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Month: July 2023

Another Nigerian Chef, Chef Deo, wants to break the world’s longest cook-a-thon record

Another Chef, Adeyeye Adeola, also known as Chef Deo is attempting to break the previous record for the longest cooking marathon. Adeola’s cook-a-thon is taking place in the Ile-Oluji Local Government Area of Ondo State. It began on June 30 and will end on July 6, 2023. Adeparusi Damilola also referred to as Chef Dammy,…

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Floating has undervalued naira, Bank of America declares

Analysts at the Bank of America said the naira value has plummeted since the scrapping of the multiple exchange windows. The much-talked-about radical foreign exchange reform introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration has caused the naira to move from being overvalued to an undervalued currency. This is according to analysts from one of the big…

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Are you passionate about music? TomTom has something for you

#FeatureByTomTom: With how far the Nigerian music industry has come, there is still so much that can be done to bridge the industry knowledge gap. Young people need a platform where they can access all the information, on a step-by-step journey to achieving their full potential in music. In recent years, TomTom (made by Cadbury…

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This week’s best celebrity pictures on Instagram

As we always say, another week, another slay. These are some of the best pictures of Nigerian celebrities on Instagram. This week on Instagram, despite the Sallah break, celebrities surely kept us entertained with their beautiful pictures. Here’s our rating of the best pictures of the week: Lily Afe This week was Sallah, and Lily…

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Don’t squeeze Nigerians’ breath with price increase, Afenifere tells FG

Afenifere urged the government not to snuff lives out of Nigerians before the promised good time comes. The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to urgently prevail on some government institutions to halt the implementation of policies that will further impoverish Nigerians. The organisation raised the concern following the planned increase…

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Police arrest 6 suspected armed robbers, kidnappers in Ebonyi

Police said the suspects are still undergoing interrogation and investigation. The Police Command in Ebonyi on Friday said, it has arrested six suspected kidnappers and armed robbers in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Faleye Olayele disclosed this during a press conference in Abakaliki. Olaleye said the suspects were nabbed on June 21, in Abakaliki,…

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Governors meet Tinubu, pledge to complement FG’s relief initiatives

He said the state government has worked out immediate policies to stimulate both the civil service and agriculture sector as remedial interventions towards a vibrant Benue. State governors have pledged to complement Federal Government’s initiatives aimed at providing relief to Nigerians, Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi said on Friday in Lagos. Gov. Bello stated this…

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IGP praised for gender sensitivity in deployments of 8 new Commissioners

Arase urged the IGP to consider the disadvantaged geo-political zones while forwarding subsequent proposals for the commission’s ratification. The Police Service Commission (PSC) has commended the Acting Inspector-General of Police (I-G) , Olukayode Egbetokun for being gender sensitive in the new deployment of CPs forwarded to the commission for approval. Ikechukwu Ani, the PSC Spokesman,…

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Enugu govt sets up task force on erosion control to tame flooding

Onyia added that the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, in its annual flood outlook, said 224 local governments will fall within the moderate flood risk areas. The Enugu State Government has set up a taskforce on erosion to assist the government control and mitigate the impact of flooding in the state. Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, Secretary to…

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Abia LP candidate heads to Appeal Court after tribunal favours Abaribe

Onyeizu said in Umuahia on Friday that he was not happy with the tribunal’s decision. Chinedu Onyeizu, the 2023 Labour Party (LP) candidate for Abia South senate seat of the National Assembly, has vowed to appeal the dismissal of his petition by the Election Petition Tribunal. The tribunal, sitting in Umuahia, had dismissed Onyeizu’s petition…

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