Ooni of Ife welcomes sixth wife to the palace on Saturday

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, will on Saturday, May 20, officially welcome his sixth wife, Opeoluwa Akinmuda into his royal palace in Ile-Ife, Osun State. Akinmuda tied the knot with the monarch last year but has been out of the country. Hence, the upcoming traditional rites to make her part of the royal family. Channels Television quoted a source, Moses Olafare as saying, “What is happening this weekend is a thanksgiving ceremony...

Anambra State House Member Hon. Obinna Emeneka, Defects to APGA

The honourable member representing Anambra East constituency in the State Assembly, Hon. Obinna Emeneka, has defected to APGA from PDP. Hon. Pharm. Emeneka who is serving his third term in the House, was the PDP’s candidate for Anambra East and West Federal Constituency in the just concluded 2023 General Election. Aside Hon. Obinna, only Hon. Beverly Ikpeazu-Nkemdiche is also concluding her third term of office in the 7th Assembly. However, for the incoming 8th Assembly,...

INEC’s Adhoc Staff in Anambra Protest Non-payment of Allowances

Over 150 adhoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, who worked in Anambra during the just concluded elections have protested non payment of their allowances. The visibly angry protesters who thronged the INEC Headquarters in Awka on Tuesday, carrying placards, called for the immediate release of their allowances. The protesters carried placards that inscriptions that depicted their disenchantment with the commission such as; ‘pay us our money’, ‘INEC you can not eat out...

Buhari reappoints Ngige Council of Legal Education chairman

….NBA president, others make list President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Chief Emeka Ngige (SAN) as chairman of the Council of Legal Education (CLE). The newly reconstituted council, which will be inaugurated at Abuja today (Tuesday), also has 17 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) nominees as members. Members of the council include NBA President, Mr. Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), leading Evidence Law author, Mr. Sebastine Hon SAN, Mr. Paul Harris Adakole Ogbole (SAN), and Mrs. Olufunmilayo Roberts. According...

Our government has built foundation for peaceful, prosperous, united Nigeria – Buhari

… Charges governors-elect to unite across party lines President Muhammadu Buhari has rated his administration high, saying that in eight years his government has built a foundation for peaceful, prosperous and a more united Nigeria. This was disclosed at the 2023 induction of Governors-elect organised by the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) in Abuja on Monday. The President was represented at the event by the Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, where he told the Governors...

May 29: Steer clear from Tinubu’s inauguration, Timi Frank urges international community

Comrade Timi Frank, a political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the international community to steer clear from the proposed inauguration of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on May 29. According to Frank, the event is illegal, and he particularly called on the United States of America, United Kingdom, European Union, African Union and ECOWAS among others, “to as a matter of integrity steer clear from...

Setting New Guinness World Record: Abutex hails Hilda Bassey

Abuchi Vincent Iloanya, the Chief Executive Officer of Abutex Food Equipment has congratulated Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, for setting a new Guinness World Record. Recall that Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, recently embarked on a mission to break the longest cooking time by an individual. Bassey embarked on the competition on Thursday after she turned on her cooker at 4pm and has now surpassed the current Guinness World Record holder. According...

US government to impose visa restrictions on Nigerians who undermined 2023 general election

The United States government has taken steps to impose visa restrictions on some individuals who undermined the conduct of a free, fair and credible election in Nigeria. Antony Blinken, the Secretary of State to the US government, stated this in a press statement on Monday. The 2023 general election was held on February 25 for presidential and National Assembly polls, and March 18 for governorship and Houses of Assembly polls. “Today, I am announcing that...

Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci ends cooking marathon after 100hrs

At 8:00 p.m. yesterday, Hilda Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, completed 100 hours of marathon cooking in her quest to break the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time by an individual. The 27-year-old started the cook-a-thon on Thursday, May 11, 2023, and by 08:32 a.m. on Monday, she had cooked for 88 hours and 32 minutes, beating the 87 hours 45 minutes record set by Lata Tondon, an Indian chef in 2019....

You Peppered Nigerians Anglican synod berates President Buhari

The synod of the Diocese of Awka (Anglican Communion), yesterday, rated President Muhammadu Buhari’s eight-year rule very low, saying that he failed Nigerians. Bishop of the diocese, Most Rev. Alexander Ibezim, disclosed the position of the diocese while presenting the Archbishop’s Charge to the 1st Session of the 13th Synod at St. Peter’s Church, Agulu in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State. Ibezim, who doubles as the Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of the...

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