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Painter and 2D artist Oyinlola is attempting to break the record for the longest painting marathon. The record is currently held by Ronald Palmaerts who painted for 60 hours straight in 2013. Oyinlola tweeted with a screenshot of an email from Guinness World Records, that she’d be attempting to break …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised to repay the trust and mandate of Nigerians with dividends of democracy. He said the removal of fuel subsidy was to free up the massive resources of the nation in the pocket of a few rich, admitting it posed temporary pains on the masses. …

TEXT OF DEMOCRACY DAY NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU ON JUNE 12, 2023. Fellow Nigerians,It is exactly three decades today that Nigerians went to the polls to exercise their inalienable right to elect a President of their choice to lead the transition from military dictatorship to a representative …

Democracy Day: Nigerian politicians unable to exploit gains of June 12 ? Ibrahim BabangidaIbrahim Babangida, a former military Head of State, has stated that Nigerian politicians have failed to capitalize from the gains of June 12 election. Speaking on Sunday, June 11 ahead of Democracy Day which is marked June …

Today is June 12, June 12 marked in our dear country as Democracy Day . It is a historic day that deserves to be celebrated. On that day in 1993, we the people of Nigeria stated our unreserved preference for true democracy. Though under military rule, we freely chose a …

Laolu Akande, media aide to former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele is being embattled due to corruption in the dual exchange rate policy of the apex bank. In a tweet on Saturday, Akande opined that the battle against …

A female officer of the Nigerian Air Force, simply identified as George, has reportedly committed suicide by hanging at her residence in Ikeja, Lagos State. It was gathered that George, a Master Warrant Officer working at 651 Base Services Group Resident at Block T5 Flat 8 in Sam Ethnan Air …

The Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transport Workers, AUATWON, has threatened to shut down its services and embark on a nationwide protest over the alleged poor condition of work. The union claimed that the app companies have enriched themselves to the detriment of the drivers and demanded that the commission charged …

First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Remi Tinubu, says her husband, President Bola Tinubu, granted her freedom to take independent decisions on political issues throughout her 12 years in the Senate. Mrs Tinubu, who represents Lagos Central in the 7th, 8th and 9th Senate, said she always ran to her husband …

For sporting greatness to be achieved, there needs to be a defining moment. The Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on Saturday was Manchester City’s, the scene where an obsession finally became reality and history was made. Ever since Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the Abu Dhabi United Group …