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By Peter Omopo | Lagos | September 13, 2025 Nigerian celebrity chef Hilda Baci has successfully completed her attempt to cook the world’s largest pot of jollof rice, marking another milestone in her record-breaking culinary journey. The feat, staged at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos, drew tens of thousands of spectators who registered to attend the event. Using a six-metre-wide, custom-built pot with a capacity of 22,619 litres, Baci cooked more than 250 bags of rice in an effort that is now awaiting official certification from Guinness World Records (GWR). Congratulating her on the accomplishment, the Minister of…

By Peter Omopo | September 10, 2025 The Lagos State House of Assembly has taken a major step toward establishing the University of Medicine and Health Sciences, aimed at addressing the shortage of healthcare professionals and strengthening medical education in the state. The development came during a one-day public hearing on the University of Medicine and Health Science Bill, 2024, organised by the Assembly’s Joint Committee on Education (Tertiary Institutions) and Health Services and Primary Healthcare. The bill seeks to separate the College of Medicine from Lagos State University (LASU), creating an independent, specialised university with its own governance structure,…

By Peter Omopo | September 12, 2025 Air Peace has dismissed media reports alleging that its pilots tested positive for drugs and alcohol following an incident involving one of its aircraft at the Port Harcourt International Airport on July 13, 2025. The reports, based on a purported preliminary finding by the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), claimed that a pilot and co-pilot had been indicted for substance use after the aircraft suffered a runway excursion. In a statement issued on Friday via its official X handle, the airline said it had yet to receive any formal communication from the NSIB…

By Peter Omopo | September 12, 2025 Human rights activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has rejected a petition by the Department of State Services (DSS) demanding he retract a social media post critical of President Bola Tinubu. The DSS, in a letter dated September 7 and signed by Uwem Davies on behalf of the Director-General, said Sowore’s August 26 post on X (formerly Twitter) was “false, malicious, and capable of inciting public disturbance, disunity, and a breakdown of law and order.” Titled “Demand for Retraction of Criminal, False and Malicious Post Publication,”…

By Peter Omopo | September 12, 2025 The Anambra State Government has announced plans to construct a new airport in Ndikelionwu, Orumba North Local Government Area, less than four years after the inauguration of the Chinua Achebe International Cargo Airport, Umueri. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Achebe Airport project was launched on April 11, 2017, completed in 2020, and formally commissioned by former Governor Willie Obiano on October 30, 2021. Speaking during an inspection visit to the proposed site on Friday, the Managing Director of Chinua Achebe Cargo International Airport, Mr. Martins Nwafor, said the new…

By Peter Omopo | September 12, 2025 The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has revealed that toxicological tests conducted on the crew of an Air Peace Boeing 737 involved in a runway excursion at Port Harcourt International Airport on July 13 returned positive for alcohol and cannabis. The disclosure was contained in a preliminary report signed by the NSIB’s Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance, Mrs. Bimbo Olawumi Oladeji, and made available to The PUNCH on Friday. The aircraft, operating a scheduled domestic flight from Lagos with 103 passengers on board, landed long on Runway 21 after what investigators…

By Peter Omopo | September 12, 2025 The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released surveillance footage of the man suspected of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University on September 10. The FBI’s Salt Lake City Field Office published the video on Friday, showing the suspect climbing onto a rooftop shortly before the shooting and then leaping off to escape after firing the deadly shots. Investigators confirmed that a firearm and ammunition believed to have been used in the attack were later recovered in a wooded area near the university. “Trace evidence collected…

By Peter Omopo September 12, 2025 | By Gift Habib – The Federal Government has said it has not been formally notified of any deportation of Nigerians from the United States to Ghana, despite reports suggesting otherwise. This comes after Ghanaian President John Mahama confirmed on Wednesday that Accra had received a group of 14 deportees from the US, including Nigerians, Gambians, and other West Africans. The deportees are reportedly being facilitated for onward travel to their home countries. According to Reuters, Mahama explained that Ghana agreed to the arrangement because nationals of West African countries do not require visas…

By Peter Omopo September 12, 2025 | Agency Report – A South Korean woman, Hakyung Lee, is facing murder charges in New Zealand after admitting to giving her two children an antidepressant that prosecutors say led to their deaths. Court records released Friday revealed that Lee “accepted that she gave her children nortriptyline, which led to their deaths,” state prosecutor Natalie Walker told jurors. Nortriptyline is a medication commonly prescribed for depression. Police allege that Lee killed her children, Minu Jo (6) and Yuna Jo (8), in 2018, roughly a year after her husband’s death. She later left New Zealand…

By Peter Omopo Abuja | September 12, 2025 – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Etsu Nupe and Chairman of the Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, as he marked his 73rd birthday and 22nd anniversary on the throne. In a statement released on Friday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu described the monarch as a statesman who has devoted his reign to fostering peace, unity, and reconciliation across Nigeria. “Etsu Nupe has contributed immensely to nation-building. He has used his revered position to promote unity, harmony, religious tolerance, peace, and…