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The Global President of One Love Foundation, Chief Patrick Osagie Eholor, has felicitated with women all over the world in this year's International Women's Day. Eholor, in a statement on behalf of One Love Foundation, urged women to promote family values and patriotism to end the scourge of insecurity affection Nigeria. The vocal social crusader also advised those in position of authority to be gender sensitive by promoting equality in leadership positions. "On behalf of One Love Foundation, I congratulate women all over the world especially those in Nigeria on the occasion of this year's Women's Day. "This important occasion…

The Presidency on Sunday said cleared air on viral reports of fire outbreak which was recorded inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja as being reported in some quarters. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, made the clarification in a statement titled "Bush fire incident recorded outside villa perimeter." An online medium had reported on Saturday evening that a fire outbreak was reported at the Presidential Villa, causing confusion among workers in the seat of power. But Shehu said the fire that broke out happened "between the outer wire fence and walls surrounding the Villa."…

Around midnight on Sunday, Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum showed up at Mohammed Goni College of Islamic Legal Studies in Maiduguri, where internally displaced persons from Abadam local government area of northern Borno were being camped. Zulum immediately sealed entrance and supervise a headcount to identify actual IDPs, in order to put a stop to rampant cases of dubious residents pretending to be displaced, who spend day times at IDP camps to share food meant for IDPs, and towards the night, they return to their homes to sleep, with some of benefiting from other means through which the state…

Fear has gripped residents of Amanze and Amainyi communities in Ihitte Uboma Local Government Area of Imo State after the decomposing bodies of a young woman and a young man were discovered inside a big sac at a bush path within the axis. The communities are a border area between Ihitte Uboma and Obowo council areas of the state. The bodies of the unidentified victims were discovered by villagers going to farm during the weekend following an offensive smell that emanated from the path where they were dumped. It was gathered some of the vital organs of the victims such…

Report reaching The Whisperer is that Hon Justice Syĺvester Nwali Ngwuta of the Supreme Court is dead. Information available revealed that Justice Ngwuta died in the early morning of Sunday at his official residence in Abuja. Justice Ngwuta was due for retirement on 30th March, 2021 upon attainment of 70 years mandatory retirement age. Brief profile of Hon. Justice Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta revealed that he was born in 1951 in Amofia-Ukawu, Onicha Local government Ebonyi Region. His lordship had his basic education in the Eastern part of Benin and got his LLB in University of Ife (Now Obafemi Awolowo University).…

A fire outbreak has been reported at the Presidential Villa in Aso Rock, Abuja, causing confusion among workers in President Muhammadu Buhari's abode. SaharaReporters learnt that the fire started at 4 pm as the fire service officials tried desperately to put it out. "The security men were chasing people not to capture the incident, but I tried my best to capture it. The fire is still on," a source told SaharaReporters around 9 pm. Although the cause of the fire is not yet known, fire service trucks have moved in and were seen in the villa

...Insists Anambra's 250 erosion sites should not be viewed as tourist sites, but threat that must be defeated Leading Governorship aspirant under the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Engr Chris Emeka Azubogu, says the erosion menace in Anambra State is worrisome, noting that the State's 250 erosion sites should not be viewed as tourist sites, but threats that must be defeated. Engr. Azubogu made the statement while on a private visit to Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the State on Friday, lamenting that with its enviable position as one of the Anambra communities housing huge commercial, industrial and residential…

A family of seven have been paraded by the police in Ogun state for engaging in kidnapping. Parading the suspect in Sagamu, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi said the kidnap syndicate made up of members of the same family. According to Oyeyemi, five of the syndicate, Oweniwe Okpara and three of his children namely; Samson Okpara, Bright Okpara and Eze Okpara as well as one Christian Ishaha and Emmanuel Joseph were arrested in Sagamu, while three others of his children; Godwin Okpara, Godspower Okpara and Mathew Okpara were arrested in Delta State. The father,…

A court in Ghana has sentenced two Nigerian men to death in the country after they were found guilty of murder Friday afternoon, March 5. The two Nigerians, john Oji and Samuel Udoetuk Wills, were accused of kidnapping, and, eventually, killing four girls in Takoradi, Ghana. They were sentenced after they were found guilty of kidnapping and eventually killing the four girls, Ruth Quayson, Priscilla Blessing Bentum, Priscilla Koranchie and Ruth Abekah, aged 18 years in Takoradi, Ghana. The bodies of the girls were said to have been discovered in their apartment in 2019 following months of a national search…