Author: Samuel Akpenpuun

A Nigerian lady, Chidinma Modupe Okafor has been certified by the Guinness World Records (GWR) as the new record holder for the longest crocheting marathon. The British reference book confirmed that Chidinma crocheted a white dinner gown continuously for an astonishing 72 hours, shattering the previous record of 34 hours and 7 minutes set by Alessandra Hayden of the United States in 2021. To achieve the feat of the longest crocheting marathon, Chidinma had to crochet without any significant breaks. As soon as she finished one ball of yarn, she immediately began working on the next. This relentless effort demonstrated…

The Labour Party said that the party remains the only platform for Peter Obi to contest and emerge victorious in the 2027 presidential election. The National Vice Chairman of the party, Ayo Olorunfemi stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday. Recall that Obi, who ran for presidency under the Labour Party in the 2023 election, has come under pressure from some members of his Obidient support group to quit the party which has been hit by crisis after the elections ahead of the 2027 polls. Responding to the call for Obi to leave the party,…

Ongoing bank recapitalisation will not be business as usual, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Olayemi Cardoso said yesterday. He hinted that the conditions will be tough to ensure that all banks that scale the hurdles will be strong enough to withstand the headwinds. The banks should be able to drive the economic target of the government, which is to achieve a $ 1 trillion dollar Gross Domestic Product (GDP) mark by 2030. The plan is to strictly scrutinise the financial institutions as they move towards recapitalisation. CBN governor spoke in London at an event by the United Kingdom-Nigeria Chamber…

Communities in the Niger Delta have threatened to cripple oil production in the region if the Federal Government continues to remain adamant over the growing clamour for the release of the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu has remained in a solitary confinement at the Abuja headquarters of the Department of State Services, DSS, since his extraordinary rendition from Kenya in June 2021. But despite appeals and even Court orders for his unconditional release, the IPOB Leader currently standing trial before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, is yet to regain his…

Tragedy occurred on wednesday, in Okeho, kajola local government area of Oyo state when a promising footballer Oyekunle Baaki popularly known as Smart slumped and died during match. Smart, 27 a player with United FC Okeho died while featuring in Eleniyan football competition between his team and Accurate FC, Iganna. It was gathered that the tragic incident occured during the extra time after the match ended goalless in 90 minutes. “Before the match commenced, he snapped with some of the player uploaded it on his snapchat, he was alone, nobody was with him, he just slumped and people rushed to…

Rivers governor Siminalayi Fubara has said that he was not fighting anybody. “I am, rather, defending the state against predators; I am protecting Rivers against those who feel that they own the life of others,” he said in Port Harcourt on Wednesday when the Senate Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation, paid him a courtesy visit. Fubara stated that the failed attempt to detonate an explosive device at the Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt was a deliberate ploy to strengthen the call for a state of emergency. “It is the handiwork of detractors who want to undermine the state to achieve…

The Nigerian Army yesterday announced the deployment of 177 personnel for a peacekeeping mission in Guinea-Bissau. The Chief of Operations, Nigerian Army, Major General Boniface Sinjen, made the announcement at the graduation ceremony of troops of Nigerian Company 3 ECOWAS Stabilisation Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau at Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Centre, Jaji, Kaduna State. He said: “Guinea-Bissau is grappling with political instability and institutional crises, which pose a significant threat to peace and sustainable development in the sub-region.” Sinjen, who noted however, that the Nigerian government, through ECOWAS, stood united with the government and people of Guinea-Bissau,…

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of one of Nigeria’s e-commerce giants, Konga, Nick Imudia, has died by suicide. Imudia, who until his death, was the CEO of D.light, a leading innovator in residential solar energy solutions, reportedly took his life in his apartment. He reportedly killed himself on the night of Tuesday, June 25, by jumping from the balcony of his Lekki, Lagos apartment. Before making the jump, he was said to have called his United States-based brother to give instructions on how to distribute his wealth should anything happen to him. He also reached out to his young daughter…

A court in New York on Wednesday sentenced former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez to 45 years in prison after he was convicted of trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States. Anti-Hernandez protesters gathered outside the Manhattan courthouse ahead of sentencing brandishing placards decrying the former head of state’s crimes. The sentence, which also included an $8 million fine, was less than the life imprisonment that prosecutors had sought — although Hernandez’s age, 55, means he may die behind bars. Hernandez, who US federal prosecutors said turned his Central American country into a “narco-state” during his presidency…

The Federal Government delegation and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), are in a closed-door meeting to discuss the lingering crisis and avert a strike by the Union. The News Agency of Nigeria reports the meeting holding on Thursday in the office of the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, commenced at about 4.30 p.m. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu and other top officials in the ministry are in the federal government” team. The ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, who led the union’s delegation told newsmen that the meeting was to deliberate on…