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Hilda Baci, the Nigerian Jollof Queen, has set an incredible feat by cooking for 100 hours straight. Her impressive achievement has earned her a new Guinness World Record for the longest cook-a-thon, also called a cooking marathon. Hilda had been cooking nonstop since 4 p.m. on Thursday, 11 May, later stopped cooking at 8 p.m. on Monday. The foodpreneur, however, pushed herself a little more by extending the time by an extra four hours after finding renewed strength. At precisely 8 p.m. on Monday, the 27-year-old chef set the new world record of goal of 10 hours and 40 minutes. Chef Lata Tondon…

Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey popularly known as Hilda Baci, Monday, officially surpassed the current Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual after cooking for more than 88 hours. The record was set by Lata Tondon from India in 2019. She will keep cooking till 4 pm today to reach 96 hours. The chef hit 88-hour cooking time with less than seven hours to finish the Cook-a-thon which started around 4:00 p.m. on Thursday in Amore Gardens, Lekki Lagos. Also read: Tinubu, Osibanjo, Atiku, Akpabio hail chef Hilda Baci The Akwa Ibom-born hit the record hours at 7:45…

Operatives of the Lagos State police command are on manhunt to bring Nigerian Afrobeat singer Seun Kuti to justice for allegedly assaulting a police officer in uniform. Viral video shows how Seun, son of Fela Kuti, pushed and slapped an unidentified policeman at Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos. It was unclear what led to the confrontation, but the police officer who leaned a car was calm during the incident. It is also uncertain when this incident occurred, but the person who shared the video on social media claimed it happened Saturday, May 13. Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali…

Some prominent Nigerians have thrown their weight behind chef Hilda Bassey Effiong (Baci) as she attempts to break the Guinness World Record for the ‘longest cooking time.’ In a quest to achieve the record, the 27-year-old from Akwa Ibom State on Thursday began a four-day ‘cook-a-thon’ at Amore Gardens, Lekki, Lagos State. Hilda Baci is attempting to cook for 96 hours, using extra 9 hours to break the world record as the first human on earth to spend such an amount of time cooking a marathon. The current record for the world’s longest cooking marathon is held by Lata Tondon…

The Association of Licensed Telecom Operators in Nigeria (ALTON) has announced withdrawal of USSD services it provides to Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) over N120 billion debt. A statement issued on Friday, May 12, and signed by the Chairman and Head of Operations of ALTON, Gbenga Adebayo and Gbolahan Awonuga, said the approval was granted because banks have continued to incur greater and greater debt, without making the commensurate payments. ALTON, an umbrella body of the telcom companies in the country, noted this done despite multi-party stakeholder efforts to resolve the situation and prevent any impact on its services. The statement read…

An Akwa Ibom son, Efremfon Usenideh, has officially  assumed duty as the pioneer Managing Director and Chief Executive of NDDC Coop Microfinance Bank Limited. Mr. Usenideh, an indigene of Ukanafun Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, has 31 years’ post call experience as a lawyer and spent over two decades in foremost Investment and Global Banking brands such as FBN (Merchant Bankers Ltd), the erstwhile Investment Banking arm of First Bank of Nig. plc. He has worked for the globally respected then Nigeria Acceptances Limited, popularly then known as NAL Merchant Bank. NAL, as then known trained Atedo Peterside who…

Nigerians in Cameroon have risen in support of the recent zoning of the Senate President to the South South geopolitical zone particularly Senator Godswill Akpabio. Under the aegis of Coalition of Nigerians in Cameroon, the people said Akpabio has the requisite credentials and experience to lead the 10th Senate and help the Asiwaju Bola Tinubu administration to turn the fortunes of the country around. “We have observed with very keen interest the intrigues, aspirations, aspersions, campaigns of calumny, struggle for power and offices, backstabbing to outsmart others, even by those who never believed in the ruling party and or the candidature…

The Bank Verification Number (BVN) issued in Nigeria remains for life and has no expiry date, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has maintained. CBN acting-Director, Corporate Communications, Alhaji Isa Abdulmumin, said this in a statement on Wednesday. Abdulmumin said that the claim was completely false and therefore advised bank customers to be guided, accordingly. “The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria has been drawn to reports suggesting that the Bank Verification Number issued by the Bank in collaboration with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) expires after a ten-year period. “Contrary to these claims, we wish to clarify that the BVN…

Fresh plot by Senate President Ahmad Lawan to rope in Senator Godswill Akpabio in the alleged ‘missing’ N1.4 trillion to stall him from becoming the Senate President in the 10th National Assembly has been diffused by NDDC, Straightnews online has learnt. This was as Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) issued a statement to derobe Akpabio of the ‘missing’ NDDC’s N1.4 trillion misappropriation tag the Upper House wanted to hang on him as Niger Delta Affairs Minister. Akpabio, the Senator-elect representing Akwa Ibom North West, served as the Minister from August 21, 2019 to May 2022. Akpabio and Lawan collected forms…

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have been eliminated after losing to Burkina Faso 2-1  in the quarterfinals of the 2023 U17 Africa Cup of Nations clash. The Eaglets would not play in the 2023 U17 FIFA World Cup slot. Nigeria trailed 2-0 in the first half, pulling one back in the second half of the explosive encounter, but they were unable to find the back of the net to level the tie at the Nelson Mandela Stadium on Thursday. Aboubacar Camara was the hero for the Baby Stallions after he scored in either half while Abubakar Abdullahi scored a late consolation for…