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By Halimah Olamide Nigeria’s Hilda Baci has today been dethroned as the Guinness World Record hold in longest cooking competition. Her record was erased by Irish chef Alan Fisher who set a record 24 hours longer than Baci’s own. “Alan Fisher (Ireland), an owner and chef of a restaurant in Japan, has broken two cooking-related Guinness World Records titles,” the Guinness World Records said on Tuesday. Fisher is said to have claimed the longest cooking marathon (individual) after clocking in a time of 119 hours 57 minutes. That is more than 24 hours longer than the previous record held by…

Donald Trump clashed repeatedly with a judge and defended his family’s business as he testified in a civil fraud trial in New York. During almost four hours on the witness stand, the former president disputed claims that he deceived banks and aired grievances with the case. The judge has already ruled the Trump Organization committed fraud and this trial will determine the penalties. Prosecutors are seeking a $250m (£202m) fine and severe business restrictions. During his highly anticipated appearance at a Manhattan federal courthouse on Monday, Mr Trump, 77, was asked about the value of various properties including his Florida…

The Federal Government has countered the travel advisory the Unites States issued to its citizens in Nigeria where it advised them against visiting some hotels i the Federal Capital Territory because of alleged security threats. NPO Reports that the United States Mission in Nigeria had at the weekend, warned its citizens in what it called “elevated alert.” But the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, while countering the US on Monday, said at a meeting with journalists that such advisory was capable of undermining the economy of the country. He said issuing such advice at a time the…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Independent National Electoral Commission, has alleged that its Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Adamawa State, who was suspended, Barr. Hudu Yunusa Ari, and his surety have disappeared. Alleging that both have run away having evaded arrest, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, told Adamawa High Court, presided over by Justice Benjamin Manji Lawan, that the prosecution failed to arraign Hudu Ari due to inability to arrest him. Jacobs is the counsel to the electoral body. NEC had dragged Hudu to court on a 6-count charge bordering on announcement of false electoral result, violating the oath of neutrality, breach of…

The Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, has called on heads of tertiary institutions across the country to counsel their students against internet fraud. He made the appeal on Monday at the commission’s Zonal Command Office in Ilorin in an interactive session with heads of tertiary institutions from Kogi. Olukoyede, represented by the Ilorin Zonal Commander, Mr Michael Nzekwe, urged tertiary institutions to join hands with the commission in tackling the rising tide of internet fraud among students. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the engagement is in furtherance of the meeting earlier…

Halimah Olamide There will be no ceasefire in the Gaza Strip unless hostages taken are released. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who stated this during an interview on U.S. television on Monday, there can only what he called “an hour here, an hour there.” He said, “There’ll be no ceasefire, general ceasefire, in Gaza without the release of our hostages. As far as tactical little pauses… “We’ve had them before, I suppose, we’ll check the circumstances in order to enable goods, humanitarian goods to come in, or our hostages, individual hostages to leave. But I don’t think there’s going to…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) restored the name of Mr. Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC), earlier removed by the commission. “The Amendment No 2: Amended list of candidates for the 2023 Bayelsa state governorship election pursuant to court orders” published on INEC website on Monday, was signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony. Oriaran-Anthony explained that the release of the list “Amendment No 2” in which names of Sylva and his ruining mate, Joshua Maciver, were re-added was in obedience to the judgment of the Court of Appeal. INEC had on…

Pa Simeon Soludo, father of governor of Anambra, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has died at the age of 92. Mr Chris Aburime, Press Secretary to Soludo said this in a statement on Monday. Aburime said the elder statesman popularly known as Ichie Akukananwa 1 of Isuofia in Aguata Local Governent Area died in the early hours of Nov. 6. He said Pa Soludo was survived by seven sons, eight daughters-in-law, 22 grand-children and six great-grandchildren. He quoted the governor as saying that his late father lived a fulfilled life and died at the ripe age of 92. The Press Secretary said…

The father of a man accused of mass murder at a Fourth of July parade has pleaded guilty to reckless conduct for helping his son obtain the gun allegedly used in the attack. Robert Crimo Jr was sentenced to 60 days in jail, two years of probation and 100 hours of community service as part of a plea deal. Crimo Jr sponsored a firearms ownership card for his son, Robert Crimo III, despite the son’s history of mental illness and threats of violence. Police were called to the Crimo household at least twice in 2019, once after a suicide attempt…

•By Halimah Olamide The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) is set to host her annual edition of the Amplify In-depth Media Conference and Awards According to a statement signed by Executive Officer, Mrs Motunrayo Alaka, the event themed; “Independent Media Equation: Policies, Ownership, Technology, and Sustainability”, is slated to hold on December 8 and 9, 2023, along side seventeen other media partners in Abuja. According to the statement, the discussions at the conference would revolve around how policies, ownership structure, technology and sustainability shape the landscape and functionality of independent media in performing their vital role in delivering…