Author: Biyi Lawrence
Ekiti based chef, Damilola Adeparusi, aka Chef Dami has finally reached the 120-hour landmark in the ongoing cook-a-thon. This is coming barely a few hours after Akwa Ibom indigene, Hilda Baci was declared the record holder for the longest hours in cooking (individual category). Chef Hilda Baci, who cooked on a stretch for 100 hours, was certified by the Guinness World Records. READ ALSO: Cook-a-thon: Chef Hilda Baci Sends Words of Encouragement To Chef Dami Voiceofnaija.ng had earlier reported that 26-year-old Dammy, who is passionate about her ambition had cooked up to 111 hours on Tuesday, in Oye Local Government…
The founder of Omega Power Ministries (OPM), Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, has forgiven former security guards, Matthew Precious Kelechi and Amakor Johnson, aka ‘Happie Boys’, who called him out over abandonment in Cyprus. Recall that the clergyman flew them to Cyprus on a scholarship after they were sacked from an eatery. They were dismissed for recording themselves dancing while on duty and posting the video online. In a post shared online on Tuesday, 13 June, the boys alleged that the clergyman has abandoned them. The duo alleged that he took care of them for six months when they got to Cyprus…
Ali Ndume, the Senator representing Borno South district, has revealed how President Bola Tinubu was able to get people to support his preferred leaders of the 10th national assembly. Recall that Godswill Akpabio and Tajudeen Abbas emerged as Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively on 13 June. Appearing for an interview on Channels Television, Ndume claimed that Tinubu sneaked out to beg lawmakers to support his candidates in 10th assembly. He further described him as an “experienced politician”. READ ALSO: It’s Not In The Interest Of Tinubu To Impose NASS Leadership Ndume said: “When I contested…
Sadiq Ahmed, a 39-year-old man has confirmed defiling a 7-year-old girl in Adamawa State, and has blamed his action on locally brewed beer known as Burukutu. The suspect, resident along Abuja Road in Yola South Local Government Area of the State, confessed to defiling the minor on Monday, 12 June, 2023. During interrogation at the Police headquarters on Tuesday, 13 June, the accused said that he had perpetrated the crime while he was drunk with Burukutu. He said that he does not take anything except Burukutu and deeply regretted defiling the little girl. READ ALSO: Lagos Man Defiles Seven-Year-Old Step-Daughter…
Following the suspension of the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, emerging reports have that the Nigerian stock market rose to its highest level since July 2008 on Tuesday, 13 June. According to a report by Bloomberg, investors are betting on a currency devaluation and sent the main index of the Nigerian Exchange to above 57,437 points, which contrasted with a flat performance for MSCI’s main emerging equity benchmark. The report stated that this move takes the country’s stocks’ year-to-date gains to 11.8 per cent, almost double the six per cent return on the MSCI index. It noted that the rally,…
Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, the founder of Omega Power Ministries (OPM), has cursed former security guards, Matthew Precious Kelechi and Amakor Johnson, known better as Happie Boys, following their public outcry. Voiceofnaija.ng reports how the former Chicken Republic security guards who went viral for dancing on duty, were subsequently fired by the management. The news of their dismissal went viral eliciting sympathy from Nigerians, particularly Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, who later sent them to Cyprus to study. The boys shocked netizens in an Instagram post that went viral on Monday, revealing how they have not been able to secure jobs and as…
Abia State lawmaker, Benjamin Kalu, has been elected the deputy speaker of the 10th House of Representatives on Tuesday, 13 June. Mr. Kalu was nominated by Jimi Benson, a member representing Ikorodu federal constituency of Lagos State and seconded by Khadijat Abba-Ibrahim, a representing Damaturu Federal Constituency of Yobe State. READ ALSO: Enugu: Uche Ugwu Elected Speaker House Of 8th Assembly Mr. Kalu, a second-term member of the House, was elected unopposed as there was no other nomination. He succeeds Idris Wase, who was a speakership aspirant. Mr. Kalu is the 8th deputy speaker of the House Assembly since 1999.
Abdulkarim Lawan has been elected as Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly on Tuesday, 13 June. Lawan was the immediate past Speaker of the Assembly and had been presiding over the House since the sixth Assembly. Clerk of the Assembly, Mr. Jidayi Mamza announced that the House has received proclamation from the State Governor Babagana Zulum to hold its first session on 13 June. “The House has received message of proclamation from his Excellency Borno state Governor Babagana Zulum requesting it to hold its first session on Tuesday, 13 June 2023 based on powers conferred on him in…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has held a meeting with former President Goodluck Jonathan in the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The former President did not speak with State House correspondents after the meeting. The President is also currently meeting with the newly inaugurated President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio. Also in the President’s office were the Governor of Imo State and chairman technical committee on the APC Senate election, Hope Uzodinma; former Kano state Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje and Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari,…
A man identified as Ndubuisi has been accused of reportedly beating his wife, Chiamaka Okafor, to death, for not giving him a son. It was gathered that Chiamaka, a businesswoman fondly called Charmzy, was allegedly beaten to death on Thursday, 8 June, just few weeks after undergoing a BBL surgery. According to a source: “They got married in June 2018 but their marriage was filled with incessant abuse from the man. She had a butt enlargement surgery a few weeks ago and was still recovering when he beat her up as usual and she fainted. “This happened last Thursday. He…