Nigeria’s celebrity chef, Hilda Baci, has done it again, she’s officially received her second Guinness World Record plaque, this time for cooking the largest pot of jollof rice in the world. The Guinness World Records confirmed that Hilda cooked a staggering 8,780 kilograms (19,356 pounds) of jollof rice during her cookout event held in Lagos…
Director of Solid Minerals in Benue, Anselm Nege, has confirmed gold and aluminium deposits in different parts of the state, describing the findings as a major boost to its solid minerals development agenda. He disclosed this in an exclusive interview with The Guardian, where he noted that the state government is closely monitoring ongoing mining…
Singapore plans to introduce mandatory caning for convicted online scammers as part of sweeping new measures to tackle the country’s growing fraud epidemic. Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs, Sim Ann, announced the proposal during a parliamentary session on Tuesday while presenting an amendment to the city-state’s criminal code for a second reading. Under…
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has claimed he saw the mass revocation of visas and green cards by the President Donald Trump administration coming. He stated this in an interview published by BBC News Pidgin on Facebook on Wednesday. Recall that Soyinka’s visa was recently revoked by the US. But the respected writer and author…
A celebrity vegan chef, Anthony Milan Ross, has been found guilty of killing his wife and two children on Christmas Day in 2017, nearly eight years after the shocking crime. Ross, 53, shot his wife, Iris, 38, outside their apartment in Phoenix, Arizona, before locking himself inside the home and holding police in a six-hour…
Relatives of Nollywood actress Regina Daniels from the Ogwashi-Uku community in Delta State have issued a 48-hour ultimatum to her estranged husband, Senator Ned Nwoko, to accept the bride price paid for the marriage or face a traditional declaration that the union has ended. The demand was contained in an open letter signed by Favour…
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with the killing of the Chief Imam of Sokunkpan village in Tsaragi, Edu Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, saying the incident occurred on November 4, 2025, around 9:30 p.m. According…
Hon. (Mrs.) Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide, Member representing Ibadan North Constituency I at the Oyo State House of Assembly, has remembered with deep respect and emotion the second anniversary of the passing of a distinguished PDP great leader and Honourable Leader, Elder Olutunji Daniel Ajuwon. In her heartfelt remembrance message, Hon. Comforter described Elder Ajuwon as a…
The US military has submitted contingency plans for potential strikes on Nigeria, following a directive from President Donald Trump to prepare for possible action over a false claim of Christian genocide. The New York Times reports that the US Africa Command has drawn up and sent its options to the Department of War this week…
U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed deep outrage over the continued attacks on Christians in Nigeria, describing the situation as a “horrible massacre” allegedly carried out by radical Islamists. In a strongly worded statement, Trump declared that Nigeria should be designated a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) under U.S. law a classification reserved for nations…