Raymond Dokpesi, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and founder, DAAR Communications plc, has died at the age of 71. A family member confirmed this to THE WHISTLER on Monday, 29 May, 2023, saying the media mogul died at a hospital in Abuja. According to the family source who doesn’t want to be mentioned, Dokpesi had suffered a stroke shortly after the recent Ramadan fast and had been managing his health since. The family source told THE WHISTLER that Dokpesi was eventually placed on occupational therapy to improve his daily activities through walking out at the gym. The…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike CSKR hotels and Priscy’s Bar, in the Elekahia axis of Port Harcourt, River state capital was sealed off by police on the order of the ex-Governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, in the early hours of Monday, 29 May, 2023. The sealed building belong to the ex-Rivers State House of Assembly member and supporter of Atiku Abubarkar, Hon. Jones Ogbonda. In a short message, the former state lawmaker confirmed the sealing of the hotel and bar at around 2:55am by the State Police Unit of C4i. According to the message, staff and lodgers at both sealed premises were…
Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Chairman and Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq was inaugurated for his second term on Monday, 29 May, 2023, vowing to remain a responsible and responsive leader for the people of the state. The modest yet colourful inauguration lasted just 45 minutes, kicking off at exactly 8:10 a.m. following the arrival of the Governor at 8a.m. Both the Governor and Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi were accompanied by their spouses: First Lady, Ambassador Mrs Olufolake AbdulRazaq; and Mrs Abieyuwa Alabi; and by members of their families and friends. Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice Abiodun Adebara administered the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Vice President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima; have both been sworn in as President and Vice President of Nigeria, respectively. The Oath of Office was administered by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kayode Ariwoola, on Monday, 29 May, 2023 Tinubu, a former Senator and Governor of Lagos State was declared the winner of the February 2023 presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The candidate of the All Progressives Congress polled a total of 8,794,726 votes to defeat his closest rival of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, who…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The new Governor of Kano state, Abba Kabir Yusuf, popularly known as Abba Gida Gida, has vowed to probe the N241billion debt inherited from the administration of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Yusuf also said the handover notes submitted by Ganduje through the outgoing Secretary to the State Government was not enough and very scanty, just as he a also criticised Ganduje for “departing from established democratic” practice in jetting out of the state and not personally handing over the state government to him. “The handover notes not enough for us. It is a very scanty note. The…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Victor Osimhen is in celebration mood after he was awarded the prestigious national honour, Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR), just as he also celebrates reaching 100 appearances for his club. Osimhen was among the important personalities awarded different national awards by outgoing President Muhammad Buhari on Sunday, 28 May, 2023. The 24-year-old made his 100th appearance for his Serie A club, Napoli, against Bologna on Sunday, 28 May, 2023. The forward marked the occasion with two goals as the Partenopei were held to a 2-2 draw and immediately afterward took to social media…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Nigeria’s Falconets will face Benin Republic in the semi-finals of the maiden WAFU B U-20 Women’s Championship in Ghana after leading Group B with nine points after winning all their three games without conceding. The Nigerian girls started their campaign with a 7-0 win against Niger Republic before demolishing Togo 6-0 in their second game and ended the group phase with a 3-0 win against Burkina Faso. Hosts Ghana will take on Burkina Faso in the other semis. The two semi-finals will hold on Wednesday, 31 May, 2023.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appealed to Nigerians to burry political differences and join him in a new journey of healing, nation-building and economic prosperity. In his inaugural address after taking the oaths of office and allegiance administered by the Chief Justice of Nigeria Justice Kayode Ariwoola, at the Eagles Square, Abuja, Tinubu pledged to be a president for all, irrespective of the circumstances of history and political differences. As he took the oath and signed the dotted lines, a gracious former president Muhammadu Buhari and his wife Aisha as well Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of the new president,…
FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU 29 MAY 2023 THE NIGERIAN IDEAL My Fellow Citizens, I stand before you honoured to assume the sacred mandate you have given me. My love for this nation is abiding. My confidence in its people, unwavering. And my faith in God Almighty, absolute. I know that His hand shall provide the needed moral strength and clarity of purpose in those instances when we seem to have reached the limits of our human capacity. This day is bold and majestic yet bright and full of spirit, as is our precious nation. As a…
Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) today, Sunday, 28 May, 2023, recovered the dead body of a cart pusher trapped under a fallen container at Goye by UBA inward Dopemu area of Lagos. LASTMA Badmus Abdul-Akeem ‘Zebra’ (zone 32 Dopemu Akowonjo) who led the rescue team disclosed that the fallen container truck fully loaded with concrete stones fell on a cart pusher who died instantly. LASTMA Abdul-Akeem disclosed further that preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of the container lost full concentration while dragging road on top speed with another trailer before fallen off the road blocking…