Celebrity chef Hilda Baci has completed her attempt to set a new Guinness World Record (GWR) for the largest pot of jollof rice. On Saturday, the 28-year-old chef successfully cooked about 200 bags of rice in a giant 22,619-litre pot, six metres wide and six metres tall, over a nine-hour period. She had initially planned […]
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Friday, 12 September 2025, began a five-day nationwide warning strike, despite assurances from the Federal Government that the action would be averted. Resident doctors, who are medical graduates undergoing specialist training, form the backbone of Nigeria’s emergency wards and are critical to the delivery of healthcare across […]
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has overturned a ruling of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt and upheld the appeal filed by First Bank of Nigeria against General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL). The appellate court also ordered the sale of crude oil aboard FPSO Tamaru Tokoni, with proceeds to be lodged in a high-yield […]
Fans, well-wishers, media crews and food vendors thronged the Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, on Thursday for Chef Hilda Baci’s bid to set a Guinness World Record for the largest pot of jollof rice. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), a crowd had gathered outside the venue as early as 8:30 a.m., with […]
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has threatened to resume its suspended nationwide strike, citing alleged breaches of agreement. In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by National President, Williams Akporeha, and General Secretary, Afolabi Olawale, the union accused the Dangote Group of violating a peace accord brokered by the […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cleared 14 associations to proceed to the next stage of their applications for registration as political parties. The cleared associations are: African Transformation Party (ATP), All Democratic Alliance (ADA), Advance Nigeria Congress (ANC), Abundance Social Party (ASP), African Alliance Party (AAP), Citizens Democratic Alliance (CDA), Democratic Leadership Alliance […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday convicted and sentenced Mahmud Usman, a commander of Ansaru, the proscribed terrorist organisation, to 15 years’ imprisonment. Usman, arraigned by the Department of State Services (DSS), pleaded guilty to charges of illegal mining. The unlawful activity was said to have enabled him to acquire arms for terrorism […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned political parties and candidates against what it described as “premature” campaigns ahead of the 2027 general elections, even as it officially recognised the Senator David Mark-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Speaking at a One-Day Stakeholders’ Roundtable on Premature Political Campaigns, organised […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned two senior commanders of Ansaru, a proscribed terrorist organisation, on terrorism-related charges. The suspects are identified as Mahmud Usman, also known as Abu Bara’a Abbas or Mukhtar, and his deputy, Mahmud Al-Nigeri, also called Malam Mamuda. They face a 32-count charge filed at the Federal High Court […]
The Nepalese Army patrolled the streets of Kathmandu on Wednesday in an attempt to restore order after protesters set parliament ablaze and forced the prime minister to resign, in the country’s worst violence in two decades. The unrest began on Monday in the capital, triggered by anger over a government ban on social media and […]
