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Former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu has urged the people of SouthEast geopolitical zone to unite and support the creation of Anioma State. Kalu, who is the lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, made the appeal in a video he posted on his official Facebook page while answering questions from newsmen on Wednesday. He said: “People are calling for the creation of Etiti State, people are calling for the creation of Aba State, Orlu State, and many others. They all sound good. But, for me, the most viable for me—if the other parts of Nigeria…

Nigerian singer/songwriter, actress, human rights and social activist, journalist, politician, and former X Factor series judge, Onyeka Onwenu is dead. She was said to have died at the Reddington Hospital in Lagos after slumping at the birthday party of Mrs. Stella Okoli, The Niche reported. An eyewitness who was at the party who confirmed the sad news to the blog said: “It is very sad. Onyeka Onwenu just performed at the birthday of Mrs. Stella Okoli today, and after performing, she slumped. She was taken to Reddington Hospital and she couldn’t make it.” Dubbed the "Elegant Stallion" by the Nigerian…

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, inaugurated the Southern Nigeria Traditional Rulers Council in Imo State. The inauguration took place in Owerri, the state capital. The inauguration saw the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, emerge as the Chairman of the council, while the co-chairmen were Obi of Obinugwu, Cletus Illomuanya and King Jaja of Opopo, Dandeson Jaja with Benjamin Ikenchuku Keagborekuzi 1, Dein of Agbor emerging as the secretary. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, who represented the President, said, “President Bola Tinubu is very supportive of what is going on here today. The President has a…

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, says that northerners marrying multiple wives and having many children indiscriminately constitute a huge problem for Nigeria and a burden on the government. Mr Fayose said this during an interview on Channels TV on Monday night. Asked what he thinks the government could do to alleviate the sufferings of millions of Nigerians under Mr Tinubu’s watch as citizens prepare to protest, Mr Fayose highlighted the marrying of multiple wives and indiscriminate childbearing as issues compounding the country’s population crisis. Recounting how he came to know about indiscriminate marriage and childbearing in Northern Nigeria,…

Reality Organization Worldwide, 34 Other CSOs Back Out National Protest, Cites Political Motivation  REALITY ORGANIZATION WORLDWIDE & 34 other CSOs back out of national protest, cites political motivation. Vincent Ikechukwu - Abuja. No fewer than thirty five (35) civil society groups have jettisoned the planned nationwide protest against hunger and bad governance in Nigeria. Addressing newsmen in what seemed like a last minute after-thought, the Executive Secretary of Reality Organization Worldwide Dr. Okey Ezeala and the Convener of Nigeria Civil-society Coalition Group (NCCG) Barr. Rahmat Idris after a press conference in Abuja, called on all patriotic citizens to stand in…

Thousands Of Dollars Flown Out Of Nigeria Every Hour – INTERPOL The International Police Organisation (INTERPOL), on Monday, revealed that “hundreds of thousands of dollars” are being laundered out of Nigeria to other African countries and across the world every hour. The organisation also said money laundering across Africa and the entire world has assumed a monstrous dimension, adding that it would require a concerted efforts of every security agencies in Nigeria and other countries to address. Garba Baba Umar, the INTERPOL Vice President for Africa, revealed this at EFCC Academy, Abuja when he declared a four-day workshop for Nigerian…

THE Federal Government on Monday said it has started to distribute an additional 10 trucks of 50kg rice to each state to be sold at designated centres at N40,000 This is as the Federal Executive Council, FEC, has insisted that there is no need for the protest as most of the demands put forward by the organizers are being addressed. Already, ahead of the August 1 national protest, President Bola Tinubu has said that he is protesting on behalf of the youth by addressing most of their grievances. Briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Council meeting, the…

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to sell crude to Dangote Refinery and other upcoming refineries in Naira. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga, made this known in a post via his official X handle on Monday. Onanuga stated that the move, which is to ensure the stability of the pump price of refined fuel and the dollar-Naira exchange rate, was adopted by the Federal Executive Council today. Dangote Refinery, at the moment, requires 15 cargoes of crude, at a cost of $13.5 billion yearly. NNPC has committed to…

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has called for an emergency meeting of the Senate. A circular seen by The Whisperer and signed by the Clerk, Chinedu Akubueze on Monday, said the meeting was of “National Importance”. The internal circular did not give further details on the emergency meeting. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, just one day before the commencement of the nationwide planned protest against hunger and hardship. The memo wrote, “Dear Distinguished Senators, the President of the Senate, His Excellency, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON, has directed that an emergency plenary sitting of the…

Some youths have trooped to the streets of Niger State to protest the ongoing cost of living crisis in Nigeria. They wielded placards such as ‘Enough is Enough’; ‘Stop Anti-Masses Policies’; ‘We Are Not Slaves In Our Country’; ‘Hardship Is Unbearable’, ‘Fuel Subsidy Must Be Back’, among others, Daily Trust reported. The protesters marched on the streets as they chanted anti-government songs. The Federal and State governments had made several efforts to stop the protest, saying it could be hijacked by hoodlums and enemies of democracy. Last week, Governor Mohammed Bago had wooed residents of Niger with welfare packages to…