Tajudeen Abass The lawmaker representing Zaria Federal Constituency, Tajudeen Abbas, has emerged as the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Abbas, who was elected in an “openly declare” ballot system was elected by members of the House on Tuesday. He defeated fellow contenders – Ahmed Wase and Sani Jaji, who …

Akeredolu Rotimi Akeredolu, Ondo State governor, has said the present reality in the country shows the need for restructuring has become undeniable. In a statement signed on Monday by Richard Olatunde, the governor’s chief press secretary, in Akure, the state capital, Akeredolu emphasised the need to reassess the current socio-political …

Guinness World Records on Tuesday announced Hilda Baci the new record holder for the longest cooking by an individual. The GWR in a statement on its website, said, “Following a thorough review of all the evidence, Guinness World Records can now confirm that Hilda Effiong Bassey, better known as Hilda …

Jibrin Barau Emerges Deputy Senate President Kano lawmaker, Jibrin Barau has been elected Deputy Senate President of the 10th Assembly. He would deputise Godswill Akpabio, who was earlier elected president of the Senate. Details later…

Sen. Godswill Akpabio Senator Godswill Akpabio is the new Senate President, succeeding Ahmad Lawan. He was declared the winner of the election into the Senate Presidency on Tuesday, beating his rival, former Governor Abdulaziz Yari. Sorting of votes was still going on, when it was clear he had won majority …

Aminu Umar-Sadiq, CEO of NSIA. The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority has commenced the second phase of its highly anticipated NSIA Prize for Innovation (NPI) programme, selecting the top 25 semi-finalists to participate in a rigorous three-week accelerator programme. This initiative aims to support and empower promising start-ups. The NSIA opened …

  The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), has written to the military high command, alleging illegal lifting of petroleum product by Exxon Mobil at Bonny River Terminal in Rivers State. The letter, signed by the Authority’s Chief Executive, Mr Farouk Ahmed, and addressed to the Chief of …

Popular chef, Hilda Baci, has sent words of encouragement and advice to her colleague, Damilola Adeparusi, who is currently in a 120-hour cook-a-thon challenge. Hilda tweeted on Sunday, “The beauty of dreams is that they are unique to each individual. Dami, your boldness to take on a cooking challenge shows …

Global Bank Limited, one of the new entrants into the Nigerian banking sector, led by Peter Amangbo as chairman and Elias Igbinakenzua as its chief executive officer, is in the news for the wrong reason. The bank has filed an application before a Lagos high court seeking an order for …

President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sued President Bola Tinubu, over “the failure to probe the allegations that USD$2.1 billion and N3.1 trillion public funds of oil revenues and budgeted as fuel subsidy payments are missing and unaccounted for between 2016 and 2019.” SERAP …