Author: Opalim Lifted

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu congratulated the newly elected national assembly leadership, with Godswill Akpabio as Senate president and Tajudeen Abbas as Speaker of the House of Representatives. The president said he may disagree with the National Assembly’s unfavourable decisions for the sake of the citizens. He also urged the lawmakers to ensure an end to hardship, insecurity, and the availability of food for Nigerians. The 10th National Assembly leadership emerged on Tuesday through a secret ballot on the respective floors of the legislative chambers. In a statement made available to Chronicle NG, Tinubu commended the process and the healthy participation…

Novak Djokovic reclaimed the world number one ranking from Carlos Alcaraz after winning his men’s record 23rd Grand Slam title at the French Open, while Rafa Nadal dropped out of the top 100 for the first time in 20 years. Djokovic makes history, wins 23rd Grand Slam Djokovic, 36, began his record-extending 388th week at the summit on Monday, jumping two places in the standings after his victory in Paris at the weekend. He beat Spaniard Alcaraz in the semi-finals of the tournament. Alcaraz dropped to second place, while Daniil Medvedev, who crashed out in the first round, also slid…

Guinness World Records has confirmed Hilda Baci as the new record holder for the longest cooking marathon. This was confirmed on the Guinness World Records official website on Tuesday. The post reads, “Following a thorough review of all the evidence, Guinness World Records can now confirm that Hilda Effiong Bassey, better known as Hilda Baci, has officially broken the record for the longest cooking marathon (individual), with a time of 93 hours and 11 minutes. “The 26-year-old Nigerian chef began on Thursday, May 11, and continued through Monday, May 15, cooking over 100 pots of food during her four-day kitchen…

Godswill Akpabio has emerged as Senate President of the 10th Senate of the National Assembly. He emerged the winner to beat his contender, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, both members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Chronicle NG reported earlier that the duo were in a tight contest during the voting process on the floor of the Senate. He was elected on the floor of the Senate after its inauguration.

The race for who becomes the Senate President for the 10th National Assembly (NASS) got intense on Tuesday morning as voting commenced at the Red Chamber in Abuja, Nigeria. Voting began at exactly 8:45 a.m. on a state-by-state basis, alphabetically. Voting ended at exactly 9:15 a.m. The Senate is expected to make an official announcement on who becomes the next Senate President. Nominations were received for Senator Abdul’aziz Yari and Senator Godswill Akpabio, after which the Clerk of the Senate declared the nominations closed in the absence of further nominations. Senate approves Tinubu’s appointment of 20 special advisers The contest…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASSU) has described the student loan bill as discriminatory between the children of the rich and the poor. Recall that Chronicle NG reported on the signing of the interest-free student loan into law and how to access it. National President, ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said in an interview with newsmen, “The union will react soon, but everyone knows our position on student loans because you will end up encumbering the children of the poor with loans and debt after graduating. This is discriminatory. If what I read online is correct, it says it is…

President Bola Tinubu’s signing of the Student Loan Bill into law on Monday drew praise from the public, particularly students. Here are things to know before applying for a student loan: 1. Students applying for loans must apply to the Chairman of the Nigerian Education Bank through their respective institutions. 2. They must have secured admission into any of the Nigerian universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, or vocational schools established by the Federal Government or the government of any state of the Federation. 3. The applicant must provide at least two guarantors. 4. Each of the guarantors must be a…

Kanye West celebrated his 46th birthday this past weekend, but it wasn’t the star-studded guest list that turned heads. Instead, Yeezy’s birthday bash, which was held in what appeared to be an empty warehouse in Los Angeles on Saturday night, made headlines thanks to food being served off the body of a bare woman. Photos and videos from the unorthodox party show a bare female model lying still on a table with several food platters resting on top of her body, including her breasts, crotch, and knees. Next to the woman stood a chef who could be seen neatly placing…

A former Nigerian model, Utseoritselaju Uwatse, 25, has been sentenced by a Central Criminal Court jury, led by Justice Paul Burns, to four years imprisonment for raping a fellow college student in Ireland. Uwatse, of Avonmore Road, Raheen, Limerick, was found guilty of one count of a rape charge in March 2023 for the offence that took place on April 20, 2018, the Irish Mirror reported on Monday. Detective Garda McGrath told prosecuting counsel Conor Devally that a group of college students gathered for drinks in Cratloe Student Village before going into Limerick City for a night out on the…

Two weeks after Prof. Yemi Osinbajo left office as Vice President, I have noticed undue attention being paid to him. Since these unwarranted attacks have the same theme, I am pretty convinced that they are sponsored by the same source, with bile, pettiness, and envy as the motives. Unless you are a man of great evil inclinations, you’ll never find any genuine reason to vilify someone like Osinbajo. For eight years, he did his job very well, to the admiration of many Nigerians and several foreign dignitaries, within the limits of what the Constitution permits a VP and the extent…