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A House of Assembly member-elect, Abia State House of Assembly, Obingwa West State Constituency, Erondu Uchenna Erondu Jr has denied involvement in the crisis rocking the state legislative House, saying he has no hand in it. He said he is not yet a member of the Assembly and couldn't have instigated the crisis. In a statement on Thursday, Erondu said the allegation that he provided finances to effect leadership change is unfounded, urging Abians to ignore such. Some members of the Assembly on Tuesday announced the impeachment of the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji, accusing him of pocketing the Assembly…

A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Sabo- Yaba, Lagos, on Wednesday, granted bail in the sum of N1 million with 4 sureties to Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate, Fredrick Nwajagu, 67. Nwajagu is facing two-count charges of conspiracy and act that has tendency to cause a breach of public peace. The defendant who was first arraigned on April 5, was remanded at the Ikoyi custodial facility for 30 days. Chief Magistrate Peter Nwaka granted the Igbo leader bail following oral application made by the defense counsel, Nkechi Agubuzor. Nwajagu was in April caught on camera threatening to invite the proscribed…

There was drama on Wednesday in Umuahia, Abia State capital as two factions of the House sat at two different locations, taking the leadership crisis rocking the State House of Assembly into a different dimension. THE WHISPERER gathered that some members of the State Assembly sat at an undisclosed location and purportedly impeached the speaker, Chief Chinedum Orji on Tuesday. The group led by the Deputy Speaker, Chief Ifeanyi Uchendu, also elected the member representing Umuahia East State Constituency, Chief Chukwudi Apugo, as a new Speaker. Orji in a swift response, convened a plenary session of the House at the…

The road leading up to the corporate headquarters of the Central Bank of Nigeria was on Wednesday blocked as several protesters barricaded the premises calling for the release of the new naira notes. The protesters under the aegis of the George Uboh Whistleblowers Network said the action became necessary as huge amounts of money had been spent to produce the new naira notes for the benefit of all Nigerians. Speaking on behalf of the group, Dr. George Uboh called on CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele to immediately make the notes available to Nigerians. They also added that they will seek the…

Members-elect from opposition political parties numbering about 180 have formed a coalition to elect the next speaker and the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives in the 10th National Assembly. The members-elect specifically assured Nigerians that the coalition would end the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) eight years of alleged misrule. The parties include the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Labour Party (LP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Young Progressive Party (YPP). In a communique issued after their meeting held on Tuesday, the…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared Wednesday as a public holiday to enable the people of Rivers State give the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a rousing welcome. The President-elect, during his two-day official visit to Rivers State, is scheduled to commission the Rumuola/Rumuokwuta Flyover and the ultra-modern Magistrates’ Court Complex, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday and Thursday. Wike, in a state broadcast on Tuesday, said during Tinubu’s presidential campaign visit to Rivers State, he had indicated intention to have him commission some strategic projects in the state after the general elections. He said a formal invitation was sent to the…

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested Barr. Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC). In a statement issued on Tuesday by Force PRO, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Yunusa-Ari arrested by the Police Election Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Team in Abuja on Tuesday. CSP Adejobi disclosed that Hudu is currently in Police custody and was being interrogated to ascertain the motives and motivations behind his alleged improper actions during the supplementary governorship election in Adamawa State. “Other officials and individuals culpable in the saga are being interrogated by the team. “The Inspector-General of Police assured that every individual…

Amidst bitter politicking, the Abia State House of Assembly, on Tuesday voted to impeach its Speaker, Hon. Chinedum Orji. Although details of the impeachment remains sketchy, but a ranking member of the House from Abia North Senatorial District who preferred not to be named confirmed the action of the lawmakers to THE WHISPERER on Tuesday morning. THE WHISPERER gathered that Chukwudi Apugo (Umuahia East), moved the motion of impeachment and was seconded by Hon. Okey Igwe ( PDP, Umunneochi). Mr Orji, representing Umuahia Central State Constituency, lost February 25 national assembly poll for Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency. Mr Orji,…

CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO H.E. DR ALEX OTI OFR, GOVERNOR-ELECT OF ABIA STATE On behalf of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Abia State Chapter, we write to congratulate you on your recent and well-deserved victory at the just concluded polls, as the next Governor of our dear State Abia. We commend your doggedness and commitment which led to your emergence, as widely celebrated by Ndi Abia. Indeed, your election comes at a time when Abia is in dire need of a great leader like you, with strong visionary acumen to strategically drive Abians' collective agenda and restore the glory of the…