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Senator Orji Kalu Should Be Commended For Being The First Igbo Leader To Visit Nnamdi Kanu - Ohanaeze Tells Ejiofor The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization has reacted angrily to the outburst by Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor on the recent visit of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in DSS custody yesterday. Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the main counsel for jailed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu, has urged an inquiry into former Abia State governor Orji Uzor Kalu’s visit to his client in DSS custody on Monday. On Monday, Kalu, the Chief Whip of…

Abia Deputy Governor Ude Chukwu, Senator Orji Kalu To Grace Abia North Political Roundtable The Deputy Governor will lead dignitaries across the country as Special Guest to the event, while Senator Orji Uzor Kalu will be guest of honour to the ceremony scheduled to start by 12 noon Rt. Hon. Sir Ude Oko Chukwu, the deputy governor of Abia State and Senate Chief Whip, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu will grace Abia North Political roundtable and recognitions awards ceremony. The Deputy Governor is expected to grace the 2021 roundtable and recognitions Awards ceremony organised by Abia North Political Projects in Obayi…

Court declares banishment of Emir Sanusi unconstitutional, awards N10m fine against Kano gov’t Justice Anwuli Chikere, in a judgment, held that the Emirate Council Law, 2019, used by the state government in banishing Sanusi was in conflict with the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended. A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, declared that the banishment of deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II from Kano State was unlawful and unconstitutional. Justice Anwuli Chikere, in a judgment, held that the Emirate Council Law, 2019, used by the state government in banishing Sanusi was in conflict with…

A group under the aegis of Abia North Peace Foundation, ANPF, has commended Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for his style of leadership. The group said it was delighted that the former Abia governor had continued to champion the cause of Ndigbo. According to the group, his recent visit to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu was commendable. In a statement signed by ANPF’s National Director of Media and Publicity, Precious Kalu, the group thanked Senator Kalu for his exceptional fatherly role to Ndigbo in particular and Nigeria atlarge. "Abia North Peace Foundation, ANPF, specifically…

Senator Orji Kalu reveals what he told Nnamdi Kanu in DSS custody today “I met him in good health and care and we discussed as ‘Umunne’." THE Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, said he visited the leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, in the custody of the Department of State Services on Monday afternoon. Kalu, in a statement personally signed by him and made available to THE WHISPERER, said the IPOB leader was in good health and under proper care. The former governor of Abia State added that he spoke with Kanu as…

Chief Whip of the Senate and former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, on Monday paid a visit to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, where he said the latter was in good health. In a post on his verified Facebook page, Kalu said, "This afternoon, I visited my brother, Maazi Nnamdi Kanu in DSS custody , Abuja . I met him in good health and care and we discussed as 'Umunne'. In 2001 when I was Governor, I made his father Eze Israel Okwu Kanu traditional ruler of Akwara Ukwu and since then…

President Of Coscharis Group Cosmas Maduka Loses Wife Mrs Charity N. Maduka was the Vice-president of the Coscharis Group since its inception as the co-owner of the company WIFE of Nigerian businessman, President and Chairman of the Coscharis Group, Cosmas Maduka, has died. Family source told Newsmen that she died on Sunday afternoon after suffering a stroke. She died in Nnewi, where she went with her husband to attend a function. Her family revealed they are still shocked as her death was sudden and unexpected Mrs Charity N. Maduka was the Vice-president of the Coscharis Group since its inception as…

Bandits Commit Terrorism But They Are Not Terrorists - Sheikh Gumi According Gumi, extrajudicial killings of Fulani is the major factor fueling banditry in the country. Renowned Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has said bandits are committing terrorism but they are not terrorists. Gumi said this in an interview he granted Daily Trust. He said calls for the government to declare bandits as terrorists was driven by prejudice and bigotry. He spoke before a Federal High Court in Abuja declared bandits as terrorists. “That is unfortunately driven by prejudice and bigotry. IPOB is an organization, it does not mean Igbo.…

EXPOSED: We Found Names Of Babies On Borno Payroll – Gov Zulum The monthly salaries and allowances paid to fake employees including the babies were reportedly siphoned by corrupt officials. GOVERNOR Babagana Zulum of Borno State has stated that an employee verification exercise uncovered names of babies in the payroll of Shani Local Government Area. The monthly salaries and allowances paid to fake employees including the babies were reportedly siphoned by corrupt officials. Zulum disclosed this at the Menwara Cultural Festival in Shani Town on Saturday. The governor said the verification exercise was meant to sanitize the civil service by…

Dr. Hamza Talba Commiserates With Hon. Murtala Sule Garo Over Death Of Aunty A chieftain of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Hamza Talba has lamented the demise of Hajiya Dije Garo, the maternal aunty to Hon. Murtala Sule Garo, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Kano State. In his condolence message, Talba expressed grief over the death of the outstanding mother, describing her as matriarch whose footprints and contributions to National development would remain indelible in the hearts of her children, relatives and loved ones. Talba who is the Director General of Atiku Project 2023, said Hajiya Garo…