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 The federal government in a bid to implement Section 235 of the Petroleum Industry Act on Tuesday unveiled the template for the Host Communities Development Trust. The unveiling, which was done during the issuance of Petroleum Prospecting Licence for the 2020 marginal field bid round held in Abuja, will attract …

EFCC operatives The Economic Financial Commission Commission (EFCC), has warned landlords that they risk 15-year jail term if they rent houses to internet fraudsters, popularly called ‘Yahoo boys.’ The anti corruption agency disclosed this ahead of its next edition of its public conversation series tagged, “ #EFCCConnect,” which has been …

Osa-Oghogho, Chukwu A federal high court in Benin, Edo State has granted bail to Chukwu Emeka, alias Broda Mike, a comedian and vblogger detained by the Department of State Service (DSS) over alleged public incitement. His council, Matthew Osa-Oghogho disclosed the development on Tuesday afternoon in a Facebook post. According …

CJN, Tanko Muhammad The Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters has received a fresh order to probe the erstwhile Chief Justice, Tanko Muhammed over the allegations of corruption raised against him by some justices of the Supreme Court. 14 Justices of the Supreme Court had recently leveled …

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 …