Year: 2025

Celebrity chef Hilda Baci, holder of the Guinness World Record for cooking the largest pot of jollof rice, recently held a press conference with Gino at their Nigeria office in Lagos. Baci shared insights into her record-breaking feat, personal inspirations, and future plans. By: Mandy Park The Record-Breaking Feat Baci’s massive pot of jollof rice weighed an impressive 8,780 kilogrammes (19,356 lb 9 oz), achieved in partnership with Gino. The pot, she revealed, represents history, faith, and innovation, symbolizing Nigeria’s rich culinary heritage. The Pot’s Fate Contrary to numerous offers,…

By: Emma Nnadi The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has described the circulating story of him meeting with the US President Donald Trump as fake, orchestrated for a devious motive. Obi emphasized that his politics focuses on addressing Nigeria’s real problems, not seeking cheap publicity. He urged Nigerians and the international community to remain vigilant and verify information before sharing. Writing on his X handle on Wednesday Obi said “My attention has been drawn to some pictures currently circulating on social media, falsely…

  By: Daniel Kanu Editor The Senate has unsealed the office of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, after a prolonged standoff. Security operatives and the Sergeant-at-Arms of the National Assembly removed the seal from her office, granting her access to the National Assembly premises. Recall that Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended for six months in March 2025 following a heated protest over the reallocation of her seat. She was also removed as Chair of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs and barred from all 10th Senate activities for alleged…

By : Mandy Park Tension erupted at the National Assembly today when Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan attempted to resume duty after the expiration of a six-month suspension imposed by the Senate leadership. The Kogi Central lawmaker, who was escorted by a massive crowd of over 20,000 supporters and constituents, met resistance at the gates of the National Assembly complex, where security operatives fired tear gas canisters to disperse the gathering. The incident left many of her supporters injured, with some rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment. The development came on the…

By Mandy Park In what has been characterized in some quarters as a “thank you visit,” Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has arrived at the Presidential Villa in Abuja for a visit to President Bola Tinubu. This is Fubara’s first official visit to the State House since his reinstatement as the governor of Rivers, after a six-month emergency rule in the state. He arrived the villa alone at about 6:20 p.m. on Monday and made his way towards the office of the President. Fubara, his deputy and members of the…

By: Mandy Park Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has launched a legal offensive against the Federal Government, describing the criminal defamation charges filed against her as a brazen attempt at political persecution. Filing Preliminary Objections before both the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory and the Federal High Court, the Senator’s legal team insists that the prosecutions, initiated following complaints by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Governor Yahaya Bello, are unconstitutional, frivolous, and designed to intimidate opposition voices. The charges, filed following petitions by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former…

By: Mandy Park Seraphic Homes Foundation, a non-profit charity organisation last Friday opened the first free Psychiatric Hospital and Home for the Elderly in Anambra State. This came barely five months after it commissioned a massive Orphanage and Old Peoples Home in Mgbirichi, Imo State. Set up by Evangelist Chukwuebuka Anozie Obi, Spiritual Director of Zion Prayer Movement Outreach, the new N600 million facility, free Psychiatric Hospital and Home for the Elderly, was inaugurated by Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State in Aguleri community, Anambra East Local Government Area of…