Bandits have killed an Islamic scholar, Malam Murtala and kidnapped seven residents in Bungudu town, the headquarter of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. It was gathered that the terrorists invaded the town on Monday morning, August 14, 2024, and abducted Abdurrahman Hassan, the first son of the Emir of Bungudu; Abubakar Sarkin-Fada,…
Barely 24 hours after the Central Bank of Nigeria threatened Bureau de Change operators over speculative activities, the apex bank may have started demanding operators to submit their operation license as well as other details relating to their operation permits for review. A BDC operator who confided on THE WHISTLER told the website that the…
The International Council for Ifa Religion (ICIR) has decided to suspend its planned Isese festival in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, North Central Nigeria. The council made the announcement on Tuesday via a statement signed by its President, Oluwo Solagbade Popoola, which was obtained by The PUNCH in Abuja. He noted that suspension was…
Tragedy has struck at Seplat Energy company with at least one person killed. Sources told SaharaReporters that five Nigerian oil workers and one British expatriate lost their lives while many others are still missing following an accident at the company’s ‘majestic rig’ near Ovhor Oilfield, in the Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State….
Abia State Police Command has said it has apprehended one Adaeze Lawrence of Amaogbonna Road, off Osisikakwu street in Aba for the alleged abduction of a one-month-old infant. The Command said the arrest was made on August 14 by the Abia State SWAT team in Aba after receiving credible information. The arrest of the suspect…
The Russian President, Vladmir Putin, has vowed to support any country that’s determined to defend its national interest against the Western nations. Putin said Moscow would collaborate with any country in the area of technology. He stressed that Russia is determined to actively work on existing cooperative ties and also to create new relations based…
The Federal Government on Tuesday applied to withdraw the “illegal possession of firearms” case it filed against the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) at the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mohammed Abubakar, in an oral application, told Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court…
Donald Trump has been indicted in Georgia for his alleged roles in trying to overturn the 2020 election in the state. Fani Willis, the district attorney for Fulton County, Georgia, secured the 41-count indictment from a grand jury on Monday, and told a press conference the indictment alleged ‘violations of Georgia law arising from…
President Tinubu has reportedly barred all ex-Niger Delta militant leaders from visiting him in the presidential villa in Abuja. Leadership reports that the decision was taken in the aftermath of the visit to President Tinubu by the leader of the defunct Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, (NDPVF), Mujarhedeen Asari-Dokubo, on June 16, 2023. According to…
Chairperson of the International Federation of Women Lawyers, FIDA, Rivers State branch, Bar. Adata Bio-Briggs, has said that adultery is not a criminal offence. She however, said that a spouse can sue for adultery but must come with reliable evidence. “Adultery is not a criminal offence. Only a spouse can sue for adultery. If…