Nigerian chef Hilda Bassey Effiong, known as Hilda Baci, has extended her cooking to 100 hours to break the Guinness World Record for longest cooking hours. Hilda made a historic feat on Monday, May 15, 2023, after she broke the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time by an …
Read More »FG Grants Waiver To Prison Inmates With Less Than N1m Fine
The Federal Government is seeking a waiver for inmates across the nations’s correctional facilities with fines less than N1 million. According to Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Interior, at least 5,000 people are still in prison custody due to their inability to pay fines. The minister while commissioning a 20-bed space …
Read More »Reconciliation: I’ve no running battle with Tinubu – Bode George
Following his prolonged frosty relationship with the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olabode George, weekend, said he bears no grudge against the former Lagos State governor. Related News APC leaders meet Bode George, seek support for Tinubu Tinubu’s spokesperson, Onanuga …
Read More »Guardiola insists Premier League is top priority for City
Guardiola also said he doesn’t need to tell his players to focus on their clash against Everton because they know it’s crucial Man City boss, Pep Guardiola, has insisted that his treble-chasing side are not prioritising winning the UEFA Champions League (UCL) over the Premier League this season, saying the …
Read More »Suspend $800m loan to FG, SERAP tells World Bank
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the World Bank President, Mr David Malpass, to suspend any disbursement of the $800m loan to the Federal Government and to request the incoming administration to provide satisfactory explanations for the loan. SERAP urges Mr Malpass to reopen a discussion on the reportedly …
Read More »Okocha reveals why he didn’t play for top European clubs
Okocha also admitted his choice of clubs in Europe might have stopped his being crowned as African Footballer of The Year Former Bolton Wanderers midfielder and ex-Super Eagles captain, Augustine Azuka Okocha, better known as Jay-Jay Okocha, has explained why he was unable to play for a top European side …
Read More »Unbundle Ministry Of Information And Culture, NANTAP Tells Tinubu
Bola Ahmed Tinubu The National Association of Nigeria Theatre Practitioners (NANTAP) wants the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to unbundle the Ministry of Information and Culture upon assumption of office. NANTAP’s national president, Israel Eboh, who made the call in a press release, said unbundling the ministry will ensure that the …
Read More »Oyo chieftaincy amendment law dictatorial, Alaafin ruling houses allege
Alaafin’s palace The Oyo Royal title holders and the entire Alaafin of the Oyo ruling family have described the proposed chieftaincy amendment law by the state House of Assembly as dictatorial and usurping in modern society. The ruling houses, in their memo tagged, “Memorandum On Chiefs Amendment Law 2023 Section …
Read More »Seun Kuti Speaks After IGP’s Order For His Arrest
Seun Kuti Nigerian Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, has reacted to the order given by the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, for his arrest over an assault on a police officer. Kuti in a video being circulated on the internet on Saturday, was captured manhandling a police officer. reports says that …
Read More »Yoruba Nollywood actor, Murphy Afolabi, dies after bathroom fall
Barely 24 hours after the death of a popular Nollywood actor, Saint Obi, a Yoruba popular actor and filmmaker, Murphy Afolabi, is reportedly dead. The thespian, who acted in Yoruba movies, was said to have fallen down in the bathroom at his house in Ikorodu, Lagos, on Sunday morning, May …
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