Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey Effiong, popularly known as Hilda Buci has broken the Guinness World Record for longest cooking hours. Hilda broke the record which was previously held by Indian chef, Lata Tondon on Monday morning at 7:45 am. Tondon had made meals for 87 hours, 45 minutes and 00Continue Reading
President-elect, Bola Tinubu’s spokesman in the south east, Dr. Josef Onoh, has charged the Department for State Security (DSS) to ensure Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) Dr. Godwin Emefiele does not leave Nigeria for any study leave abroad. Allegation of Emefiele’s planned study leave abroad surfaced over theContinue Reading
A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and National Leader of the Concerned PDP League (CPDPL), Comrade Daboikiabo Z. Warmate, from Asari-toru Local Government area of Rivers state, has condemned and debunked the claim by Sen. Magnus Abe, that the Rivers state government has spent over a trillion nairaContinue Reading
The Concerned Peoples Democratic Party League (CPDPL), has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is fertilizing the political soil for rigging the 2023 general election through the planned manual collation of results. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye in anContinue Reading
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has continued to keep the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) guessing following his decision to ignore chieftains of his party in events scheduled by his administration to inaugurate some of the completed projects. It was observed that the development was the first time in a long whileContinue Reading
Emirates Airlines, flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), says it will reduce its flight operations to Nigeria over the inability to repatriate about $85 million in revenue. Last month, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Nigeria was withholding revenue worth about $450 million earned by foreign airlines operating inContinue Reading
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 176 Nigerians have won the Twitter ban case against President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. The ECOWAS Court declared the suspension unlawful and cautioned the Nigerian government against a repeat. SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare announced the victory after the court sitting on Wednesday. InContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday commissioned the new 3 million Metric Tonnes capacity per annum state-of-the-art Dangote Fertiliser Urea Plant, with an emphatic assurance that the project would give a huge fillip to Nigeria’s agricultural sector, which revitalisation has been a focal point of his administration’s economic policy. The new plant, whichContinue Reading
Four companies involved in the importation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), known as petrol, yesterday said they did not test for methanol. They said the specifications were given to them by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and did not include testing for the substance. The consortium of Emadab/Hyde/AY MaikifiContinue Reading
Music entrepreneur and YouTube star Jamal Edwards has died aged 31. He was the founder of SB.TV, an online urban music platform that helped artists like Dave, Ed Sheeran and Jessie J come to prominence. Rapper AJ Tracey was among those paying tribute, saying on Twitter: “RIP Jamal Edwards, westContinue Reading
