Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci ends cooking marathon after 100hrs

LifestyleNewsNigeriaWorld NewsNigerian chef, Hilda Baci ends cooking marathon after 100hrs

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 16, 2023

At 8:00 p.m. yesterday, Hilda Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, completed 100 hours of marathon cooking in her quest to break the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time by an individual. The 27-year-old started the cook-a-thon on Thursday, May 11, 2023, and by 08:32 a.m. on Monday, she had cooked for 88 hours and 32 minutes, beating the 87 hours 45 minutes record set by Lata Tondon, an Indian chef in 2019....

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South Africans sign petition for Britain to return the diamond in King Charles III’s scepter

AfricaNewsNigeriaWorld NewsSouth Africans sign petition for Britain to return the diamond in King Charles III’s scepter

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 4, 2023

Amid the global conversation on returning artworks and artefacts that were pillaged from Africa during the colonial era, South Africans are calling for Britain to return the world’s largest diamond, known as the Star of Africa. The diamond is set in the royal sceptre that King Charles III will hold at his coronation on Saturday. Officially known as Cullinan I, the diamond in the sceptre was cut from the Cullinan diamond, a 3,100-carat stone that...

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Zelenskky, Ukraine president congratulates Nigeria’s president-elect, Tinubu on victory at presidential poll

NewsNigeriaPoliticsWorld NewsZelenskky, Ukraine president congratulates Nigeria’s president-elect, Tinubu on victory at presidential poll

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 21, 2023

…Invites Tinubu on state visit after inauguration Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine,  has congratulated Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his victory at the presidential poll. The Ukraine leader in a congratulatory letter he personally signed, expressed gladness at the peaceful conduct of the just-concluded 2023 general elections and particularly praised the victory of Tinubu as the next President of Nigeria, stressing that his country is determined to further strengthen cooperation with Nigeria. Zelenskyy...

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UNICEF says lack of exclusive breastfeeding, detrimental to child development

FoodHealthNewsWorld NewsUNICEF says lack of exclusive breastfeeding, detrimental to child development

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 13, 2023

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that lack of exclusive breastfeeding for six months and nutritious foods within the first 1000 days of a child’s life is detrimental to its development and survival. Ada Ezeogu, UNICEF Nutrition Specialist, who gave the advice described the first 1,000 days of a child’s life, being nearly age three as a ‘golden window of opportunity,’ that must not be missed. According to Ezeogu, compliance with exclusive breast...

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Spain becomes the first European nation to legalise paid menstrual leave

LifestyleNewsWorld NewsSpain becomes the first European nation to legalise paid menstrual leave

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 6, 2023

The Spanish parliament has approved a three to five days menstrual leave for women, making Spain the first European country to do so. The Economic Times reports that the law was passed on Thursday, February 16, 2023. The bill got 154 out of 185 votes cast during the parliamentary session. Irene Montero, the nation’s equality minister, lauded the support the bill enjoyed from the parliament. She noted that the law is momentous in terms of...

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US Professor Fired for Showing Class Paintings of Prophet Muhammad

EducationNewsWorld NewsUS Professor Fired for Showing Class Paintings of Prophet Muhammad

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 11, 2023

Hamline University in Minnesota, United States has fired a professor, Erika López Prater for showing paintings of the Prophet Muhammad to students during a lecture. It was gathered that the adjunct professor displayed the images to a global art history class during an online lecture on 6 October 2022. A student, Aram Wedatalla, president of the university’s Muslim Student Association (MSA), laid a complaint with the university’s administrators, saying she felt disrespected. The complaint was...

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Buhari Mourns Soccer Legend, Pelé

NigeriaSoccerWorld NewsBuhari Mourns Soccer Legend, Pelé

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 31, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari has joined other world leaders, football stars and fans to mourn the late Brazilian football legend, Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, popularly known as Pelé. Pelé died on Thursday at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo at the age of 82. His demise was announced by his daughter, Kely Nascimento, in an Instagram post on Thursday evening. “Everything we are is thanks to you. We love you infinitely. Rest in peace,” she...

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Making sense of the year’s shocking events

NewsOpinionWorld NewsMaking sense of the year’s shocking events

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2022

Culled from the Conversation  |  Lorna Grisby (Senior Politics & Society Editor) The year 2022 has been full of confounding events. Russia invaded Ukraine. The Supreme Court overturned a 50-year precedent guaranteeing the right to abortion. Midterm election results overwhelmingly contradicted pundits’ predictions. And so much more. But, as regular readers, you know the politics editors and the scholars we collaborate with provided deep analysis and explanation to help you make sense of it all....

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The World Cup final went to a penalty shootout after it finished 3-3 in extra time

NewsSportsWorld NewsThe World Cup final went to a penalty shootout after it finished 3-3 in extra time

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 19, 2022

Argentina led France 2-0 at half-time with a 23rd-minute penalty from Lionel Messi and a 36th-minute strike from Angel Di Maria. However, Kylian Mbappe’s double goals in the 80th and 81st minutes, gave the defending champions hope of lifting the cup once more and secured France in the game. Messi poked in a goal to put Argentina 3-2 ahead in the 108th minute before Mbappe completed his hat-trick two minutes before the end of extra...

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is Time magazine’s 2022 ‘Person of the Year’.

NewsWorldWorld NewsPresident Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is Time magazine’s 2022 ‘Person of the Year’.

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 11, 2022

Time announced on Wednesday, hailing the 44-year-old Ukrainian president for his courage in the face of Russia’s invasion and for inspiring Ukrainians to remain steadfast and resist Russia’s full-scale invasion, which it launched in late February. In a feature story on Zelensky, the magazine said: “Zelensky’s success as a wartime leader has relied on the fact that courage is contagious. It spread through Ukraine’s political leadership in the first days of the invasion, as everyone realized...

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