Nigerian Art Student, Chancellor Ahaghotu, Breaks Guinness World Painting Record

ADEOLA YUSUF

A Nigerian art student, Chancellor Ahaghotu, has broken a decade-old record for the longest painting marathon after painting for 100 consecutive hours. Ahaghotu’s feat was announced on Wednesday by the Guinness World Records on its social media handles and website. The sophomore at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, far surpassed the previous record of 60 hours, set by Roland Palmaerts (Belgium/Canada) in 2013. “I came to the United States to pursue my dreams and build up my career as a recognized artist,” Ahaghotu told…

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Fake degree: I’m Worried Over My Safety, Says Undercover Journalist

ADEOLA YUSUF

“There is a lot of concern from friends and family members regarding my safety. They have been genuinely worried and as a journalist, I believe I should be allowed to carry out my job without any threats or intimidation”.   Nigerian investigative journalist, Umar Audu, said yesterday he was worried about his safety, following his recent investigative report which uncovered a fake results syndicate in Togo and Benin Republic. It will be recalled that the investigative journalist with Daily Nigeria newspaper, reported recently that he bagged a degree within six…

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EFCC Threatens Buhari Ex-minister’s Arrest Over N37.1bn Fraud

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Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, risks arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission following her failure, on Wednesday, to honour an invitation by the anti-graft agency. The PUNCH reports that the EFCC wrote Umar Farouq to appear for questioning in furtherance of an ongoing probe into an alleged N37.1bn fraud during her tenure in office. According to the EFCC, the alleged fraud was perpetrated through a contractor, James Okwete. Our correspondent gathered on Wednesday that Umar Farouq, who was scheduled to appear at…

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Nigerian Govt Withdraw Recognition Of Kenya, Uganda, Niger varsities

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Following the suspension of accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo, the Federal Government has said sanction would be extended to more countries like Uganda, Kenya and Niger Republic. “We are not going to stop at just Benin and Togo,” the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, said on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday. “We are going to extend the dragnet to countries like Uganda, Kenya, even Niger here where such institutions have been set up,” he said. An undercover journalist with Daily Nigeria newspaper…

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Ugandan LGBT Activist In Critical Condition After Stabbing

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A prominent LGBT rights activist in Uganda, where sexual minorities say they have faced a wave of abuse since a harsh anti-gay law was enacted last year, was stabbed on Wednesday and is in critical condition, his organisation said. Steven Kabuye was ‘stabbed to near death by unknown assailants a few meters from our home as he was heading for work this morning,’ Coloured Voices Media Foundation-Truth to LGBTQ Uganda, said on the social media platform X. Coloured Voices shared a video that showed Kabuye writhing in pain with an…

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Africa’s Largest Syringe Production Firm, JSM, Shuts Factory In Nigeria

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▪️ Reason Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing (JSM) ceased operations in Awa, Onne LGA of Akwa Ibom state   Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing Company touted as the largest syringe manufacturing venture in Africa, has officially ceased operations. The company, located in Awa, Onna Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, ended operations on December 31, 2023, attributing the decision to “unforeseen circumstances affecting our business operations.” Formerly inaugurated in 2017 by the then-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing Company had been a significant player in the healthcare industry. However, despite its stature,…

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Major Shakeup Rocks Federal Road Safety Corps + Those Affected

ADEOLA YUSUF

A major shake up in the top hierarchy of the Federal Road Safety Corps has been effected by the Corps Marshal, Dauda Ali Biu. This was disclosed in a statement by Deputy Corps Public Education Officer, Corps Commander Charles Edem, on Tuesday. According to the statement, Biu approved the redeployment of two Deputy Corps Marshals and one Assistant Corps Marshal to key Departments and Corps offices in order to give a boost to existing efforts of the Corps towards creating a safer motoring environment. The redeployed senior officers: Deputy Corps…

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Oil Marketers Peg Petrol Price At N1,200 Per Litre

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.. As Bickering With NNPCL Ocer Subsidy Degenerates       The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and fuel marketers under the aegis of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, on Tuesday, clashed again over the removal of subsidy on petrol. This came against the backdrop of the depreciation of the naira against the United States dollar at both the official Investors & Exporters Window and the parallel market. On Tuesday, the local currency closed at 998/dollar at the official market, while it traded at 1,225/dollar at the black…

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Talks Ongoing For Nnamdi Kanu’s Release – Deputy Speaker

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The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu said that talks were ongoing to free Nnamdi Kanu from detention. This was contained in a statement by his chief press Secretary Levinus Nwabughiogu in Abuja. Recall that the Supreme Court recently ordered the retrial of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra who has been in detention for a long while now. Consequently, his incarceration has generated a lot of agitations including the sit-at-home observed on Mondays in the South-East region. Speaking virtually on the “South…

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Armed Robber High On Hard Drugs Arrested During Operation

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An armed robber who was high on hard drugs, Basiru Hassan, has been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command. According to information available to The Eagle Online, the one-man gang robber was arrested on January 2, 2023. The Eagle Online was told that Hassan was arrested by operatives attached to Sagamu Divisional Police Headquarters. He was said to have been arrested at about 8:30am after the police received a distress call from the Seriki Sabo area of Sagamu that a one-man gang armed robber attempted to rob…

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