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The Presidential Election Petitions Court has adjourned to May 18 for continuation of the pre-hearing session of the People’s Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar’s case against the Independent National Electoral Commission, President-elect Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC. Atiku wants the court to nullify the election victory …

Central Bank of Nigeria Headquarters The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked claims that the duration of Bank Verification Number (BVN) is for ten years. This refutal is coming after several reports (not THE WHISTLER) suggested that the BVN has a limited timeframe of validation before expiration. The apex bank, …

Afrobeats singer, David ‘Davido’ Adeleke, has reacted to the ruling of the Supreme Court affirming his uncle, Ademola Adeleke, as winner of the July 16, 2022 governorship election in Osun State. Reacting via his Instagram story on Tuesday, the singer said the people of Osun have been freed. “It has …

FILE: Members of the House of Representatives at plenary …Gbajabiamila didn’t interfere in the process, says review panel chair The House of Representatives has denied a back-door amendment of the Standing Orders of the House, which contains rules guiding the conduct of legislative business in the chamber. An online medium …

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday struck out a suit filed by Sen. Grace Bent against Precious Chikwendu, wife of former Aviation Minister, Cheif Femi Fani-Kayode. Justice Obiora Egwuatu threw out the suit for want of diligent prosecution. It would be recalled that Mrs Brent, through the …

Criminally-minded persons in their desperate bid to get rich quick are not relenting in their crook means and methods despite the concerted and tough measures being taken by the federal, state and local governments to rid Nigeria of illicit and criminal methods of material wealth acquisition. Trafficking in persons especially …

President Muhammadu Buhari led the opposition party, the All Progressive Congress (APC), in vehement opposition to the withdrawal of petrol subsidies before he won the 2015 presidential election.   He claimed at the time that there was no petrol subsidy and that the administration at the time, led by President Goodluck …

PSC Chairman, Dr Solomon Arase The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved salary payments for the 2021/2022 set of Police recruits who passed out of the Police Colleges and have been functioning in the various commands and formations without salaries. The officer’s salaries were held for six months due to …

A fresh batch of 425 Nigerians have been successfully evacuated from war-torn Sudan, and have arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja. This brings the total number of Nigerians evacuated to 1,471. According to the Twitter page of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NidCom), the latest batch of evacuees …

Ndubueze The senator-elect from Imo North Senatorial District, Patrick Ndubueze, has joined the race for the position of Senate President ahead of the 10th Assembly inauguration. The Imo-born politician declared his intention in an open letter that he wrote to the ruling All Progressives Congress party and all the 109 …