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…
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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.…
Former political to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has knocked Nigerians for mocking President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his ill-health. This comes after news of Folarin “Falz” Falana’s knee surgery broke on social media. According to Omokri, the surgery news caused him to rethink on Tinubu’s mobility issues. He opined that if Falz can have mobility issues at 33, it shouldn’t have been seen as strange for it to happen to Bola Tinubu at 71. Omokri tweeted on Saturday night, “Last year, many Nigerians mocked Tinubu for his mobility issues. But seeing a young artiste like Falz undergo surgery…
President-Elect, Bola Tinubu, will not govern the country from abroad, his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, has said. The former Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, while speaking on Trust TV’s Daily Politics, revealed what the president-elect would most likely do in his first 100 days in office. Responding to some Nigerians who are saying that Tinubu may rule from London like President Muhammadu Buhari at a certain time, Onanuga said that won’t happen. He said, “You cannot imagine the kind of pressure people who are looking for positions in the government are piling on ordinary members of the…
Some civil servants in Zamfara State observed special prayers at the Eid mosque in Gusau, the state capital, on Saturday. Daily Trust reports that the workers who converged on the mosque around 10 a.m. sought divine intercession over their salaries. The workers said they were last paid in January and were finding it difficult to meet up with their demands. “Many of us have been pushing to be beggars, unable to eat one square meal a day. So, this prayer session is specially meant to commit our dear governor, Head of Service, members of the House of Assembly and all…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has drummed support for chef Hilda Baci as she attempts to break the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time. Sharing a photo on his Twitter page on Sunday, he said, “We see you, Chef Hilda, standing at the crossroads of history, ready to carve your name in the annals of world records. “This is no easy feat, but we believe wholeheartedly in your grit and your passion. You are inspiring millions by showcasing the strength of the human spirit. May your energy remain unbroken, for you are on…
Thiago Silva, a defender for Chelsea, has put an end to rumors that he was planning to quit his job at Stamford Bridge and join his old team, Fluminense. The former AC Milan and PSG star claims the only way he would leave Chelsea is if the Blues decided they no longer needed his services. The Brazilian declared he would stay with the Blues till the end of his contract. Silva, in February, signed a new contract at Stamford but has been recently linked with a move back to Fluminense. Haller helps Dortmund thump Gladbach to stay on Bayern’s heels.…
A section of the popular Agbeni market in Ibadan Oyo State was in the early hours of sunday gutted by fire. The market is one of the biggest fabric market in Nigeria. According to source, Mr. Kola Aderemi, the fire started at about 04:30am. Detail later…
The last-minute decision by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to introduce a pay increase for the 144,766 federal civil servants under the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure cannot be characterized as unreasonable, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Productivity revealed. Keyamo also stated that the wage increase is something the government can afford when speaking with our correspondent in an exclusive interview on Saturday in Abuja. Recently there have been criticisms following the announcement of the peculiar allowance for civil servants. Certain finance experts described the introduction of the allowance as a “trap for…