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CSO, NBA, Others embark on protest walk to NASS for Judiciary Independence Leaders of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), FCT Chapter in conjunction with civil society group, One Love Foundation, today embarked on a protest to the National Assembly in solidarity with Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), who are on strike to demand for judicial independence in Nigeria. Reacting on behalf of One Love Foundation, popular human rights lawyer and representative of One Love Foundation, Barr. Samuel Ihensekhien jnr, stated that the federal government of Nigeria under President Muhammadu Buhari alongside the 36 states as matter of urgency must…

Unknown gunmen raze Anambra Police zonal headquarters Suspected hoodlums have razed Zone 13 Police headquarters in Ukpo, Anambra state. THE WHISPERER was reliably informed no fewer than two policemen have died during the attack. Not less than four vehicles have also been burnt while fire fighters have arrived to put out the inferno. The development has heightened tension across the State. On Sunday night, three persons were allegedly killed in Awka, Anambra State, including a fitness instructor

Uzuakoli Police Station In Abia State Attacked By Unknown Gunmen Information reaching THE WHISPERER has it that a Police State In Uzuakoli, Bende Local Government Area of Abia State was attacked by Unknown Gunmen early hours of today 19th April 2021. Recall that the attack on Police Stations and killing of security operatives have been on the increase recently in the South East of Nigeria.   Detail's later.

Nigerian, Aide Arrested For Fraud In India He was told that he would be gifted some pounds as well. To claim the present, the victim was asked to transfer money towards the processing fee, customs clearance and other charges. A Nigerian national and his Indian accomplice, who cheated a city-based techie to the tune of Rs 18.50 lakh under the pretext of sending him a gift parcel from London, have been arrested by the Rachakonda police, New Indian Express reports. Henry Chukwuvi Opera contacted the victim through social media platforms and lured him, while the other accused Suraj, helped him…

More Pressure on Pantami as PDP demands sack, investigation over links with terrorism The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) charges the Department of State Services (DSS) to immediately invite the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, for questioning over alleged affiliations with the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. The party also demands that President Muhammadu Buhari should immediately sack the minister, given the sensitivity of the issue at stake. Our party’s position is predicated on the heightening concerns in the public space and in the international arena of possible compromises by the communication minister, who has access to sensitive government documents…

Owena River claims lives as 18 seater bus loses control A witness said the 18 seater bus lost control as a result of overspeeding and plunged into the river. An 18 seater bus on Sunday plunged into the Owena River on the Akure-Ondo road in Ondo State. A witness account stated that the driver of the bus who was coming from the Ondo town axis and heading towards Akure lost control as a result of speeding and plunged into the river. The witness further revealed that five of the passengers including a child were rescued and taken to the hospital…

I Sacrificed My Parents For Biafra, I Will Sacrifice Everything To Get Biafra, Says Mazi Nnamdi Kanu The inscription reads, "I sacrificed my mother and father to get Biafra. I will sacrifice everything.” The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has stated that he will not back down on his struggle for self-determination for the South-East region. Kanu vowed that if he could sacrifice his parents for the Biafran agitation, he was ready to do more for the struggle. Kanu stated this on Saturday evening through an inscription on an image he tweeted on his official Twitter…

Dogs are more proactive against bandits than security forces, says Governor Masari The Katsina State Government says it would be deploying security dogs to protect school children in state owned boarding schools. Katsina, like many other schools in the North, has witnessed mass kidnap of school children and the threat of reoccurrence is palpable. Katsina Commissioner for Education, Dr Badamasi Lawal Charanchi, said that the decision was made based on an advise that dogs are more competent and effective than humans they also have the ability to inform security agents that bandits are on their way to schools, local newspaper…

Compilation of Names: IPOB Raises Alarm Over Plot By South East Governors To Jail Members The Indigenous People of Biafra has raised the alarm that South-East Governors, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and others were compiling the names of its members and those of Eastern Security Network to hand over to the Federal Government for incarceration. The secessionist group noted that the move was suggested to the leaders of the South-East geopolitical zone, to weaken its resolve and that of the ESN from flushing the Fulani herdsmen out of the zone. The group further observed that since the…

Pantami Renounces Controversial Comments On Al Qaeda, Taliban Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Ali Isa Pantami, has renounced some contoversial comments he made on Al Qaeda and Taliban. The minister has been under fire over the comments which were interpreted as endorsing the extremist sects. Battling brain tumour for 8yrs but treating malaria, Damilola narrates plight Northern traders killed in fresh Imo attack Social media users and some government critics have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to fire him if he fails to step down. But while answering questions during his daily Ramadan lecture at Annor Mosque in Abuja on…