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Iran’s President Apologizes To Neighbouring Countries

1+ hour, 50+ min ago  (253+ words) In a televised address on Iranian state television (IRIB) today, President Masoud Pezeshkian issued a public apology to Iran's neighbouring countries for recent missile and drone strikes that affected their territories during the ongoing conflict with the United States and…...

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Senegal National Assembly To Debate Anti-LGBT Bill

5+ hour, 48+ min ago  (353+ words) The National Assembly of Senegal is set to debate a bill on same sex relations on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, according to an official summons from the legislature. The bill, proposed by Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and unveiled last month, would double…...

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Abia First Lady Donates Furnished Home To Widow

8+ hour, 11+ min ago  (501+ words) The wife of the Abia State Governor, Mrs Priscilla Otti has donated a fully furnished three-bedroom apartment to a widow in Ukome Community in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State. Speaking during the commissioning and handover of the…...

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Embrace Pragmatic Politics, PDP National Woman Leader Charges Women

13+ hour, 19+ min ago  (265+ words) The National Woman leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Chinenyenwa Ogbu, Friday, charged women to be more politically conscious, and collaborate with other like-minded local and international bodies to ensure women's emancipation in Nigeria and globally. Dr Ogbu…...

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IPAC Threatens 2027 Election Boycott Over Electoral Act

17+ hour, 59+ min ago  (956+ words) The National Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, Yusuf Dantalle, has warned that political parties across Nigeria may boycott the 2027 general elections if contentious provisions in the amended Electoral Act are not urgently reviewed. Dantalle issued the warning on Friday…...

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ADC Says Ambassadorial Postings Evidence Of Tinubu’s Incompetence

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (416+ words) The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described the ambassadorial postings announced by the administration of President Bola Tinubu as a diplomatic blunder and an evidence of the government's incompetence. In a statement issued on Friday, the party's National Publicity Secretary,…...

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Govt, Engineers Raise Concern Over Slow Pace Of Road Project

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (479+ words) The Nasarawa State Government, and the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), have raised concern over the slow pace of work on the Keffi'Nasarawa'Toto road project. The Federal Controller of Works, Nasarawa State, Engr Ishaku Mamri, who gave a brief of…...

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Deputy Speaker Kalu Gets 72Hrs To Step Down Over Suspected Certificate Fraud

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (582+ words) A coalition of civil society organisations, led by the Civil Society Groups of Good Governance (CSGGG), has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, to step aside pending investigations into alleged perjury,…...

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thewhistler.ng > gunmen-torch-adc-office-in-amaechis-community-ahead-of-ward-registration

Gunmen Torch ADC Office In Amaechi’s Community Ahead Of Ward Registration

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (502+ words) The office of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ubima community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, was Thursday night set ablaze by suspected political thugs in what residents believe was an attempt to disrupt the planned visit of…...

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FG Targets March Ending For Lafia Bypass Road Completion

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (648+ words) The Federal Government has assured that the ongoing construction of the Lafia Bypass Road in Nasarawa State will be completed before the end of March. THE WHISTLER reports that that project involves the construction of a 15.8-kilometre dual carriageway with…...