Setting New Guinness World Record: Abutex hails Hilda Bassey

Abuchi Vincent Iloanya, the Chief Executive Officer of Abutex Food Equipment has congratulated Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, for setting a new Guinness World Record. Recall that Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, recently embarked on a mission to break the longest cooking time by an individual. Bassey embarked on the competition on Thursday after she turned on her cooker at 4pm and has now surpassed the current Guinness World Record holder. According...

US government to impose visa restrictions on Nigerians who undermined 2023 general election

The United States government has taken steps to impose visa restrictions on some individuals who undermined the conduct of a free, fair and credible election in Nigeria. Antony Blinken, the Secretary of State to the US government, stated this in a press statement on Monday. The 2023 general election was held on February 25 for presidential and National Assembly polls, and March 18 for governorship and Houses of Assembly polls. “Today, I am announcing that...

Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci ends cooking marathon after 100hrs

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....

You Peppered Nigerians Anglican synod berates President Buhari

The synod of the Diocese of Awka (Anglican Communion), yesterday, rated President Muhammadu Buhari’s eight-year rule very low, saying that he failed Nigerians. Bishop of the diocese, Most Rev. Alexander Ibezim, disclosed the position of the diocese while presenting the Archbishop’s Charge to the 1st Session of the 13th Synod at St. Peter’s Church, Agulu in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State. Ibezim, who doubles as the Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of the...

Anambra State Speaker Uche Okafor, Involved in a Ghastly Accident

The Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Uche Okafor, was involved in a frightening accident, at Agu-Awka junction in Awka, Anambra State capital on Saturday night. The accident which left his car damaged beyond recognition was the second accident that happened at that junction on Saturday night. Earlier, the former Managing Director of Anambra Signage, Chief Jude Emecheta, had an accident at the same junction that left him unconscious, while his car...

I’ll be Nigeria’s president if it pleases God – Obi

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in this year’s elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that he would be president of Nigeria if God has endorsed him to be. Obi, who spoke on Friday during a public presentation of a compendium on him entitled: Peter Obi: “Many Voices, One Perspective” at Finotel Hotel, Awka, Anambra State, said that he was not desperate to be president of the country. He said that he was confident that...

Worthy of Note (1) —The Case of Bola Tinubu

Contrary to what many Nigerians believe, the man known as Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not and was never a tribalist. He is something else. Just read along. I first knew this man in late 1998 through Okwadike Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, the former Governor of Anambra State, at the beginning of the transition to democracy from military rule. My associate (actually my brother) in Nigeria had not long before at my behest paid for and acquired...

Seun Kuti to be arrested for attacking a police officer

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Usman Alkali Baba, has authorised the Lagos State Commissioner of Police to arrest Seun Kuti, the son of the late musician and political activist, Fela Kuti. The order was disclosed in a statement released yesterday by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force. Adejobi said the order was owing to a viral video of the singer assaulting a police officer in uniform. Full video...

Nollywood loses veteran actor Saint Obi

Obinna Nwafor, the thespian better known as Saint Obi, has passed away. Nwafor, 57, reportedly died on Sunday, May 7, 2023, due to an unspecified illness that has lingered for months. His death is yet to be made public by his family and the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN. According to multiple reports, the actor’s remains have been deposited at the Jos University Teaching Hospital’s, JUTH, morgue.

Twitter gets a new CEO as Musk steps down in six weeks

A few hours after announcing that he has hired an unidentified new Chief Executive Officer, CEO, for Twitter, Elon Musk has revealed the identity of the incoming Twitter boss. Musk announced Linda Yaccarino, NBCUniversal’s head of advertising, as his successor on Friday, confirming reports by various United States media that Yaccarino will take up the position as reported by The West African Pilot News. His tweet reads, “I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as...

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