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Governor Alex Otti says Abia saved N220 million on monthly wage bills through the Abia government’s newly introduced unified payment system, saving N220 million on monthly wage bills. This is contained in a press statement on Monday in Umuahia by his chief press secretary Kazie Uko. It stated that the development was part of the outcome of the ongoing verification of civil servants and other public workers, geared towards weeding out ghost workers. The statement revealed that the government’s current payment system helped identify 2,300 ghost workers in Abia’s workforce. It stated that the verification exercise was ongoing and expressed…

Gunmen, on Monday, reportedly shot and killed the traditional ruler of Ezuhu na Amadi autonomous community in Abor Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo, Nnamdi Mmirioma. It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 3.00 p.m. when the gunmen allegedly invaded Mr Mmirioma’s palace and shot him severally. The reason for the dastardly act on the deceased could not be easily ascertained at the time of filing the report. The incident had thrown the community into palpable fear and panic. The commissioner of police, Mohammed Barde, confirmed the incident, describing it as gruesome. In a statement issued by the…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted a former Attorney General of Abia State and Commissioner for Justice, Chief Umeh Kalu (SAN), leave to serve writ of summons on the Abia State Chapter of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), and its acting Publicity Secretary, Elder Amah Abraham. The court gave the nod pursuant to an application by the legal representative of Chief Umeh Kalu in a pending suit which he is seeking to compel the PDP and Amah Abraham to issue a public apology in a full-page advertisement in both Sun Newspaper and ThisDay Newspaper. THE WHISPERER reports…

Troops of 192 Battalion Nigerian Army (NA) operating in 81 Division Area of Responsibility have busted an international ammunition smuggling syndicate, while transporting a truck load of smuggled ammunition to Anambra State on Saturday 15 July 2023. The troops, who acted on actionable Intelligence conducted a meticulous and rigorous Stop and Search operation along Ajilete-Owode Road in Yewa North LGA of Ogun State and uncovered the illegal ammunition in a truck with Registration number ENU 697 XY, loaded with 720 packets of Red Star Cartridges of 12 Calibre, containing 25 cartridges per packet, totalling 18, 000 cartridges and an additional…

Gunmen have shot and killed a councillor representing Eha-Ulo ward in Nsukka Local Government Area Legislative Council in Enugu State, Nelson Sylvester, popularly known as Ofunwa. It was learnt that the lawmaker was murdered on Sunday night at his residence in Eha-Alumonah. Although details of the incident were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report, a village source said that the assailants stormed the lawmaker’s house and started raining bullets on him. He added that the councillor ran into a neighbouring compound from where his lifeless body was later recovered. The development has sparked tension in the…

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has withdrawn the Police Mobile Force (PMF) personnel previously attached to prominent individuals, including Mrs Aisha Buhari, wife of former President Muhammadu Buhari, and his brother, Mallam Mamman Daura. Other personalities affected by the withdrawal include Boss Mustapha, the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and Iyorchia Ayu, a former Senate President. The order for this withdrawal was contained in a Police Wireless Message obtained by Channels Television on Monday. According to the authorities, this move comes as part of an ongoing reassessment and reorganization of security details by the Nigerian Police Force.…

Prominent billionaire businessman Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, paid a courtesy visit to the governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, on Sunday. The meeting took place at the governor’s residence in Nvosi, Isialangwa South LGA, Abia State. Obi Cubana, known for his successful business ventures, expressed his commitment to establishing a significant portion of his business in Aba. Governor Otti took to his Twitter account on July 16th to share photos from the visit. In his caption, he wrote, “Today, I played host to a renowned business tycoon and investor Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana and…

Senator Abdullahi Adamu, The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday announced his resignation as the leader of the ruling party. THE WHISPERER gathered from reliable sources that Senator Adamu resigned his position on the orders of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Correspondingly, the National Secretary of the party, Iyiola Omisore also tendered his resignation minutes after. It would be recalled that Adamu, former Governor of Nasarawa State has been facing numerous battles since the party won the presidential election on February 25, 2023. Speaking on the development, Prime Business Africa (PBA) on Sunday, July 16 said it…