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On the 2nd day of November, 2023, history was made as Ideabox Worldwide Limited and Citi Polytechnic converged at the academic venue of Citi Polytechnic in Dutse-Alhaji road, Dawaki, Abuja; the aim of which was to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between them. This MOU signing marked a memorable moment between these two parties who share a common interest of academic excellence in the development of CREATIVE MSME economy in the Nigerian educational sector. The objective of this MOU signing was to seal the deal already concluded by Ideabox and Citi Polytechnic in their previous meetings; aimed at establishing a…

Another female student of the University of Port Harcourt has been found dead in her apartment in Aluu, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. The student simply identified as Adaeze is said to be a 200-level undergraduate of Accounting. Adaeze’s lifeless body was found on Friday, in her off-campus residence in Aluu, a community near the university. The cause of her death could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report on Monday. This came barely two weeks after the decomposing body of a 300-level undergraduate of Biochemistry, Justina Otuene, allegedly killed by her ex-lover identified…

The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, on Monday, affirmed the electoral victory of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), representing Abia North senatorial district of Abia State in the February 25 polls. In a unanimous judgement, the Appeal Court upheld the judgement of the National/State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in Umuahia, Abia State, which earlier dismissed the petitions of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Mao Ohuabunwa, and that of Labour Party (LP), Nnamdi Iro Orji, for lacking merit. The appellate court, while upholding the victory of Kalu, said the election of the former Abia State…

The Appeal Court sitting in Lagos has affirmed Senator Orji Uzor Kalu of the All Progressive Congress (APC), as the winner of the Abia North Senatorial District election. The court, on Monday, dismissed the petitions by Nnamdi Iro Orji (Opotoyom) of the Labour Party, and Mao Ohuabunwa of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). The court ruled that there was no valid conviction of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu under section 66 of the Nigerian Constitution as the said conviction had been nullified. The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia had upheld the victory of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu representing…

Photos from the wedding ceremony of Dr. Uzo Iwela, son of the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, have emerged online. Iweala tied the knot with his heartthrob, Lotte Elsa, in Germany on Sunday. Groom's aunt, Njide Okonjo-Iweala, who shared photos from the ceremony, penned a short note to the couple, writing, "As Nigerians and Ndigbo, there is no marriage unless we as a community celebrate our traditional marriage rites, Igba Nkwu Nwanyi. So, in Heidelberg, Germany, we married our wife. "It takes a village, and Uzo and Lotte had their village there to honour and celebrate them.…

Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Orji Uzor Kalu, has endorsed the ten year development plan of Bende Local Government Area of Abia State. While applauding the members of Bende stakeholders forum, technical working group, project manager and others for a job well done, Kalu said " the comprehensive plan when implemented will lead to equitable growth and development in all communities in Bende Local Government Area. "I have been in the front burner, in the development of Bende LGA and Abia State as a whole right from my days as the Second democratically Elected, Executive…

Few days to the November 11, 2023 off-season governorship polls in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi states, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has announced the redeployment of the Commissioner of Police in Imo State, Stephen Olanrewaju. “I am aware that there have been allegations on social media against the Commissioner of Police in Imo State but for this election, we are changing the commissioner of police in Imo,” the IGP said on Sunday on Channels Television’s People’s Townhall on Election Security. There had been widespread outrage by the Organised Labour including the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade…

A chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), Hon. Ifeanyi Torty has cautioned its supporters in Aba North/Aba South Federal Constituency to be wary of fake news being propagated by members of the opposition parties alleging the sacking of the lawmaker representing the Federal Constituency, Hon. Emeka Nnamani by the Appeal Court. "Some online platforms had on Saturday made a claim of non-existent ruling of the Appeal Court, whereas the court only delivered judgement on the appeal of the PDP candidate, Hon. Chimaobi Ebesike," Torty said in a chat with THE WHISPERER on Saturday evening. He stated that no such ruling…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has sacked Darlington Nwokocha of the Labour Party (LP) as senator representing Abia central Senatorial District. The Appeal Court declared Augustine Akobundu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the February 25 national assembly election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Nwokocha as the winner of the election with a total of 92,116 votes. Akobundu came second with 41,477 votes. Dissatisfied with the result, Akobundu, a former Minister of State for Defence, filed a petition before the election petition tribunal to upturn Nwokocha’s election. His appeal was, however,…