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Hilda Baci Awarded Guinness World Record For Largest Pot of Jollof Rice

Nigerian celebrity chef Hilda Baci has been awarded a Guinness World Records for preparing the largest pot of jollof rice.
This was announced in a post shared on the official X account of Guinness World Records.
 
“New record: Largest serving of Nigerian-style jollof rice – 8,780 kg (19,356 lb 9 oz) achieved by Hilda Baci and Gino in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.” They wrote.
The achievement came after a grand culinary spectacle held on September 12, 2025, at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The event, tagged the ‘Gino World Jollof Festival’ with Hilda Baci, drew thousands of attendees and generated massive social media buzz.
Hilda Baci, who first rose to international prominence in 2023 when she set the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon, has now reinforced her reputation as one of Nigeria’s most celebrated chefs.
The Lagos event attracted celebrities including Funke Akindele, Enioluwa Adeoluwa, Tomike Adeoye, and Pastor Idowu, as well as Bamidele Abiodun, wife of the Ogun State Governor, who all came out to support the chef’s latest record-breaking attempt.
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Jumoke Odetola Lashes Out at Haters Trolling Hilda Baci

Actress, Jumoke Odetola has slammed those trying to diminish the record attempt by celebrity chef Hilda Baci.
Recall that Baci had attempted to cook the biggest jollof rice pot over the weekend.
The event, tagged “Hilda Baci Jollof Festival”, drew support from top names including Funke Akindele, Enioluwa, Tomike, Pastor Idowu and Ogun State First Lady, Bamidele Abiodun.
Reacting to those trolling Baci, Jumoke questioned why people feel triggered by a woman’s success.
“It takes real courage to attempt something extraordinary, to dream big and bring it to life. Instead of bashing, place your right hand on your chest and ask yourself—why am I triggered by the success of a woman making her mark?” she wrote.
She added:
”😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
I have just been angry since yesterday
 
Go somewhere private, where no one can distract you.
 
Place your right hand on your left chest-That’s where your heart beats.
 
Now ask yourself, slowly but honestly:
 
WHY AM I TRIGGERED BY THE SUCCESS OF A WOMAN TRYING TO MAKE A MARK IN HER FIELD?
 
Sit with that question.
 
Your answer might just be the doorway to your healing.
 
May God give us peace and happiness that surpass human understanding, and heal us from past pains that have transcended into bittern€ss, tox!city, and hatr€d.
 
#badenergy #hildabacicookathon #hildabaccijollof”
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BBNaija 10: Zita Dethrones Koyin, Emerges Head of House For Week 8

Big brother Naija housemate Zita has emerged the new Head of House, HOH for week 8.
Following her emergence, she has now dethroned interim HoH, Koyin.
The Head of House game that took place on Sunday after the live eviction show, saw Koyin emerge victorious.
However, during the HOH challenger on Monday, a twist Big Brother introduced this season, Zita snatches the title from Koyin after going head to head with housemates Koyin, Faith, Kola, Bright Morgan and Thelma Lawson
The HoH, Zita enjoys immunity from eviction this week as well as full access to the Head of House lounge.
She will also head the dynamics of the house, influencing key decisions.
In line with tradition, she selected Kola as her special guest to share the privileges of the lounge.
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Tobi Amusan Wins Silver at World Athletics Championships

Nigeria’s sprint hurdler Tobi Amusan has come second in the women’s 100 metres hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Monday, September 15.
The Nigerian star sprinter took home the silver medal after narrowly missing out on gold to Switzerland’s Ditaji Kambundji.
Kambundji, 23, stunned the field with a blistering run of 12.24 seconds, setting a new national record and securing Switzerland’s first-ever world title in the event.
Amusan, the 2022 world champion and world record holder, followed closely in 12.29 seconds to earn Nigeria’s 12th medal in World Championships history.
The bronze medal went to American Grace Stark, who clocked 12.34 seconds. Her teammate Masai Russell, hampered by the slowest reaction time in the race at 0.240 seconds, finished fourth in 12.44.
Poland’s Pia Skrzyszowska equalled her season’s best with 12.49 seconds to take fifth place, just edging out Bahamian Devynne Charlton, who posted the same time. Jamaica’s Danielle Williams, the 2023 world champion, crossed in 12.53 seconds for seventh, while the Netherlands’ Nadine Visser completed the line-up in eighth with 12.56.
Amusan, 28, had entered the final as one of the favourites after dominating her semi-final heat with a time of 12.36 seconds, finishing ahead of Visser and Skrzyszowska. However, despite a strong start in the final, she was unable to hold off Kambundji’s late surge.
The Nigerian sprint star adds silver to her collection after her historic victory in Eugene in 2022, when she set the world record of 12.12 seconds, a mark that still stands.
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Tinubu Will Finish His 8 Years Before Power Will Return to the North – Governor Umar Bago

Governor Umar Bago of Niger State has slammed those agitating for a northern presidency.
This is as he declared that political power will return to the northern region after President Bola Tinubu completes a second term in office.
Speaking on a TVC program, Bago criticised those already agitating for a northern presidency just two years into Tinubu’s tenure, warning that such demands were premature.
 
“For crying out loud, this man has just spent two years in office and you want it to come back to the north. How?” the governor asked.“When he finishes his eight years, power will come to the north and northerners who want to contest can then contest.”
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BBNaija 10: I Attract Both Genders – Isabella Speaks On Her S3xuality

Big Brother Naija housemate, Isabella has spoken about her s3xuality.
According to the reality star, she attracts both men and women.
She made the revelation during a conversation with Sultana on Sunday night, while debunking allegations that she has body odour.
Isabella argued that if she had body odour like some of the housemates claimed, she wouldn’t have been attracting romantic partners across genders.
“They can’t say what is going to affect me. God forbid. They wished. If I wasn’t meeting guys, it’s a different thing. I get both genders that eat my p*ssy at any fking time I fking want. So, what they are saying here doesn’t move or shake me,” she boasted.
A few days ago, Joanna disclosed to Mide that she once approached Isabella to tell her that she has body odour and should tackle it, but she (Isabella) claimed that it was only when she smoked. However, Joanna insisted that it was all the time.
Joanna’s advice didn’t sit well with Isabella, who has been throwing tantrums at her since then, and even called her and Mide “dracula” and “angler fish.”
Isabella’s anger worsened after Mide’s partner, Bright Morgan, insulted her about her body odour during an altercation.
Despite the allegations by multiple housemates including Doris, Sultana, Deneri, Joanna, Mide, and Bright, Isabella has insisted that she doesn’t have mouth or body odour.
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Hilda Baci’s Jollof Rice Event Made Me Realise How Hungry Nigerians Are – Peller

TikToker, Peller has reacted to celebrity chef, Hilda Baci’s latest attempt to break another Guinness World Record by cooking the largest pot of jollof rice.
Peller opened up that his friend moved all the way from Ikorodu to Lagos Island to eat Hilda Baci’s Jollof rice.
Speaking in a video on X, he noted that hunger in the country forced Nigerians to storm the location of Hilda Baci’s cooking, just to eat.
Peller said:
“That Hilda Baci’s cooking event [made me realise] Nigerians is (sic) very hungry. E get one of my friend that time, from Ikorodu him come Hilda Baci’s cooking event, I swear to God. I said, Taiwo, your life has bended. And that guy I dey always how him love o. I don’t know how his life take reach like that…”
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@LaughNLearnX said: “Peller is just creating content. Just the transport from Ikorodu to the Island alone…..”
@abusum45 wrote: “He friend dey come collect maggi. He’s not even ashamed to say it”
@OluwaseunO17224 wrote: “I am not disputing the fact that people were not hungry but if truly people were really hungry the way they’re projecting it the rice we not have gotten to the next morning”
@Adeolabioyee said: “We came there to have fun, I bought Amoke oge jollof rice before going to the event….. make this one shut the fuck up jare
We went there to support her…. I left with 4 packs of jollof rice shaaa”
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IMF, World Bank Forced Nigeria to Remove Subsidy – Falana

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has made an allegation against the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
He accused IMF and the World Bank of compelling Nigeria to remove petrol subsidies
Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Falana argued that the removal was not a locally designed policy but an externally imposed condition.
 
“There’s no way you can remove subsidies completely; no country in the entire world has abolished subsidies completely,” he said. “Even leading Western countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, France and others subsidise electricity, agriculture and many aspects of people’s lives. It was the World Bank and the IMF that insisted the government must remove all subsidies.”
President Bola Tinubu announced the end of petrol subsidies on May 29, 2023, during his inauguration. Shortly after, the Central Bank of Nigeria unified the foreign exchange market.
Falana said the two policies have worsened inflation, driven up living costs, and deepened economic hardship for millions of Nigerians.
He also criticised the government’s plan to introduce a new five percent fuel surcharge, insisting that funds already owed to the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) must first be remitted.
Falana explained that section 14 of the FERMA Act 2007 established a five percent user charge on fuel sales, with 40 percent allocated to federal roads and 60 percent to state roads. He alleged that the funds were never implemented.
 
“Between 2007 and 2011, FERMA confirmed that no funds were remitted despite deductions from petrol prices at source,” he said. “By 2022, even the Senate confirmed that over one trillion naira was owed to FERMA. Before introducing new levies, the government must tell Nigerians what happened to the earlier deductions.”
He warned that imposing the new surcharge could amount to multiple taxation and further burden already struggling citizens.
Falana also urged an end to the “dollarisation” of the economy, noting that rejecting the naira for local transactions is a criminal offence.
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Tinubu Approves Appointment Of Five New Permanent Secretaries

President Bola Tinubu has given approval for commencement of the process of appointing five new permanent secretaries.
This is according to the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.
According to the Head of Service, Didi Walson-Jack, the vacancies include two arising from the recent retirement of permanent secretaries from Imo State and the Federal Capital Territory, and three zonal slots for the North-Central, North-East and South-East, created after the establishment of new ministries.
In a statement released by the Director of Information and Public Relations in the OHCSF, Eno Olotu, noted that the recruitment process was structured to guarantee transparency, credibility and merit in line with the government’s commitment to good governance.
Walson-Jack explained that only directors on Grade Level 17 who had spent at least two years on the grade, and who had been cleared by their permanent secretaries as not facing disciplinary action, were eligible to apply.
She added that the exercise began with the compilation and screening of eligible officers by a Committee of Permanent Secretaries, monitored by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission and the Department of State Services.
“Candidates also completed asset declaration forms with the Code of Conduct Bureau, while clearances from the EFCC, ICPC and DSS are ongoing,” she said.
The HOS disclosed that a written examination for shortlisted officers would be held on September 15, followed by an ICT proficiency test on September 17.
The final stage, an oral interview, is slated for September 19 and will be conducted by a panel comprising serving and retired permanent secretaries, former heads of service, the chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission and representatives from the private sector.
“Anti-corruption agencies will also observe the process. The final recommendations will be submitted to the President for approval,” Walson-Jack stressed.
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Abuja Doctors Begin Indefinite Strike Over Wike’s Refusal to Meet Demands

The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD-FCTA), has announced its decision to embark on an indefinite strike action.
The doctors said the decision to embark on strike was reached due to refusal of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to address their demands.
The strike is to take effect from Monday, 15th September 2025.
In a press conference in Abuja on Monday, Dr. George Ebong said the decision followed a congress by its members on Sunday.
He stressed that the strike is not targeted at the minister or anyone personally but against the failed health sector in the nation’s capital.
“The government is to meet any of our demands financially and non-financially.
 
“The Government of FCTA has refused to listen; the Congress has mandated that until they listen, we will go on strike starting from this morning, Monday, September 15th, 2025.
 
“This is not targeted against the minister or mandate secretary, but against a failed health system.
 
“We call on the Minister of FCT to do the needful.
 
“The Congress voted for an indefinite strike until our demands are met.
 
“Non-payment of 26 of our members after a long dialogue of seven months.
 
“The issue of unemployment has continued to affect the service to our patients. Unexplained deduction of salary and promotion since 2023.
 
“Some of the hospitals do not have X-rays. Hospitals are not favourable for working.”
The indefinite strike comes after the end of a seven-day warning strike by ARD-FCTA.
See full communique:
COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENT DOCTORS, FCTA, ISSUED AFTER
THE EMERGENCY GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 14TH SEPTEMBER 2025
OBSERVATIONS
After reassessing the demands earlier presented to management, Congress noted with deep disappointment that none of our demands have been addressed.
This once again confirms our fears of the chronic neglect of our healthcare system affecting the effectiveness of the medical doctors in order to carry out care of the highest standard.
Following exhaustive deliberations at the close of the 7-day warning strike, Congress made the
Following observations:
1. Continued non-payment of salary arrears (ranging from 1 to 6 months) owed to members
employed since 2023, despite repeated engagements with management.
2. Zero effort towards the recruitment of new doctors, despite the obvious manpower crisis that has subjected our members to unbearable physical, emotional, and psychological strain – resulting in avoidable stress-related deaths. Both doctors’ and patients’ lives remain endangered.
3. Non-payment of the 2025 Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF), leaving members
indebted while struggling to meet mandatory training obligations.
4. Non-payment of arrears from the 25/35% CONMESS upward review, despite the Federal
The government having commenced payment.
5. Absence of clear and documented timelines for skipping and conversion of members, with
arrears yet unpaid.
6. Persistent and unexplained deductions alongside irregular salary payments, which are
demoralising and insulting to healthcare workers.
7. Delays in promotion exercises since 2023, thereby denying members their rightful career
progression and financial entitlements.
8. Non-payment of the 2025 accoutrement allowance, a paltry N8,000 monthly entitlement that
should not require agitation.
9. Stagnation of newly qualified Fellows who remain denied advancement to the Consultant
cadre, some for over five years, despite repeated engagements with management.
10. Non-payment of wage award arrears, with no communication on when this will be addressed.
11. Non-payment of 13 months Hazard allowance arrears, further proof of deliberate disregard
for the safety and welfare of doctors.
12. The deplorable state of FCTA hospitals, which are now shadows of decay rather than centres of excellence, lacking equipment, consumables, and basic functionality.
RESOLUTIONS
After the most passionate and historic deliberations in ARD-FCTA, Congress unanimously resolved as follows:
1. Congress shall embark on an indefinite strike action commencing at 8:00am, Monday, 15th.
September 2025, until government and management demonstrate genuine commitment to
making health in the FCT a priority.
2. Immediate payment of all outstanding salary arrears to members employed since 2023.
3. Immediate commencement of recruitment of new doctors, with written, time-bound
commitments to conclude before the end of 2025. This is of utmost urgency.
4. Immediate payment of the 2025 MRTF for doctors’ medical training.
5. Immediate stoppage of all erroneous deductions and correction of irregular salary payments
6. Documented timelines for skipping and conversion to be fully concluded within one (1) month.
7. Signing of an MOU mandating skipping of members within three (3) months of employment.
Conversion of post-Part II Fellows to Consultant cadre within six (6) months of passing-
9. Release of promotion timelines and full payment of arrears within one (1)
10. Immediate payment of wage award arrears, as already done for colleagues at federal and state
levels.
11. Immediate payment of arrears from the 25/35 per cent CONMESS review
12. Urgent renovation, equipping, and upgrading of all FCTA hospitals to globally acceptablevstandards.
13. Immediate payment of 13 months’ hazard allowance arrears.
14. Immediate payment of all arrears owed to 2025 external residents.
We do hope that the management will do the urgent needful to meet all of our demands for the sake of our patients and ourselves.

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