The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, has disclosed that his life and those of members of the company’s management team are under threat from individuals opposed to the ongoing reforms in the state-owned oil company. Ojulari made this known on Thursday while…
The police in Lagos have commenced investigation into the alleged rape of a 20-year-old female student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, by a lecturer in the institution. A report earlier today (Friday, August 29, 2025) by security blog Zagazola quoted sources as disclosing that the survivor (names withheld by News Express), a 300-level…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to the south, a development that gave a direction to the party ahead of the next cycle of elections in the country. Unlike the 2023 general election, where the PDP threw its presidential ticket open ahead of the poll, and the ticket was eventually…
A Ghanaian man who previously made headlines for claiming divine insight into an impending global catastrophe has issued a fresh update on his mission. Ebo Enoch, popularly known as Ebo Noah, stated that the modern ark he is building—modelled after the biblical vessel—is now 80 per cent complete. Speaking via his social media platforms, Ebo…
Super Eagles legend Sunday Oliseh is unhappy with the manner late Peter Rufai’s burial was handled by the three tiers of government in Nigeria. The legendary goalkeeper passed away at the age of 61, after losing his battle with a prolonged illness, which reportedly plagued him since 2012. Rufai was finally laid to rest after…
Katsina – Suspected gunmen in the early hours of Tuesday, August 26, attacked the residence of a young businessman in Filin Canada Quarters, Katsina metropolis, killing a vigilante and abducting three members of a family. The victims were identified as 33-year-old Anas Ahmadu, his seven-month pregnant wife, Halimat, and their two-year-old daughter, Jidda. Vigilante shot…
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has petitioned the United States President Donald Trump, the African Union, and several foreign missions and international organizations, seeking urgent intervention for his release from what he described as unlawful captivity. In the petition sent to THE WHISTLER on Wednesday dated August 22, 2025,…
Unidentified gunmen have abducted the pastor of the Christian Evangelical Fellowship of Nigeria, CEFN, Friday Adehi, and another member of the church, Gabriel Ezekiel, in the Ofun LGA of Kogi State. The duo, who were kidnapped shortly after church service on Sunday, were reportedly travelling on a motorcycle when they ran into the kidnappers along…
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has announced a significant increase in the minimum wage for workers in the state civil service, raising it to N104,000. The governor made this declaration during a meeting with members of the state labour force held at the Government House in Owerri. The governor made this declaration during a…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday directed six commercial banks to furnish the Inspector-General of Police with full account details and transaction records of Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, from January 2024 to date. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order following an ex parte application by the IGP’s lawyer, Wisdom Madaki. The…
