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OFFICIAL: Hilda Baci awarded record for world’s longest cooking marathon
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 the record for the longest cooking marathon (individual), with a time of 93 hours 11 minutes. The 26-year-old Nigerian chef began on Thursday 11 May and continued through to Monday 15 May, cooking over 100 pots…
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Three slaps in Aso Rock, By Mahmud Jega
In his eight years as Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje was not known for making controversial, not to mention incendiary, remarks. That was understandable because he was a mainstream civil servant who rose to become a director in Federal service, before he ventured into politics. Imagine the surprise and uproar he caused last Friday when he said…
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Senator Bulkachuwa reveals he influenced wife’s judgement to favour colleagues
Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa, representing Bauchi North, has alleged that his wife, Zainab Bulkachuwa, a former president of the Court of Appeal, utilized her judicial position to show favoritism towards his colleagues in the Senate. Zainab Bulkachuwa, who made history as the first female president of the Court of Appeal, presided over significant cases such as the 2007 Sokoto State governorship…
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BREAKING: Akpabio elected Senate President
Former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akbapio has been sworn in as the Senate President of the 10th National Assembly after he was elected by the Senators-elect in Abuja. Akpabio, who represents Akwa Ibom North West at the National Assembly, scored 63 votes to beat his rival, Sen. Abdulaziz Yari who polled 46 votes in the election. Sen. Barau Jubril,…
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NEF warns Shettima against imposition of Senate President
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has once again raised concerns about the imposition of the 10th Senate President, emphasizing the importance of allowing the 109 senators-elect to independently select their leaders. In a statement by it spokesman, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the NEF said religion, be it Islam or Christianity, should not be a determining factor in the choice of the Senate…
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INTERVIEW: We don’t want 10th NASS to derail national development – Hope Uzodinma
Chairman of Progressives Governors’ Forum and Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma in interview with journalists said the APC governors are solidly behind position party’s position on the leadership of the 10th National Assembly because of the need to ensure the President Bola Tinubu is not distracted Excerpts: After the event in which you all witnessed, we had a closed…
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REPORT: Tinubu’s 15 days in office leave investors excited about Nigeria
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has pulled the right levers for markets: ridding the country of a costly fuel subsidy, removing a controversial central bank governor, and promising to unify a web of varying exchange rates. Foreign investors have embraced those decisions, sending Nigeria’s dollar debt surging on Monday. Tinubu set the tone in his inauguration speech on May 29, when…
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Kashim: Speaking our national language and the challenges from religious languages, By Tahir Ibrahim Tahir
The densely populated North West has held sway over the North’s hold on power for decades and it is by a mighty miracle of God that our Vice President Kashim Shettima, who comes from the North East, made it through the quarter finals, semi finals and finals of the 2023 electoral season to become the nation’s number two citizen. Merit,…
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Tinubu signs Students Loan Bill into law
President Bola Tinubu has signed the Students Loans Bill into Law, which was part of his campaigns promises. The law would allow indigent students in tertiary institutions to access a Federal Government loan for the duration of their studies. Dele Alake, disclosed this on Monday at the end of the signing at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Alake said the bill…
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Democracy Day: How economic hardship weakens democracy-Adeleke
Resolving national economic challenges is a condition for strengthening democratic culture and enhancing productive participation of the citizenry, Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has declared. Speaking at the 2023 Democracy Day Lecture organised by Coalition of Civil Society in the State, the governor, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Hon. Teslim Igbalaye, posited that an economically satisfied citizenry…
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