Guiness World Records has confirmed Hilda Baci as the record holder for the longest cooking marathon in the world., voiceofnaija.ng can reliably report. This piece of news was confirmed in a video shared on the official Twitter page of the GWR on Tuesday morning, where it was revealed that...
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A former Chief of Staff to Imo State Government, Uche Nwosu, says Democracy Day remains a day to celebrate Nigeria’s past heroes who fought for the nation’s democracy. Nwosu said this while addressing newsmen in a virtual news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. He said President Bola Tinubu’s Democracy...
BY LAOLU AKANDE – First let me say how liberating to be back to the life of a journalist. I will say more on this very soon. For now I am burdened as a citizen on the problem of Fake news. Having served 8 years as a public servant...
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. Mr Dele Alake, a presidential spokesman, disclosed this on Monday...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has held the bid opening exercise for the 2023 planned disposal of assets forfeited to the Federal Government. Its Spokesperson, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. She quoted the ICPC Chairman, Prof. Bolaji...
The Chairman, NDLEA, retired, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa says the existence of illicit drugs laboratories in Nigeria underscores the growing threat of illicit drugs to public health and national security. Marwa said this on Monday in Lagos at the Global Rapid Interdiction of Dangerous Substances (GRIDS) twinning programme, organized...
The Ogun Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board on Monday organised a special prayer in honor of democracy hero, late MKO Abiola, in far away Saudi Arabia. This is contained in a statement by the State Amirul Hajj, Prof. Kamaldeen Balogun, from Saudi Arabia and made available to newsmen in Abeokuta...
Some Key players during the 1993 presidential election have called for a shift of Nigeria’s presidential inauguration day from May 29 to June 12. The key players who were panelists at the 2023 Democracy Day celebration, organised by the Tinubu Support Group (TSG), made the call on Monday in...
The Director General, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Mr Balarabe Ilelah, has reaffirmed the commission’s commitment toward sanitising the nation’s media industry. Ilelah made this known on Monday in Umuahia, while declaring open a two-day training programme for media practitioners. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has pledged to establish mega sprinkler Irrigation projects in 6 LGAs of the state in order to boost agricultural production and development of the state. Governor Zulum made the pledge on Monday in Maidugiri while inspecting completed capital...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Monday, urged Nigerians, irrespective of tribe, religion and colour, to unite and build the country. Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, made the call at the 30th Anniversary of June 12, 1993 Election at the Late Chief M.K.O...
As Nigeria marks yet another democracy day on June 12, pundits have continued to evaluate the significance of that day to the nation’s struggle for freedom and representative governance. Former President Muhammadu Buhari had, on June 6, 2018, declared June 12 as Nigeria’s democracy day instead of May 29....
Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) has advised President Bola Tinubu to tackle insecurity and other vices in the country. President of ECWA, Rev. Stephen Baba-Panya, gave the advice in a statement issued in Jos on Monday to commemorate the 2023 Democracy Day. Baba-Panya, who decried the spate of killings,...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwtang, has disclosed that the state government is owing its workers about N11 billion in salary arrears. The governor said this at a town hall meeting organised by the Plateau Radio Television Corporation (PRTVC) in Jos on Monday. The meeting with the theme: ‘ Unpacking...
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has appealed to the Federal Government to provide a minimum of one tractor and bulldozer for farmers in the 774 local government areas in the country to boost food production. Dr Femi Oke, AFAN’s Chairman, Lagos State Chapter, told the News Agency...
Mr Oaikhena Osagie, a former Chairman of Young Lawyers Forum of the Nigerian Bar Association, has called for continuous recognition of democracy martyr, Chief M.K.O Abiola, and late rights campaigner, Chief Gani Fawehinmi. Osagie made the call in a statement to commemorate Nigeria’s Democracy Day on Monday. He said...
Civil servants in Benue will soon heave a sigh of relief, as Gov. Hyacinth Alia has assured them of payment of salaries by 25th of every month, beginning from June. Alia gave the assurance during his Democracy Day broadcast on Monday in Makurdi. “Indeed, as from 25th of this month,...
An Ekiti-born chef, Miss Damilola Adeparusi, on Monday hit 85 hours in her determination to set a new record of 120 hours cooking marathon and emerge a holder of Guinness World Records. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the house where Adeparusi is currently undergoing the cooking...
Premium Times Books, the book publishing arm of the Premium Times Group, is pleased to announce the release of a new title, Cyber Politics: Social Media, Social Demography and Voting Behaviour in Nigeria. The book, written by Omoniyi P. Ibietan, is officially making its way to physical and online bookshop...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Senator Gershom Bassey, lawmaker representing Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State has commended the 9th Senate leadership for improving ease of doing business in Nigeria. Senator Bassey, who stated this in an interview with our correspondent in Calabar, said the feat was achieved...