The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, has said the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, is pursuing the agenda of the Labour Party in the state. Uzodimma during an interview on Channels TV on Thursday said Ajaero was a member of the Labour Party and is pursuing whatever programme that will…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has lambasted President Bola Tinubu for allocating more funds for the purchase of Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) for about 400 lawmakers than the total amount allocated to the primary healthcare in the 2023 budget. Obi, who had in his World…
Controversial Big Brother Naija reality star Phyna was captured on camera exchanging words with a police officer during a routine check on the road. In a video shared on Twitter, it could be seen that Phyna was exchanging words with one of the police officers on the road who stopped her for their routine…
The People’s Democratic party (PDP) has accused Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, of refusing its request to hold the grand finale of its governorship campaign at the Lokoja Stadium. The PDP national spokesperson , Debo Ologunagba, made the claim in a phone conversation with THE WHISTLER, while responding to a question on what the party…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the Saudi-Africa Summit scheduled to be held on Friday, November 10. At the Middle-East nation, President Tinubu was received by ministers, members of the National Assembly as well as other government functionaries at the airport. According to the presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the visit would…
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has criticised the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party for failing to secure victory in the 2023 presidential elections. George made the statement while speaking to journalists in Lagos. He faulted the NWC for deviating from the established procedures designed by the…
Popular Nigerian singer, Yemi Alade, has expressed her feelings about the pressure she receives from her family and friends to get married. The singer, during her latest interview with Cool FM, lamented that she is under pressure to marry and have children. While subtly refuting the viral reports of her marriage to her manager,…
Unions in the aviation industry in Nigeria have directed the withdrawal of all flights to Owerri, Imo State, from all airports in Nigeria. This is in reaction to last Wednesday, November 1 brutalization of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, in the state. The aviation unions which include the National Union…
Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has granted former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, bail. At his bail hearing today November 8, the judge ordered that Emefiele be released immediately to his lawyers and ordered the lawyers to produce him in court for his arraignment…
Prof. Itsey Sagay (SAN), the former Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Corruption under former President Muhammadu Buhari, has blamed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the current economic crisis plaguing Nigeria. The human rights activist and legal luminary, while in an interview with Daily Independent on the state of the economy, said President Tinubu’s…