A 39-year-old French firefighter Jonathan Vero has broken a world record after running the longest distance in full-body burn without oxygen. According to Guinness World Records on Thursday, Vero ran 272.25 metres (893 ft) while in flames wearing a protective suit.He broke the previous record of 204.23 metres (670 ft) set by Antony Britton of…
Nollywood actor Jerry Williams has been suspended indefinitely by the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) over his involvement with illicit substances. AGN’s national president, Emeka Rollas, announced this in a statement released on Thursday, June 29. According to the statement, “The Guild has been monitoring his involvement in illicit substances since December last year, until…
In this interview by SADE OGUNTOLA, Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr Gambo Aliyu, speaks on efforts at ending AIDS in Nigeria by 2030 and the challenges. What is the situation of HIV prevalence in Nigeria? Nigeria has made tremendous progress on HIV control, particularly over the last four…
The President, Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, said he invoked the spirit of freedom during his electioneering in Ogun State. He said during the campaign season, some of his popular statements that resonated with Nigerians and his supporters were used to invoke the spirit. The former Lagos State governor said the hardship that accompanied the Central…
Former Governor of Oyo State, Rashidi Ladoja, the Otun Olubadan of Ibadan, has expressed disinterest in the upcoming elevation of his status from a chief to a beaded-crown-wearing Oba, insisting that he wants to be the Olubadan and not an elevated Oba. Ladoja disclosed this during an interview with journalists in his Ondo Street, Bodija,…
The Chief of Staff (COS) to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has declared that no ordinary human being can carry Nigeria’s weight except with God’s help. Gbajabiamila, who spoke on Wednesday, June 28, after observing the Eid al-Adha prayer in Lagos, asked Nigerians to always pray for President Tinubu. The former speaker of the…
The former Caretaker Chairman of PDP in Osun, Dr Akindele Adekunle has reacted to the unruly behaviour and lack of regard for constituted authority exhibited by the former defeated Senator of Osun Central, Bashiru Ajibola at the Osogbo Eid praying ground today. Ajibola Bashiru had constituted a sort of nuisance in a flagrant disregard to…
The Asiwaju Musulumi of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta, Dr Khamis Olatunde Badmus has described the incident that happened earlier today at the Osogbo Eid praying ground as unfortunate and avoidable. He also apologised to the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke over the misunderstanding that occurred which prevented the Governor from observing Eid-el-Kabir prayer along with…
••• Tasks security agents to fish out perpetrators The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun has condemned the violent attack on Governor Ademola Adeleke by political thugs on the Osogbo Eid praying ground as barbaric and despicable, calling on security agents to go after the perpetrators and those behind…
Arsenal midfielder Jorginho has expressed surprise over the speculation linking him to a move from the club this summer. The midfielder confirmed his decision to stay at the Emirates this summer, as he is being strongly linked with a return to Italy. The Italy international is rumoured to be searching for a new club following…
