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The West Africa Media Lawyers Association (WAMELA), on Tuesday rejected the decision of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC),to suspend Channels Television for interviewing the spokesperson of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). WAMELA. said the decision to suspend Channels Television was unconstitutional and undemocratic. Read statement: WAMELA PRESS RELEASE The West Africa Media Lawyers Association (WAMELA) received the disturbing news that the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Yesterday 26th of April 2021, suspended Channels TV with a Five Million Naira (N5, 000, 000) fine, for the 7pm live broadcast programme of Sunday, 25th April 2021, where the TV station spoke with Emma Powerful, the…

Unknown gunmen set Federal High Court ablaze in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State The Federal High Court in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, was on Tuesday, April 27, set ablaze by unknown gunmen using petrol bombs. According to reports, the fire which began in the early hours affected the library and the security post of the court building. No casualty was recorded but court records in the library were destroyed. The police spokesperson in the state, Loveth Odah, who confirmed the incident, said the attackers came in their large numbers to carry out the attack.

A rights group, One Love Foundation has called for reversal of suspension of  Channel TV by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over an alleged breach the broadcast code. The station was accused of allowing a leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, ( IPOB),  Emma Powerful to make secessionist and inciting declarations on air without caution or reprimand by the station contrary to the broadcast code. The foundation also threatened to approach a court of competent jurisdiction  to set aside the draconian directive and sanction. In letter addressed to the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed and signed by…

Hope Uzodinma No Longer Picks My Calls - Father Mbaka Laments Mbaka has disclosed that since Hope Uzodinma assumed power, he has not answered his phone calls. Catholic Priest and Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Rev. Fr Ejike Mbaka, has accused Imo Governor Hope Uzodinma of shunning him. In his 2020 New Year message, the cleric had said Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a former senator, would be sworn in as governor. "Despite all that would happen this 2020, there is hope. In Imo State, there is hope. Hope, hope, hope … hope in Imo State! "Imo…

Gunmen Kill 40 In Anambra, Imo, Kebbi, Rivers No fewer than 40 persons, including four soldiers, 14 policemen, two vigilantes and 19 herders were killed on Monday in fresh attacks by gunmen in Anambra, Imo, Kebbi, Rivers and Kebbi States. They attackers invaded Ukpomachi village, Awkuzu in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State and reportedly killed 19 persons believed to be herders, killed 23 cows and destroyed property worth millions of naira. Chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, South East Zone, Gidado Sidikki, said the 19 victims include children. “As I speak to you now, the dead…

"The Governor knows that he won't be there forever; let him not allow desperate people to use him to destabilize the state. It is our state and we must stand up to speak truth to power. Human rights activist and Global President of One Love Foundation, Chief Patrick Osagie Eholor has appealed to Governor Godwin Obaseki to rescind its decision to dethrone the traditional head of Uzanu Clan in Etsako East Local Government Area of the state, HRH Benjamin Ikani, for the purpose of peace, unity and progress of the state. Eholor, in a chat with THE WHISPERER in Abuja,…

Unknown gunmen have ambushed Ukpomachi village, Awkuzu in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, killings 9 persons suspected to be herders while also destroying their properties worth millions of naira. The Chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, South East zone, Alhaji Gidado Sidikki, who resides in Anambra State also confirmed the killing of 23 cows by the attackers. The incident, according to him, happened at 2am Monday at Modiyam Umaru camp where herdsmen have been living for many years. He further said children were not spared by the assailants. “As I speak to you now, the dead…

NBC suspends Channels TV for Interviewing IPOB Spokesman The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC has suspended Channels Television with a fine N5 million for breaching the broadcast code. In a letter to the Managing Director of Channels Television signed by the Acting Director General of the Commission, NBC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, the Commission referred to Channels 7pm live broadcast programme of Sunday, 25th April, 2021, in which it accused the TV station of allowing a leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB to make secessionist and inciting declarations on air without caution or reprimand by the station contrary to the…

NAF Air Troops ‘Mistakenly’ Bomb Military Truck, Kill Scores of soldiers Many soldiers have been killed after a Fighter jet belonging to the Nigerian Air Force fired a bomb on ground troops in Mainok, Borno State,  THE WHISPERER reports. According to Daily Trust, about 30 soldiers were killed in Mainok. Attacks: Police deploy helicopters to Imo Some of the soldiers were accidentally killed by the Air force while others were killed by insurgents, a source said. Military sources also confided in this newspaper that some military hardware, including a military truck, perished in the incident. A video of the incident…