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Peter Obi Mr. Peter Obi, former Anambra State governor and presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says he has nothing to do with the recent exaggeration of Anambra state’s investment in SABMiller. Obi said this in a letter to Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra state, on Thursday, through his …

By David Royal Barely 24 hours after some Nigerians and his supporters on Twitter celebrated Ike Ekweremadu’s arrest by the Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom, Peter Obi has prayed for the family of Ekweremadu and the quick healing of their daughter. Vanguard reports that the former Deputy Senate President …

Bandits have killed a student affairs’ officer at the Abdu Gusau Polytechnic Talata-Mafara, Zamfara State, Sanusi Haliru, after collecting N4m ransom from his family. Haliru was abducted along the Abuja-Kaduna Road on his way to attend a pre-NYSC mobilisation workshop in Abuja. His captors demanded N4m ransom for his release, …

Chris Ngige The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has denied knowledge of any planned meeting with the Federal Government. This is contrary to reports circulated on Thursday that the FG had scheduled a meeting with the Union. In an interview with THE WHISTLER, the ASUU President, Prof. …

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Zamfara State, says it has extended the daily closing it hour for its staff to capture more eligible registrants at the centres in Gusau. Professor Saidu Ahmed, Zamfara INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), gave the assurance in an interview …

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has said that telecom companies need to collaborate for the effective deployment of the 5G network in the country. The EVC said this at the 90th Edition of the Telecom Consumer Parliament (TCP) hosted by …

Police The Delta State police command has advised Nigerians against sharing pictures of their children in school uniforms, withdrawing large amounts at ATM machines, among others. The police command took to its twitter account to share the security tips on Thursday. Weekend security tips. Tip 1. Never use car stickers …

Idumota, Lagos A global business intelligence, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has ranked Lagos, the Nigeria’s commercial capital, as the world’s second least liveable urban area. EIU ranked Lagos 171 out of 172 countries in the list of most liveable cities in the world for the first quarter of 2022, according …

Kanu, IPOB leader Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s president, has ruled out bail for Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). According to the president, Kanu, who is currently on trial, was being given every opportunity under the law “to justify all the uncomplimentary things said …

Fresh details surrounding Ike Ekweremadu, wife’s UK arrest emerge [DOC] Fresh details have emerged on the controversies trailing the arrest of Senator Ike Ekweremadu, former Nigeria’s deputy senate president and his wife, Beatrice by the United Kingdom authorities. The Nigerian politician and his wife were arrested and arraigned for conspiracy …