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Chef Hilda Baci has congratulated Irish Chef, Alan Fisher, who emerged as the latest Guinness World Record holder for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. The Guinness World Records on Tuesday disclosed that Fisher from Ireland cooked for 119 hours and 57 minutes at his restaurant in Japan. Reacting to Fisher’s success, Baci who is the former record holder, …

“The Bible says that there is a time for peace and a time for war,” intoned Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu on October 30. “This is a time for war.” But what happens when this is no longer the case? Amid the death, destruction, displacement and despair in Gaza, the focus has understandably been on Israel’s response to the pogrom visited on …

Former President Donald Trump holds an edge over President Joe Biden in a series of hypothetical matchups among registered voters in four key swing states, new polling from The New York Times and Siena College shows. In Nevada, a state Biden narrowly carried in the 2020 presidential election, Trump boasts 52% support to Biden’s 41%. Trump also tops Biden in …

Of the controversies and flip-flops that have trailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s numerous appointments since he assumed office barely five months ago, possibly the most dangerous and consequential to Nigeria’s democracy was the recent nomination and then confirmation by the Senate of at least two known political figures as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). These appointments …

One of the promises made by President Bola Tinubu on assumption of office was that his administration would cut down on the over-reliance on borrowing for public expenditure.In fact, Tinubu said he was going to curtail government’s borrowing so as to reduce debt service burden on the country.Besides, Tinubu told Nigerians that his “fuel subsidy is gone” pronouncement on May …

Recent moves in the downstream oil sector highlight Nigeria’s paradox of misery amid enormous endowment. While the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited pledged six million barrels of crude to the Dangote Refinery by December, five other smaller domestic refiners lamented their inability to commence production. Pump prices of refined products climbed higher amid continued supply hitches. Without further delay, President …

Senator Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta) says nobody should be seen as above the law when dealing with issues of oil theft and spillage in the country. Nwoko, who is the Senate Vice Chairman on Environment, and member representing Delta North Senatorial District, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja on Sunday. He said that …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his government will partner with religious bodies in the State to safeguard the environment, ensuring a cleaner and greener Edo. Obaseki said this when he received the leadership of St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Lagos Street, Benin City, led by Venerable Moses Onovwuke, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, …

At least several persons have reportedly been killed in Chito and Tyo Akosu communities of Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State following a brawl between two rival gangs leading to a bloody fight at a drinking spot in Tyo Akosu’s settlement. It was gathered from sources in the area that the gang supremacy fight that erupted over the weekend …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested 10 suspects including three blind men for alleged drug trafficking, while about N13 billion illicit drugs were seized from them. According to the Vanguard, the agency’s Director for Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi revealed this in a statement released on Sunday, following the operations at three different locations in Lagos. …