The Ogun State governorship tribunal sitting in Abeokuta has dismissed two petitions challenging the victory of Governor Dapo Abiodun. The tribunal on Monday dismissed the petitions filed by the New Nigeria People’s Party and the Action People’s Party (APP). The parties had in the petitions marked EPT/Gov/01/2023 and EPT/OG/Gov/04/2023 challenged …

Ahmed Makarfi The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has declared “null and void” the suspension of a former governor of Kaduna State, Ahmed Makarfi. Recall that on Sunday, the PDP Tudun-Wada ward in Kaduna State suspended Makarfi for alleged anti-party activities. In the suspension notice signed by …

Access Bank Access Bank PLC, the flagship company of Access Holdings PLC, on Thursday officially launched its subsidiary in Paris, France. The Bank’s operations will focus on trade finance, initially capitalising on flows between Africa and France, particularly Francophone Africa. Herbert Wigwe, Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings PLC, …

Record-smashing Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci has ended her marathon cooking at 100 hours, setting a new Guinness World Record for ‘longest cooking time’ by an individual. Recall Hilda had, on Monday morning, equalled and surpassed the record held by Indian chef Lata Tandon for the longest cooking duration. The Akwa-Ibom-born …

The United States government has imposed visa restrictions on some Nigerians who undermined the democratic process during the 2023 general elections. The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, disclosed this on Monday. In a tweet, he wrote: “We have imposed visa restrictions on specific individuals who undermined the democratic …

Kuti in handcuff Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti was humiliated on turning himself in to the police on Monday, as he was handcuffed like a common criminal. The Lagos State Police Command’s spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin released photos of Kuti in handcuff and splashed them on social media for the world to …

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he wished more Nigerian youths should follow Chef Hilda Bassey Effiong, aka Hilda Baci’s footsteps. Buhari stated this in his congratulatory message to Hilda, who broke the world record of longest hours of cooking, finding her way into the Guinness Book of Records, and …

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 …

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 …

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 …