Helen Williams, a wigmaker from Lagos, has entered the Guinness World Records by creating the world’s longest handmade wig. The wig measures an astounding 351.28 meters (1,152 ft 5 in) with Helen dedicating 11 days and over two million naira (£2,031; $2,493) to craft this remarkable wig. The GWR acknowledged her feat, by sharing on…

ValueJet Airlines, on Tuesday, said one of its aircraft, CRJ 900 Bombardier with registration number 5N-BXR, slipped while taxing after landing safely and veered off the runway at Port Harcourt Airport in Rivers State. According to the statement made available to Journalists, no damage was done to the aircraft. The statement said the incident, which…

The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has directed its members to commence mobilisation to ensure compliance with the directive of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike. This was contained in a notice signed by Dominic Igwebike, acting general secretary of the union on Tuesday. He urged the withdrawal…

A Canadian investigation team is currently in the Federal Capital Territory to probe an explosion that occurred at the Canadian High Commission in Nigeria. The fire incident occurred on November 6, 2023, which claimed the lives of two people and left two others injured. The commission suspended its operations following the fire incident except for…

••• Deepens partnership with Judiciary Governor Ademola Adeleke has again proved his cordial relationship with the judiciary by approving and cash backing arrears of salaries owed retired judges in the state. This was contained in a release by the Spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed on Tuesday in Osogbo. In a move widely applauded…

Nineteen unions have so far directed their workers to comply with the directive of the two labour unions to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike. The National Executive Council meeting of the labour unions, held on November 13, 2023, in Abuja, resolved to embark on the strike. The development was a result of the alleged…

The ruling Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State has counselled the opposition APC to stop its Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) which is markedly being demonstrated in its frequent impulsive anger over matters bordering on the PDP administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke, asking the defeated party to continue to nurse its loss in peace. The PDP…

Justice Abiola Sholadoye of the Ikeja Special Offences and Domestic Vilence Court on Monday arraigned and sentenced a 32-year-old street sweeper, Damilola Omojolowo, to life imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old girl. Omojolowo was convicted on one count of defilement of the girl, whom he claimed was his girlfriend. The offence committed contravened Section 137 of…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has written to all zonal coordinators and chairpersons of the union and demand that members be mobilised for the nationwide strike in line with the directive from the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress. The letter which was signed by ASUU’s National Pesident, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, was…

The Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Simon Lalong, has convened a meeting with labour leaders as the nationwide strike commenced. Our correspondent learnt that leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress are expected at the meeting holding on Tuesday (today). A source familiar with the matter disclosed this to our correspondent…