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At the valedictory session of the 9th Senate last Saturday, a ‘Most distinguished’ (as they address themselves) told his colleagues that many owe their stay in the green chambers to the ‘benevolence’ of his wife, a retired judicial officer. Despite the best efforts of the (now former) Senate President Ahmad Lawan to apply the ‘off the mic’ principle to gag […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has suspended the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), AbdulRasheed Bawa, from office indefinitely. Director of Information in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, who stated this in a statement on Wednesday, disclosed that the suspension was meant to ensure investigations […]
Continue ReadingVice Chancellor of Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Professor Abayomi Fashina Sunday, on Tuesday, visited one of his students, chef Damilola Adeparusi, popularly called chef Dammy, who attempted to set a Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. Chef Dammy is a 300-level Mass Communication undergraduate at the Federal University, Oye Ekiti. Chef […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) shared photos of him and his estranged wife, Precious in matching white outfits on his Twitter handle. From this, one can assume that the two estranged husband and wife who have been fighting dirty might have settled their dispute and have come back together. Captioning their […]
Continue ReadingWhile Muhammadu Buhari and honchos of his eight-year ruinous regime busied themselves with a feverish last-minute plunder of the public treasury, Femi Adesina chose to deploy his waning symbolic resource as Buhari’s media aide to hatch a brassy plunder of a scholarly laurel. In a social media post dishonestly titled “HONOUR FROM ACROSS THE SEAS,” Adesina misled […]
Continue ReadingDeputy Governor of Abia State, Ikechuckwu Emetu, has revealed that thousands of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs), have been discovered in the office of the Chairman of Ariaria International Market, Aba. Emetu made this known in Umuahia during the 10th edition of Vision Africa Radio Station’s media training for journalists and other media practitioners. According to […]
Continue ReadingSixty-five survivors of a Kenyan ‘fast-to-death in order to go to heaven’ Christian cult are facing charges of attempted suicide after refusing to eat meals given to them at the rescue centre where they had been taken. The prosecution, at court on Monday, applied to have the survivors remanded in prison where mental and medical assessments could […]
Continue ReadingEkiti State chef, Damilola Adeparusi, popularly called Chef Dammy has finally reached the 120-hour landmark in her ongoing cook-a-thon. This is coming barely a few hours after record holder for the longest hours in cooking (individual category), Chef Hilda Baci, who cooked on a stretch for 100 hours, was certified by the Guinness World Records. […]
Continue ReadingThe Batá is a Yoruba drum that is in a class of its own. It used to be highly venerated in social and political circles as its percussion impacted virtually all spheres of life. It is a double-faced drum shaped by its crafters to look like an hourglass, with one end of it bigger than […]
Continue ReadingAlmost nine out of 10 people hold “fundamental biases” against women, a new UN report has found, a shocking statistic that shows the degradation of women’s rights in many parts of the world. According to the statistic, half of people globally still believe men make better political leaders than women; more than 40% believe men […]
Continue Reading“How was your Democracy Day?” “I woke up early, listened to President Bola Tinubu’s nationwide address, and I went about my daily affairs.” “Yesterday was a public holiday. You were expected to stay at home and have a good rest.” “I can understand if some people enjoyed the holiday, after all it is now more […]
Continue ReadingNational Industrial Court has ordered the arrest of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali and the Force Secretary, AIG Hafeez Inuwa, for disobeying the court order to reinstate some police officers who were graduates of Course 33, 34 and 35 of the police academy. The affected officers had approached the court presided over […]
Continue ReadingAdamu Bulkachuwa, the Nigerian Senator representing Bauchi North senatorial district at the National Assembly, has revealed how his wife, Zainab Bulkachuwa helped him and some of his colleagues as President of the Court of Appeal. Adamu, whose wife was the first female head of Nigeria’s Court of Appeal, revealed this during the just concluded senate […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has formally written to notify the Ondo State House of Assembly that he is on medical leave and that his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, should act as acting Governor. TVC reported that the Speaker of the House, Olamide Oladiji announced that the Governor has embarked on a 21-day leave for […]
Continue ReadingEkiti State First Lady, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji, has taken to social media to celebrate Chef Dammy’s attempt to break the Guinness World Record in the longest cooking category with a 120 hours target. Chef Dammy shocked many when news broke about her attempt to break Chef Hilda Baci’s 100-hour record in this category. The young […]
Continue ReadingSecond term Senator and former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, Godswill Akpabio, has been elected as the Nigerian Senate President of the 10th Assembly. Akpabio is the preferred candidate of the All Progressives Congress. Clerk of the National Assembly, Sani Tambuwal, had called for nominations, and the senator-elect for Borno South, Ali Ndume, nominated […]
Continue ReadingGuinness World Records (GWR) on Tuesday announced Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci the new record holder for the longest cooking by an individual in the world. “Following a thorough review of all the evidence, Guinness World Records can now confirm that Hilda Effiong Bassey, better known as Hilda Baci, has officially broken […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has signed the Nigeria’s Student Loan Bill into law. Giving out student loan was one of Tinubu’s campaign promises and he said at the time that it was part of his effort to develop the education sector and also build the youth capacity. Chief of Staff to the president, Femi Gbajabiamila; a […]
Continue ReadingA female officer of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), simply identified as George, has reportedly committed suicide by hanging at her residence in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. Reports say that George, a Master Warrant Officer working at 651 Base Services Group Resident at Block T5 Flat 8 in Sam Ethnan Air Force Base Ikeja, took […]
Continue ReadingIn the end, we realise that nothing really belongs to us; not power, not life. Power is fragile; it can also be deadly. It shares properties with candle flames. I take this idea from Brandon Sanderson, author of ‘The Way of Kings.’ Sanderson thinks the lives of men are as brittle and lethal as candle […]
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