The governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwolu has congratulated the newly elected Senate President, Godwin Akapio. In a tweet on Tuesday, Sanwolu shared photos from the National Assembly with all members and leadership of the 10th National Assembly According to his tweets“Hearty congratulations to the 10th Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has issued a fresh circular to oil marketers on how much they will pay to get petroleum products. This came about two weeks after the Federal Government announced the removal of fuel subsidy. NNPCL Retail, in a circular released on Sunday, and obtained by The PUNCH, directed marketers to…
. Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has congratulated the Director-General of World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on the occasion of her 69th birthday. His felicitation message is contained in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Festus Ahon, in Asaba on Tuesday. Okonjo-Iweala, who hails from Ogwashi-Uku in Delta, is the…
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio is currently at the State House to visit President Bola Tinubu after his inauguration as the 10th Senate President. Akpabio (APC Akwa Ibom) in a keenly contested election defeated his opponent, Abdullazeez Yari (APC Zamfara) with 66 votes against 43. Akpabio was a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, while…
Nigerian chef, Damilola Adeparusi has surpassed the 100-hour world cooking record attempt by Hilda Baci. The Ekiti-based chef announced the new feat via her Twitter page in the early hours of Tuesday. Baci had grabbed the headlines some weeks back when she surpassed the world cooking record of 87 hours 45 minutes previously set by…
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Following Guiness World Record confirmation of her record as the longest cooking marathon by an individual, Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci has described the news as ‘the best ever’. Guinness World Records on Tuesday confirmed Baci as the new world record holder for the longest cooking marathon. This was confirmed on their official website on Tuesday….
Banjamin Kalu has been elected as the deputy speaker of the 10th National assembly. Kalu who is a Nigerian politician and a member of the House of Representatives in the 9th Nigeria National Assembly, representing Bende federal constituency, Abia State. He is also the spokesperson of the House of Representatives and the Chairman, House Committee…
Senate presidentGodswill Akpabio: South-south (Akwa Ibom) Deputy presidentBarau Jibrin: North-west (Kano) SpeakerTajudeen Abbas: North-west (Kaduna) Deputy speakerBenjamin Kalu: South-east (Abia)
Yakubu Dogara, former speaker of the house of representatives, says the era of the legislature standing against the “tyranny” of the executive is long gone. The All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu had endorsed Godswill Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs, to be senate president. However, there was opposition to the…
