For the fourth consecutive month, Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 22.22 percent in April. Compared to March, this is greater than the 22.04 percent reported. This is in accordance with the National Bureau of Statistics’ (NBS) Commodity Price Index report, which was released on Monday. The April 2023 inflation rate showed an increase of 0.18 percentage points when compared to March 2023 headline inflation rate. Similarly, on a year-on-year basis, the headline inflation rate was 5.40 percentage points higher compared to the rate recorded in April 2022, which was 16.82 per cent.
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Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, who surpassed the current Guinness World Record holder for cooking marathon, has been verified on Instagram. Checks on her Instagram page on Monday showed that she now has the blue tick. With her record-breaking feat, she’s poised to break the Guinness World Record for the “longest cooking marathon by an individual” after hitting the 87 hours 50 minutes mark. The restaurateur began the competition on Thursday after she turned on her cooker at 4pm and surpassed the current world record holder on Monday morning. If certified by the Guinness…
Every Nigerian knows that we have an electricity problem in the country. It has been a recurrent sound bite in our development discourse in post-independence Nigeria. This challenge is generational and has defied all attempts to solve it in the past. And Nigerians are gleefully looking to the incoming administration to end the search for the solution to this hydra-headed problem and terminate Nigeria’s electricity conundrum. Whether this administration will succeed where others have failed in unravelling the electricity conundrum depends on its careful study and understanding of the problem. It will entail an in-depth review of all…
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that the state will support Senators Godwill Akpabio (APC, Akwa Ibom) and Barau Jibrin (APC, Kano) to emerge as Senate President and Deputy Senate President of the 10th Senate as approved by the National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Sanwo-Olu who disclosed this when Akpabio led some senators-elect on a courtesy visit to him in Lagos, said that the former Akwa Ibom State governor possessed the qualities to lead the National Assembly. “The 10th Assembly when it is inaugurated should be about purposeful and meaningful service. It is about…
No fewer than fifteen persons have been reportedly killed after a clash between Tarkalafia and Kwaja communities of Karu local government area of Nasarawa State. The State Police Command confirmed the incident in a statement released by the Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel. He stated that the clash broke out after an 18 year Fulani boy was attacked by unknown persons on his way to one of the affected villages which resulted in his death. He added that police personnel have been deployed to the area as well investigation launched to unravel the perpetrators with a promise to bring…
More trouble appears to be on the way for Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti, as a new video of him bragging about slapping several police officers has surfaced. Although the actual time of this video is unknown, Seun can be heard in the video indicating that his action was motivated by understanding who he is. “Some of una police go slap una, una go come Instagram to explain. You know how many police I don tear slap?” he asked in pidgin. Also Read: Finally, Seun Kuti Surrenders To Police, to face Trial “They say because you be Fela pikin’. You no…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is presiding over a special meeting of the Federal Executive Council at the State House in Abuja. The unprecedented meeting on Monday would allow President Muhammadu Buhari to evaluate all pending memoranda from Ministries, Departments, and Agencies before the regime comes to an end in exactly two weeks. The marathon meeting, which started about 11:00 a.m., is expected to go through at least 37 memos. Sources told our correspondent that more special FEC meetings will be held within the remaining two weeks of the regime. Present are the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss…
Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti appeared at the Ikeja police command on Monday following a video footage where he was captured slapping a police officer. The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, had on Saturday ordered Mr Kuti’s arrest. The IGP equally ordered a speedy and full investigation. However, police could not find Seun when they visited his residence on Sunday. But on Monday, the singer surrendered himself to the police for investigation. Related News He was later transferred to the State Criminal Intelligence Department in Panti, Yaba area of Lagos state. Seun Kuti was accompanied by Femi Falana, a senior…
The legal team of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has dismissed the 48 hours updates directive by a faction of the party over the petitions before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal over the February 25, election. The self-acclaimed factional leader of the LP, Lamidi Apapa, had following the ruling of an FCT court sustaining its earlier suspension of Julius Abure as the national chairman of the party, declared that the ruling confirmed him as the authentic national chairman. Apapa declared: “I want to invite all the lawyers that are in charge, representing the Labour Party…
Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has broken the Guinness World Record for the “longest cooking marathon by an individual”. The chef, on Monday morning, smashed the 87 hours 45 minutes record set by now-former Guinness World Record holder, Lata Tondon. Hilda launched into the competition on Thursday at exactly 4pm when she put on her cooker. Hilda carries on despite having broken the record as she aims to cook for 96 hours, setting a new world record as the first human on earth to spend such an amount of time cooking. The restuarer has continued…
Barcelona won La Liga for the first time since 2019 by thrashing Espanyol 4-2 on Sunday, wrestling the title back from rivals Real Madrid. The Catalan giants clinched their 27th Spanish championship at the home of their neighbours, with scenes turning ugly at full time as celebrating Barcelona players were chased from the field by pitch invaders. Robert Lewandowski struck twice for Barcelona, along with goals for Alejandro Balde and Jules Kounde, while Javi Puado and Joselu pulled two back late on for the hosts. Barcelona have endured a troubled period on and off the pitch in recent years but…
The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has rallied support for chef Hilda Baci as she attempts to break the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time. In an attempt to clinch this record, the 27-year-old graduate on Thursday set up a four-day ‘cook-a-thon’ at Amore Gardens, Lekki, Lagos State. Joining her Instagram live video on Sunday, Tinubu commented, “IDAN doesn’t break, she breaks records. We’re rooting for you, Hilda.” The screenshot of the Instagram Live was shared on Tinubu’s Instagram story on Sunday. ‘Idan’ is a trending slang on social media, used to hail someone with exceptional capabilities and prowess.…