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Celebrity chef and Guinness World Record holder Hilda Baci served food from her giant jollof rice pot at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, after more than eight hours of cooking. Videos circulating online showed Baci and her team serving steaming plates of rice to thousands of attendees, with large portions of the rice remaining from the 200 bags used. …

VETERAN NOLLYWOOD ACTOR, FABIAN ADIBE IS DEAD Veteran Nollywood actor, Fabian Adibe, has died at the age of 85. Adibe, known for his role in “Things Fall Apart” when adapted into film, died on Wednesday at 2:30 am. Celebrity journalist, Seun Oloketuyi, who announced the demise via his Instagram page, wrote, “Things Fall Apart actor, Fabian Adebe, is dead. Died …

LAWYER GIVES NBC 30-DAY ULTIMATUM TO BAN BBNAIJA OR FACE LEGAL ACTION Maduabuchi Idam, a human rights lawyer, has demanded that the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) either ban or impose strict regulations on Big Brother Naija (BBNaija), citing concerns over its “obscene, indecent, and profane content”. In a letter recently shared on Facebook, Idam accused the show organisers of undermining …

LIKE FALCONS, D’TIGRESS GET NATIONAL HONOURS, $100,000 EACH FOR AFROBASKET TRIUMPH President Bola Tinubu has conferred national honours on all members of the D’Tigress for winning the 2025 Women’s Afrobasket in Cote d’Ivoire. The president also pledged $100,000 to each of the players and an additional $50,000 to members of the technical crew. Vice President Kashim Shettima, who represented Tinubu …

D’TIGRESS BEAT MALI TO WIN FIFTH CONSECUTIVE AFROBASKET TITLE Nigeria’s D’Tigress won a fifth consecutive Women’s AfroBasket title following a 78-64 victory over Mali. It was the seventh time Nigeria would lift the trophy. Rena Wakama’s side extended their unbeaten streak at the Women’s AfroBasket tournament to 29 games. The West Africans have also qualified for the 2026 FIBA Women’s …

MONEY GIFTED TO SUPER FALCONS CAN PAY 16,000 DOCTORS, 66,000 TEACHERS, OTHERS The cash price splashed on Nigeria’s women national football team, the Super Falcons, is enough to take care of the monthly wage bill of about 16,000 doctors, 66,000 teachers and over 78,000 lowest ranked officers of the Police Force, Checks have shown. Following their triumph at the just-concluded …

PRESIDENCY DEFENDS SUPER FALCONS REWARDS, CITIES BBNAIJA N150M PRIZE MONEY The Nigerian presidency spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, has defended the national honours and ₦152million cash rewards given by President Bola Tinubu to each player in Nigeria’s Super Falcons after their 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) victory. Taking to his verified X (formerly Twitter) account on Tuesday, Onanuga slammed critics …

TINUBU CONFERS NATIONAL HONOURS ON FALCONS, GIVES EACH PLAYER $100,000 Nigeria Super Falcons captain, Rasheedat Ajibade, celebrating with team mates after their win over the Banyana Banyana of South Africa, at the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Casablanca, Morocco, yesterday. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred National Honours of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) …

FORMER EAGLES COACH, MONDAY SINCLAIR DIES AT 88 Ex-Super Eagles coach, Monday Sinclair, has died at the age of 88, after battling with diabetes for a while. Former Nigeria goalkeeper, Peterside Idah, disclosed the news of his death in a Facebook post. It is believed Sinclair passed away on Wednesday around 3:15pm. “Our daddy is gone. What a man. He …

MIKE EJEAGHA, IGBO FOLKLORE MUSIC ICON, GWOGWO NGWOM, DIES AT 95 Mike Ejeagha, the renowned Highlife icon, widely celebrated for transforming Igbo folklore and proverbs into enchanting music, has died at the age of 95. Ejeagha died on Friday night at about 8 p.m. at the 32 Garrison Hospital in Enugu, following a prolonged illness. His eldest son, Emma Ejeagha, …