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Nov

2023

Just-In: Abia State Governor Appoints Dr.(Mrs) Ngozi Queen Obioma As Substantive Head Of Service

Just-In: Abia State Governor Appoints Dr.(Mrs) Ngozi Queen Obioma As Substantive Head Of Service. Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has approved the appointment of Dr. (Mrs) Ngozi Queen Obioma as the substantive Head of Service of the state. The appointment was conveyed in a letter signed by the Secretary to the Abia State Government, Professor Kenneth Kalu, and seen by THE WHISTLER on Wednesday. In his letter, Professor Kalu stated that Obioma’s appointment “takes effect from December 1, 2023.” Obiomo will take over from Mrs Joy Maduka who held the position in an acting capacity. THE WHISTLER recalls that the…

Nov

2023

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Exclusive: Private Universities Floated By Nigerian Politicians, Approved By NUC

Education, News Flash

FULL LIST: Private Universities Floated By Nigerian Politicians As of November 27, 2023, a total of 147 private universities have been approved by the Federal Government of Nigeria through the National Universities Commission. These institutions exist alongside the universities owned by both the Federal and state governments respectively. Incessant industrial actions, poor funding and the rot in public universities have continued to give rise to the existence of private universities in the country as their numbers grew from just three in 1999 to 147 in 2023 with the NUC noting that it has over 270 pending requests for the establishment…

Nov

2023

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Bishop Oyedepo’s Son Finally Unveils Ministry, Receives Blessings From Father

News Flash, Religion

Bishop Oyedepo’s Son Finally Unveils Ministry, Receives Blessings From Father Pastor Isaac Oyedepo, the son of Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, has unveiled his own ministry, The Isaac Oyedepo Evangelistic Ministries. Isaac Oyedepo shared a YouTube video titled “Unveiling of the Isaac Oyedepo Evangelistic Ministries” on his X account on Tuesday. In the YouTube video, Bishop David Oyedepo, his father, not only ministered but also prayed for Isaac and his wife, Ayomitide, as they both knelt. Bishop Oyedepo was heard saying in part, “As hands are laid on you, I pray for unusual grace…

Nov

2023

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Tinubu Presents N27 Trillion Budget Size, Reconstitutes NNPC Board Management

News Flash, Oil & Gas, Politics, Presidency

Tinubu Proposes N27 Trillion Budget Size, Reconstitutes NNPC Board, Management Without N’Deltan At The Helm TinubuExpectedly, President Bola Tinubu will be presenting the country's highest budget proposal since the return of civil rule in 1999, to the National Assembly for legislative action this Wednesday. The Tinubu administration is proposing a budget size of N27 trillion for the 2024 fiscal year. Disturbingly, the president does not seem to find the Niger Delta, the oil and gas region that is still contributing more than 80 percent of Nigeria's earnings fit enough to head the state oil corporation, Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC)…

Nov

2023

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Gov Otti Inspects Reconstruction Sites On Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash

GOV OTTI INSPECTS RECONSTRUCTION SITES ON ABA-PORT HARCOURT EXPRESSWAY Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, inspected the ongoing reconstruction work on the Enugu-Umuahia-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway. Governor Otti, accompanied by some members of the Abia State Executive Council, including the commissioner for Works, Engr Otumchere Oti, started the tour from the border side at the Rivers State end, down to Alaoji, and entrance of Ariaria Market in Abia. The entourage was led by a team of engineers from CCECC, one of the construction companies handling the road reconstruction. The Governor, who was besieged by cheering…

Nov

2023

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EFCC Arraigns Couple For N2.7Billion Fraud In Lagos

Crime, News Flash, Security

EFCC Arraigns Couple For N2.7billion Fraud In Lagos The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, arraigned a couple, Oriyomi Idowu and Ruth Idowu, before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on 20-count charges bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, money laundering, stealing, retention of stolen property, and forgery to the tune of N2,757,188,000.00 (Two Billion, Seven Hundred and Fifty Seven Million, One Hundred and Eighty Eight Naira Only). They were arraigned alongside Food Commodity Processing Enterprise, Bonway Food Processing Company Limited, Samee Idowu…

Nov

2023

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Ondo Crisis Worsens, House Of Assembly Demands Aiyedatiwa’s Resignation

House Of Assembly, News Flash, Politics

Ondo Crisis Worsens, Assembly Demands Aiyedatiwa’s Resignation The Ondo State House of Assembly has warned against violating the resolutions of President Bola Tinubu’s meeting with the members of the House and other stakeholders over the lingering political crisis in the state. The House held its first plenary session on Tuesday after last Friday’s meeting with Tinubu in Abuja. At the end of Tuesday’s plenary, the Speaker of the Assembly, Mr Olamide Oladiji, disclosed that, as part of the resolutions reached at the meeting with Tinubu, the deputy governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, was asked to write an undated resignation letter and…

Nov

2023

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Gov Otti At A Meeting With Nigerian Breweries, Assures Conducive Environment For Business

Abia State, Good Governance, IGR, News Flash

GOV OTTI AT A MEETING WITH NIGERIAN BREWERIES ASSURES OF CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR BUSINESSES Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has assured that his government is willing to create the right environment for businesses to thrive in the state. Governor Otti gave the assurance on Tuesday when he received in audience the management of Nigerian Breweries PLC who paid him a business visit. The Governor promised that his administration will do everything possible to support the NBL and other genuine businesses in the state to remain afloat. According to the Governor, his government has reformed the Internally Generated System…

Nov

2023

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Primate Ayodele Launches Palliative Market; Sells Bags Of Rice, Beans, Others For Less Than N5,000

Humanitarian, News Flash, Religion

Primate Ayodele Launches Palliative Market; Sells Bags Of Rice, Beans, Others For Less Than N5,000 The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has launched a palliative market initiative where prices of goods were crashed for church members to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal and economic hardship in the country. The Palliative Market which was launched on Sunday, November 26, 2023 could be best described as an unprecedented move, especially within the religious circle. At the programme, church members were able to buy goods and food items for very subsidized prices; A bag of Garri worth…

Nov

2023

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Former NIRSAL Boss Arrested Over N5.6bn Wheat Project Scam

CBN/Commercial Banking, Crime, News Flash

Former NIRSAL Boss Arrested Over N5.6bn Wheat Project Scam Almost a year after he was sacked as the Managing Director of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), Aliyu Abdlhameed, has been arrested for allegedly N5.6bn Wheat Project Scam. NIRSAL, a $500m non-bank financial institution, is a creation of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) mandated to manage agribusiness-related credit risks in Nigeria. Abdulhameed was kicked out of office following allegations of corruption, including a 2018 N5.6 billion wheat project meant for farmers in Kano and Jigawa States. His sack was endorsed by the Board of the…