Coalition Of CSOs appeals to Tinubu to arrest ex-minister Malami, others

A coalition of Civil Society Organisation (CSOs) the Niger Delta Youth Congress, Initiative for Ethics and Value Orientation, Northern Youths Frontiers, National Movement for Democratic Change and 107 Anti-Corruption Crusade Groups, on Wednesday called on President Bola Tinubu to order the arrest of former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister for Justice, Mr Abubarka Malami; former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Saadiyya Umar Farouk; and former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika. According to the coalition, trillions...

Gbajabiamila resigns as House of Reps member

Femi Gbajabiamila, the immediate past speaker of the House of Representatives, has resigned as a lawmaker to assume his duty as the chief of the staff to President Bola Tinubu. Gbajabiamila tendered his letter of resignation yesterday and it was read by the newly-elected Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, before the members of the House during plenary. Gbajabiamila was re-elected to represent Surulere 1 federal constituency in the green chamber during the 2023 general election. He was,...

Over 700 Christians killed in May as farewell gift to Buhari – Intersociety

International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Intersociety, has said that the Jihadist Fulani herdsmen killed over 700 Christians between April 12 and June 12, 2023, as a “farewell” gift to the immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari. This is contained in a June 12 Democracy Day report by Emeka Umeagbalasi, the board chair of the civil society group. Intersociety says the massacres were witnessed in Plateau, Benue, Kaduna and Nasarawa states at the...

Bayegun Oluwatoyin, the comedian and actor better known as Woli Arole, has joined the ongoing trend of breaking a Guinness World Record motivated by Chef Hilda Baci’s record-breaking cooking marathon last month. On Monday, the comedian-turned-clergyman announced on his social media pages that he plans to break the Guinness World Record for the longest prayer session. “Pray-a-thon, 5,000 hours. It is doable. Anticipate”, Arole captioned a flier of the proposed pray-a-thon, tagging the Guinness World...

General Irabor Visits Enugu Govt, Vows Commitment To Internal Security

The Nigeria Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Onyenuchea Irabor, has assured residents and government of Enugu State of the military’s readiness and commitment to ensure security of lives and property in the state. General Irabor stated this at a meeting with critical stakeholders and the Enugu State Governor Dr. Peter Mbah at the Government House, Enugu on Tuesday. Commending the strides taken by the Governor in ensuring an end to the infamous every Monday...

10th Senate: Godswill Akpabio’s inaugural speech 

“On behalf of my Deputy Senator Jibrin Barau we appreciate you Distinguished colleagues. We are very happy for his great opportunity. We thank God for the opportunity to serve and congratulate all of you for being sworn as Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. We thank God for being able to wade through the very difficult election that we passed through. “I will say that this is the first cashless election that we have...

NASS Leadership: Gov. Bello congratulates Akpabio, Abbas as senate president, speaker HoR

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has sent his congratulations to Senator Godswill Akpabio on his victory and election as the President of the Senate of the 10th Senate. The governor in a congratulatory message, commended the flawless and peaceful conduct of the election, which according to him stand as a testament to the commendable workings of internal democracy within the National Assembly. Governor Bello firmly believes that Senator Akpabio’s extensive experience as a former...

Ekiti chef, Dammy completes 120 hours of marathon cooking

Damilola Adeparusi, the 300L student of the Federal University Oye Ekiti, FUOYE, who commenced a 120-hour cooking marathon on Friday has completed it. Adeparusi, who has come to be known as Chef Dammy, reached her 120-hour target at midnight. The news of Dammy’s record attempt sent the Nigerian social media space into a frenzy. She received criticism from many Nigerians and praise from others. Hilda Baci, whose 100-hour record Dammy was attempting to beat, sent...

National Assembly gets new leadership

On Tuesday, June 13, 2023, the Ahmad Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila-led ninth National Assembly, NASS, came to an end with the inauguration of the tenth NASS. As part of the activities for the inauguration, elections for the positions of Senate President, Deputy Senate President, Speaker of the House of Assembly and Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly were held. At the end of the elections, President Bola Tinubu’s anointed candidates for the positions emerged...

Guinness World Records confirms Hilda Baci’s cooking record, cuts time to 93hrs 11mins

Guinness World Records, GWR, has confirmed Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey, also known as Hilda Baci, as the new record holder for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. On Tuesday, the GWR announced the chef as the latest record holder with a time of 93 hours 11 minutes rather than 100 hours because she “mistakenly took extra minutes for one of her rest breaks early on in the attempt.” A statement from the GWR reads:...

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