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Trooping out in jubilant mood, constituents of Nnaeato currently hosting their AbiaNorth Senate representive ,Senator Orji Uzor Kalu have redeclared their pledge to re-elect Kalu and the All Progressive's Congress in the 2023 general elections. The constituents made the declaration at on going mid term report tour initiated by the Senate Chief Whip to take stock of views, opinions and gaps on Orji Kalu's investment in delivering qualitative infrastructure and human empowerment projects since his election in 2019. Speaking on behalf of the community gathered at Ebelebe Hall at Nnaeato Comrade Ezeugbo Uwabunkeonye who represented the President General of Nnaeato…

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu says he is passionate about the peace, growth and development of his constituents. He stated this during a visit to Lokpanta Ward, Umunneochi Local Government Area. Kalu arrived with his entourage in commencement of his ward-to-ward tour to engage his Abia North constituents in the five local government areas of his senatorial zone on his achievementsat the Senate. The Abia North Senator was received by the Traditional ruler of Uduemeze III of Lopkanta , HRH Prince Ifeanyi Eke alongside the President Generals of Umuchieze, women and youth groups. The Traditional…

Tijjani Ibrahim Gaya, All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate in Jigawa South West District, is dead. He died in a Chinese hospital on Saturday. He was said to have been admitted at an Abuja hospital for a lung infection but was flown to China for further treatment when his condition deteriorated. The late Gaya won the APC senatorial ticket for his zone three months ago. Meanwhile, Governor of Jigawa Governor, Muhammad Badaru, has described Gaya’s death as a great loss not only to his family but to the Muslim Ummah. In a statement issued through his Special Adviser Media and…

A detachment of the IGP Monitoring Unit has arrested a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Robinson Uwak for alleged criminal defamation of character against the member representing Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State, Rep. Benjamin Kalu. He was arrested following his refusal to honour series of invitation extended to him by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba. A court of competent jurisdiction therefore issued a warrant of arrest against him. Rep Benjamin Kalu who is also the spokesperson of the House of Representatives had demanded an apology from Uwak over accusation of infidelity with…

Governor Nyesom Wike has filed a lawsuit against Atiku Abubakar over the 2023 presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party. Mr Wike filed the lawsuit alongside another PDP member Michael Ekamon, according to filings entered before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court. The applicants also joined the PDP, Governor Aminu Tambuwal and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the matter. According to Peoples Gazette, the parties were served on July 1, and a PDP official responded to the originating summons on August 5 in Abuja. The lawsuit could complicate the main opposition party’s drive and message leading…

The Katsina State Government has confirmed the stealing of millions of naira by unknown persons at the account section of the State Government House. The Director-General to the governor on New Media, Alhaji Al-Amin Isah, confirmed the incident in an interview with journalists on Thursday. Although Isah couldn’t disclose the amount stolen, he said that some of the suspects were already in police custody undergoing investigation. “Yes, it’s true that some money was alleged to have been stolen as you have asked. We have already reported the matter to the police for investigation. I can not tell you the exact…

Senator Joshua Dariye, a former governor of Plateau State, is said to be planning to declare interest to contest the Plateau Central senatorial seat on the platform of the Labour Party (LP). The Plateau State chapter of the party has concluded arrangements to receive the former governor from Abuja to pick the party’s senatorial form, according to Daily Trust. A Labour Party official told the newspaper: “Yes, it is true that he (Dariye) will be running for a Senate seat. We are making arrangements for him to come from Abuja for the senatorial declaration. "Dariye would spring surprises at the…

Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, says he won’t have any objection if Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), wins the 2023 election. Akeredolu spoke on Wednesday in an interview on Channels Television. Akeredolu is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Bola Tinubu, former Lagos governor, is the presidential candidate of the party. Tinubu and Obi are both from the southern region of the country. On numerous occasions, Akeredolu has insisted that the presidency must go to the south, since President Muhammadu Buhari, whose tenure will be completed in 2023, is from the north. Asked if…

A senior lawyer and foremost legal scholar, Professor Uche Uko Uche is dead, THE WHISPERER has learnt. He was almost 60 years at the Bar, having been admitted to the English Bar, Gray’s Inn, London in 1963. Uche is touted as perhaps the first Black lecturer at the University of London where he rose to the position of Professor of Law. He was also a visiting lecturer at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA). THE WHISPERER gathered that Uche died in London where he had gone for medical treatment some weeks ago. According to City Lawyers, Uche was born…

The duo of former governor Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame who were granted a presidential pardon by President Buhari a few months ago have been released by the authorities of the Nigerian Correctional Service. Both former governors were serving jail terms for corruption allegations until they were granted pardons by President Buhari, a development that received a lot of negative reactions. Recall that the Council of State led by President Muhammadu Buhari had in April approved the pardon of 159 convicts. They both served as governors of Plateau and Taraba states respectively. Dariye and Nyame were both jailed for stealing…