Nigeria

The correspondent of the Vanguard newspapers in Enugu, Mr Dennis Agbo, was Sunday beaten to stupor by people suspected to be land grabbers. He was allegedly attacked alongside four others by armed youths from Neke community in Isi-uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State. THE WHISTLER reports that Agbo had mobilized four labourers to clear a farmland located at Ugwuokwunele Umuaram in Ikem in Isi-Uzo LGA, which he said belonged to his family, when they were pounced on by the youths. It was gathered that on getting…

As part of the Presidential CNG Initiative launched last October to provide cheaper, safer and more climate-friendly transportation, the Bola Tinubu administration will roll out the first batch of compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles before its first anniversary on May 29. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed on Sunday that after months of planning, the Federal Government is set to deliver on Tinubu's vision of transitioning Nigeria's transportation sector to run on natural gas. According to Onanuga, a…

APC Chieftain, Senator Kabiru Marafa has rebuked the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle for describing the Northern Elders Forum as a political burden to the North, saying the President holds the Forum in high esteem. In a statement made available to THE WHISTLER on Sunday in Abuja, Marafa demanded an Unreserved apology from Matawalle while calling on the Minister to withdraw the statement, he emphasised that Northern elders are neither a burden nor liabilities Matawalle had, in a statement with the title,…

The House of Representatives will on Monday hold a National Dialogue on State Policing in fulfilment of the commitment made by the Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D., in January. The proposal for state police is part of the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution by the 10th National Assembly. The Speaker had on January 30, 2024, at the first plenary of the House in the year, announced plans to convoke a national conference on security. “As we proceed with our legislative duties, our priorities are clear,” Speaker…

The Lagos State Police Command has commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of one Anosikwa Patrick who was allegedly stabbed by a police officer. It was gathered that the deceased was stabbed by the police officer at the Skymall shopping mall, Ajah, on Saturday. The command's Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, identified the police officer as Inspr. Taofeek. According to him, the state Commissioner of Police, CP Adegoke Fayoade,…

Some members who called themselves as the authentic members of the Ward Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress APC in Ganduje Ward of Dawakin Tofa local government area of Kano state have said another suspension slammed on Abdullahi Ganduje, who had been suspended by another ward executive is a failed attempt by impostors. Ganduje had, before the latest suspension, been suspended by another group that described itself as the authentic executive committee of the ward in Ganduje ward. Both the local…

The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Comrade Abba Patrick Moro (PDP-Benue) has said Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA, Nyesome Wike has not been found guilty of any crime and penalised by the party, so he could not be stopped from attending the party's National Caucus Meeting. Sen. Moro explaining why, Nyesom Wike was allowed to attend the National Caucus meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, preparatory to last week’s National Executive Committee, meeting of the party said if the…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has disclosed that it is investigating a case in Lagos where a candidate donning hijab was asked to remove her head cover during the accreditation process before being allowed into the examination hall. The Board in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Banjamin stated that the incident which happened at the Bafuto Institute, Ile-Iwe Bus Stop, Ejigbo, Lagos, was regrettable and not linked to any of the Board's examination guidelines. “The attention of the…

Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives Hon. Benjamin Kalu has demanded a thorough investigation into the unfortunate incident, insisting that the police officer must be made to explain his aberrant behaviour. He described the murder of the murder of Abia-born businessman, Emmanuel Okocha by a police officer in Aba on Saturday as reprehensible and repugnant. Okocha, a native of Abiriba in Ohafia Local Government Area of the State was reportedly gunned down on his way to the village by a police corporal, Obagi Njok…

The National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, is billed to declare open a two-day workshop on 21st Century Policing: Capacity Building Techniques and Brand Management for Security Image Makers. The workshop which is organised by the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria (ACAN), the training arm of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Commission (ICPC), in collaboration with Fountain Bloom Limited, a Lagos-based strategy and development outfit, is slated to begin on Wednesday, 24th April 2024 in Abuja,…