BREAKING: Ahmad Lawan: Crisis Hits APC As Northern Govs Insist Power Must Shift To South

By Mandy Park The announcement of Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, as the consensus presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has sparked a fresh crisis in the ruling party. This comes after northern governors elected on the APC platform have rejected his emergence as the party’s consensus for the February 25 presidential election. THE WHISTLER earlier reported that 11 serving and former governors of the party had kicked against President Muhammadu Buhari’s entreaty to be allowed to single-handedly decide who emerges as the party’s 2023 presidential candidate “After careful…

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Owo massacre despicable, callous, assault on humanity and desecration of the church of God – Anyim

By Omocho Kalu Former President of the Senate, Anyim Pius Anyim has condemned in strongest term the massacre of Christians by gunmen at the St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State on Sunday, 5 June, describing it as despicable and callous. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Anyim said the killing of the worshippers during Sunday service was despicable, callous, as well as an assault on humanity and desecration of the Church of God.He wondered why the evil men could enter into…

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Ondo Catholic Church attack, cowardly, inhuman says Peter Obi

By Omocho Kalu Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate and former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, has outrightly condemned the attack on St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State on Sunday, by gunmen, describing it as cowardly and inhuman. Obi who made the remark in reaction to the early morning attack on the church, condemned the unwarranted assault on innocent worshippers, adding that the action by the gunmen represented the worst form of bestiality against the society. “There is no part of Nigeria that deserves to be attacked. But choosing a…

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Presidency 2023: P-Square’s Peter Tackles Dele Momodu Over Take On Peter Obi, LP
2023 Presidential candidate

By Mandy Park Peter Okoye, Nigerian musician of P-Square fame, has taken a swipe at Dele Momodu, Ovation Magazine publisher and presidential aspirant, over claims that Peter Obi, a presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), cannot win the 2023 presidency. Reacting to Momodu’s assertion, Okoye, in a series of tweets on Twitter, averred that Obi might not have money and structure but he has the youths and masses behind him, stressing that the 2023 election was beyond delegates as the masses would control the outcome of the election. Tweeted…

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Buhari’s Preferred Presidential Candidate: President’s bombshell silence APC governors—–Comrade Joseph Evah
…Says they lack moral authority to challenge him
…action shows military strategy superior to political strategy

By Mandy Park National leader, Ijaw monitoring Group (IMG) Comrade Joseph Evah has mocked governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over what he described as their “selfishness and greedy position” which has made them lose the moral right to challenge any presidential candidate Buhari would foist on them.“Buhari’s masterstroke rubbishes the governors and their intellect and it shows that military strategy is superior to political strategy” he noted in an interview.The activist said they have boxed themselves to a tight corner that would make them to keep silent against…

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BREAKING: Court sends late Osinachi’s husband to Kuje prison

By Mandy Park A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Wuse has ordered the remand of Peter Nwachukwu, the husband to the late gospel singer, Osinachi, in the Kuje prison. Justice Ngozi Nwosu-Iheme, in a ruling today ( Friday) ordered that Nwachukwu remains in custody until the conclusion of his trial. The judge gave the ruling after Nwachukwu pleaded not guilty to the 23-count charge, bordering on domestic violence and homicide, among others, brought against him by the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF).…

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Menstrual Hygiene Day: CEE-HOPE Fetes Teenagers, Makes Case for Free Pads Distribution
…launch advocacy movie

By Omocho Kalu A Non-Governmental and Socially-relevant Organization, the Centre for Children’s Health Education, Orientation and Protection (CEE-HOPE) recently marked the International Menstrual Hygiene Day, calling on government to intervene in ending period poverty in the country. CEE –HOPE used the occasion to launch its latest advocacy movie “Leave to live”. It was at a one-day seminar in Lagos which attracted several teenage girls from communities across Lagos and Ogun States and featured talks on rape awareness and career choices, and others,CEE-HOPE’s Executive Director, Betty Abah at the event lamented…

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BREAKING: Court grants Okorocha N500m bail

By Mandy Park Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja today ( Tuesday, 31st, May) imposed strict bail conditions on former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha.Okorocha is standing trial for alleged N2.9 billion corruption charges.He was admitted to bail in the sum of N500 million with a surety in the same amount.The Senator representing Imo West in the Red Chambers was also barred from traveling out of the country except with the express permission of the court.The judge ordered Okorocha to deposit his traveling passport with the…

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CEEHOPE executive director, Betty Abah, loses mother

By Mandy Park Mrs Esther Omoche Onuh, the mother of women and children’s rights activist, Betty Abah, is dead.She died at the age of 77 after a brief illness. Betty Abah, respected journalist, author, mobiliser and activist, is the founder and Executive Director of CEE HOPE, a girl-child rights and development non-profit organization based in Lagos. In a tribute on her Facebook page, Betty Abah’s mother died on Sunday, May 15. She wrote about her mother, a day after the painful exit with the caption: My Mama, My Rock, What…

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Blessing Nwagba Wins Abia South APC Senatorial Ticket

By Mandy Park Dame Blessing Nwagba, former member of the Abia State House of Assembly has clinched the All Progressive Congress (APC) Senatorial ticket for Abia South Senatorial District. The election was conducted last Saturday. The cerebral ex-lawmaker who was, the 2019 governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) expressed gratitude to the delegates and leaders of the party for finding her worthy to fly the party’s flag in the election. She promised to take up issues of youth and women empowerment as priority if given the opportunity to…

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