NAF acquires 18 fighters jet to boost fleet

28 Aug 2023

    Hassan Abubakar, the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), has announced that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will soon receive 18 attack helicopters to expand its aircraft fleet. This was said by Mr. Abubakar on Wednesday during a daylong tour of the NAF 115 Special Operations Group’s (SOG) formations and units in Port Harcourt. […]

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Tinubu Better Ally Than Atiku, Kwankwaso, Ohanaeze Faction Tells Obi

26 Aug 2023

By Nnamdi Akpa, Abakaliki 22 August 2023   |   4:09 am The Chidi Ibeh-led faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, advised presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, to stand alone or even partner with President Bola Tinubu, rather than align with the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, or Rabiu Musa […]

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FG Rakes in $742bn Oil Revenue in 21 years – NEITI

25 Aug 2023

Crude Oil Prices The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative says Nigeria earned $741.5bn and N635.3bn from the oil/gas and solid minerals sectors respectively, between 1999 and 2020, a period of about 21 years. NEITI’s Executive Secretary, Ogbonnaya Orji, announced this at a stakeholders’ roundtable organised by the agency on Wednesday in Abuja for the review […]

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Senate President, Akpabio Highlights What Nigeria Needs To Tackle Corruption

19 Aug 2023

He stated that institutions like the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, must enforce comprehensive anti-corruption laws that criminalise corrupt activities. Godswill Akpabio Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said that Nigeria needs transparency and accountability to tackle corruption. He made this observation on Tuesday in Abuja at the National Policy Dialogue on Corruption, Social Norms and […]

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Tinubu in the Spotlight: Atiku Abubakar’s US Lawsuit Adds New Dimension to Rivalry

09 Aug 2023

ABUJA, Nigeria – Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has filed a fresh lawsuit against Nigerian President Bola Tinubu in the United States. The case, No. 23-5099 (N. D. III.), has been filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The information about the new […]

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Obi accuse INEC of supporting Tinubu in the Presidential Tribunal

26 Apr 2023

In his reply to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s preliminary objection against his petition at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal Court in Abuja, the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has accused the electoral umpire for not maintaining neutrality in the case. THE WHISTLER earlier reported that INEC in its objection filed by A.B Mahmoud […]

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Three dead as Gbagyi natives and hausa residents clash in Abuja

25 Apr 2023

No fewer than three people have reportedly been feared dead in a communal clash between Gbagyi natives and Hausa residents at the 3rd Avenue Gwarinpa, Abuja. The clash began on Saturday, April 22, and reached a peak on Monday, April 24. the fight began between Keke drivers, who are predominantly Hausas, and Gbagi indigenes. “Reports […]

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Herdsmen kill Chairman LP Benue chapter

25 Apr 2023

Benue State chapter of Labour Party, LP, has confirmed the murder of its chairman, Mr. Nathaniel Ochoche, in an ambush by suspected armed herdsmen in Ankpali village, Edikwu District of Apa Local Government Area of the state. Ochoche was said to be among the four mourners, who were killed, the weekend, in an ambush that […]

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Two of the abducted Chibok girls have escaped from their captors

25 Apr 2023

Two of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls have escaped from their captors. Sources told us that the girls escaped from Sambisa forest, on Sunday, as a result of intense military operations. A security source said the escapees were identified as Hauwa Mutah and Esther Markus. “One is from Chibok and the other one from Dzilang village,” […]

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