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Former Nigerian leader Ernest Shonekan dies at 85 Chief Ernest Shonekan, the former head of the Interim National Government that succeeded the military junta of General Ibrahim Babangida, is dead. Shonekan, a boardroom guru before his selection to head the Interim National Government, died in Lagos at the age of 85, according to TVC. He was the Chairman of the interim National Government between August 26 and November 17 1993 when he was ousted in a palace coup led by late General Sani Abacha who was Secretary of Defence. Details later…

A Northern group, Arewa Solidarity & Peace Movement (ASPM), has slammed the Attorney General of Federation, Abubakar Malami for allegedly instigating the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. The group's reaction is coming barely 24 hours after another group, Igbo Progressive Initiative, IPI, accused the AGF of instigating the anti-graft agency against the former Abia state governor. IPI alleged that the EFCC which is supervised by the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation, had made efforts to frustrate the credibility of the Orji Kalu is who believed…

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…