Irish chef Alan Fisher breaks Hilda Baci’s record, becomes GWR title holder

FoodLifestyleNewsNigeriaIrish chef Alan Fisher breaks Hilda Baci’s record, becomes GWR title holder

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 8, 2023

Irish chef Alan Fisher has unseated Nigeria’s Hilda Effiong Bassey as the world record holder for the longest cooking marathon, the Guinness World Records, GWR, said Tuesday. Fisher cooked for 119 hours 57 minutes to break the 93 hours 11 minutes record set in May by Bassey, who is known on social media as Hilda Baci. Nigerian cooking queen Hilda Baci has been dethroned 😳 Alan Fisher from Ireland cooked for an incredible 119 hours...

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3 dead as explosion rocks Canadian Embassy in Abuja

NewsNigeria3 dead as explosion rocks Canadian Embassy in Abuja

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 6, 2023

The Canadian Embassy in Abuja was gutted by fire resulting in the dead of three persons on Monday. Pilot News gathered that the explosion occured during a routine maintenance of the Embassy’s power generator. Three members of the technical crew were killed in the unexpected conflagration. Other technical crew members escaped burning to death by the skin of their teeth. The fire incident broke out at 11:30 a.m. Staff were evacuated from the building to...

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Court grants Naira Marley and Sam Larry bail

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaCourt grants Naira Marley and Sam Larry bail

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 6, 2023

A Magistrate Court in Yaba, Lagos State has ordered the release of singer Naira Marley and music promoter Sam Larry on bail. The duo were taken into police custody over their alleged involvement in the death of Mohbad, Naira Marley’s ex-signee who passed away under mysterious circumstances on September 12. The bail conditions, according to Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun, are for the suspects to provide three sureties and forfeit their international passports to the court. The...

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TRANSCRIPT: Despite S’Court’s ruling, Datti and I remain committed to birthing a new Nigeria – Peter Obi

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTRANSCRIPT: Despite S’Court’s ruling, Datti and I remain committed to birthing a new Nigeria – Peter Obi

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 6, 2023

Nearly two weeks after the Supreme Court validated the presidential election petition tribunal’s affirmation of President Bola Tinubu’s election, Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, has aired his reservations. At a press conference on Monday, Obi said though he lost in court, “This end is only another beginning in our quest for the vindication of the hope of the common man for a better country.” Read the transcript of Obi’s speech below. Protocols, Fellow...

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US warns citizens to avoid major hotels in Nigeria’s big cities

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaUS warns citizens to avoid major hotels in Nigeria’s big cities

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 6, 2023

Without giving details on any specific threat, the United States last Friday warned its citizens in Nigeria of “elevated threats” to “major hotels” in the “larger cities” of the country. “The US Government is aware of credible information that there is an elevated threat to major hotels in Nigeria’s larger cities,” the US Department of State said. The alert, the State Department of State says, is to ensure that US nationals exercise vigilance when arranging...

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France to return $150 million stolen by Abacha to Nigeria

NewsNigeriaWorld NewsFrance to return $150 million stolen by Abacha to Nigeria

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 6, 2023

The French government has made its intention to return looted public money running into $150 million [N117,232,500,000] to the Nigerian government. The money was stolen by former military president General Sani Abacha and stashed away in France. Catherine Colonna, the French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, said France is returning the money to strengthen the France–Nigeria partnership. “We will start discussions with the Nigerian administration to allocate these $150 million to development projects that...

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Britain warns citizens against travelling to Borno, Yobe, and others

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBritain warns citizens against travelling to Borno, Yobe, and others

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 6, 2023

The British government has advised British nationals against travelling to Borno, Yobe Adamawa, Gombe, Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, riverine areas of Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River States of Nigeria over potential terrorist attacks. An advisory on the UK government’s website updated on Saturday [Oct. 4] says “There is a high threat of criminal and terrorist kidnap throughout Nigeria”, also warning that “incidents of banditry and inter-communal violence frequently occur throughout Nigeria. Attacks can...

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Rwanda waives visa for African visitors

AfricaNewsRwanda waives visa for African visitors

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 3, 2023

Rwandan President Paul Kagame announced on Thursday that Africans will no longer need a visa to travel to the Central African country. “Any African can get on a plane to Rwanda whenever they wish and they will not pay a thing to enter our country,” said Kagame at the 23rd Global Summit of the World Travel and Tourism Council in Kigali. “We should not lose sight of our own continental market,” the 66-year-old President said...

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Court orders EFCC to release Emefiele without conditions

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCourt orders EFCC to release Emefiele without conditions

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 3, 2023

A High Court in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to release the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele from detention. “The third and fourth respondents are hereby ordered to unconditionally release the applicant from detention forthwith,” Justice Olukayode Adeniyi ruled on Thursday. The Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Attorney General of the Federation, the EFCC Chairman and the EFCC are the first...

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NewsNigeriaPoliticsCourt orders EFCC to release Emefiele without conditions

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 3, 2023

A High Court in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to release the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele from detention. “The third and fourth respondents are hereby ordered to unconditionally release the applicant from detention forthwith,” Justice Olukayode Adeniyi ruled on Thursday. The Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Attorney General of the Federation, the EFCC Chairman and the EFCC are the first...

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