Nafeesah Vandi, the Adamawa female journalist who was violently assaulted by her husband, has said she is not interested in taking her husband to court.Recall that earlier this month, THE WHISTLER had reported that Nafeesah was beaten beyond recognition by her husband, Ibrahim Aliyu, a former staff of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria, Yola branch. He subsequently went into hiding after the matter was reported to the police.Aliyu later emerged from hiding and reported himself to the police which promptly charged him to court.But his enstranged wife, Nafeesah, has told the police she would not press charges against…
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Nollywood actor Kenneth Okonkwo who joined the Labour Party (LP), about one month after he left the All Progressives Congress (APC) defend Peter Obi and Labour party on Arise TV during a live interview. Kenneth Okonkwo reveals that the great mayhem in the country now is really tight as people are finding it difficult to survive, issues of insecurities and banditry Has taken over the country and Peter Obi is the only man who can deliver the country from this great mayhem as other opposite party candidates once tried before but failed. However if he get the opportunity to meet…
the Love of Christ Generation Church, Cherubim and Seraphim, Lagos, Reverend Mother Esther Ajayi has reacted to the outburst of Israel Ogundipe aka Prophet Genesis, saying she is too busy to lose focus.Genesis, who is the shepherd-in-charge of Celestial Church of Christ Global Genesis Parish, had accused Ajayi of abandoning him while he was in custody.The cleric was in 2021 convicted and sentenced to jail for defrauding a London-based architect and converting her property for personal use.Responding to him at a press conference she organised on Wednesday to mark 15th anniversary of her London church and one year thanksgiving of…
Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, who joined the Labour Party (LP), about one month after he left the All Progressives Congress (APC).Mr Okonkwo resigned from the APC on 11 July over the party’s Muslim-Muslim Ticket.The presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Tinubu, a Southern Muslim, recently picked Kashim Shettima, a former governor of Borno State and Northern Muslim, as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election. The actor announced his defection to the LP in a series of Instagram posts on Wednesday.Mr Okonkwo said he was joining the LP to help enthrone good governance and achieve a new Nigeria. However…
Foremost environmental and human rights activist, Ann-Kio Briggs, has berated the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, for seeking former President Goodluck Jonathan’s support in the forthcoming 2023 general election.Briggs, who spoke on Wednesday while reacting to Tinubu’s consultative visit to Jonathan at his Abuja residence on Tuesday, described the APC standard flagbearer as shameless. She said that Tinubu should be ashamed of himself for consulting Jonathan over his presidential race a few years after heaping verbal attacks and insults on the former president and his wife, Patience, because he was a minority President from Ijaw in the Niger…
Mohammed O. Taoheed reports,Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has stated that those calling for his resignation are “children”.Track News Nigeria reports that the camp of Nyesom Wike, the incumbent Governor of Rivers State, is insisting on Ayu’s resignation as a demand for supporting Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the party. BUT, speaking in a recent interview on BBC News Hausa, the Benue-born politician said he had no offence to warrant being asked to leave the office.According to him: “I was voted as PDP Chairman for a four-year tenure and I’m yet to complete a…
Youths of Apir, a community located along the Makurdi-Otukpo road have blocked the federal road.It was gathered that motorists have been held to a standstill for more than 10 hours as youths of the community protest the state of the road. According to the angry youths, the dilapidated road has caused several accidents within the week with the federal government doing nothing about it. Travelers/motorists are, however, advised to use alternative routes to their various destinations.
Juventus midfielder, Paul Labile Pogba has admitted to paying money to a witch doctor to protect himself, and not cast a curse on National teammate Kylian Mbappe, as accused by his brother, Mathias Pogba. The World Cup winner has been the talking point in almost all football shows for almost a week. Mathias accused Pogba of ‘witchcraft’ and putting the family in danger – before claiming reports about an €13million extortion are false. As reported by France Info, a police file on the case, said on Tuesday that Paul was initially told to hand over €13million (£11m) by the armed…
A Benue man, Benard Ochenehi Gabriel Onoja Ameh, his teenage daughter, Adah Gina and only granddaughter have died within one month. It was gathered that Ameh, popularly known as Chilo Able God, died in a motor accident on June 23, 2022. According to Facebook user, Ocharbolegor, Adah slumped and died during the burial of her father on July 14, 2022, in Otukpa, Ogbadigbo Local Government Area of the state.On Tuesday, August 30, 2022, Ocharbolegor announced the death of Adah’s infant daughter. “What a sad news. Adah Chilo who died recently. Her daughter has joined her. RIP kid.” he wrote.
A Nigerian lady simply known as Mosun appears to be indecisive about agreeing to date an admirer who asked her out.She revealed via her Twitter account that the guy wooing her is handsome, but her problem lies in the fact that he is a teacher. Mosun stressed that her reservation does not border on him being a teacher but it is more because he tutors primary school pupils. She tweeted; ”There’s this fine boy toasting me but he is a teacher, in a primary school ???? 😭”See her post: In reaction to her post, netizens called her out for insinuating…