FocalPoint Reports

Delta State Police Command Arrests Serial Kidnappers, Rescues Victim, Recovers Lethal Weapons, Others The Divisional Police, Orerokpe on Monday 26th July, 2021 embarked on mission to rescue a kidnap victim in Delta State, emerges triumphantly. This information was related to the public by DSP. Bright Edafe, Ag. Police Public Relations Officer, Delta State Command, Asaba in a press statement released on the Friday 30th July 2021. According to the Press release, on 26th July, 2021, information was received by the DPO Orerokpe Division, which revealed that somebody had been kidnapped at Aragwa community and the kidnappers took the victim to the bush. The Divisional Police then led a combined team of police, army and vigilante who went after the kidnappers. After combing the bush for hours, the kidnappers  realized that the police were not relenting so they quickly abandoned the victim and escaped. The victim was rescued unhurt. However, manhunt for the fleeing ...

48-Year-Old Man Remanded For Defiling His Three Daughters Aged 18 months, 4 And 8 years The suspect was arraigned at the High Court on Wednesday, July 28, and ordered to be remanded at the Awka Correctional Centre by the judge. A 48-year-old man, Igbo Thomas, who was arrested for having unlawful carnal knowledge of his three daughters aged 8 years, 4 years and 18 months has been remanded by a court sitting in Awka, Anambra State. The suspect was arraigned at the High Court on Wednesday, July 28, and ordered to be remanded at the Awka Correctional Centre by the judge. Thomas, who hails from Enugu State, allegedly committed the offence at Enuoji village in Enugwu Ukwu, in the Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. Spokesperson of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Anambra Command, Edwin Okadigbo, in a statement on Wednesday, said the suspect was arrested on May 24, 2021 at Okolo Ani village, in the Igbo Etiti LGA of Enugu State for the offence. The suspect, who...

Aggressive Revenue Drive in Delta will Increase Poverty, Criminality in Delta State  By Ezekiel Kagbala FocalPoint Reports The Delta State government has recently adopted several methodologies in accruing revenue in the state. These revenue accrual policies comes in the form of development levy on citizens.  The aim of these policies is to create a better life for the citizens, however the private sector has been made to face the brunt of the pain in actualizing this dream. This is due to the increase in the already straining expenses being imposed on the private workers. However, with the introduction of these new levies, there will be an increase in the charges placed on house owners and car owners for 'developmental' purposes. It is essential that the aggresive revenue drive in Delta State be reviewed and the methods reevaluated. The consequence of this policy, unchecked, will be an increase in poverty and criminality in the state as landlords, motor...

Kenneth Gbagi is the most kind man I have known in recent years, Amos Nyewven Okpobe writes from Ugheli South L.G.A By my personal experiences with him, I am convinced that if Olorogun Bar Kenneth Gbagi is given the opportunity to govern Delta State, he will impact the life of Deltans positively. I am not surprised at all about all the fabricated lies against him, worse still by our own UHROBO people, that also fulfill the prophetic word that "A PROPHET IS NOT HONORED BY HIS OWN PEOPLE,". However, the truth is that, Deltans all loved Olorogun Bar Kenneth Gbagi except the JUDAS among the Uhrobos especially the DC23 agenda promoters who never wanted the good of Deltans. Note, that Olorogun Bar Kenneth Gbagi is the only proper UHROBO man to become the governor of Delta State since the beginning of democracy, If God has anointed him there is nothing anybody or group of people can do to stop him. Some few days ago, I was inside a tricycle ( keke) and i  listen to an Ig...

President Buhari Signs N982.72bn Supplementary Budget for Security, Covid-19 Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the 2021 Supplementary Appropriation Bill submitted to the National Assembly in June. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Umar El-Yakub, disclosed this to State House correspondents after a meeting with the President in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The 2021 Supplementary Appropriation Act, which is targeted at the provision of military hardware and COVID-19 vaccines, comes into effect from July 26. The budget is expected to be funded largely through new loans. President Buhari’s assent to the law facilitates the critical procurement of not just security equipment but the establishment of molecular laboratories, oxygen plants, and procurement of vaccines, particularly the J&J COVID-19 vaccines. The Supplementary Appropriation Bill passed by the lawmakers amounted to a total of N982.72 billion. In June, President Bu...

Is Our Culture of Begging Borne of Greed or Poverty? There’s something common in almost every sector, company, or places in Nigeria: there are people lurking around trying to stylishly beg you for money. If you go to a supermarket, the sales girl showing you around will ask you to “roger her,” the gate man at that restaurant will smile at you and tell you to “drop something na, big man.” The security guard at the bank is hailing you and telling you to “do weekend for us, madam.” It is worse in places like airports, event centres, hotels – places where “big men and women” are envisaged to be.  There’s something worrisome about our begging culture: it is now ingrained so deep that it feels like people can no longer do their jobs unless they are being tipped to do so. More worrisome is that it used to be subtle, but now, it is so blatant. Before, they would whine softly into your ears like mosquitoes. Now, they not only beg with their full chest, some will sabotage your efforts until ...

UK complicit in Kanu’s abduction’ in Kenya – Lawyer The British government has a hand in the alleged ‘abduction’ of leader of The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu in Nairobi, Kenya his lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor has alleged. Mr Ejiofor made the accusation on Wednesday while speaking on Arise TV Morning Show. He also accused the British Government and the British High Commission of not doing much to help Kanu despite being a British citizen. Ejiofor wondered why the Commission has not visited Kanu since he was brought to Nigeria. He noted that unlike Kanu’s 2015 arrest when the Commission was regularly visiting him while in detention, the British Commission is paying lip service to helping him this time around. He said: “I can confirm to you that British high commission is not doing much about this case. I can confirm to you that there is every likely hood of connivance in what happened to my client. “Because some times in 2015 when my client was arrested I know how they were...

President With Missing Certificate Attends Global Education Summit – Dino Mocks Buhari Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye has lashed out at President Muhammadu Buhari for travelling to the UK to attend a global education summit. According to the former Kogi lawmaker, the President has nothing to offer at the summit as he would just be an observer. Melaye argued that Buhari should have sent his deputy,  Professor Yemi Osinbajo  to such an event and just face his medical trip squarely rather than hide under the guise of an education summit to see his doctors in London.  News   recalls President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday 26th July departed Abuja, Nigeria for London, United Kingdom to participate in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021-2025. President Buhari will also  use the opportunity to see his doctors  for an earlier scheduled medical check-up as disclosed by his media aide, Femi Adesina. The President h...

Pipeline vandalism:CDHR Chairman, Edariese raises alarm over assassination attempt The Delta State Chairman of the Committee for the Defence of Human Right, CDHR, Comrade (Elder). A. Peter Edariese today raised alarm over alleged assassination attempts on his life by men of the underworld. Comrade Edariese had on Sunday disclaimed executive members of Oviri-Olomu Community over their alleged role in the vandalization of an oil pipeline. In a telephone chat with Our Correspondent from his hiding place with an unknown number. He tendered a warrant of arrest from the Otor-Udu magistrate Court in Udu Local Government Area. According to him,"I put off my phone now so that nobody should track me where I am through my phone.  "So, I forwarded to you,the letter they wanted to use to take me away, that it is a warrant of arrest from the Court at Otor-Udu. "They brought two vehicles and loaded themselves. The number of the vehicle is BEN 20586. That's the number th...

Delta State Police Command Declares 21 years old Oghenevoke of Okumagba Estate Warri Missing  The Delta State Police Command has declared one Stephine Solomon Oghenevoke 'f’, of Okumagba Estate, missing.  This report was related to the public through the Acting Public Relations Officer Delta State Command, Asaba, DSP Bright Edafe on Tuesday 27th July, 2021 in a press release. Stephine Solomon Oghenevoke is described to be age 21yrs old, 5ft tall, dark in complexion, no tribal marks and speaks Pidgin English and Urhobo languages fluently.  The victim was said to have left home on Monday 19th July, 2021 at about 0820hrs to work at Okumagba Estate and has not returned since then. All efforts made to trace her whereabouts proved abortive. The report stated that anyone with useful information of the whereabouts of the victim should report to ‘B’ Division Warri, PPRO’s office Asaba or the nearest Police Station.

Facebook will restrict ad targeting of under-18s Facebook Inc (FB.O) says it will stop allowing advertisers to target people under 18 years of age on its platforms based on their interests or their activity on other sites. The company said this on Tuesday in a slew of announcements about young users. The change means advertisers will soon be able to target under-18s only by age, gender, or location on Facebook, its Messenger service, and its photo-sharing platform Instagram. In a blog post, Instagram said it was making the change because it agreed with youth advocates that young people might not be equipped to make decisions about targeting. Instagram users under 16 years old will also start to be defaulted into having a private account when they join the platform, the company said, in an effort to stop unwanted contact from adults. They will still be given the option, however, to switch to a public account and current users can keep their account public. Facebook’s approach to younger...

2023 Presidency: Plateau Political Bigwigs Canvas Support For LaLong Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has received support to contest the 2023 presidential election. This is as some notable political icons, as well as chieftains of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Plateau State, commenced campaigned for the state governor. According to the Lalong supporters, the governor possesses the leadership skills to take Nigeria to great heights and boost the unity among the citizenry in the country. It   understands that Lalong is receiving accolades and support with just less than two years to the 2023 general elections. The politicians were said to have met in Jos, the state capital where they resolve to support Governor Lalong for the presidency and to also commence campaigning for him was due to his prevailing “achievements, development strides and peaceful nature”. Leader of the team, Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, who spoke to journalists after the meeting, said from the succe...

Twitter ban: Court fixes Oct 4 to hear NBA’s suit against Fed Govt A Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed October 4 to hear a suit by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) challenging the legality of the Federal Government’s suspension of the operations of micro blogging and social media website, Twitter. The Incorporated Trustees of the NBA filed the suit numbered FHC/L/CS/613/202 on June 18, following the government’s June 4 threat to prosecute Nigerians who defy the directive by continuing to use Twitter. President Muhammadu Buhari; the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami; the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed; and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) are first to fourth defendants, respectively. The NBA, via its 7 member legal team led by Dr Charles Mekwunye, is seeking 11 reliefs. They include, among others, a declaration that the ban or suspension of the microblogging site is unlawful and a declaration that any prosecu...

Baba Ijesha: Princess makes more shocking revelations about minor Comedienne -cum- actress Damilola Adekoya aka Princess on Tuesday made more shocking revelations about the minor involved in the alleged assault case of Olanrewaju ‘Baba Ijesha’ Omiyinka’s at the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja. Baba Ijesha has been in the eye of the storm since April 22, 2021 when Lagos Police Command arrested him for allegedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in the care of Princess. Princess alleged on two occasions the minor was harrased by a neighbour in December 2020 but she found out in April 2021 when Baba Ijesha’s case was at the police station. Responding to questions from the cross-examination by Baba Ijesha’s defence counsel, Princess said: “Damola Adekola is my neighbour. I took him as a younger brother because his mom was late. “He was arrested because he tried to harrass the minor in December. “He put his hands on her laps and asked her to touch his private part. It happe...

“God Has Turned Against Buhari  Said Bakare" Serving overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare has stated that God has turned against President Muhammadu Buhari. He stated this while speaking at the church formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly. Bakare declared war on Buhari and dared the president to come after him as he has done for other dissenting voices in the country. “Sovereignty is not in your hand anymore, you are commander-in-chief of nothing, except the people put you there. The highest office in the land is the office of the citizen. Nigerians are going to rise and demand for their rights,” he said on Sunday. “And I dare you to try to stretch your hand against me like you have done to others, then you will know whether God sent me or I’m just empty and just making noise. “Nigeria for Nigeria; the time to save this country has come; the government can’t save us, the military can’t safe us, Nigerians must rise and demand for what is rightly the...

Travel Insurance Policy; Economic Intimidation Not Good for Deltans' Ezekiel Kagbala Tells Gov. Okowa A Development advocate in Delta State under the platform of New Delta Initiative NDI, Comrade Ezekiel Kagbala has appealed to the state Governor, Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa to reconsider the implementation of the Travel Insurance Policy adding that,  Economic intimidation is not good for Deltans. Kagbala who spoke with news men in Asaba on Monday lamented that, it is  unfortunate that  citizens of Delta State has been subjected to a new level of harassment by the Government and it's officials. He noted that, the recent implementation of the Passengers Welfare Scheme by the Okowa government dictates that each and every passenger and transporter must pay the sum of N100 to the government for travel insurance and failure to comply will attract fines for both passengers and park owners. Urging the state government to reconsider it's position, the Development advocate ...

Igboho To Appear In Benin Court Over Extradition Case Igboho had risen to fame following his quit notice to criminal herders in Oyo State. Yoruba Nation campaigner Sunday Igboho was on Monday scheduled to appear in a Republic of Benin court to face “likely extradition charges to be brought against him by the Nigerian Government.” This is according to Yoruba group, the Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide. Mr Igboho has been declared wanted by the Department of State Services for threatening national security. Before fleeing Nigeria for Benin after his house in Ibadan was raided by DSS officials, Mr Igboho had been vocal about the creation of a Yoruba state due to the Nigerian government’s inability to curb herdsmen violence. No immigration charges In the Monday statement signed by spokesperson Maxwell Adeleye, the Yoruba group said security operatives in Benin have removed leg-chain and hand-cuff from Igboho since Saturday evening. The statement also noted that Igboho’s wife, who was arrested wit...

Why Governors Are Defecting To APC Said PDP Gov Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ forum Waziri Tambuwal has revealed why some of his colleagues are defecting to the  All Progressives Congress (APC) . Tambuwal, who was represented by Taraba Governor, Darius Ishaku, spoke at the gala night on Sunday at the Bauchi Government House banquet hall to welcome the PDP Governors in the State. According to the Sokoto governor, governors are joining the APC to avoid being prosecuted for their corrupt deeds. He stated that the opposition party will regain power in 2023 and improve the living standards of Nigerians. “As your Governor earlier mentioned, we have no hope except in PDP, we will live in the PDP, we will savage whatever the country is left of when we regain power in 2023,”  Tambuwal said. “If you look around, only in the PDP states projects are ongoing, I am sure speaking the facts and the minds of many Nigerians.” “Those running and leaving the ...

Gun Battle in Delta as Police, Robbers Clash, Deadly Weapons Recovered, Others A combined team of police and vigilantes clashed with robbers in a gun battle during an ongoing robbery operation on Thursday, 22nd July, 2021 around Eku. According to a statement released on Saturday 24th July by the DSP. Bright Edafe, Ag. Police Public Relations Officer, Delta State Police Command, Asaba, a combine team of police and vigilante acting on credible information received that a gang of four armed robbers were operating around Eku, the combined team stormed the area and the dare devil robbers engaged the team in a gun duel.   Three of the armed robbers sustained serious gun shot injuries, they were rushed to the hospital where they later gave up the ghost  while receiving treatment.  "Exhibit recovered from them includes one cut to size single barrel gun, five live cartridges, eleven android phones and one laptop. Three of Their victims name...