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Aug
11
2022
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2023: No problem if Obi wins in 2023 — Akeredolu

2023: No problem if Obi wins in 2023 — Akeredolu

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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…
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Aug
09
2022
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Ohafia-born legal luminary, Prof. U.U. Uche is dead

Ohafia-born legal luminary, Prof. U.U. Uche is dead

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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…
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Aug
08
2022
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Ex-Govs Dariye, Nyame released from prison (Photos)

Ex-Govs Dariye, Nyame released from prison (Photos)

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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…
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Aug
08
2022
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Abia NNPP Guber Candidate, Dr. Ukpai Iro Ukpai To Speak At PCN General Assembly

Abia NNPP Guber Candidate, Dr. Ukpai Iro Ukpai To Speak At PCN General Assembly

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The governoship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Abia State, Dr. Ukpai Iro Ukpai will be the guest speaker at the 25th general Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria (PCN) taking place at the Hope Waddell Parish of the church in Calabar, Cross River State. In a letter/statement sent by the church, a copy of which was made available to THE WHISPERER, the church noted that it prayerfully chose the guber candidate to speak at the event. The letter, which was signed by Most Rev. Miracle Ajah, the Principal Clerk of General Assembly, read in part:…
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Aug
07
2022
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Bishop Oyedepo tells ‘Winners’: Be obedient

Bishop Oyedepo tells ‘Winners’: Be obedient

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Wife of the Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church, LFC, Worldwide, Pastor Faith Oyedepo, has urged winners to be obedient in the affairs of the Kingdom (of God). On his part, the husband, Bishop David Oyedepo, said obedience is better than sacrifice. The couple spoke at the church’s monthly leadership conference. The declarations were yesterday, interpreted as a subtle endorsement of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi. Obi’s supporters have been campaigning under the alias ‘Obi-dients’. The candidate himself visited the Oyedepos at the Ota-based church after which photos from the…
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Aug
05
2022
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Former Governorship Aspirant In Lagos, Gbadamosi Dumps PDP, Defects To Labour Party

Former Governorship Aspirant In Lagos, Gbadamosi Dumps PDP, Defects To Labour Party

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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Babatunde Gbadamosi, on Friday, defected to the Labour Party (LP), declaring support for its presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Mr Gbadamosi, a former governorship candidate of the African Democratic Party and a former Lagos East Senatorial Candidate of the PDP, made this known in a statement in Lagos. “I had completely lost hope, especially in the youths of Nigeria, considering how the senatorial bye-elections panned out, after the traumatic events of the #EndSARS. “However, the exit of Peter Obi from the PDP and his subsequent emergence as the Presidential candidate…
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Aug
05
2022
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Ondo Amotekun Intercept 150 Suspected Invaders Who Hid In Rice Bags

Ondo Amotekun Intercept 150 Suspected Invaders Who Hid In Rice Bags

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Men of the Ondo State security network agency, the Amotekun Corps, have apprehended over 150 suspected invaders of northern extraction in Akure, the state capital. The persons were intercepted around 6:30 am on Thursday, along the Akure/Ado-Ekiti Highway during a stop and search operation by the corps. The drivers of the two trucks conveying the invaders claimed they are coming from Abuja, Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa states to Ondo State. While addressing newsmen in Akure about the incident, the Commander of Amotekun in Ondo State, Adetunji Adeleye disclosed that the invaders were hidden under bags of rice and beans in…
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Aug
05
2022
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Obi-tuary: Don’t harm our son, Omatseye’s family begs Peter Obi’s supporters

Obi-tuary: Don’t harm our son, Omatseye’s family begs Peter Obi’s supporters

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The patriarch of Omatseye family in Warri, Delta State, Professor Jim Nesin Omatseye, has appealed to those who disagree with the article titled: "Obi-tuary by Sam Omatseye" to jettison threats to harm their son. Prof. Omatseye, while noting that Nigerians are in dire need of positive change, asserted the negative reactions that trailed the article published on The Nation's Monday, August 1 edition, is as a result of the high level of poverty, insecurity among other menaces facing the nation. Reacting to the development on Friday on phone, he noted that it is not out of place for people to…
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Aug
04
2022
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BREAKING: Ex-IGP, Tafa Balogun is dead

BREAKING: Ex-IGP, Tafa Balogun is dead

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  A former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Tafa Balogun, is dead. Family sources confirmed his death to Daily Trust on Thursday. Details of his passing were however withheld. Balogun was born on August 8, 1947, at Ila-Orangun in Osun State and was named the 21st Inspector-General of Police on March 6, 2002. On April 4, 2005, Balogun was arraigned at the Federal High Court, Abuja for stealing and laundering of over $100million in his three years as Inspector General of Police from the Police treasury. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) brought 70 charges against him. But he made…
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Aug
04
2022
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Ortom Unveils State Security Outfit To End Banditry, Herdsmen Attacks; Promises To Buy AK-47, Others (Photos)

Ortom Unveils State Security Outfit To End Banditry, Herdsmen Attacks; Promises To Buy AK-47, Others (Photos)

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In order to address the insecurity in Benue State, Governor Samuel Ortom has unveiled the state security outfit known as Community Volunteer Guards. The governor unveiled the security outfit during the passing out parade held at IBB Square, Makurdi, the state capital. Ortom said that his administration decided to set up the security outfit due to the failure of the federal government to tackle the Fulani herders-farmers clashes in the state. The governor pledged to legally procure AK-47, AK-49 and other sophisticated weapons for the group in order to tackle the issue of banditry, kidnapping, robbery and herdsmen attacks. Ortom…
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