Otti’s Sack: Abia Justice Forum will resist attempts to truncate Abia governor-elect’s mandate

Forum (AJF), a non-partisan group has said that it would resist attempts to truncate Abia State governor-elect’s mandate. Bishop James Okocha, president and founder of the group in an interview on Saturday stated that the mandate given to Alex Otti, winner of the Abia State gubernatorial election is divine. He said, “It’s unfortunate to hear that the most credible election that took place in Abia State is being tampered with. I wonder why people like...

Hilda Baci speaks of challenges faced during 100-hour cooking marathon

Hilda Effiong Bassey, a 27-year-old chef popularly known as Hilda Baci, recently dominated headlines around the world for cooking for 100 hours in the hopes of landing a world record. Setting an initial 96-hour target, Bassey went further to achieve a 100-hour cooking feat to beat the current record of 87 hours, 45 minutes set by Lata Tondon from India in 2019. Bassey’s 4-day cooking marathon tagged the ‘Hilda Baci Cookathon’ kicked off at exactly...

Kenyan Chef, Maliha Mohammed plans to smash Hilda Baci’s new 100-hour world record in August

Kenyan chef, Maliha Mohammed is preparing to challenge the new 100-hour Guinness World Record by Nigeria’s Hilda Bassey. Bassey, known popularly as Hilda Baci, embarked on a four-day cooking marathon on Thursday, May 11, 2023, in the hopes of landing a world record. On Monday, May 15, she snapped up the 2019 87 hours 45 minutes-record title by Lata Tondon, an Indian chef and set a new record of 100 hours. While Bassey’s record is...

Obi fumes over US government official’s phone call with President-elect, Tinubu

Like Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last general election, Peter Obi, the flag bearer of the Labour Party, LP, has faulted Antony Blinken, the United States Secretary of State’s phone call with the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Recall that Blinken and Tinubu had a phone conversation last Tuesday. During the conversation, Blinken pledged the US commitment to support the incoming government and strengthen the diplomatic relations between the US...

Two Abducted US Consulate Staff in Anambra State, Rescued

The two abducted staff of the US Consulate on Tuesday, in Ogbaru local government area of Anambra State, have been rescued unhurt early this morning, by the joint security operation. Confirming the rescue, spokesman of the Anambra State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement, noted that the two were rescued in the early hours of today, Friday, following an intense operation by the joint security forces in Anambra State. However, he said that...

Federal Government Engages 7500 Independent Monitors For NSIPs Programme

For successful implementation of National Social Investment programmes (NSIPs) across the 36 states of the federation, the Federal Government has engaged 7500 Independent Monitors to supervise the programme. Hajiya Sadiya Umar-Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster, Management, and Social Development disclosed this in Abuja at the flag-off of a workshop for the Independent monitors. She stressed that to ensure a successful implementation and maximize the impact of the NSIP, t She said the Ministry had...

Attack by Gunmen on US Embassy Staff in Anambra State: Two Arrested

At least, two people have been arrested by the joint security operation trailing the attackers of the US Consulate staff who came to Anambra State from US Consulate Lagos, for environmental impact assessment of erosion in Ogbaru local government area, but were ambushed and killed by gunmen. In a press briefing by the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Echeng Echeng on Thursday morning, he noted that “two persons of interest” have been arrested in...

Speakership race: Doguwa, two others steps down for APC’s anointed candidate, Abbas

…three aspirants withdraw from deputy speakership race, backs Kalu. The majority leader of the House of Representatives and the lawmaker representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada constituency, Alhassan Doguwa, has pulled out of the race for the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 10th National Assembly. Announcing his withdrawal from the race, the All Progressives Congress, APC, federal lawmaker declared his support for Tajudeen Abbas, the party’s preferred candidate for the position. On May...

I’ll go to Presidential Tribunal on Friday – Apapa

Nobody will stop me Says Obi supported them to dishonour him The factional national chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Chief Lamidi Apapa has said that he intends to go to the Presidential Election Tribunal (PET) on Friday, where the presidential candidate of LP, Peter Obi is contesting the result of the just concluded presidential election won by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The LP chieftain who was ordered out of...

Only 463 Healthcare Facilities have Required Skilled Birth Attendants – NPHCDA’s Exec

Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) Executive Director, Faisal Shuaib says only 463 of the 25,843 primary healthcare facilities in Nigeria have the minimum number of required Skilled Birth Attendants (SBA). Faisal who stated this Wednesday in Abuja during a briefing on the Community-Based Health Research Innovative Training and Services Program (CRISP) said aside from the gross inadequacy; there was the problem of unequal distribution of available SBAs in the...

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