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Hiba Abouk, the estranged wife of Paris Saint-Germain forward Achraf Hakimi, has sent an inspirational message on social media following their divorce. Hakimi was accused of raping a young girl in Paris, and for this reason, Abouk decided to file for divorce. She also demanded a hefty divorce settlement in the aftermath of the scandalous reports. The 36-year-old actress was taken aback in March when she discovered during divorce proceedings that Hakimi's fortune was registered in his mother's name. However, the Spanish actress' legal team has gone on to ask for a whopping €10 million from the ace, according to La Vanguardia. The El Principe lead actress is attempting to rebuild her life away from the media hullabaloo. "Be very patient with yourself. Keep reminding yourself that things are working out for you. What doesn't make sense now will soon bring you clarity and peace,"  she wrote on Instagram. "You'll understand why certain things happen a cert...

The Guinness World Record-breaking Chef Hilda Baci has been rewarded with a one year free tickets for all her domestic travels by Dana Air.  The Chief Operating Officer of Dana Air, Ememobong Ettete, announced this in a statement via its official Twitter handle on Tuesday. Recall that Hilda surpassed the current world record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. The 27-year-old started cooking on Thursday 11th May 2023 and surpassed India’s Lata Tondon who set the record with 87 hours 45mins in 2019. Speaking on the development, Ettete assured that the company will always support the craft, creativity, efforts, and innovations of young Nigerians, who embody the true Nigerian spirit as a proudly Nigerian brand. “We have always blazed the trail in terms of support for the arts and entertainment industry, health care, and culture and our corporate social responsibility has been all-encompassing.” “We will be supporting Hilda’s local travels for one year and We are inspire...

Guinness World Records has clarified why they are yet to confirm Nigeria's Hilda Baci's new record for the longest cooking time by an individual. Recall that the 27-year-old from Akwa Ibom state broke the record on Monday morning, May 15, after surpassing the previous record of 87 hours and 45 minutes set by Lata Tondon of India in 2019. At the time of filing this report, Hilda Baci has already cooked for over 90 hours. In response to a Nigerian Twitter user who queried why Guinness World Records is yet to acknowledge Hilda's new record, they stated that the standard procedure is to review the evidence before confirming a record. "We're aware of this amazing record attempt. We need to review all the evidence first before officially confirming a record,"  a tweet on GWR official Twitter handle read. See below, Nigerian dancer Kaffy, who in 2006 led her dance group to break the Guinness Book of Records for "Longest Dance Party" after they danced for 55...

Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey popularly known as Hilda Baci on Monday night set a brand new Guinness World Record of 100 hours for the longest cooking time by an individual as she ended her cooking marathon. Hilda Baci had early Monday morning broken the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual cook. By 08:32am on Monday, Hilda Baci had cooked for 88 hours and 32 minutes to equal the record which was previously set by an Indian chef, Lata Tondon. Tondon on her own part had achieved the feat after cooking for 87 hours, 45 minutes and 00 secs back in the year 2019. Hilda carried on despite having broken the record as she stated that she planned to cook for 96 hours, thereby setting a new world record as the first human on earth to spend such an amount of time cooking. The Nigerian chef, however, made a U-turn at 4pm as she disclosed that she was fully ready to reach 100 hours of marathon cooking. She never relented on her vision to set a new record an...

Renowned Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci breaks silence after being acknowledged by the Guinness World Record pending the official announcement of her new record. Guinness World Records had earlier stated that they needed to verify some aspects before confirming her as the new record holder for the longest hour spent cooking. In a follow-up tweet, chef Hilda Baci expressed her enthusiasm for winning the challenge and establishing a new world record after demonstrating her dedication to the task. "I can't wait for it to be official. 🙏🏾,"  she wrote.

Video captures the moment Hilda Effiong Bassey, a dedicated chef who goes by the professional name Hilda Baci, took a 30-minute break during her goal to break the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time by a human being. A heartwarming video making rounds on social media captured the moment when Hilda Baci received a 30-minute break from cooking and hurried out of the kitchen to rest in a van. Her goal is to cook continuously for four days and four nights, surpassing the current record of 87 hours and 45 minutes set by Chef Lata London in Rewa, India, in 2019. Hilda has harboured a dream of breaking a world record for five years, and achieving this feat would make it a reality for her. The event began on May 11th at Amore Gardens in Lekki, Lagos, and Hilda has already cooked for more than 60 hours. Watch the video below ...

The entertainment industry has been thrown into mourning following the sudden demise of actor Murphy Afolabi today May 14. According to reports from his associates Tunde Ola-Yusuf, Afolabi who celebrated his 49th birthday on May 5, slipped on tiles and hit his head on a hard surface. The popular Yoruba actor posted on his Instagram page just 21 hours ago. May his soul rest in peace, Amen.

Following the victory of his uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke, at the Supreme Court, afrobeats star, Davido has announced plans to hold a musical concert in Osun State. We reported that the apex court on Tuesday affirmed Adeleke's victory in the July 12, 2022, governorship election in Osun State. Taking to his Twitter handle shortly after the judgement, Davido announced plans to hold a "Timeless concert" in Osun State later in the year. He wrote, "Timeless concert in Osun this year ?? @Tunegee ??? Cc @AAdeleke_01." Recall that Governor Adeleke attended Davido's "Timeless concert" at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos last month.

New photographs have shown how Africa is physically splitting apart. Scientists say that this will eventually lead to the formation of a new ocean and give rise to a new continent. In today's video, we will explore what will happen to the world we know, after Africa splits. s

Canadian Rapper Drake Trends Online after revealing that a recent DNA test shows he is 30% Nigerian.  Instagram Drake noted that his dad, Dennis Graham, had sent him a screenshot of his DNA test that showed they were more Nigerian than any other race or tribe in the world. @obaksolo: "Person wey him Uncles still dey live for Ikorodu."  @therayztv: "You mean Nnamdi Drake Nwachukwu."  @o___folake: "Is the way he spelled NAIJA for me..real son of the soil."  @30bgnurse: "His DNA spread wings all over the world his ancestors were very busy."  @ifymelo_: "American musicians and like Nigeria sha..Even us wey come from the country gan gan we no like am reach them."  @enicryptoexchange: "Ehnhen… I dey always talk am say he is the great grandson of Baba Kazeem that married Iya Chukwudi."  @abigail_dinsey: "Yesooo from Ibadan. I know some of his family members."  @omojiatecovenant: "I too dey suspect cause the guy too lik...

"Shock them like high tension" - Davido .  Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as  Davido , has expressed his joy over the Supreme Court's verdict affirming his uncle, Ademola Adeleke, as the validly elected Governor of Osun State. In a lead judgement delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the court dismissed an appeal against Ademola Adeleke's election victory by Adegboyega Oyetola, the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress,  APC . Reacting to the verdict, Davido took to Twitter to  mock oppositions  with a line from a track in his latest album, Timeless. He tweeted; " We go dey shock them like high-tension As soon as the news of Davido celebrating Adeleke's Supreme Court ruling hit the internet, fans took to social media to express their excitement and congratulate the Adeleke family on their victory. Many fans retweeted Davido's tweet and expressed their joy at the ruling. One Twitter user, @Tshydo, wrote; " This is...

The Supreme Court has affirmed Ademola Adeleke as the duly elected governor of Osun state. The apex gave the ruling this afternoon May 9, while delivering judgment in an appeal filed by the immediate past governor of the state, Adegboyega Oyetola of the APC challenging the ruling of the Appeal Court which upheld the election of Adeleke. Delivering judgment, the five-member panel of the apex court led by Justice Emmanuel Agim, held that the court of appeal correctly reinstated Adeleke as governor. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the July 16, 2022 poll, saying he scored 403,371 votes to sack Oyetola who was the then incumbent and polled a total of 375,027. Oyetola and his party had alleged irregularities in the polls and challenged Adeleke's victory in the tribunal. On January 27, 2023, Justice Tertse Kume who gave the majority judgement upturned Adeleke's victory and declared Oyetola the wi...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has commenced an investigation into the news of recalled noodles by Taiwan and Malaysia authorities. It was reported days ago that Taiwan and Malaysia authorities discovered ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing agent, in the product. Reaffirming a ban on importation of Indomie noodles, the Director-General of the Agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, said on Monday, May 1, that the Director of the Food Lab Services Directorate has been engaged and has started working on the methodology for the analysis. It is also expected that the agency's Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Directorate will on Tuesday, May 2, randomly sample Indomie noodles including the seasoning from the production facilities while Post Marketing Surveillance Directorate samples from the markets. Adeyeye said; "Indomie noodles have been banned from being imported into the country for many years. It is one of the foods on the government prohibitio...

A lady who's a big fan of talented singer Rema, has revealed that she flew from the UK to Nigeria to celebrate his birthday. The young music act, who has been making a steady wave in the entertainment industry and smashing diverse records, turned 23 years today, May 1st, 2023. Fans and colleagues took to their individual platforms to mark his birthday with eulogies and photos of him. Since Rema is spending his birthday in Nigeria, an enamoured fan has flown to Nigeria to celebrate with her idol. She shared photos from her moments on the plane taking her to Nigeria and another at a Nigerian airport when she arrived the country. The fan wrote: "booked a flight to Nigeria from the UK just to celebrate Rema's birthday 🎉 Wish me well guys 😊" More O

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced that the Lagos government has received the first batch of electric buses for public transportation, making it the first state in Nigeria to do so. Sanwo-Olu emphasized the advantages of electric buses, such as their ability to decrease carbon emissions and increase efficiency, and stated that the people of Lagos can now benefit from cost-efficient transportation. The governor attributed the success of the initiative to the state government's collaboration with Oando Clean Energy Limited. Lagos State Government's Statement on Electric Buses "With the ability to travel 280km at full charge, taking into account our unique travel times in Lagos, our electric buses are a game-changer. With an average daily usage of 200km by existing BRTs, there is no need to fear that the buses can stop while in transit" "Our new electric buses will not only reduce carbon emissions but will also increase efficiency. This means that Lagosians can s...

*Members of the public are strongly advised to take note of the following:* 1. For your own good, whenever law enforcement agents ( whether in uniform or not) stop a vehicle you boarded, stay calm, avoid hissing and grumbling. Whether you are a man or a woman, respect them. 2. Please take the receipts of your electronic equipment, laptop or other bulk gadgets (original or photocopy), anywhere you go if you must carry them.  3. If you don't have means of identification from your school or workplace, get at least a national ID card or driver's licence. It is crucial. 4. Delete all your bank alerts, and transfer sensitive information into a flash drive or memory card.  Keep your financial transactions away from your phone.  5. Carrying  more than Ten ATM card may bring serious problem for you in our present-day Nigeria : be warned !!! 6. If you must move at night no matter how close to your house, take your ID card and let someone go with you. 7. Dress responsibly - it ...

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