An American oil and gas giant is planning expansion into the Middle East to avoid the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran war. Chevron plans to sign memorandum of understanding with Iraqi government, creating new access points to Qurna 2 and Nassiriya oil fields, according to the Wall Street Journal. Iraqi talks with Chevron are…
• Collapsed pedestrian bridge brings anguish to Ibadan communities • We’re working hard to fix broken bridge, council says By Oluseye Ojo For more than two decades, it was simply a bridge. Every morning, schoolchildren hurried across it with backpacks bouncing on their shoulders. Civil servants crossed it on their way to work. Petty traders…
….We Didn’t Suspect Any Foul Play—Father The family of the late Mary Habila on Friday asked the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to immediately release her body for burial. The bereaved family also insisted that it does not want an autopsy conducted on her remains. THE WHISTLER recalls that Habila’s death had sparkedpublic controversy over…
“Another fucking IIR went out re election security.” That was the response of FBI Foreign Interference Task Force Lead Nikki Floris to a tip in late September 2020 about possible Chinese election interference in the upcoming presidential election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, according to newly declassified documents. Floris — an official within the…
• Say, we thought they were rival gang members The crisis rocking the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Lagos State took a dangerous turn a few weeks ago when suspected cult members opened fire on policemen on patrol around Mabolaje Street, Mafoluku, Oshodi. During the exchange of gunfire, one of the suspected…
President Bola Tinubu has signed an executive order establishing a coordinated regulatory framework for virtual assets to tackle fraud, protect investors and close gaps exploited by unregistered operators. The Presidential Executive Order on Virtual Assets Coordination, 2026, also creates a Virtual Asset Council to harmonise oversight among key financial and security agencies. Presidential spokesperson Bayo…
