecurity, with special reference to the scores of people killed in Southern Kaduna last week. He, however, noted that the problem was being felt across the country. He said, “I learnt with pain the news of the armed attacks that…
PHOTO: “Buhari Wears $640 Shoes To Beg Loans From President Who Wears $100 Shoes”, Full Details Information reaching Ibom Focus that “Buhari Wears $640 Shoes To Beg Loans From President Who Wears $100 Shoes” Reno Omokri has blasted President Buhari for wearing designer shoes to foreign meetings, IgbereTV reports. In a post shared on his Instagram page today, Reno posted a photo of President Buhari’s Gucci shoes valued at $640. According to him, the President wears expensive designer shoes to ”beg for loans from countries whose Presidents wear $100 shoes.” He wrote “The issue is not the shoe you wear…
BREAKING: Fresh Attack, Resident Burnt Alive, Policemen Missing As Bandits Strike In Sokoto Information reaching Ibom Focus that there’s Fresh Attack, Resident Burnt Alive, Policemen Missing As Bandits Strike In Sokoto Two days after killing security operatives at a military formation in Sokoto, bandits have launched a fresh attack in the state. A resident was burnt alive while many policemen have been unaccounted for in the attack which occurred in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of the state, on Wednesday. Policemen Missing As Bandits Strike In Sokoto It was in Sabon Birnin that the bandits gunned down at least 17…
BBNaija: Stop Calling Me Tega’s Husband – Says Ajeboh, Tells Nigerians What To Call Him Ajeboh warn Nigerians say Stop Calling Me Tega’s Husband Ajeboh, husband to evicted Big Brother housemate Tega has warned Nigerians to desist from referring to him as Tega’s husband. Ajeboh gave the warning in a post via his Insta story on Wednesday. He further noted that he has a name and people should learn how to address him by his name. ”You all should stop addressing me as Tega’s husband. I have a name and it is Ajeboh CEO,” he wrote. It is, however, unclear…
Jonathan Finally Speaks On Electronic Transmission Election Result, Reveals What Will Happen Information reaching Ibom Focus that Jonathan Finally Speaks On Electronic Transmission Election Result, Reveals What Will Happen Former President Goodluck Jonathan has warned that lack of transparency could result in crises as he makes case for the electronic transmission election results. Mr Jonathan who spoke at the inauguration ceremony of the National Defence College (NDC), in Abuja, urged Nigerian lawmakers to reconsider the deployment of electronic transmission for the sake of transparency and avoidance of violence. “Where there is no confidence in the electoral umpire, people resort to…
BREAKING: FG Issues Fresh Directive On BSc/HND Dichotomy Following the BSc/HND Dichotomy, information reaching Ibom Focus that FG Issues Fresh Directive Although the Nigerian government is committed to removing the dichotomy between BSc and HND holders, the dichotomy will remain until an ongoing review of the Scheme of Service is completed, an official suggested on Wednesday. Currently, Nigerian polytechnic graduates are awarded HND while university graduates are awarded BSc or its equivalent. However, HND holders are often discriminated against when joining or exiting the public service as they are placed at a level below their BSc counterparts. BSc/HND Dichotomy Many…
BREAKING: FG Declares Friday Public Holiday Information reaching Ibom Focus that FG Declares Friday Public Holiday The Federal Government has declared Friday, October 1, as public holiday to mark the Nation’s 61st Independence Anniversary Celebration. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulates all Nigerians on this year’s Celebration of the Country’s 61st independence and assured Nigerians of Government’s commitment to tackle and eradicate all forms of challenges –be it political socio-economic and all diverse problems. Aregbeola said: “Our warmth, welcoming spirit and love as well as the abundant wealth inherent…
Lecturer From Top Nigerian University Wins Prestigious Harvard Fellowship Using False Qualifications Information reaching Ibom Focus that Lecturer From Top Nigerian University Wins Prestigious Harvard Fellowship Using False Qualifications A lecturer in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Chidi Ugwu has been caught in a scandal after he clinched a fellowship to the prestigious Harvard University in the United States, aided in part by false claims. Ugwu of the sociology and anthropology department of the university, who was recently appointed to the Radcliffe Fellowship of Harvard University, was said to have added to his credentials claims of having a diploma from…
BREAKING: Kaduna Shuts Down Mobile Phone Network, Bans Commercial Motorcycles Information reaching Ibom Focus that Kaduna Shuts Down Mobile Phone Network, Bans Commercial Motorcycles As Bandits Take Over State The Kaduna State Government says it has asked telecommunications firms to suspend their services in the state from September 30, towards checking the activities of bandits. The State’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Aruwan said the use of motorcycles for transport services and the sale of petrol in jerrycans have also been suspended across the state. Kaduna Shuts Down Mobile…