Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey, better known as Hilda Baci, has visited the Guinness World Records office in London, United Kingdom. This was made known in a post on the Guinness World Records X account. GWR wrote, “Former record holder #hildabacicooks stopped by to say hello to the team at our London HQ.” In June this…
Former Governor of Anambra State and 2023 Presidential Candidate of Labour Party in Nigeria, Mr. Peter Obi, has commended young writers in Anambra State for annually celebrating legendary Nigerian writer, Late Prof. Chinua Achebe. Obi gave the commendation while speaking at the 2023 Chinua Achebe Literary Festival and Memorial Lecture, organized by the Society of…
Former President Jonathan has said that he would have relocated his mother to Abuja out of Bayelsa if Governor Diri has lost his reelection. He spoke while visiting Diri in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. He further stated that the gains of tackling insecurity in the state would have been lost if Diri was defeated….
Osun State government has stated that Governor Ademola Adeleke did not suspend the chief judge. The Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, made this statement on Friday. He disclosed that the governor did not suspend the Osun Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Ojo, but that the House of Assembly did. The commissioner went further…
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on School Feeding, Dr. Yetunde Adeniji, has disclosed that the Federal Government plans to feed 100,000 displaced children in the North. Adeniji revealed the plan when her delegation sought the support of the Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, and the Emir of Borgu Kingdom, Mohammed Dantoro, to help…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Ilyasu Musa Kwankwaso, has called on the embattled governor of the state, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, to honourably accept defeat and accede to the verdict of the Appeal Court in Abuja, which affirmed Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna as the rightful winner of the March 18…
The First Lady of Ebonyi State, Chief Mrs Uzoamaka Mary-Maudline Ogbonna Nwifuru, has launched her first pet project, ‘Better Health for Rural Women, Children and Internally Displaced Foundation’ (BERWO). The event which took place in the state’s capital looked promising as influential people around the country were in attendance to show support. The First Ladies…
The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has initiated the disbursement of salary arrears owed judiciary workers in the state over a period spanning eight years. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Kazie Uko, disclosed this in a statement, saying the concerned workers, owed since January 2015, had engaged in an indefinite strike against the previous state…
English Premier League side Everton have been given a 10-point deduction after being found to have breached the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules. The punishment is the biggest sporting sanction in the competition’s history and leaves Everton 19th in the table on a new total of four points. The club said it was “both…
The Appeal Court, Abuja Division has upheld the victory of Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State in the governorship election held on March 18. The APC governorship candidate, former Chief of Air Staff, Sadique Abubakar, filed the appeal against Bala Mohammed of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The panel of three justices were unanimous, awarding…
