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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…

The police command in Adamawa State on Friday confirmed the death of a 37-year-old mother of two children who died in the house of her lover DURING hot sexual intercourse, TheWhisperer has learnt. The police also confirmed the arrest of the lover, one Lekan Agboola, a telecommunication engineer as part of investigations to establish the actual cause of her death. The state police spokesperson, DSP Suleiman Nguroje, who spoke with journalists in Yola, said Agboola was being detained at the command’s criminal investigation department. Agboola said Lugas had been his girlfriend for more than three years, adding that he has…

Fresh crisis appears to be brewing in the Ibarapaland area of Oyo State, following the return of Fulani herdsmen to the area and the alleged destruction of farms in the area. Fulani herdsmen had, in January, migrated out of Igangan and other communities in Ibarapa, Oyo State, following the eviction notice given to Seriki Fulani of Igangan, Salihu Abdukadir, by Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Igboho. However, farmers in Igangan told Saturday PUNCH that the herdsmen had not only started returning to the area but that they had allegedly resumed destruction of farms and threatened to attack farmers who resisted…

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, who is in a legal battle with his former wife, Precious Chikwendu, has said his estranged wife has mental issues and once cut two people with knives while allegedly trying to kill him and their four children. Fani-Kayode added that he never denied the woman the right to see her children or come to the house. The former minister stated these through his media consultant, Oladimeji Olaiya, in response to the allegations against him by his former wife earlier published by SaharaReporters on Friday. Chikwendu alleged her ex-husband beat her up on several occasions,…

A federal capital territory (FCT) high court sitting in Apo, has fixed March 12 to commence hearing in a suit filed by Precious Chikwendu, estranged wife of Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister of aviation, seeking custody of her four children. In the suit marked CV/372/2021, Chikwendu is praying the court for an order giving her custody of her four sons, Aragorn, Ragnar, Aiden and Liam, but with reasonable right of access to their father. The mother of four is praying the court to direct the former minister, who is the sole respondent in the matter, to pay the sum of…