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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…

Buhari Appoints Senator Margret Okadigbo To Chair NNPC Board President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the appointment of Senator Margret Chuba Okadigbo as chairman of the Board and Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. A statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, confirmed the appointment on Wednesday, in Abuja, noting that it is in accordance with the power vested in President under Section 59(2) of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021. Besides Senator Okadigbo as Chairman (South East), other members of the Board includes Mele Kolo Kyari, as Chief Executive Officer, and Umar I.…

Ten of the 11 members of the Olubadan-in-Council have endorsed the nomination of Dr Lekan Balogun as the next Olubadan of Ibadanland. The Council also denied that a legal tussle could scupper the succession to the Olubadan throne. The Osi Balogun of Ibadanland, High Chief Tajudeen Ajibola, made the announcement at a briefing by the kingmakers on Wednesday. According to Ajibola, the kingmakers resolved that Dr Balogun is next in line to ascend the throne of Olubadan according to tradition. He also debunks insinuations relating to the health and wellness of the new Olubadan-elect. Olubadan-in-Council to meet over succession as…

The South-West Governors’ Forum has frowned at the ‘disrespect’ displayed by a Chief Superintendent of Police, Abimbola Oyewole, who openly defied the order of the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, which required he and his men to vacate the Magodo Phase 2 Estate area of the state. The incident which happened on Tuesday at the estate was captured in a video that went viral on social media. The Chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, in a statement he personally signed, described the content of the video as disconcerting. Akeredolu said the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Doyin Salami as his Chief Economic Adviser after nearly seven years in office. The president had in 2016 appointed Adeyemi Dipeolu as Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, but posted him to the Office of the Vice President. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Tuesday said Mr Salami was until now, the Chairman of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council, PEAC. The statement said: “The Chief Economic Adviser to the President (CEAP) is expected to address all issues on the domestic economy and present…

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on Friday extended distribution of empowerment materials to Agricultural practitioners and artisans in his Abia North constituency. Recall, that few months ago Orji Kalu commenced the distribution of empowerment materials to his constituents in addition to other numerous infrastructure which he facilitated as part of the fulfilment of his campaign promises. During the previous exercise Kalu had distributed a set of 350 motorcycles, 200 sewing machines and other empowerment kits to Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia North senatorial district. That was  followed by distribution of another set of 400…