Muhammad Hameem Nuhu Sanusi has emerged the new Emir of Dutse Emirates in Jigawa State, THE WHISTLER can confirm. The development was announced in a release by the Council of Chiefs made available to THE WHISTLER on Sunday. The announcement…
At least three persons are feared dead after a building under construction caved in along Isi Ewu road, Nbodo Community in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident occurred on Saturday evening, when labourers were working at the…
The President of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmad Lawan and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila have been dragged to court by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project {SERAP} over their failure to cut the “unlawful” National Assembly…
The Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, encourages Nigerians to bear with the CBN amidst the ongoing Naira notes scarcity. The presidential candidate made this known in a statement via Twitter as the unrest for the new Naira note in…
A Nigerian man has carried his bed, pot and other belongings to the bank amidst the scarcity of the new Naira notes that has rendered many stranded. It would be recalled that the CBN redesigned the Naira note and put…
The CBN governor had several times, debunked the allegations, stressing that the move has no political motives. Femi Fani-Kayode, a spokesperson for the All Progressive Congress, APC, presidential Campaign Council, has slammed Godwin Emefiele. He called for the removal and…
The VP on Friday in Abuja met with some players in the FinTech space to explore possible ways of mitigating the hardship. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, the Vice President of Nigeria, has expressed concern about the naira otes scacoty. He lamented…
The minister spoke on Thursday in Abuja at the 22nd edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration scorecard series. The minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has lamented the state of some Nigerians who travel outside. He says he regrets…
Hundreds of protesters have stormed the Oyo State Secretariat, Agodi Ibadan. A police officer attached to the Governor’s office was injured in an attack by the protesters. The Secretariat gate was locked following reports pockets of protests had rocked different…
Scarcity of naira notes has made Nigerians resort to fighting dirty even in banking halls just to show how frustrated they are. Some days back, it was reported that a woman stripped herself so she could get money in bank…
Umar said a mutual legal assistance (MLA) processes were followed in a bid to bring Diezani back but the UK government refused. Garba Baba Umar, the Assistant Inspector General of Police and Head of Interpol’s National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja,…
Some of the areas where the customers are currently protesting are Agodi Gate, Idi Ape and Iwo Road. Residents of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital stormed the streets to protest the scarcity and inability to access the new naira notes…
A terrorists’ leader, popularly known as Kachalla Balleri has revealed that his gang has stocked enough new Naira notes in their camp, stressing that they have purchased weapons with the redesigned notes. In a video making the rounds, the terrorist…
The Federal Government, on Thursday, confirmed it airlifted 1,531 stranded Nigerians from Ukraine. Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, in a major escalation of the war which began February 2014. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama said the government…
The trial of Mukaila Lamidi, popularly known as Auxiliary, will resume on April 27 at the Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan. He was arraigned on November 17, 2022, for alleged destruction of billboards of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates.…
Unspecified number of persons have been trapped as a 3-storey building under construction in the Gwarinpa area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, collapsed on Thursday. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh, who confirmed the development ,…
One person has been confirmed dead after today’s building collapse in Gwarinpa Estate, Abuja. The structure collapsed at about 11am at 4th Avenue close to H-Medix with many trapped. The three-storey building which has a basement caved in on an…
Members of Coalition of Civil Society Group protest scarcity of new Naira notes at Marina, Lagos, on Tuesday. Angry Nigerians have staged a protest in Lagos State. The protesters who the members of Coalition of Civil Society Group are protesting…
Senator Smart Adeyemi (APC-Kogi) on Tuesday called on former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar to apologise to Nigerians for selling the country’s assets rather than seeking to occupy the presidential seat. Adeyemi, who represents Kogi West at the National Assembly, stated this…
The Coalition of Pastoralists Associations of Nigeria, CPAN, has called the attention of the Federal Government and the international community to the plight of herders. The body, at a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja, alleged that the Nigerian state…