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Nasarawa Amazons have expressed their readiness for battle in the Nigeria Women Football League, NWFL, matchday 17 clash against Sunshine Queens.

The Amazons will host Sunshine Queens at the Lafia City Stadium on Wednesday and need a win to secure qualification for the NWFL Super Six playoff tournament.

The Lafia-based side said that they will work hard to achieve their target.

“We roar as we battle and stand strong, united for victory,” Nasarawa Amazons stated ahead of the game.

“Every step, every pass, every goal for the badge, for the pride.”

DAILY POST reports that Abia Angels and Remo Stars Ladies are also in contention for a playoff ticket from Group B.

Robo Queens are the only team from the group to have qualified for the playoff.

NWFL: Nasarawa Amazons target Super Six playoff spot

The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Labour Party, LP, has lifted the suspension it slammed on 26 members of the party.

The members whose suspension was lifted include Hilda Dokubo, Emmanuel Agida, Abayomi Arabambi, Ogar Osim, Muhammed Aliyu, Casmir Uchenna, Airen Igbinedion, Auwal Ahmed, and 18 others.

The suspension was lifted on Tuesday during the national convention of the party held at the International Conference Centre, Umuahia, Abia State.

The decision to lift the suspension was taken through a voice vote by delegates from all states in attendance at the convention.

The chairman of the elective national convention, Ginger Onwusibe, announced the recall of the 26 members after a unanimous voice vote by the delegates.

Explaining the development, the newly elected National Chairman of the LP, Esther Nenadi-Usman, said the party followed the path of reconciliation and forgiveness.

Meanwhile, Hilda Dokubo, whose suspension was lifted on Tuesday, was subsequently elected as the National Women Leader of the LP.

LP lifts suspension on 26 members, as Dokubo becomes National Women Leader

A student of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, RUGIPO, has been found dead in his apartment after allegedly committing suicide in his off-campus residence.

The lifeless body of the deceased student, identified as Audi Emmanuel, was found dangling from a rope and already emitting an offensive odour.

The incident, which occurred along Awolowo Road, Emure-Ile, Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, has thrown the institution’s neighbourhood into disbelief.

According to sources, neighbours who had noticed a foul smell emanating from the student’s room forced the door open, after which his body was discovered.

One of the neighbours stated that, “Emmanuel’s body was found hanging in his rented apartment. The odour from his room was so heavy. We tried to reach him, but we couldn’t. So we decided to force the door open.

“We don’t know what could have happened for such an action. But we immediately contacted the police, who came to evacuate the corpse. We have not seen any form of suicide note.”

While confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Ondo State Police Command, Abayomi Jimoh, stated that operatives were swiftly deployed to the location, with the body retrieved and deposited in a morgue for subsequent autopsy.

RUGIPO student allegedly commit suicide

The 2023 Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said that he is set to abandon the Labour Party and join the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP.

Datti Baba-Ahmed announced this on Tuesday while fielding questions in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television.

He attributed his decision to internal disagreements within the Labour Party, which he said has drifted from its original ideals.

“I am leaving the Labour Party tomorrow (Wednesday). There is more to it. When there was real peace in the Labour Party, was when they posted back.

“They redeployed someone with a specific purpose, and because of the antecedent of the individual to make life difficult, particularly for me. What the Labour Party stood for then is no longer what it is Today,” he said.

According to the politician, his exit from the party would take effect at midnight, stressing that his next political destination is the PRP.

“I am leaving the Labour Party at midnight, and I am joining PRP. PRP is the new destination. PRP is the one with a history. It’s about 75 years old,” he added.

BREAKING: 2027: I am leaving Labour Party to join PRP – Datti Baba-Ahmed

The Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has called for the urgent resolution of the regulatory dispute disrupting Nigeria’s airtime credit market, warning that the prolonged uncertainty could undermine consumer welfare, investor confidence, and the credibility of the country’s regulatory framework.

ALTON Chairman, Gbenga Adebayo, raised the concern amid ongoing tensions over the oversight of airtime borrowing and Value Added Service (VAS) providers, stressing that the matter has evolved beyond a routine regulatory disagreement.

According to Adebayo, the situation now reflects deeper institutional challenges, particularly around coordination among regulators and compliance with existing judicial directives.

“What is happening in the airtime credit market is not simply a dispute between regulators. It is a test of whether the structures that underpin business confidence in this country are functioning as they should. Court orders have been issued, businesses hold valid licences, and consumers are still being affected,” he said.

He urged regulators, telecom operators, and the Federal Government to collaborate in restoring clarity and stability to the sector.

Adebayo noted that the airtime credit ecosystem serves as a critical informal financing mechanism for millions of Nigerians, especially traders, artisans, and small-scale entrepreneurs who rely on short-term airtime advances for daily business activities in the absence of accessible formal credit.

He estimated the market’s annual value at between N300bn and N400bn, underscoring its importance to Nigeria’s broader informal economy.

ALTON also pointed to interim injunctions issued by Federal High Courts in Lagos and Abuja, which restrain interference in the operations of licensed VAS providers, including Nairtime Nigeria Limited and members of the Wireless Application Service Providers Association of Nigeria (WASPA).

However, the association warned that continued disruption despite these court orders raises serious concerns about regulatory alignment and respect for judicial authority.

At the centre of the dispute is an ongoing jurisdictional conflict between the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over the regulation of airtime credit services and digital lending products.

ALTON maintains that the NCC has clear statutory authority over telecoms operations under the Nigerian Communications Act and argues that overlapping regulatory actions are creating uncertainty that threatens legitimate business activities.

The association disclosed that it had earlier warned the NCC in August 2025 about potential instability arising from conflicting regulations and unresolved inter-agency overlaps.

Meanwhile, the FCCPC has denied allegations that it banned airtime borrowing and data advance services, instead attributing temporary service suspensions by operators such as MTN Nigeria and Airtel Nigeria to non-compliance by service providers.

According to the Commission, operators were granted a 90-day compliance window from July 2025 to regularise their digital lending services under new regulations but allegedly failed to meet the requirements within the stipulated period.

As regulatory tensions persist, industry stakeholders warn that resolving the dispute swiftly is essential to protecting millions of consumers, safeguarding investor confidence, and preserving Nigeria’s reputation as a stable business environment.

Airtime Credit Crisis May Hurt Millions Of Nigerians, ALTON Warns is first published on The Whistler Newspaper

…Says Combining Law School, NYSC Not Illegal

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu has challenged the powers of the Council of Legal Education (CLE) to revoke his law school qualifying certificate.

This came after the CLE directed him to respond to a petition seeking the withdrawal of his certificate over alleged inconsistencies surrounding the timing of his national youth service and law school studies.

In a letter dated April 28, 2026 and signed by Chukwuebuka S. Okeke of Olaniwun Ajayi LP Chambers, Kalu’s lawyers described the petition as “fundamentally deficient in law” and urged the council to dismiss it.

According to Kalu, no law barred him from participating in the Nigerian Law School programme while also undertaking the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

His lawyers also argued that there is “no express statutory power conferred on the Council to ex post facto withdraw or cancel a qualifying certificate.”

They further argued that the council’s disciplinary powers are “implied and necessarily narrow,” and apply only in cases of “manifest vitiating criminal conduct.”

They added, “no such conduct has been established against Kalu.”

While the CLE is not the body responsible for disciplining practising lawyers, it decides whether someone has met the required training standards to be called to the Bar.

Section 1(1)–(2) of the Legal Education (Consolidation, etc.) Act stipulates that “The Council shall have responsibility for the legal education of persons seeking to become members of the legal profession.”

Section 5 states, “A person shall be entitled to have a qualifying certificate issued to him by the Council stating that he is qualified to be called to the Bar if— (a) he is a citizen of Nigeria; and (b) he has, except where the Council otherwise directs, successfully completed a course of practical training in the Nigerian Law School which (including the time spent in taking the examination at the end but excluding any interval between the conclusion of the examination and the announcement of the results thereof) lasted for a period fixed by the Council as an academic year.”

The CLE’s decision to set up a three-member committee to investigate the petition against Kalu suggests the council believes it possesses jurisdiction over the matter.

In a letter dated April 21, 2026, it directed Kalu to submit a written response within seven days to aid its probe. The allegations include alleged perjury, false representation, and contradictions between his NYSC and bar certificates.

The council, however, declined to discuss the matter publicly.

Its Secretary and Director of Administration, Ms. Aderonke O. Osho, confirmed to THE WHISTLER that the letter was sent but said the probe would be handled privately.

“We wrote a letter to him. We did not copy any media agency or the press,” she said. “We’ll be dealing with him, and I can confirm that we wrote the letter, but we’ll only deal with him.” Asked whether Kalu had responded after the deadline elapsed, Osho said: “Right now, I’m not in a position to say whether he has responded or not.”

Meanwhile, Kalu’s legal team has dismissed the petition’s reliance on a declaration he allegedly signed stating he would not participate in NYSC during his law school programme.

They argued that the declaration was unsworn and therefore “carries no force of law.”

“The declaration relied upon by the petitioner was unsworn and “carries no force of law.” Formal criminal proceedings are a precondition for the Council to act on grounds of criminal conduct,” the lawyers stated.

The Deputy Speaker’s lawyers, however, failed to admit or deny the claim that Kalu attended Law School and served NYSC simultaneously.

They maintained that there was no law, regulation, or binding institutional rule in force at the time prohibiting concurrent participation in the Nigerian Law School and NYSC.

They said a review of the Nigerian Law School Student Handbook for the 2010/2011 academic session revealed no express ban on students serving in NYSC while enrolled.

“The petition’s claim that concurrent participation in the NYSC scheme and the Nigerian Law School programme is unlawful has “no legal consequence,” as no statute, regulation, or binding institutional rule prohibits it.

“Neither the LEA nor the LPA contain any provision that disqualifies a person from undertaking or completing the Nigerian Law School programme by reason of simultaneous NYSC service.”

The Civil Society Groups of Good Governance (CSGGG), in a separate petition, argued that law students were expected to state that they were not participating in NYSC during their course of study.

You Lack Power To Revoke My Certificate, Kalu Tells CLE is first published on The Whistler Newspaper

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) on Tuesday sealed 30 construction sites across the Federal Capital Territory for violating the National Environmental (Construction Sector) Regulations, 2011, declaring that “environmental compliance is not a choice.”

Briefing journalists in Abuja, Director General of NESREA, Prof. Innocent Barikor said the enforcement action became necessary due to widespread non-compliance in a sector he described as key to national development but which must be properly regulated to prevent environmental and public health risks.

Barikor, who was represented by the Director of Environmental Quality Control, Mr. Elijah Udofia, listed the risks posed by unregulated construction activities to include improper waste management, building on floodplains and eco-sensitive areas, uncontrolled dust emissions, unsafe handling of materials and chemicals, poor site drainage, erosion and sedimentation, as well as negative impacts on nearby communities.

He expressed displeasure at what he called the poor attitude of operators toward compliance, noting that the affected facilities demonstrated unwillingness to fully comply with regulatory requirements relating to environmental documentation and responsiveness to compliance engagements.

“Where regulatory communication is clear, time-bound, and evidence-based, failure to respond constitutes a serious breach of compliance obligations and poses risks to both the environment and public health,” Barikor stated.

He stressed that the Regulations are designed to prevent harm before it occurs and to ensure that construction activities are managed responsibly from the start, warning that the Agency would continue to enforce the law fairly and consistently across the country.

He called on stakeholders to cooperate with NESREA to improve environmental performance in construction activities.

The facilities sealed in Wuye include Primgate Reality, XTadok Nigeria Limited, Real Bees Global Ltd, Infinite Acres Limited, Urban Cribs, Sunvic Investment Company Ltd, Salis Estate, Uruh Ventures, Mielo Smart Homes, and two separate sites belonging to Peak and Hills Engineering & Development Ltd.

In Jabi, NESREA sealed 7 Fifteen and Rockseed International Company Nigeria Ltd. Salajoy Estate in Wuse was also among those shut down.

Katampe had three sites sealed: I&E Construction Limited, IPDC Limited on Gishiri Road, and Buildoptions Limited at Plot 2119, CAD Zone B07.

In Jahi, the affected companies are BTH Concept Limited at Plot 373 Cadastral Zone B08 and Truss Construction & Properties in Jahi II. Kukwaba area along Airport Road saw the sealing of Alpha Pillars Construction Ltd and Mshel Construction Limited at Plot 869.

Also along Airport Road, City Walk (MAG FZC) at Plot 28 C17 Cadastral Zone and Dream City at Plot 21 Cadastral Zone C17 were sealed.

Other sealed sites are Zavati Group at Area 2 Shopping Centre, Brainview Estate in Wuye District at Ahmist Filling Station, Meh Empire Estate at Plot 596 CAD Zone B10 Dakibiyu District, Hectare Industries in Abuja, Urban Shelter at UTC Abuja, Klimart Limited in Asokoro, and Samdus Limited in Asokoro District.

NESREA Seals 30 Construction Sites In FCT is first published on The Whistler Newspaper

The victim Mena went to the Effurun main park at Sapele Road to take delivery of a waybill. When he eventually got there, they told him to add money because the pack was a bit heavy. They curiously asked him what was in the waybill, but he told them someone sent him, and they asked him to open it.

When they finally compelled him to open it, they saw a Beretta pistol with 4 live ammunitions. They quickly held him down, but he told them he was sent by his friend to help him pick up the waybill.

He cried for mercy that he was ready to take them to the particular guy that sent him. The leadership of the motor park tied his legs and hands backward, blocked the gate of the park to prevent a possible attack from Mena’s gang and then called ACP Aliyu Shaba to take over the matter, investigate, and unravel the men behind the gun running business.

The Uvwie Area Commander then mandated their patrol team headed by ASP Nuhu Usman, aka Ogbegbe, to go and bring the suspect to the station. Ogbegbe and his team headed straight to the park in order to bring the said suspect, Mena.

On getting there, the moment Ogbegbe saw the pistol, he got angry and was “jolificating” in the euphoria of the crowd hailing him. He cocked his gun and fired Mena’s hand. His team assisted and carried Mena into the vehicle alive.

At this point, Mena was still alive agonising in the pain of Ogbegbe’s trigger-happy bullet. They eventually got to the Ekpan station and instead of Ogbegbe Usman to report to the Area Commander Aliyu Shaba, who sent him to bring the boy, just at the car park, they brought Mena out of their patrol Toyota Seinna Vehicle ASP Ogbegbe shøt him again three times at the station, ending the life of the young man.

Aliyu Shaba, who heard the gunshot on Sunday evening 26th of April when the incident occurred rushed down, ordered that the ASP be tactically disarmed, handcuffed him, chained his legs as well, and detained all of them.

ACP Aliyu Shaba briefed the CP, and they were taken to Asaba yesterday Monday and transferred to Zone 5 Benin today. They would be transferred to Force Headquarters tomorrow and paraded within the week, hopefully. I hope that they will be dismissed and made to face the charges of murder.

I have personally had several issues with Ogbegbe from his days in the defunct SARS, to him heading a team of the RRS before he was transferred to Jesse Division and then brought to Uvwie Area Command. I had confrontation with him at a time, and Ogbegbe threatened to shøøt me many years ago until the then SARS Commander Dadi called him to order.

He held one of my Facebook followers last week, and the guy called me. He introduced himself to me, and I told him to give the phone to Ogbegbe. I said na another thing you don dey find if you nor release that boy. He said, “Comrade na yahoo boy na make he find something for us. I told him that the boy would not give them a kobo, and if he ever extorted him, he would be opening a fresh battle with me.

He eventually releaaed him and later called me that he has released the young man. He told me he is the only son and his mother is in the mortuary, so he is looking for money to bury the mother. I only said nor go impress anybody, do wetin your power carry and I terminated the call.

My grouse is not that he should just be dismissed from the force but properly investigated. What was he covering that led him to shooting Mena on the spot, finding out that he wasn’t dęąɗ, then shooting him again to dęąth before the Area Commander Aliyu Shaba could even see the young man for possible confession?

I strongly suspect that ASP Ogbegbe knows something we do not know. Why kíIIíng the young man in a hurry. This is a case of clear murder and they must face the music. Even if you find him in possession of a pistol, it doesn’t amount to kíIIíng him. This matter must be thoroughly investigated. Taking a delivery of a pistol doesn’t automatically transmit someone into an armed robber.

Mena might have been innocently sent to receive a waybill without knowing what he was receiving. It may be part of the armoury of a confraternity group or many other possibilities. Ogbegbe has serious questions to answer, and we are watching at the police closely. The leadership of the Effurun Motor Park at Sapele Road must also give a statement to how Mena was brutally and extra-judicially shøt at their park. Justice must be served.

Source : Israel Joe 

Former lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Sani, has picked up the All Progressives Congress, APC, Expression of Interest and Nomination forms in a bid to return to the upper legislative chamber in 2027.

Sani picked up the form in Kaduna State on Tuesday ahead of the party’s primary elections.

The 58-year-old politician represented Kaduna Central in the Senate after winning the election in 2015.

The human rights activist has remained a prominent voice in Nigeria’s political landscape, making notable contributions to national issues.

His decision is expected to shape the dynamics of the contest in the district, given his grassroots appeal and political experience.

DAILY POST reports that APC primary elections will commence on May 15, 2026, starting with the House of Representatives, followed by the Senate.

2027: Shehu Sani picks APC nomination form to return to Senate

The Nigeria Police Force says that it has, in collaboration with operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, successfully secured the release of fourteen victims abducted by sea pirates along the Calabar–Oron waterways.

A statement signed by DCP Anthony Okon Placid said the victims were rescued following sustained intelligence-driven operations, robust inter-agency collaboration, and coordinated tactical efforts targeting criminal elements operating within the maritime corridor.

It said that, acting on credible intelligence, the joint operatives intensified surveillance and conducted targeted operations across identified flashpoints, leading to the safe rescue of all victims without harm.

“The rescued victims are currently undergoing medical evaluation and necessary debriefing, after which they will be reunited with their families,” the statement said.

It said that the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, commended the joint security team for the successful rescue, describing it as a testament to effective inter-agency collaboration and intelligence-led operations.

The Nigeria Police Force assured the public that efforts are ongoing to track down and apprehend all perpetrators involved in the abduction and bring them to justice.

Police, EFCC rescue 14 kidnap victims from Calabar-Oron waterways