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You Must Strive To Emulate Hilda Baci, Buhari Urges Youths
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he wished more Nigerian youths should follow Chef Hilda Bassey Effiong, aka Hilda Baci’s footsteps. Buhari stated this in his congratulatory message to Hilda, who broke the world record of longest hours of cooking, finding her way into the Guinness Book of Records, and placing Nigeria on the global spotlight. He lauded the 27-year-old Chef,...
Deliver Your Promises To The People Or Be Voted Out, Buhari Tells Governors
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the newly-elected and returning governors to deliver on their campaign promises or get ready to be voted out in the next elections. Buhari spoke on Monday during the induction the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) organised ahead of the May 29 inauguration. Our correspondent reports that the organisers said the event which kicked-off at the Banquet Hall...
Guinness World Record: Hilda Baci Completes 100 Hours Of Marathon Cooking
Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey Effiong, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest cooking hours. Hilda earlier surpassed the previous record set by Lata Tondon, an Indian chef, in 2019. Lata Tondon cooked for 87 hours, 45 minutes, and 00 seconds to break the previous title. READ ALSO: Tinubu Congratulates Hilda Baci However, Hilda set a...
Nobody Dares Disrupt Tinubu’s Inauguration On May 29 – Police IG
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba says the May 29 inauguration of former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu as the President of Nigeria remains sacrosanct and can’t be altered. “The 29th May, 2023 date for the swearing-in ceremony of the President-elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and indeed, other inauguration ceremonies at national and State levels is sacrosanct,”...
Golden Eaglets Defender Yahaya Set To Join Barcelona
Yahaya Lawali, a Golden Eaglets defender, is expected to join Spanish giants Barcelona in the coming days, according to reports. The right-back featured in all of the Golden Eaglets’ four games at the ongoing 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations in Algeria. Lawali was named Man of the Match in Nigeria’s opening two games against Zambia and Morocco. The 16-year-old was also included in...
May 29: It’s Time To Support Incoming Govt – Prof. Gambari
Ahead of the inauguration of the President-elect and governors on May 29, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, has urged Nigerians to start building support and provide an enabling environment for the incoming government to thrive. Gambari made the call in Birnin Kebbi, the Kebbi State capital while briefing newsmen following a visit to Gov....
Tinubu Congratulates Hilda Baci
President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Monday, congratulated Nigerian chef Hilda Bassey Effiong, popularly known as Hilda Baci, for breaking the Guinness World Record for longest cooking hours. Hilda broke the record, which was previously held by Indian chef Lata Tondon on Monday at 7:45 am. Reacting, Tinubu, in a tweet via his Twitter handle, said he was proud of Hilda Baci. He tweeted:...
Southeast Governors Have Abandoned Kanu To His Fate – Family Cries Out
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s family has expressed regret that the South East Governors have abandoned him to his fate as the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, expressed his grievances to Vanguard. He claimed that the majority of the Governors who would be leaving office soon had shown no interest in Kanu’s case. READ ALSO: NDLEA Operatives...
NDLEA Operatives Arrest 25 Drug Suspects In Abuja
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, detained twenty-five (25) drug suspects in several operations in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. In a statement issued on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, the anti-narcotics agency’s spokesperson, said that the suspects were apprehended in the New Kuchingoro Internally Displaced Persons Camp in the FCT. He stated that in Abuja, operators detained 25 individuals in operations...
Bauchi North SDP Senatorial Candidate, Defects To APC
The Bauchi North district senatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in the 25th February 2023 elections, Mr. Ibrahim Mohammed Baba, on Saturday, defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Baba, a former member of the House of Representatives representing Katagum Federal Constituency between 2015 and 2019, announced his resignation from SDP and defection to APC, under which platform...
