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  • Xenophobia: ‘Stay in your human hunting country’ – Mama Pee warns Tyla ahead Lagos concert

    Xenophobia: ‘Stay in your human hunting country’ – Mama Pee warns Tyla ahead Lagos concert

    Nigerian influencer, and human rights activist, Oruche Ogeamara Precious, popularly known as Mama Pee, has warned South African singer, Tyla against her upcoming concert in the country.

    She gave the warning on Thursday following Tyla’s failure to condemn xenophobic attacks and killing of Nigerians in South Africa.

    DAILY POST reports that the latest South Africa’s anti-foreigners campaign started in April 2026.

    The videos of attacks on other Africans and the killing of some Nigerians by South African citizens intensified tension.

    However, reacting to the announcement of Tyla’s APOP World Tour, which included a Lagos performance on December 22, Mama Pee argued that the songstress cannot hold a concert in Nigeria while Nigerians continue to face deadly attacks in South Africa.

    While questioning Tyla’s silence over the attack, Mama Pee told her to stay back in her country which she tagged “human hunting country.”

    Tagging Tyla to the Instagram post, Mama Pee wrote, “So tyla will come to Nigeria pass our immigration peacefully? and we will buy tickets to go and see her??? As per?

    “A young man has just been strangled by the police if her country several killed cos of nothing but hate and she hasn’t said a word but she and her fellow human-hunting crew can come and sing for us so we dance here while our people bleed and scream in fear over there?

    “Fellow Nigerians our feelings are valid. No gaslighting over here, Tyla should stay back in her human hunting country. Her silence in the face of grave injustice is loud enough.

    “If na only this one we fit do as our government no no themselves, make we do am. I stand with Nigerians. Stay back in your country.”

    Xenophobia: ‘Stay in your human hunting country’ – Mama Pee warns Tyla ahead Lagos concert

  • How Okonjo-Iweala Persuaded Me To Abandon Japa Plan — Chidoka

    How Okonjo-Iweala Persuaded Me To Abandon Japa Plan — Chidoka

    A former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has revealed how the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, persuaded him to abandon plans to leave Nigeria permanently after becoming disillusioned with the country’s political landscape.

    Chidoka made the revelation while speaking at the presentation of Paul Nwabuikwu’s book, recounting for the first time a private conversation he had with Okonjo-Iweala in Washington, D.C., in 2020.

    According to him, the former Minister of Finance had long served as a mentor, supporting him during his tenure as Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and later as Minister of Aviation.

    He said the aftermath of the 2019 general elections, in which he played key roles in reconciling former President Olusegun Obasanjo with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, managing the Atiku/Obi campaign Situation Room, and serving as the PDP’s principal witness at the Presidential Election Tribunal, left him emotionally drained.

    Chidoka explained that after travelling to the United States, where his wife had begun a PhD programme, he contemplated accepting an international appointment or returning to ExxonMobil after losing faith in Nigeria’s political system following a governorship election judgment in early 2020.

    “I went to see Aunty Ngoo in her office at Gavi on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., and told her I was ready to accept an international role or return to ExxonMobil,” he recalled.

    According to Chidoka, Okonjo-Iweala listened before offering advice that changed the course of his life.

    “Osita, Nigeria needs people like you. Do not allow life’s inevitable setbacks to define your choices. Go back to Nigeria. Stay in the trenches. Don’t give up.”

    He said although it was not the advice he wanted to hear, it was exactly what he needed at the time.

    Chidoka said he returned to Abuja after reflecting on the conversation and has since gone on to establish the Athena Centre, Mekaria Institute and ClearPath Media, while also earning a law degree and continuing his public service engagements.

    “One conversation changed the trajectory of my life,” he said, expressing gratitude to Okonjo-Iweala for encouraging him to remain in Nigeria.

    How Okonjo-Iweala Persuaded Me To Abandon Japa Plan — Chidoka is first published on The Whistler Newspaper

  • Yusuf Hosts FG Team Over Kano Light Rail Project

    Yusuf Hosts FG Team Over Kano Light Rail Project

    Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has received a delegation from the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) and Mota-Engil Nigeria ahead of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Kano Light Rail Project recently approved by President Bola Tinubu.

    The meeting, held at the Kano State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, focused on preparations for the commencement of the project, according to a statement issued on Thursday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa.

    The delegation was led by the Managing Director of MOFI, Dr Armstrong Ume Takang, and the Chairman of Mota-Engil Nigeria, Kola Karim.

    The statement noted that the Kano Light Rail Project, valued at ₦1.05 trillion, is expected to improve urban transportation, enhance connectivity, ease traffic congestion and boost economic activities across the state.

    Governor Yusuf reaffirmed the Kano State Government’s commitment to collaborating with the Federal Government and the contractors to ensure the successful execution of the project.

    He described the rail initiative as a strategic investment that would reinforce Kano’s status as the commercial hub of Northern Nigeria while providing residents with a modern, safe and efficient mass transit system.

    The governor also expressed appreciation to President Tinubu for approving the project and thanked the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abubakar Kabir Bichi, for his legislative support toward its implementation.

    Yusuf Hosts FG Team Over Kano Light Rail Project is first published on The Whistler Newspaper

  • Monarchs, LG chairmen applaud Makinde over road projects in Oyo

    Monarchs, LG chairmen applaud Makinde over road projects in Oyo

    Traditional rulers, local government chairmen and residents of Oyo East and Oyo West Local Government Areas have inspected newly

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  • Why Nigerians can no longer process routine US visas in Abuja — US govt

    Why Nigerians can no longer process routine US visas in Abuja — US govt

    The United States government has explained why Nigerians will no longer be able to process routine visa applications at its embassy in Abuja from

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  • Gov Yusuf receives FG team ahead of groundbreaking for N1.05trn light rail project

    Gov Yusuf receives FG team ahead of groundbreaking for N1.05trn light rail project

    The Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has received a delegation from the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) and Mota-Engil Nigeria

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  • NIWA begins safety campaign in Abuja waterways communities

    NIWA begins safety campaign in Abuja waterways communities

    As the rainy season peaks, bringing rising water levels and increased pollution, the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has intensified efforts

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  • Police nab Umuahia barbar for allegedly using customers’ hairs for ritual

    Police nab Umuahia barbar for allegedly using customers’ hairs for ritual

    A barber, simply identified as Emeka, has been nabbed by men of the Abia State Police Command, after a clay pot stuffed with human hairs was found inside his one-room apartment in Umuahia.

    The barber, who was said to be popular in Umuahia for his stylish barbing skills, was arrested on Tuesday after his neighbour, Mr. Johnson Ikenga had lodged a report to the police complaining that Emeka was threatening him.

    A search was reportedly conducted by policemen in the suspect’s house during the arrest, which led to the discovery of the pot filled with human hair and other fetish items.

    When interrogated, the barber confessed that the pot belonged to him, but could not explain what he used the items for, or where he sourced the hairs.

    But many residents are claiming that the hairs found inside the pot may have belonged to customers who patronized the suspect.

    Official statement on the matter is still being awaited from Abia State Police Command, but the suspect was taken away by police officers from Central Police Station, Umuahia, for proper investigation.

    Police nab Umuahia barbar for allegedly using customers’ hairs for ritual

  • Colombian resident to spend 96 months in US prison over cocaine shipments

    Colombian resident to spend 96 months in US prison over cocaine shipments

    At the sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge Lauren King noted Frias Lopez’s criminal history, saying he had been “in a revolving door with the justice system in this country.”

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  • LUTH rejects resident doctors’ demand for free meals, urges end to strike

    LUTH rejects resident doctors’ demand for free meals, urges end to strike

    The management of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital has rejected the demand by its striking resident doctors for free meals during call hours and night duty, insisting that such a benefit is not contained in the Federal Government-approved conditions of service for workers in federal tertiary health institutions. The hospital said the ongoing industrial action […]

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