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Gunmen have kidnapped three workers of a farm reportedly owned by former president Olusegun Obasanjo in Kobape, Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. It was gathered that the assailants Wednesday evening waylaid the workers at the Obasanjo holdings, shot at their vehicle and took them away. The workers, whose names could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report, were identified as financial controller, group auditor and group store manager. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the incident. He said, “Yes, it happened today (Wednesday) around 6: pm. There is Obasanjo…

Nigerian music icon 2Face Idibia has finally broken his silence over the crisis rocking his marriage. The music star took to his Instagram page on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, where he appealed to his family members and supporters to back off his personal life. "I admit that bringing our personal issues to social media was not cool but I will not sit back and watch everyone have a free for all battle in the name of love and solidarity," he wrote. "None of us is perfect. I will like to urge our families and supporters to stop the madness and…

Continuous Voter Registration: One Love Foundation Charges Nigerians To Participate In Ongoing Exercise As part of its sensitization programme for Nigerians to exercise their voting rights, a civil society group, One Love Foundation has charged Nigerians who have attained the age of 18 years to participate in the ongoing Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. The group stated this in a statement signed by its Global President, Chief Patrick Osagie Eholor and made available to THE WHISPERER on Wednesday. He reminded Nigerians on the importance of the exercise and charged eligible voters who have not registered…

The University of Benin, on Wednesday failed to make an appearance at a Benin High Court in a case filed by Chief Patrick Osagie Eholor of Evolino Nigeria Limited against the institution over unpaid contracts. Speaking to THE WHISPERER on telephone, Chief Patrick Osagie Eholor, popularly known as Ultimate Equals told THE WHISPERER that the institution failed to appear in Court even after they were served with court order. He said the case has been adjourned to 21st of October, 2021. THE WHISPERER reported how the social crusader dragged the University of Benin before a Benin High Court over unpaid…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointments of new chief executives for some agencies under the Federal Ministry of Education. Bem Goong, a spokesman for the Ministry of Education announced this in Abuja on Wednesday. He listed the new appointees as: Professor Akpama Ibar as Executive Secretary, National Commission For Mass Literacy, Adult And Non-Formal Education; Professor Chinwe Anunobi, Director/CEO, National Library; and Prof. Musa Maitafsir as Director/CEO, National Teachers Institute. “All the three appointments took effect from September 2 and would each be for an initial tenure of five years,” he said. Mr Goong added that the president also…

Diaspora Nigeria Security Operatives Ready To Assist Nation on Insecurity - Bassey Osagie Nigerians serving in different security services across the globe are ready to serve their country in bringing an end to the insecurity plaguing Nigeria. This was disclosed by by a Nigerian Canadian Police Officer, Sgt. Detective Bassey Osagie who has been serving the Toronto, Ontario, Canadian Police Service which is the largest municipal police force in Canada for 22 years, during an interview on Diaspora Discourse, a live interview radio programme on Spirit of Nigeria Radio at the weekend. Bassey Osagie explained that there are Nigerians in…

Imo State government through its agency, Owerri Capital Development Authority, OCDA, has sealed almost all the banks in Owerri, the state capital. Although the government blamed the ban on lack of building plan approval, the banks insisted it was due to the last Monday sit-at-home. Residents said they woke up yesterday morning to see the banks sealed while customers were seen in front of the banks stranded. All the banks on Assumpta Avenue popularly known as Bank Road had a sticker with the seal of OCDA and a red tape, except Zenith Bank which is undergoing reconstruction. The banks affected…

The Fulani socio-cultural association, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has lambasted the Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari for saying most bandits are of the Fulani ethnic stock as himself. In recent times, many states in the Northern part of the country have witnessed a series of attacks by suspected bandits, leading to abductions, murder and cattle rustling, a development that has stirred public outcry. Governor Aminu Masari Speaking on Monday as a guest on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme, the governor had alleged many of the bandits are Fulani indigenes whose main occupation is rearing cattle. “They are the same people…

Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari is presently receiving briefings from the Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs, the Inspector General of Police, and other heads of security agencies at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. “President Buhari receives Security Briefing in State House on 7th Sep 2021,” Buhari’s media aide, Femi Adesina, posted on Facebook. According to the statement, those in attendance included the Ministers of Defence, Bashir Magashi; Justice, Abubakar Malami; Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi; Interior, Rauf Aregbesola; and Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama. Attendees at the meeting are expected to brief the President on the current security situation across the country as…

“Unfortunately, this is no solution or wisdom. When you don’t have the monopoly of the instruments of violence, then dialogue has the monopoly of resolving the conflict. The Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has claimed that the current military offensive against criminal herdsmen and bandits terrorising North-western will not solve the security challenges facing the country. Mr Gumi made the declaration on Monday via his verified Facebook page, while reacting to the recent perceived military success over bandits at Zamfara forests. The statement, titled: ‘Zamfara: The Flaring of Crisis’, stressed that the military action against the criminals “is no…