Editorial Team

EXCLUSIVE: Six CSO Leaders Detained By EFCC After Alleging Multi-Billion-Naira Fraud Under Ex-IGP Egbetokun; Audio Reveals How CP Fakorede Arranged Meeting

Six leaders of a coalition of civil society organizations who accused former Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, of massive financial misconduct and procurement irregularities have been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) under controversial circumstances. The activists, operating under the banner of the CSOs Budget Implementation, Assessment, Evaluation and Monitoring Committee, had…

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EXCLUSIVE: Top Army Officers Under Surveillance After Failed Coup Plot

EXCLUSIVE: Top Army Officers Under Surveillance After Failed Coup Plot

[mc4wp_form id=33047] Senior Nigerian military officers have moved sensitive conversations to WhatsApp and in-person meetings after discovering that their phone calls are being monitored, military sources told THE WHISTLER. This is coming amid criminal proceedings against senior officers arrested in connection with an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu. “The senior officers are aware…

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Pentagon Wants To Make Military-Industrial Complex’s Revolving Door Spin Even Faster

The Pentagon is asking Congress to relax lobbying restrictions for some senior defense officials and civilians formerly employed by the department. A new Department of War (DOW) proposal aims to remove portions of the “cooling off” period that certain former Pentagon officials and civilian employees must wait through before lobbying for the military-industrial complex. The…

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