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EID-EL MAULUD: Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu Sues For Peace Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has urged the muslim ummah to use the occasion of Eid-el Maulud to pray for the nation. Describing the season as an opportunity for Muslims across the country to imbibe the teachings of the holy Qur'an as exemplified by Prophet Muhammad (SAW). Kalu, while acknowledging the imperative of peaceful co-existence among all ethnic groups in Nigeria regardless of religious faiths, called on religious leaders to use their platforms to advance the cause of nationhood,…

Senator Ifeanyi Uba seeks court permission to visit IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu in DSS facility The senator representing Anambra South, ifeanyi Uba, has sought an order of a Federal High Court, Abuja to visit leader of the prosecribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, at the Department of State Service (DSS) detention. Uba, who is also the candidate of Young Progressives Party (YPP) in the Nov. 6 Governorship Election, said he filed the application so that an order of the court could be obtained to direct the DSS allow him access to the detainee. The lawmaker, in a motion…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has ordered the Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS) to release the international passport of former Rivers State Governor, Dr Peter Odili, to him Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order on Monday following a fundamental rights enforcement suit by filed by Odili to challenge the confiscation of his international traveling documents by Immigration officials. A medical doctor by profession, Odili served as Rivers state deputy governor between 1992 and 1993, and later held office as substantive governor between 1999 and 2007. The former governor had claimed before the court that his international passport with numbers…

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…