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Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, on Friday, condemned the attempt by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force and the men of the Department of State Services to arrest Yoruba rights activist Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho. In an interview with The PUNCH, Afenifere spokesman Yinka Odumakin said the government machinery would not have been after Igboho were he a bandit. TheWhisperer had earlier reported that a team of well armed policemen, DSS and Army attempted to arrest the Yoruba activist along Lagos/ Ibadan expressway.

There was pandemonium along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday when a joint team of policemen and the Department of State Services attempted to arrest Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho.   According to a video obtained by The PUNCH, Igboho, who is topless, is seen with his men daring the security operatives to “do their worst” before they drove off.   According to a statement signed by a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, Igboho was on his way to meet with 93-year-old Afenifere Chieftain, Ayo Adebanjo, when the incident occurred.   The statement read in…

As Senator Smart Adeyemi still gets more knocks over his disparaging remarks against Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa who represented Abia North in the eight senate, has told the Kogi West senator that "the senate is not for thugs". Recall that Adeyemi had while contributing on the floor of the senate, veered off to attack the person and office of the Abia Governor when he said that "Abia is governed by drunkards", and that"Ikpeazu is drunk with champagne". Senator Ohuabunwa in a statement, berated Adeyemi for making such "uncouth, careless and derogatory outburst against the governor at such a…

Journalists were attacked on their way to government girls secondary school Jangebe where three hundred and seventy four students were abducted. The angry youth attacked the vehicles conveying Journalists on Investigation on the incidence A Cameraman with Thunder Blowers an online Television outfit Baban Gida Khalifa was injured The vehicle conveying the pressmen was also destroyed by the youths. All efforts to get to the scene of the incident proved abortive as the roads leading to the community were blocked.

A couple has been found dead at their apartment in Ojigbo Crescent, off Sapele-Effurun Road, Uvwie LGA of Delta State.   The couple, 33-year-old Emmanuel Oshiotu and Amaka Okafor, 25, were found by neighbours on Thursday, February 25. It was gathered that a poisonous substance and a knife were found beside their bodies indicating suicide, or maybe murder-suicide.   According to report, a neighbor said at about 5:00 a.m., Emmanuel was heard screaming for help. On breaking into his room, he was found foaming from his mouth, while his girlfriend’s body laid a few distance from him.   The lovers…

Barely nine days Kagara students were kidnapped in Niger state, gunmen Friday stormed GSS Jangebe, Zamfara state and abducted a good number of schoolgirls said to be around 300. The number of the kidnapped students could not be ascertained as at the time of filling this report. But BBC Pigin confirmed the story. Details later:

The Publisher of Thewhisperer, Sunny Idika has joined colleagues, family and friends to celebrate Miss Esther Chisom Ndukwe on her birthday. In a birthday message signed by him on behalf of the Abuja based Blog, Idika described Miss Ndukwe as a worthy Ambassador of the 'Girl Child' who has distinguished herself at a very young age. While praying for God's blessings upon her, Idika admonished her to be strong and courageous not relenting in her quest to serve God and Humanity. "To a Humanitarian, Volunteer, Girl's right advocate, Child wellbeing activist, "Who's impressively intelligent, Extrovertish —probably sanguine; Friendly, Accommodating, Understandably…

Chief Whip of the Senate , Senator Orji Uzor  Kalu on Thursday  afternoon,  paid royal  homage to the Emir of Minna, HRH Faruq Bahago .   Kalu was on a state visit to Niger State to  commiserate with the state government and  the parents of the student that was slayed by the bandits during the invasion of the Government Science College Kagara that led to the abduction of 27 students. On arrival,  Kalu and his team were received by the Emir and palace chiefs   Recall that the former Governor was earlier received by the executive Governor of Niger State…

Following months of supremacy battle over the leadership of Cross River State Chapter of the Peoples Democatic Party (PDP) and the Senatorial bye election of Cross River North Senatorial District between Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State and his Cross River State counterpart, Prof. Ben Ayade, the Supreme Court of Nigeria has struck out Dr Stephen Odey’s appeal and affirmed Rt. Hon. Jarigbe Agom as the Senator representing Cross River Northern Senatorial District. The Apex Court on Thursday, February 25, 2021, upheld Agom’s preliminary objection on defective service and affirmed him the elective Senator for Cross River North Senatorial…