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Abike Dabiri presents Yoruba attire to the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry and his wife Duchess Meghan at the ongoing reception for the British royals in Abuja.
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#MeghanandHarryinNigeria
Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, alongside his wife, Meghan, are in Nigeria on a humanitarian mission to uplift the spirit of injured and ill servicemen and women. But some in Britain have chosen to focus on Meghan and cast her in a negative light.
The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan have arrived at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja on a three-day personal visit to engage with the nation’s wounded and injured soldiers and their families.
Paru is a sleepy, dusty little town in Niger Republic on the northern fringes of Katsina State. It is less than one kilometre to Nigeria’s Magama-Jibiya main border control post in Katsina State. Here, dozens of trucks are loaded with… - TheWhistler
Newly Appointed Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has advised well wishers to stop placing congratulatory messages in the media, saying the adverts were distracting him. The advice was given in a… - TheWhistler
After three months, gunmen have again stormed another of Sunday Igboho residence.
However this time their plan was aborted as the hoodlums were repelled unlike the former attack that his house was set ablaze ⤵️
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#nigeria
An employee of First Bank of Nigeria, Philips Orumade, who allegedly stole the sum of Eighteen Million, Nine Hundred Thousand naira (N18,900,000) from the bank’s ATMs in his care, has been arrested. He was arrested by the Benin Zonal… - TheWhistler
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, received a warm welcome from Governor Uba Sani and other government officials during their visit to Kaduna State.
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to allow the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, access to medical doctors of his choice.
The
@HQNigerianArmy
has dismissed reports of alleged deployment of officers of Northern extraction to quell tension in the South East region of the country. Army authorities have described the report published by an online paper as… - TheWhistler
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has praised the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, for working with Nigeria’s military on mental health.
Some soldiers have been trapped in Sambisa forest after the troops were dislodged by Boko Haram terrorists on Friday. A military source told THE WHISTLER on Monday that the troops were trapped in a forest in Bolabili. Some of the soldiers… - TheWhistler
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Thursday evening ministered at the monthly holy communion service of the church. The service is usually held a day before the monthly Holy Ghost… - TheWhistler
"These barbarians have been well mobilized to create anarchy in our land in an attempt to derail our match to freedom" - IPOB responds to beheading of Anambra Lawmaker.
The speakers of the South-West States’ Legislatures have asked governors in the region to buy drones and helicopters in order to check the activities of criminals occupying the forests. They also said states should empower their forest… - TheWhistler
The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry has revealed that he observed about 50 wounded and injured service personnel at the Nigeria Army Reference Hospital in Kaduna State whose morale were low.
Security forces have reportedly rescued no fewer than 30 Muslim worshippers reportedly abducted by suspected bandits on Monday in Katsina State. The state’s police spokesperson, Isah Gambo, confirmed the development in a phone… - TheWhistler
More Nigerians may be rendered jobless as states continue their battle for survival as a result of the mounting wage bill and low receipts from Internally Generated Revenues. THE WHISTLER analysis showed that the 36 states’ IGR for 2020… - TheWhistler
The Police Command in Oyo State has launched manhunt for the abductors of a hotelier and others kidnapped at Agbo Hotel, Ogbomosho, on Saturday. Kidnappers had invaded Agbo Hotel on Saturday and kidnapped the owner of the hotel, Mr… - TheWhistler
As part of his itineraries in Nigeria, the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry on Saturday participated in a sitting volleyball contest featuring the nation’s wounded and injured military personnel in Abuja.
The hashtag
#Davido
@10
, with an emoji of the singer, is at the top spot for trends in Nigeria as fans are commemorating the singer’s consistency over the years.
Fans are describing him as
Davido The Greatest
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#Nigeria
There is tension in some of the communities within the Bwari Area Council due to the massive influx of suspected Fulani herdsmen into the area. The increased spate of insecurity across the country in recent times has been a major problem… - TheWhistler
Nothing exemplifies the harmony and sense of corporate responsibility that now permeates the oil and gas industry as the recent announcement by the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,
@MKKyari
, of the… - TheWhistler
The Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano Gas Pipeline project when completed will boost growth and revive some moribund industries . The Group Managing Director,
@NNPCgroup
,
@MKKyari
, said this during an exclusive interview with THE WHISTLER. The… - TheWhistler
The Tansmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has applauded the Group Managing Director(GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(
@NNPCgroup
),
@MKKyari
, for the efforts put in place by the management of the oil firm to resolve the… - TheWhistler
After collapse of National Grid
@TCN_NIGERIA
has commenced grid recovery immediately, though the cause of the collapse still remains unknown
#thewhistlerNG
#Nigeria
Nigeria’s weak naira may boost the real estate sector to become one of the major contributors to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) after it contracted by 2.36% in 2019. The sector has underperformed, but experts believe that the… - TheWhistler
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (
@NNPCgroup
), Mallam
@MKKyari
, on Tuesday, visited President Muhammadu
@Mbuhari
at his residence in Daura, Katsina State, in the spirit of the Eid-El-Kabir… - TheWhistler
Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, accompanied by his wife Meghan, has landed in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, over Nigeria's bid to host the prestigious Invictus Games.
Candidates who participated in the recruitment test of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (
@NNPCgroup
), have applauded the Group Managing Director of the Corporation (GMD),
@MKKyari
, for organising a transparent and fair exercise… - TheWhistler
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has announced the readiness of contractors to commence full mobilization to site for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery. Recall, the Federal Executive Council had approved $1.5bn… - TheWhistler
No fewer than 10 persons have been killed in Ndiagu Orie, Umugudu-Akpu Ngbo community in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, following an attack allegedly by the Agila people of Ado Local Government Area of Benue State. The… - TheWhistler
The remains of the spokesman for Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, were on Saturday buried at his residence, Ewuru Street, in Moro. Ife North Local Government Area of Osun State. The President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria , Bishop… - TheWhistler
In spite of a tough and volatile operating environment,
@nnpclimited
investment strategy proved resilient resulting to a profit growth of N674.1bn.
@MKKyari
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation exported $378.42m worth of crude oil and gas in June 2020. The figure is contained in the
@NNPCgroup
June 2020 Monthly Financial and Operations Report. The June export is however $245.26m higher… - TheWhistler