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 Bello El-Rufai lacks proper home training - Activist Deji Adeyanju Activist, Deji Adeyanju has stated that Bello, son of former Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai lacks proper home training and that he is childish and arrogantly.  Adeyanju shared this thought while reacting to the response Bello gave in an interview. Bello in an interview he had recently, was asked to comment on the unflattering comment he made to an X (formerly Twitter) user who he clashed with back in April 2020.  During the exchange of words on the social media platform, Bello threatened to 'pass’  the X user’s mother ‘to his friends' .   In his recent interview, Bello was asked to speak on that incident. He responded; ‘’What I mean was that I can ask his mother out and I can date her, it's like a level thing. He thinks he is bad and I can date his mother. And are you sure I can't? Have you seen my car?'' Reacting to his comment, Adeyanju described Bello as one who lacks home trai...

 Lady drowns after jumping off boat in Lagos.  A lady identified as Nimotalahi Ishola Folashade has reportedly drowned after allegedly jumping off a boat on Saturday, March 9.    Police sources said Ms. Ishola boarded a boat from Isuti jet in Igando in Lagos state alongside eleven other passengers heading to Totowu in Ogun state. According to the captain of the boat, while in the middle of the river, Folashade removed her life jacket and jumped into the river. Items found in her bag include a bottle of an insecticide, an ALimosho General Hospital card and some drugs.   The matter was immediately reported to the police. Efforts are being made to recover her body.

 You’re incompetent - Governor Chukwuma Soludo slams his commissioner for works, Ifeanyi Okoma during a recent road inspection.  Governor Chukwuma Soludo has been captured on video tackling his commissioner for works, Ifeanyi Okoma during a recent road inspection.    Soludo who pointed out that a personal project being carried out by a resident of the area is affecting the road project, stated that the commissioner should have stopped it.  He stated that Mr. Okoma is incompetent for allowing the personal project to continue.  Watch video below. 

A Nigerian chef, Rosemary Grace Igbadume, popularly known as RossyG from Owan East local government area of Edo State has vowed to return the Guinness World Record, GWR, for the longest cooking marathon by individual back to Nigeria. The graduate of Ambrose Ali University Ekpoma said she is starting the cooking marathon for 21 days beginning from 10th which is today to 31st of March 2024. RossyG said she applied to Guinness World Record last year and the approval was given since November 2023 for her to embark on the exercise, but she is ready to start now. “I will be attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by individual, and it would be happening at the Georges Restaurant, Jikwoyi Phase 1, Abuja. “So far, I have gotten a venue, bought foodstuffs, team members are on ground, cameramen and other members of the media”. Rosemary Grace Igbadume called on the public to pray and support her to return the glory back to Nigerian after an Irish chef, Alan ...

 No cabal can hijack Tinubu govt – Presidency The Presidency has disclosed that there is no room for cabal to take over the control of President Bola Tinubu’s government. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said no one individual has monopoly over what the president hears or sees in the Presidency. Featuring on television programme, Ngelale, said: “I think this is a man who anyone working in the office of the President would tell you, there is not one individual in the Presidency that has a monopoly over what the President sees, hears and reads. “Nobody has that kind of power in the office of this President and that’s intentional. “He is someone who everyone has access to, everyone who needs to have access to him, has access to him. He has direct communications on a frequent basis with the heads of intelligence agencies, anti-graft agencies, and the like. “So there is not going to be the potential there for anyone to form a cabal around this President be...

A new world-class golf facility, Acropolis Golf Course, is set to be launched in Ihiala, Anambra State by April 5, 2024  The Acropolis golf course launch will feature 80 golfers. In the heart of Ihiala, Anambra State, the eagerly anticipated Acropolis Golf Course is poised to make its debut on April 5, 2024. This world-class facility, boasting a standard nine-hole par 36 course adorned with two par-3s and two par-5s, is set to host a grand launch featuring the participation of over 80 professional and amateur golfers. Scheduled activities for the launch span from April 5 to April 7, encompassing an 18-hole tournament and an extensive tour of the cutting-edge golfing haven. Nest Oil's facility manager, Obioma Ogakwu, expressed how this endeavor aligns with the company's commitment to social investment in the South East region, providing a boost to the burgeoning golf scene in Nigeria. The project is not merely a recreational addition but also a catalyst for social and economic g...

 African Games 2023: Nigeria wins six gold medals in wrestling Nigeria won six gold medals in different categories of female wrestling event at the ongoing 13th African Games on Sunday night. Blessing Oborodudu started the gold medal haul by defeating Blandine Nyeh Ngiri of Cameroon 14-4. Odunayo Adekuroye followed Oborodudu’s footsteps by beating Zineb Hassoune of Morocco with a pinfal. Commonwealth and African, Mercy Genesis dispatched her Egyptian opponent Mohamed Nada of 7-0. African Games debutant Ogunsanya Christiana produced à dominant display in the 53kg to outclass her opponent Nogona Bakayoko of Cote D’Ivoire 11-0. Hannah Reuben added more celebration to the already agog atmosphere after she defeated Amy Youin of Ivory Coast.