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President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Abuja congratulated Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia on the occasion of his 57th birthday coming up on Oct. 18. President Buhari’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, said in a statement that the president joined the entire Ikpeazu family, their friends and associates in praying for good health and long life for the governor. According to him, the highest aspirations for those in leadership positions are to see their vision and dreams of a better life for the people come to pass. The president wished the governor every success as he counts his blessings for another…

How ‘Buhari Boys’ Stopped Fani-Kayode From Replacing Lai Mohammed as Information Minister Facts have emerged why former Minister of Aviation, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, has not been appointed a minister after staging a return to the APC some weeks ago. It was widely reported that President Muhammadu Buhari would embark on a cabinet reshuffle for the second time since taking over as President and one of the persons expected to be compensated was the President’s fierce critic, Mr Fani-Kayode. But that has not happened yet. And the reason, according to THE WHISTLER’s findings, may be due to pressure mounted on the…

Good Governance" shares amazing photos to mark 68th Birthday  NFC Boss @68: Check Out amazing photos of Dr. Chidia Maduekwe  Lovely photos of Abian Born Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Film Corporation, Dr. Chidia Maduekwe have been released to commemorate his 68th Birthday which he marks today. The exclusive photos of NFC Boss were shared on the Instagram page of popular media influencer @iamkennethcole. Popularly known as 'Good Governance', Dr. Chidia hails from Asaga Ohafia, of Abia State. Chidia is also known for his Jobs and justice advocacy which is being projected using the “KanyiKeseandu” political…

250 bandits killed, 600 captured since network was shut down in Zamfara, others The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, says security agencies have so far neutralised 250 bandits and captured over 600 since the interruption of communication facilities in Zamfara, parts of Niger, Sokoto and Kaduna states. Irabor revealed this at the resumed weekly ministerial briefing, organized by the Presidential Communications Team, led by Mr Femi Adesina, on Thursday in Abuja. The CDS also disclosed that thousands of kidnapped citizens were rescued from various camps of bandits located in Zamfara, Niger, Kaduna, Sokoto and Katsina states in…

The Nigerian military has said it will not prevent anyone from playing his part in the resolution of the fight against insecurity in the country. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, declared this position on Thursday at the resumed ministerial briefing anchored by the Presidential Communications Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Fielding questions from newsmen on why the military has not deemed it fit to arrested popular Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi despite openly canvassing for amnesty for terrorists and bandits in the North West, Irabor clarified that the cleric was not working for the military and…

Comrade Sunny Idika, Publisher of Abuja based blog, The Whisperer, has described the Managing Director of Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC), Dr. Chidia Maduekwe, as a dedicated public servant, saying that the transformation of Nigeria's film industry under him is worthy of praise. Idika stated this in a birthday message on the occasion of Maduekwe’s 68th birthday anniversary. Idika explained that “since his appointment as the head of Nigerian Film Corporation, he has demostrated uncommon capacity and dexterity in revitalizing the film industry because of the passion and energy with which he does his job.” He said “Dr. Maduekwe is a…

Abia born philanthropist and PDP chieftain, Chief Dr. Sam Anya, has felicitated with the Speaker, Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji on his recent emergence as the winner of The Sun Public Service Award for 2020. Anya, in a statement personally signed by him, described the Public Service Award bestowed on the speaker by Sun Newspapers as a reward for hard work, dexterity and his tremendous and outstanding efforts. Anya who described Rt. Hon. Orji as a golden fish that has no hiding place, called the award an affirmation of the excellence-driven posture of the Abia State…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Ezra Yakusak as Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Export Promotion Council, NEPC. Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. According to the presidential aide, the appointment is for an initial term of four years in accordance with the provision of Section 7 (1) of the NEPC (Establishment) Act, 1987. ”The appointment is with effect from Nov. 27, 2021,” he added. Until his appointment, Mr Yakusak, who holds a PhD in commercial law from Ahmadu Bello University,…

The House of Representatives has approved the establishment of two development commissions for the South-East and South-West geopolitical zones of the country. The commissions, which establishment Bills were passed into law by the Green Chamber on Tuesday, are akin to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and North-East Development Commission (NEDC), which were established to fast-track development and remediation in the Niger Delta and North-Eastern parts of the country battered by years of oil exploitation and insurgency respectively. While the House adopted reports of its committees on the commissions for South-East and South-West, the Bill seeking to establish the North-Central…

The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to rescind its decision which subjected the Independent National Electoral Commission to seek approval from the Nigerian Communications Commission before it could transmit elections results electronically. The upper chamber also voted in support of the conduct of party primaries only by direct method. The Bill is titled, “Recommittal of amended clauses of a bill for an Act to repeal the Electoral Bill 2021 and enact the Electoral Act 2021.” The Senate had in July, during consideration of a report on 2010 Electoral Act ( Amendment ) Bill 2021 submitted by its Committee on…