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Kenyan Chef Breaks Guinness World Record in Culinary Feat In a culinary tale that continues to captivate the world, a well-known chef from Kenya has etched her name into the annals of history, surpassing a recent Guinness World Records achievement. Just under two months after Hilda Baci from Nigeria earned her place as the record…
Adetokunbo Pearse, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Presidential Campaign Council, has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies, particularly the removal of petrol subsidy, referring to it as a disaster. Pearse shared his views during a recent appearance on a Channels TV programme. He voiced the concerns of Nigerians who are eager…
Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has issued a stern warning to oil-producing companies operating in the South-East region of Nigeria. He cautioned them against ignoring the Monday sit-at-home directive, which has been endorsed by his faction of the IPOB. In a video message shared on his…
In a bid to curb the devaluation of the Nigerian currency, the naira, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has laid out a series of intervention measures that are set to be unveiled in the coming days. The acting governor of the CBN, Folashodun Shonubi, shared this development with reporters on Monday following a meeting…
A shocking video has surfaced depicting unidentified soldiers brutally assaulting a member of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) in the Ojota area of Lagos state. The incident appears to be a disturbing act of retaliation. In the viral video, which has been widely shared on social media platforms including X (formerly Twitter), a…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has taken a firm legal stance against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas. SERAP has initiated legal proceedings in the Federal High Court, Lagos, challenging what it perceives as a controversial proposal to allocate a whopping N110 billion for various expenditures….
Ajuri Ngelale, President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, has cast doubt on the notion that an increase in the number of operational Nigerian refineries would lead to a decrease in the price of petrol. During his appearance on Television Continental’s talk show, Ngelale challenged the widely-held belief, labeling it as a myth…
Bello El-Rufai, the son of Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, recently exchanged vows with Aisha Habibu in an intimate Nikkah ceremony held in Abuja. Aisha is the daughter of Colonel Habibu Shuaibu, a former Military Administrator for Plateau and Niger states. The quiet and private ceremony took place on a Friday, with further wedding celebrations…
In a concerning development, an aircraft owned by the Nigerian Air Force has reportedly crashed. According to sources, the aircraft had taken off from Kaduna and was en route to Minna, the capital of Niger state, when the unfortunate incident occurred. As of the time of filing this report, specific details about the crash remain…
According to reports on Monday, Chelsea have reached a British record transfer agreement of £115 million ($146 million, 133 million euros) for Moises Caicedo, the midfielder from Brighton and Hove Albion. The 21-year-old Ecuadorian international was also pursued by Liverpool, who reportedly agreed to a record £110 million fee with Brighton on Friday. However, Caicedo’s…