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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a fake couple: Mr. Ilonzeh Kingsley Onyebuchi and Mrs. Ilonzeh Roseline Nonyelum purportedly going for medical treatment in India for ingesting 184 wraps of cocaine weighing 3.322 kilograms with 100grams of the drug also concealed in the woman’s private part. The two suspects were intercepted at the Screening Point 1, Terminal 1 of the international wing of the Lagos airport on Tuesday 1st August 2023 while attempting to board an Ethiopian airline flight to India. Though their travel documents show consistency in their names and depict them as a…

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has regretted the impending exit of British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) from Nigeria after 51 years. This follows the company’s announcement of plans to end its prescription medicines and vaccine production in the country. In a statement sent to the Nigerian Exchange Limited, the multinational pharmaceutical company said it would transition to a third-party direct distribution model for its pharmaceutical products. Reacting to the development in a tweet on Friday night, Obi said that the company’s reason for leaving Nigeria is even more disheartening as they no…

The Northern Senators Forum has urged Nigerian government to exercise caution and avoid use of military force against the Niger military junta. THE WHISPERER reports that on July 26, a coup d’état led by the commander of the presidential guard, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, occurred in Niger Republic. The Nigerian government had called on the military junta to reinstate President Bazoum Mohamed and threatened military action against the junta. But the Northern Senators Forum, in a statement by its spokesman, Senator Kawu Sumaila, urged President Bola Tinubu to tread with caution and explore dialogue rather than military action. “We, the Northern…

More facts have emerged on the replacement of a ministerial nominee from Kano State, Dr. Maryam Shettima, popularly known as Maryam Shetty with another female candidate from the state, and the fresh nomination of a former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, on Friday morning. Maryam Shetty was replaced with Dr. Mairiya Mahmoud Bunkure, a former Commissioner for Higher Education in Kano State; while Keyamo was solely named the 48th ministerial nominee in a third communication to the Senate by President Bola Tinubu on ministerial appointments. Inside sources told our correspondent on Friday that the…

The national leadership of Umuerem Development Union (UDU), has commended the lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for attracting development to their community. Umuerem, a community in Isikwuato local government area, in a letter of commendation to the former Abia State Governor, dated 2nd of August, 2023 and signed by Donking Eloagu, its President General, and B. C. Elekwachi as Secretary General, expressed their appreciation to Senator Orji Kalu for constructing a block of classrooms at Umuerem Primary School. The community said: "Distinguished Senator, you have by this feat given the Community a sense of belonging.…

President Bola Tinubu, today wrote to the National Assembly to inform them about plans to deploy troops to Niger Republic. He stated this in an official communication addressed to the Senate and read at plenary by the president of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. Tinubu, Nigeria’s president and the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States, had on Sunday met with some fellow ECOWAS leaders to discuss appropriate ways to restore democracy in Niger. The leaders of the West African regional bloc met to discuss sanctions to be placed against the military personnel who toppled Bazoum on July 26,…

President Bola Tinubu has nominated Festus Keyamo for consideration and approval of Senate, as minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Mr Tinubu also withdrew earlier nomination of Dr.Maryam Shetty nominee from Kano and replaced her with a new nominee Dr Mairiga Mahmud also from Kano. Mr Tinubu in the letter addressed to President of Senate Godswill Akpiabio and read at plenary on Fridays said: “In compliance to the provision of the section 147 sub section 2 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended. “And sequel to my earlier correspondence dated Aug 2, 2023. “I…

Two witnesses have told the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Umuahia that Governor Alex Otti did not resign his membership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, before contesting the governorship on the platform of Labour Party Friday Ugorji, who testified as PW2 in the governorship election petition filled by Chief Ikechi Emenike of the APC said that he is the Chairman of ward 5, Isiala Ngwa South LGA and that Alex Otti is the number one in the ward’s party register of APC. According to him: “Alex Otti left APC without due process and did not submit any resignation letter.”…

President of the Senate, Senator Godwill Akpabio, has announced the second batch of President Bola Tinubu of ministerial nominees. Former governors Gboyega Oyetola (Osun); Simon Lalong (Plateau); Abubakar Bagudu (Kebbi) and Bello Metawale (Zamfara) were announced by the Senate President. Akpabio, who presided on the ongoing ministerial screening, read the names of the new batch of ministerial nominees at the plenary on Wednesday. The former Speaker, House of Representatives and the Chief of staff to Tinubu, Femi Gbajiabiamila, had earlier on Wednesday, submitted the remaining list of ministerial nominees to the Senate. The list is a completion of the remaining…