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By: Israel Umoh The battle for the soul of Nigeria’s Senate has peaked with the key contenders for the Senate Presidency crisscrossing the political divide to lobby members-elect to support their legacy ambition. Senator Godswill Akpabio from Akwa Ibom, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State and Orji Uzor Kalu of Abia, among others have intensified horse trading for the Number 3 position expected to alter the political permutation of the next Red Chamber. Apart from Akpabio posing a potent power and garnering more than 69 Senators-elect, Yari is seen as near-vociferous voice but spent force in the steamy race. So, the…

Inter Milan have qualified for Champions League final after defeating city rival, AC Milan by a lone goal in the second leg of their semi-final match. Inter thus qualified for the final on 3-0 aggregate to face the winner between Real Madrid and Manchester City in the final in Istanbul, Turkey. Inter last won the Champions League in 2010 under Coach Jose Mourinho. After a boring first half in today’s encounter, the homers scored the only goal of the match on 74 minutes. Romelu Lukaku, who came in as a substitute fed Lautaro Martinez inside the box, who was unmarked…

The Federal Government, Monday, approved the establishment of 37 new private universities nationwide. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, told journalists after an extraordinary meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the State House, Abuja. The approval brings the total number of universities approved by President Muhammadu Buhari administration to 72. They include 14 Federal Universities, 21 State Universities and 37 Private Universities from 2015 to date. Adamu who declined to mention the names of the newly approved higher institutions of learning only revealed that one of the 37 was an online university…

The Lagos State Police Command has finally arrested Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat legend, Fela Kuti for assaulting a Police Officer. The Lagos State Police Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed in an official statement on his Twitter handle that Seun was arrested in the early hours of Monday, May 15, 2023, when he turned himself in at the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja, in the company of his lawyer and family representative. Read also: Alleged Assault: Police on manhunt to bring Seun Kuti to justice The statement reads; “SERIOUS ASSAULT ON POLICE OFFICER: SEUN KUTI TURNS…

Hilda Baci, the Nigerian Jollof Queen, has set an incredible feat by cooking for 100 hours straight. Her impressive achievement has earned her a new Guinness World Record for the longest cook-a-thon, also called a cooking marathon. Hilda had been cooking nonstop since 4 p.m. on Thursday, 11 May, later stopped cooking at 8 p.m. on Monday. The foodpreneur, however, pushed herself a little more by extending the time by an extra four hours after finding renewed strength. At precisely 8 p.m. on Monday, the 27-year-old chef set the new world record of goal of 10 hours and 40 minutes. Chef Lata Tondon…

Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey popularly known as Hilda Baci, Monday, officially surpassed the current Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual after cooking for more than 88 hours. The record was set by Lata Tondon from India in 2019. She will keep cooking till 4 pm today to reach 96 hours. The chef hit 88-hour cooking time with less than seven hours to finish the Cook-a-thon which started around 4:00 p.m. on Thursday in Amore Gardens, Lekki Lagos. Also read: Tinubu, Osibanjo, Atiku, Akpabio hail chef Hilda Baci The Akwa Ibom-born hit the record hours at 7:45…

Operatives of the Lagos State police command are on manhunt to bring Nigerian Afrobeat singer Seun Kuti to justice for allegedly assaulting a police officer in uniform. Viral video shows how Seun, son of Fela Kuti, pushed and slapped an unidentified policeman at Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos. It was unclear what led to the confrontation, but the police officer who leaned a car was calm during the incident. It is also uncertain when this incident occurred, but the person who shared the video on social media claimed it happened Saturday, May 13. Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali…

Some prominent Nigerians have thrown their weight behind chef Hilda Bassey Effiong (Baci) as she attempts to break the Guinness World Record for the ‘longest cooking time.’ In a quest to achieve the record, the 27-year-old from Akwa Ibom State on Thursday began a four-day ‘cook-a-thon’ at Amore Gardens, Lekki, Lagos State. Hilda Baci is attempting to cook for 96 hours, using extra 9 hours to break the world record as the first human on earth to spend such an amount of time cooking a marathon. The current record for the world’s longest cooking marathon is held by Lata Tondon…

The Association of Licensed Telecom Operators in Nigeria (ALTON) has announced withdrawal of USSD services it provides to Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) over N120 billion debt. A statement issued on Friday, May 12, and signed by the Chairman and Head of Operations of ALTON, Gbenga Adebayo and Gbolahan Awonuga, said the approval was granted because banks have continued to incur greater and greater debt, without making the commensurate payments. ALTON, an umbrella body of the telcom companies in the country, noted this done despite multi-party stakeholder efforts to resolve the situation and prevent any impact on its services. The statement read…

An Akwa Ibom son, Efremfon Usenideh, has officially  assumed duty as the pioneer Managing Director and Chief Executive of NDDC Coop Microfinance Bank Limited. Mr. Usenideh, an indigene of Ukanafun Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, has 31 years’ post call experience as a lawyer and spent over two decades in foremost Investment and Global Banking brands such as FBN (Merchant Bankers Ltd), the erstwhile Investment Banking arm of First Bank of Nig. plc. He has worked for the globally respected then Nigeria Acceptances Limited, popularly then known as NAL Merchant Bank. NAL, as then known trained Atedo Peterside who…