Guinness World Records on Thursday said that the video announcing Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey aka Hilda Baci, as the new record holder for the longest cooking by an individual, is the top performing tweet ever on their handle, with 25 million views. The video was reposted on Thursday with the caption, “Yeah, so this is…
This is not a story of revenge, but it was a promise kept which turned out to be a sweet revenge, ironically, for legendary Mohamed Ali. When Ali faced Holmes in 1980 for the WBC, the heavyweight champion was no longer the dashing phenomenon he was. It was as if the symptoms of the Parkinson…
Nigerian forward, Samuel Chukwueze has been named the winner of the 2022-23 LaLiga Santander African MVP (Most Valuable Player) Award, with the Villarreal CF star coming out tops after thousands of fans and some of Africa’s top football journalists voted for LaLiga’s standout African star this season. More than 30,000 fans from all across the…
Victor Osimhen has made history as the first African to be crowned the highest goal scorer in Serie A. Osimhen is also the first player to combine that with the Scudetto, Serie A trophy, since 2009. Osimhen is the fourth Napoli player to win the award, following in the footsteps of Diego Maradona, Edison Cavani,…
Ngozi Ezeonu is one of the most creative and talented Nollywood actresses. She started acting in 1993 but actually started her professional life as a journalist. She worked at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Radio Lagos, and Eko radio before venturing into acting. Ngozi is notable for mostly playing maternal roles in Nollywood movies, although…
The dynamics of the changing world can only be explained by the story of Grace Oyelude, the first Miss Nigeria. Grace Atinuke Oyelude was born on November 16, 1931, in Kano. She was crowned Miss Nigeria, the first title holder of the pageant in 1957. Her journey to becoming the maiden Miss Nigeria began when…
Davido tells the world and other artistes: “I’ll keep hawking my music like pure water, I’m not a Big Boy”. The award-winning musician issued this important message to musicians on how to stay relevant. Davido berated singers who are too proud to market their music on social media, saying; “this is unimportant to me”. David…
The Bagauda Media Broadcast Ltd has appointed a renowned Broadcaster Yusuf Buba as the Station Manager of its newly established Global TV Abuja, Nigeria. Untill his appointment, Yusuf Buba was News Desk Editor, Newscaster, Newsweek presenter, and Staff Trainer, with Gotel Communications Ltd Yola, Broadcast Media outfit belonging to the former Vice President of Nigeria…
Nkem Oselloka-Orakwue popularly known as Aunty Nkem of “Aunty Tales By Moonlight” loved children. She made sure children were not only seen but heard. She produced and presented programmes in the 80s and early 90s like “Tales by Moonlight”, “Speak Out” and “Society and Child” on NTA. Nkem Oselloka-Orakwue, who clocked 74 years few days…
Chuck Todd, moderator of NBC’s Sunday Morning Talk Show “Meet the Press” since 2014, leaves the scene September. He is likely to pass the baton to colleague Kristen Welker. Todd, who made the announcement on Sunday morning’s edition of the show, made some explanations: “When I took over ‘Meet the Press,’ it was a Sunday…
