The Guinness World Record holder for the longest marathon cooking by an individual, Lata Tondon, has asked critics to wait for Guinness to announce if Nigerian chef Hilda Baci broke her current record. Critics had slammed Tandon and the Guinness World Records after the GWR said it was reviewing Baci’s success before making her the…
Dana Air has greatly supported the record-breaking Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, by gifting her a one-year free ticket for all domestic flights. Hilda, who, against all odds, surpassed the world record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual on Monday, has drawn the attention of many. Speaking through the Chief Operation Officer of…
No less than 58 soldiers selected from various units of the Nigerian Army in Jos were rewarded with cash gifts and bicycles, in recognition of their hard work, dedication to duty, and good conduct. The General Officer Commanding 3 Division and Commander of Operation SAFE HAVEN, Major General Abdulsalam Bagudu Ibrahim, made the presentation at…
Okonjo-Iweala warns incoming Governors against debt acquisitionDirector General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala on Monday warned incoming State Governors against acquisition of debt. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala gave the charge in Abuja during the opening of the 2023 induction for Re-elected and elected Governors with the theme: ‘Governing for Impact (Building Sub-national…
The Convener of Coalition for Good Governance and Economic Justice in Africa, John Mayaki has asked Nigerian journalists to desist from exaggerating news and be patriotic when discharging their duties.Mayaki gave this charge at a media workshop on ‘Balancing Ethics and Patriotism: The obligation of journalists to their Country,’ organised by Coalition for Good Governance…
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Not a stranger to cooking competitions, “Nigerian Jollof Queen”, Hilda Effiong-Bassey smashed the Guinness World Record for longest marathon cooking by an individual two years after emerging as the winner of the 2021 regional cooking competition “Jollof face-off”, DEBORAH TOLU-KOLAWOLE writes At exactly 4p.m on May 11, 2023, as the clock ticked “tick-tock, tick-tock”, Baci…
The Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has stated that handcuffing any suspect before detention is standard procedure. He said this in response to an inquiry via his Twitter handle on Monday. A tweep, Omo David, questioned the police for handcuffing singer Seun Kuti after he walked in saying, “Was the handcuff necessary,…
Popular Yoruba actor, Murphy Afolabi, has been buried. The Osogbo-born actor, popularly known for his Yoruba accent, was buried at his Ikorodu house located at Owoniboys, Mopelufa, by Aleke Bus Stop, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, amid a crowd of mourning friends, family, and sympathisers. Afolabi, who clocked 49 on May 5, died…
Ezekiel Gbenga is a 16-year-old pupil of Ijapo High School in Akure, Ondo State, who currently holds the World Record for most skips on one leg in one minute. In February 2023, Gbenga erased Bangladesh’s Rasel Islam’s record of 262 skips in one minute on one foot to set a new Guinness World Record with…
