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The raging feud between the suspended National Chairman of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, and his estranged benefactor, Rivers State’s Governor Nyesom Wike has escalated into a dirty grudge fight. The battle for the control of Wadata House, the PDP’s National Headquarters, has shifted to their native Rivers State, with Wike allegedly threatening to revoke the Certificates of Occupancy of all properties belonging to Secondus in the state if he does not step down as party Chairman and withdraw his interest in seeking re-election at the party’s forthcoming National Convention later this year. A senior party…

The Chancellor of Gregory University Uturu Prof Gregory Ibe has commended the founding fathers of Abia state for envisioning, laboring and hoping for a land of limitless possibilities inhabited by uniquely endowed people of industry and enterprise. Speaking on the heels of the 30th anniversary of the creation of Abia state, Prof Ibe paid glowing tributes to the founding fathers for their spirit of unity and oneness of purpose which in his words,” enabled the constitution of a strong, virile and formidable movement relying on the renowned Igbo ethos, Onyeaghala Nwanneya’’. According to Prof Ibe, “Abians should look to our…

Prominent lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Etigwe Uwa has called on Abians to work in unison to build a better State that its founding fathers would be proud of as the state celebrates its 30 years of creation by former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida. Uwa, in a congratulatory message to Abians, said the state is well endowned with human and natural resources which if well harnessed would better the economic wellbeing of Abians. He called on well meaning Abians to come together and harness these resources for the development of the state. He implored Governor Okezie Ikpeazu to…

Ailing Nollywood actor, Victor Olaotan, died on Thursday after a prolonged illness. The 69-year-old actor, who is best known for his role as Fred Ade-Williams in the popular TV series, Tinsel, was bedridden for five years after he was involved in a ghastly accident. The actor was driving to a movie set in 2016 when the accident took place around Apple Junction, in Festac, Lagos. He had, until recently, been battling for his life in a Turkish hospital for almost three years. His widow, Julia Olaotan, broke the news of his death on Friday morning. Mrs Olaotan said she is…

The 136 abducted pupils of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School, Tegina in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, have been released. They were released on Thursday night in Birnin Gwari LGA of Kaduna State after 86 days in captivity. Birnin Gwari shares boundary with Rafi local government area of Niger State where the children were abducted. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the bandits abducted the pupils on May 30. A resident, Kasimu Barangana, who earlier delivered some part of the ransom to the bandits in the forest, was among the people who received the freed pupils at Doka village in Birnin…

The Presidency on Wednesday came hard on Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom over his ceaseless diatribe on President Muhammadu Buhari’s handling of national security. Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu accused the governor of promoting sectarianism and ethnicity to cover up his political shortcomings. The chastisement came on a day a group cautioned the governor to discontinue with his criticisms of the Buhari-led administration. According to the Presidency, Ortom, with his utterances, has been inciting ethnic and religious hatred in his state, thereby stirring up a Rwandan-like crisis. In a statement, Shehu, who is the Senior Special Assistant to the President on…

Mallam Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, says the recent attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) might be a ploy to embarrass the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. THE WHISPERER  had reported that bandits attacked the NDA in the early hours of Tuesday, which resulted in the death of two officers. The development has raised concerns on the rising insecurity in the country. Reacting to the development on Wednesday, Shehu, in an interview on Channels Television, said the presidency expects the military to thoroughly investigate and disclose what happened. The presidential spokesperson, who described the incident as “sad and unfortunate”, noted that…

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Etigwe Uwa has lamented the demise of two prominent Abia women, Lady Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi and Chief Mrs. Adanma Okpara. The late Lady Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi was the wife of late Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, who between January-July 1966 served as the first Military Head of State and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, while Chief Mrs. Adanma Okpara was the wife of the late Chief Dr. Michael Okpara, who served between 1959 - 1966 as the Premier of the defunct Eastern Region. In his condolence message, Uwa expressed grief over the death of the two…

Despite multiple reports of his death, the abducted Major Christopher Datong is still alive. Major Datong — not ‘Stephen Dantong’ as initially reported — was abducted in the wee hours of Tuesday morning when assailants reported to be ‘bandits’ gained access to the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Afaka, Kaduna State, killing two officers and abducting him. Multiple platforms had reported that his body was found, but FIJ’s findings confirmed that up till 10pm on Tuesday — hours after the supposed death was reported — both his family and the NDA got proof of life from his captors. His abductors…