LifestyleNewsNigeriaOndo schoolboy becomes Guinness World Record holder for skipping

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 26, 2023

Philip Solomon, a 17-year-old student of Oyemekun Grammar School in Akure, Ondo State, has been declared a Guinness World Record holder for ‘most skips in 30 seconds on one foot.’ According to a statement on Guinness World Record’s website, Solomon set a record of 153 skips in 30 seconds on one foot on January 24, 2023, in Akure. The previous holder of the record title was Rasel Islam from Bangladesh. He skipped 145 times in...

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Chimamanda Adichie writes preface for Pope Francis’s new book, Hands Off Africa

LifestyleNewsNigeriaChimamanda Adichie writes preface for Pope Francis’s new book, Hands Off Africa

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 25, 2023

Award-winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichie was featured in Pope Francis’s new book, ‘Hands Off Africa’. The Vatican Publishing House announced the release of the book, which condemns the continuing exploitation of Africa by Western powers, on Monday. Adichie wrote the preface of the book. “Hands Off Africa” is a compilation of Pope Francis’s speeches during his visits to the conflict-ridden regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan in January/February 2023. The book...

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Tina Turner, the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll is dead

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsWorld NewsTina Turner, the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll is dead

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 25, 2023

Swiss Singer, Tina Turner, widely acclaimed as the ‘Queen of Rock’n’Roll’, has died at the age of 83. Her death was announced in a statement on her official Facebook page but offered no details about the cause. The statement reads: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina Turner. With her music and her boundless passion for life, she enchanted millions of fans around the world and inspired the stars of...

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Nigerian Resident Doctors Suspends Strike

HealthNewsNigeriaNigerian Resident Doctors Suspends Strike

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 23, 2023

The five-day warning strike embarked upon by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has been suspended. Recall that the association had, on April 29, given the government a two-week ultimatum for failure for which it would proceed on strike. Orji Emeka Innocent, President, of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), who announced the suspension last night said members would resume work by 8 am today (Monday). The association embarked on the strike last...

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Radio Maria Will Soon Hit The Airwaves-Bishop Mamza

BusinessLifestyleNewsNigeriaRadio Maria Will Soon Hit The Airwaves-Bishop Mamza

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 21, 2023

To commemorate the 57th World Day of social communication, the Catholic Bishop of Yola Diocese, Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza, announced that Radio Maria will soon hit the airwaves. Bishop Dami Mamza made this known to Journalists during a mass held at St. Joseph Catholic Church Damilu-Jimeta, said Radio Maria will be owned by the Catholic Diocese of Yola. He cautioned Journalists to operate within the confine of the ethics of the profession and desist from writing...

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Winners of the 2023 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsWinners of the 2023 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 21, 2023

Last night, the grand finale of the most prestigious award show in Africa’s entertainment industry, the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, AMVCA, was held. The annual event recognises and celebrates the best talent and creativity in the African film and television industry. The ninth edition of the AMVCAs officially kicked off on Thursday, May 18, 2023, with an ‘Opening Night and Cultural Day’ event held at the Federal Palace Hotel and Casino, Lagos State. It...

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Hilda Baci speaks of challenges faced during 100-hour cooking marathon

FoodLifestyleNewsNigeriaHilda Baci speaks of challenges faced during 100-hour cooking marathon

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 21, 2023

Hilda Effiong Bassey, a 27-year-old chef popularly known as Hilda Baci, recently dominated headlines around the world for cooking for 100 hours in the hopes of landing a world record. Setting an initial 96-hour target, Bassey went further to achieve a 100-hour cooking feat to beat the current record of 87 hours, 45 minutes set by Lata Tondon from India in 2019. Bassey’s 4-day cooking marathon tagged the ‘Hilda Baci Cookathon’ kicked off at exactly...

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Kenyan Chef, Maliha Mohammed plans to smash Hilda Baci’s new 100-hour world record in August

LifestyleNewsNigeriaKenyan Chef, Maliha Mohammed plans to smash Hilda Baci’s new 100-hour world record in August

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 21, 2023

Kenyan chef, Maliha Mohammed is preparing to challenge the new 100-hour Guinness World Record by Nigeria’s Hilda Bassey. Bassey, known popularly as Hilda Baci, embarked on a four-day cooking marathon on Thursday, May 11, 2023, in the hopes of landing a world record. On Monday, May 15, she snapped up the 2019 87 hours 45 minutes-record title by Lata Tondon, an Indian chef and set a new record of 100 hours. While Bassey’s record is...

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Only 463 Healthcare Facilities have Required Skilled Birth Attendants – NPHCDA’s Exec

HealthNewsNigeriaOnly 463 Healthcare Facilities have Required Skilled Birth Attendants – NPHCDA’s Exec

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 19, 2023

Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) Executive Director, Faisal Shuaib says only 463 of the 25,843 primary healthcare facilities in Nigeria have the minimum number of required Skilled Birth Attendants (SBA). Faisal who stated this Wednesday in Abuja during a briefing on the Community-Based Health Research Innovative Training and Services Program (CRISP) said aside from the gross inadequacy; there was the problem of unequal distribution of available SBAs in the...

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WHO partners Borno govt., trains 155 LGA rapid response team

HealthNewsNigeriaWHO partners Borno govt., trains 155 LGA rapid response team

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 19, 2023

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and Borno State Government in collaboration with University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) have trained 155 Local Government Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) from all the 27 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. Dr. Aliyu Shettima Mailafiya, Director of Disease Control in the Ministry of Health, while declaring the four-day training open commended WHO for its efforts, and noted that participants would receive training on Rapid Response to Emergencies to...

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