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Abdulrasheed Bawa, EFCC Chairman. The Court of Appeal, Makurdi Division, has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has the power to freeze bank accounts of state governments. This was stated in a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice M.S. Hassan on Thursday at the appellate court. Justice Hassan …

Tinubu The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), an intelligence unit of The Economist of London, has predicted victory for Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential election. EIU made the prediction in a new country report, according to Business Day report. The United Kingdom-based …

Wike Nyesom Wike, Rivers State governor, has noted that Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), offered him a senatorial ticket of the party after the PDP presidential primary, but he turned down the offer. The Rivers governor said he rejected the ticket offer from the …

Worship4Change Worship4Change, a leading not-for-profit organization in Nigeria will on October 3, 2022, hold ‘Green Worship 5.0’, a benefit concert organised to raise awareness and support for indigent children, orphans and children with special needs. The annual concert, which is in its 5th edition, will hold at Pistis Conference Centre …

ISWAP The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād has claimed responsibility for an attacked on a police vehicle in Ondo State. The terrorist group in a statement said the attack which was carried out by “soldiers of the caliphate” occurred in Ipele, …

ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, the National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), said the union will appeal the ruling of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN). The court had on Wednesday, ordered ASUU to discontinue its 7-month strike, ruling in favor of …

An orderly assigned by the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters to one Professor Dike Zainab has been admitted to a hospital for medical treatment after she was allegedly tortured at the behest of her boss. The situation, captured in a viral video, was said to have occurred at the Area 11 axis …

President Muhammadu Buhari Nigeria has emerged fourth riskiest African country to invest, according to an index released by Oxford Economics Africa. Nigeria ranks 7.24 based on the scale of 1-10, according to the seventh edition of the ‘African Risk-Reward Index,’ seen by THE WHISTLER. The index captures the evolution of investment …

Following her great works as an activist who lends her voice to fill the gender inequality gap, Hyeladzira James Mshelia has been recognized as a 2023 Twink Frey Visiting Social Activist(TFVSA). Mshelia was announced for the role during the annual CEW+ Advocacy Symposium held in Michigan on Wednesday. While delivering …

Buhari releasing pigeons Nigeria’s federal government, on Wednesday released a line up of programmes to mark the country’s 62nd independence anniversary. Nigeria commemorates its independence anniversary on October 1st every year. Joe Mutah, the Chief Press Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Culture, in a statement in Abuja said …