Opinion & Interviews

As the 2027 elections draw near, electioneering activities and politicking are getting more intense, and part of what constitute the crux of the electioneering and politicking processes are the activities of political parties many of…

Priscilla Ladi Ben is a 43-year-old visually impaired teacher at the FCT School for the Blind Children. In an interview with THE WHISTLER, shares her inspiring journey of overcoming adversity and pursuing education despite her…

In recent times, no topic has generated more ruckus in the Nigerian political space than that of a possible replacement of Vice President Kashim Shettima as President Bola Tinubu’s running mate in the 2027 presidential election. It is…

Grassroots politicians gunning for councillorship in the Federal Capital Territory are often those with just primary and secondary school certificates, but here's a refreshing change - Ambassador Constance Jacobs, aka OO1, a master's…

Hon. Oluseye Oladejo is a seasoned politician and administrator, having served as Chairman of Mushin Local Government Area and member of the Lagos State Executive Council. He has also held key positions, including Special Adviser to…

There are moments in football when the beautiful game becomes tainted not by what happens on the pitch, but by everything surrounding it. Morocco's journey through AFCON 2025 represents one such moment, a cautionary tale of how…

At a time when representing the people at the legislative chambers has become a business of self-enrichment and personal aggrandizement, Engr. John Ibrahim Ocheje has decided to answers the call to represent his people effectively as a…

Abandoned FCT, Wrecking Rivers State; He Has To Go Two of Nigeria’s most consequential power centres today are the Federal Capital Territory and Rivers State. One is the seat of national authority and the symbol of our collective…

There is a reason some of us went cold the moment we saw the New York Times headline suggesting that a “screwdriver trader in Onitsha” influenced a US missile strike in Nigeria. It was not a shock. It was a memory. We have seen this…

There is no time that collaboration amongst the various arms and agencies of government in Abia State becomes quite sacrosanct than now. The 2023 general elections in Abia State attests to the definition of "power dynamics" given…