Teenager abandons baby in Anambra hospital after delivery

LifestyleNewsNigeriaTeenager abandons baby in Anambra hospital after delivery

PilotnewsJune 25, 2023

A teenage girl in Anambra has abandoned her newborn baby in a hospital and fled, immediately after delivery. e girl was alleged to have left the baby in the hospital, prompting the owner of the hospital to take the baby to the Commissioner for Women’s Affairs and Social Welfare, Mrs Ify Obinabo. Obinabo has become popular for her role in ensuring the welfare of women and children, including protecting the rights of vulnerable people. Chidinma...

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CBN directs banks to obtain customers’ social media handles for identification

HealthNewsNigeriaPoliticsCBN directs banks to obtain customers’ social media handles for identification

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 25, 2023

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has made it mandatory for financial institutions to obtain the social media handles of their customers for identification in a move aimed at curbing money laundering and terrorism financing. The new directive is contained in its Customer Due Diligence Regulations, 2023 published on June 20, and circulated to all banks and financial institutions. Under the new regulations, financial institutions must identify customers – whether permanent or occasional, individuals or...

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Nigerians celebrate Burna Boy as he hits 1bn Audiomack streams

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaNigerians celebrate Burna Boy as he hits 1bn Audiomack streams

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 24, 2023

Damini Ogulu, the Nigerian singer known professionally as Burna Boy, has become the first African artiste to hit one billion music streams on Audiomack. Audiomack took to their social media platforms on Thursday to make the big announcement, congratulating the artist on the remarkable feat. CONGRATULATIONS #BURNABOY ON BECOMING THE FIRST AFRICAN ARTIST TO HIT 1 BILLION AUDIOMACK STREAMS! 🏆🔶🌍 pic.twitter.com/vvUaIGxAY6 — Audiomack (@audiomack) June 22, 2023 Expectedly, fans of the singer flooded the comment...

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FoodLifestyleNewsNigeriaVIDEO: Hilda Baci receives Guinness World Record plaque

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 20, 2023

Hilda Baci, the Guinness World Record holder for the longest cooking marathon by an individual, has received her plaque. A video she posted on Twitter yesterday shows when the plaque, concealed inside a box, was delivered to her, and it was a moment of uncontrollable excitement for the chef. Our Plaque is here 😆😆 @GWR pic.twitter.com/1ZCaGHSjFd — Hilda Baci (@hildabacicooks) June 19, 2023 Recall that Hilda Baci, born Hilda Bassey, was certified as the new...

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Chef Dammy vows a comeback: plans to cook for another 150hrs to break world record

LifestyleNewsNigeriaChef Dammy vows a comeback: plans to cook for another 150hrs to break world record

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 18, 2023

“I, Adeparusi Damilola, popularly known as Chef Dammy, and my team have decided to hold another cook-a-thon programme next month. “This time, it will be held for 150 hours, and it will be duly registered with the Guinness World Records.” Damilola Adeparusi, a student of the Federal University Oye Ekiti, FUOYE, that has come to be known as Chef Dammy, has said that she is planning a new cook-a-thon that would last for 150 hours....

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Nigeria Records Shortfall Of 1.7 Million Pints Of Blood Annually-NGO

HealthNewsNigeriaNigeria Records Shortfall Of 1.7 Million Pints Of Blood Annually-NGO

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 18, 2023

Haima Health Initiative, a non-governmental health organization in Nigeria has a shortfall of 1.7 million pints of blood annually, calling on Nigerians to save lives by donating blood regularly. Bukola Bolarinwa, founder of Haima Health Initiative who made the plea in Abuja in commemoration of the 2023 World Blood Donation Day, lamented the shortage of blood in blood banks in Nigeria. “Despite its importance to sustaining life, most Nigerians do not voluntarily donate blood. Unfortunately, Nigeria’s...

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Nollywood mourns Brymo Uchegbu, Afeez Oladimeji

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaNollywood mourns Brymo Uchegbu, Afeez Oladimeji

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 16, 2023

The Nigerian movie industry, Nollywood has been hit by the painful losses of Brymo Uchegbu and Afeez Agoro Oladimeji. Uchegbu, popularly known as Don Brymo, reportedly died on Wednesday night while asleep. Oladimeji, widely acclaimed as the tallest man in Nigeria, died on Wednesday evening at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH. Some reports attribute his death to chronic hip arthritis he had been battling for months. The news of the actors’ demise has gone...

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EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaComedian Woli Arole asks Nigerians to anticipate his 5,000hrs prayer marathon

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 14, 2023

Bayegun Oluwatoyin, the comedian and actor better known as Woli Arole, has joined the ongoing trend of breaking a Guinness World Record motivated by Chef Hilda Baci’s record-breaking cooking marathon last month. On Monday, the comedian-turned-clergyman announced on his social media pages that he plans to break the Guinness World Record for the longest prayer session. “Pray-a-thon, 5,000 hours. It is doable. Anticipate”, Arole captioned a flier of the proposed pray-a-thon, tagging the Guinness World...

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Boat Capsize Kills 110 Persons In Kwara

LifestyleNewsNigeriaBoat Capsize Kills 110 Persons In Kwara

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 14, 2023

A boat carrying about 217 people wedding guests including a father and his four children have been drowned when a boat capsized at Egbu village, in the Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State. The victims were said to be returning from the ceremony at Egboti village in Niger State when the boat conveying them crashed on Monday. The traditional ruler of Patigi, Ibrahim Bologi II, who confirmed the development, said 110 have died, adding...

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Ekiti chef, Dammy completes 120 hours of marathon cooking

FoodLifestyleNewsNigeriaEkiti chef, Dammy completes 120 hours of marathon cooking

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 14, 2023

Damilola Adeparusi, the 300L student of the Federal University Oye Ekiti, FUOYE, who commenced a 120-hour cooking marathon on Friday has completed it. Adeparusi, who has come to be known as Chef Dammy, reached her 120-hour target at midnight. The news of Dammy’s record attempt sent the Nigerian social media space into a frenzy. She received criticism from many Nigerians and praise from others. Hilda Baci, whose 100-hour record Dammy was attempting to beat, sent...

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