Tayo Olu

Abuja, South Africa

Journalist at The Whistler

Journo @TheWhistlerNG | Green Panther | GIS enthusiast.

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Abuja Judge Who ‘Delivered Verdict Without Hearing Parties’ Bags Suspension

2 weeks ago | thewhistler.ng | Tayo Olu

[mc4wp_form id=33047] …As NJC Reverses Imo Acting CJ’s Appointment, Suspends Two Others The National Judicial Council (NJC) has slammed a one-year suspension without pay on three judicial officers, including Justice Ekwo Inyang of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Ekwo, alongside others, was sanctioned for serious breaches of judicial conduct.
BREAKING: Another Abia Lawmaker Dumps PDP For Labour Party

2 weeks ago | thewhistler.ng | Tayo Olu

BREAKING: Another Abia Lawmaker Dumps PDP For Labour Party The member representing Bende North State Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Nnamdi Ibekwe, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling Labour Party (LP). More details to follow…
UPDATED: Another Abia Lawmaker Dumps PDP For Labour Party

2 weeks ago | thewhistler.ng | Tayo Olu

[mc4wp_form id=33047] The member representing the Bende North State Constituency at the Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Nnamdi Ibekwe, has defected to the ruling Labour Party (LP) in Abia State. Hon. Ibekwe, who had earlier denounced his membership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) this month, officially joined the Labour Party today during plenary in a letter he addressed to the Speaker, Rt Hon. Emmanuel Emeruwa. He joins Hon.
EXCLUSIVE: Akpabio Solicits Money From Dying Businesses To Fund Personal Project

2 weeks ago | thewhistler.ng | Tayo Olu

[mc4wp_form id=33047] Senate President Godswill Akpabio appears not to be bothered by the misfortune of Nigerian small businesses already buckling under economic pressure as he has extended a fundraising appeal to them. Despite millions of businesses shutting down in the past year, Akpabio’s office has dispatched letters to struggling small businesses requesting financial support and resources for his upcoming medical outreach in the Nasarawa West Senatorial District.
Court Overrules Blogger’s Objection In Gov Otti’s N5bn Libel Suit

1 month ago | thewhistler.ng | Tayo Olu

[mc4wp_form id=33047] A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Abuja has overruled an objection raised by Sir Don Ubani in the ongoing N5bn defamation suit filed against him by Governor Alex Otti of Abia State. At the resumed hearing of the case marked FCT/HC/CV/4474/2024 before Justice N.K. Nwosu-Iheme on Monday, the court admitted as evidence two documents presented by Governor Otti’s legal team despite resistance by the defence counsel.
Tinubu Appoints Ayo Sotinrin MD Bank Of Agriculture

1 month ago | thewhistler.ng | Tayo Olu

[mc4wp_form id=33047] President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr. Ayo Sotinrin as the new Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture, effective immediately. Sotinrin, according to a statement announcing his appointment, brings a diverse and extensive background in the private and public sectors to his new role. Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, said Sotinrin previously held the position of Group Chief Executive Officer at SAO Group.
BREAKING: INEC Rejects Natasha's Recall Petition Again

1 month ago | thewhistler.ng | Tayo Olu

[mc4wp_form id=33047] The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has for the second time rejected a petition to recall the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
How Emefiele’s Naira Redesign Policy Almost Forced Me Out Of 2023 Presidential Race – Tinubu

1 month ago | thewhistler.ng | Gbade Ogunwale |Tayo Olu

[mc4wp_form id=33047] President Bola Tinubu has recounted how the Naira redesign policy introduced by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele a few weeks to the 2023 general election almost forced him to withdraw from the presidential race. Emefiele said at the time that the Naira redesign was meant to curb vote buying and the use of money by politicians to influence elections.
BREAKING: Petition For Natasha’s Recall Did Not Meet Requirements — INEC

1 month ago | thewhistler.ng | Tayo Olu

[mc4wp_form id=33047] The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the petition for the recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, did not meet the necessary submission requirements. In a statement on Tuesday, INEC confirmed receiving the petition on Monday, said to have been signed by over 250,000 constituents from Kogi Central.
EXCLUSIVE: NASS May Limit Tinubu's Emergency Rule In Rivers

1 month ago | thewhistler.ng | Tayo Olu

[mc4wp_form id=33047] ..May Propose President To Head Reconciliation Committee The National Assembly is set to reduce the duration of President Bola Tinubu’s emergency rule in Rivers State from six months to three months, THE WHISTLER has learnt. Tinubu, on Tuesday, suspended Governor Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu, and all elected lawmakers of the Rivers State House of Assembly, citing the political unrest and security concerns in the oil-producing state.