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Chief Whip of the Senate and two term Governor of Abia state (1999-2007), Senator Orji Uzor Kalu is currently in a closed door meeting with the Governor of Abia state,  Dr Okezie Ikpeazu   Ikpeazu received  Kalu at his Umuobiakwa country home at Obinngwa LGA , Abia state Okezie Ikpeazu alongside his aides and personal staff who were already waiting for Kalu's coming , received the Senate Chief Whip who arrived at the Governor's mansion at exactly 1:32PM. Kalu who was accompanied by his retinue of aides and security staff disembarked from his official SUV and advanced to exchange greetings…

A prominent Islamic scholar in Kano, Dr Ahmad Bamba, has died at the age of 79. His son Ahmad Ahmad confirmed the death to DAILY NIGERIAN, saying his father died at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital on Friday morning. His funeral is expected to hold at the Darul Hadith Mosque, Tudun Yola after Friday prayer. The late Dr Bamba was famous for his long-running Islamic teaching sessions at Bayero University, Kano mosque, which started in 1991. He was a lecturer at the Department of Arabic in BUK before he resigned to concentrate on his commentaries, particularly on Saheeh Bukhari and Muwatta…

Governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to proscribe the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN). This call was made by the governor after the federal government gazette an order designating bandits as terrorists. In a statement on Thursday, Nathaniel Ikyur, chief press secretary (CPS), quoted the governor as saying that the Fulani have vowed to “cause havoc” in Benue. “Though the federal government’s measures on bandits now seems strong, the security challenges will only be adequately addressed if similar hard position is taken on Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, MACBAN, and the Fulani Nationality Movement…

Eminent Businessman and technocrat, Rev. Daniel Imo has hailed the conferment of the chieftaincy title of Ishinka of Ohafia on the Managing Director of Nigerian Film Corporation, Chidia Maduekwe by Ohafia Council of Traditional Rulers. Imo, in a statement on Monday, described Maduekwe as a visionary and competent manager of resources. Noting that the honour is well-deserved, Imo said: “It is a confirmation of his dedication, astuteness, patriotism and excellent human relations for which he has been known over the years.” The seasoned technocrat said the honour done to the former federal lawmaker had again underlined the need for all…

The Federal Government is planning to downsize the civil service. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, explained that the downsizing is aimed at cutting the cost of the government’s recurrent expenditure yearly. Ahmed disclosed that the Federal Government is working on an exit package for workers that would be affected. In a statement, the minister said the government has set up a committee to review the collapse of agencies, using the Stephen Oronsaye report. According to Ahmed, the committee would be led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha. “There is…

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has described the Southwest Governors Forum’s position on the Magodo Phase 2 Estate incident in Lagos state, as an ‘unjustifiable insinuation’. Malami challenged the forum to explain why the Lagos State Government was yet to enforce a court order on Magodo “despite several attempts from 2012- 2015 and so-called settlement initiative started in 2016.” THE WHISPERER reported that the forum had in a statement, condemned in strongest terms the police treatment of Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, whose order was ignored, adding that it was an…

Uzodinma Killed Gulak, Traditional Rulers, Others - Okorocha The controversy surrounding the causes of insecurity and killings in Imo State, has taken a new twist as a former governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha, has openly accused incumbent governor, Hope Uzodimma, of instigating the killings of a former presidential adviser, Ahmed Gulak, some traditional rulers and over 140 innocent people during the unknown gunmen reign. Dismissing Uzodinma’s recent stakeholders’ meeting as an exercise in futility, Okorocha wondered why his legacies, which impacted positively on the lives of the people were being attributed to the Uzodinma administration, which he said was…

President Muhammadu Buhari, says the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, should defend himself in court for peddling false information about his regime while he was overseas. Buhari stated this in an interview aired on Channels Television on Wednesday night. THE WHISPERER had reported that some respected Igbo elders led by Minister of Aviation in the First Republic, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, visited the President in Aso Rock and requested the unconditional release of the detained secessionist leader. During the visit on November 19, 2021, Buhari had told them he would not want to interfere in the…

FG Declares Bandits As Terrorists The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared banditry an act of terrorism. Abubakar Malami, SAN, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, as a guest on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)’s ‘Good Morning Nigeria’ programme on Tuesday, said his office was working on gazetting a court judgment that ordered the government to declare bandits terrorists. THE WHISPERER obtained the gazette, which was signed by Malami on Wednesday. On November 26, 2021, Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja granted an ex parte application by the federal government for Yan Bindiga…