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Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Farouq travels to US for childbirth The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has travelled to the United States of America for childbirth. Farouq, who was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019, is by age, the youngest minister in the federal cabinet of the president. Her history with the President dates back to the defunct Congress for Progressive Change when Farouq was the national treasurer of the party. She was one-time national treasurer of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, APC from June 2013 to June 2014.…

Abia Speaker to Umeh Kalu: You are Treacherous and Shameless The new tradition in Abia State today seems to be a situation where some former government officials booted out of office due to gross incompetence, redundancy and or crass ineptitude resulting from over-stay in a particular office in government, have formed a 'Gang of the Aggrieved' whose only mission is obviously to pull down the government(s) in which they once served just to get even with the government and all those associated with it. The latest of the vitriols to come from the "Gang of the Aggrieved" is the one…

Former governor of Edo State, Mr. Lucky Igbinedion, has lost his mother, Mrs. Maria Oredola Igbinedion. According to the former governor, she died in the early hours of Thursday, at the age of 85, Igbinedion said the burial arrangement of the Octogenarian who is survived by Children, grand Children and great grand Children, will be announced later. Late Mrs. Oredola Igbinedion was married to the Esama of Benin, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion. Mr. Lucky Igbinedion was the governor Edo State on the platform of Peoples Democratic party, PDP between 1999 and 2007.

Amaechi visits Nnamdi Kanu in DSS custody Amaechi visited Kanu alongside the co-Chair of the Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace, Bishop Sunday Onuoha. Nnamdi Kanu’s sibling said the visitors “had a meaningful interaction” with the IPOB leader. Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, a first republic parliamentarian and former Minister of Aviation, on Thursday visited the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who is in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). This was made known by Kanunta Kanu, younger brother of Nnamdi Kanu via his known social media pages. Amaechi visited Kanu alongside the…

By Umeh Kalu SAN Dear Doc, Kaa, nde, ka nka oo. Hope this message gets to you in good stead. I have been under intense pressure to share my thoughts with you on the real and general public perception of the poor state of affairs in our state, and, possibly proffer solutions towards ameliorating the situation. I am aware that most of the sordid and unfavourable things trending in public discourse about our State do not get to your knowledge, as those whose duty it is to draw your attention to them, will for fear or inability to handle the…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 18 and January 20, 2022, for the trial of the leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafran (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who is being tried for treason and terrorism. Justice Binta Nyako, on Thursday, granted the application for the abridgment of time for the trial. The court had earlier fixed January 19 for hearing but summoned parties in the matter to appear on December 2 to enable the court take some pending applications. Kanu was, however, not present in court for the hearing. His counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, had requested for the abridgment…

Ex-Senate President Joseph Wayas Dies In London Hospital The Second Republic Senate President who had been receiving medical attention for some time passed away at the age of 80. FORMER Senate President, Joseph Wayas, has died in a London hospital, the Cross River State Government announced on Thursday. The Second Republic Senate President who had been receiving medical attention for some time passed away at the age of 80. Reacting, Governor Ben Ayade said Dr Wayas who died on November 30, left indelible footprints on the sands of time. Ayade in a statement by his spokesman, Christian Ita, described Wayas’…

Abuja Court orders DSS to allow Nnamdi Kanu change clothes A Federal High Court Abuja, has ordered the Department of State Security to allow leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu change his clothes. The court also directed the DSS that maximum possible comfort within the detect of the service should be granted to the accused as well as adequate medical attention. Meanwhile, as at 8:19am today, the court staff and security personnel stationed at the court were going about their regular duties.

A former President of the Nigerian Senate, Joseph Wayas is dead, THE WHISPERER has learnt. Family sources told THE WHISPERER that the second republic Senate President died in a London hospital early Thursday morning. Wayas, a beneficiary of federal government scholarship, who is fluent in several Nigerian languages, trained in the United States and United Kingdom. After his doctorate degree, Wayas returned to Nigeria in 1973, and was at the airport appointed Commissioner by late Brigadier Jacob Esuene, military governor of the now defunct South-eastern state. At the time Wayas was 26. In 1977, aged 34, Wayas was elected into…

Nnamd Kanu’s lawyers, Sowore, others storm Abuja court ahead of today’s bail hearing  Ahead of the legal battle for bail later today, the lawyers to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafran IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu have stormed the Federal High Court in Abuja. The legal team, led by Mr Ifeanyi Ejiofor, arrived the court as early as 8am with over 50 others already inside the court room. Also at the Court premises is the Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore. However, unlike the previous proceedings, security is relaxed from the Court’s main gate to that of the Court door.…