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Sitting On Top Of The World – Burna Boy Celebrates His UEFA Champions League Performance

Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, the famous Nigerian Afrobeat singer, who is popularly called Burna Boy is apparently having the time of his life.

The singer has taken to social media to brag about his performance at the 2023 UEFA Champions League final.

DAILY POST earlier reported that the singer had Saturday performed alongside Brazilian singer Anitta at the UEFA Champions League final football match between Manchester City and Inter Milan at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.

Burna Boy, who made headlines following his UEFA champions league performance, revealed his current state in a post on his official Instagram page on Tuesday.

Sharing pictures and video from his performance, the singer stated: “Sitting on top of the world.”

Many Nigerians took to the comment section to hail his performance

hana_mnzali76 said; “You rule the world atp my legend, you’re the best artist ever, so proud of you and loved the interview you gave to CBS.”

stainlessxex: “Yeah sitting on top of Davido.”

omaakatugba: “King of kings. Odgwu and the Odogwu. You made us all proud.”

gossipmilltv: “African Giant. That your Uefa performance was catastrophic. Highest.”

anajadavidnoah: “The real 001 and African giant. Every other self-professed 001 na Aba made.”

stunnerentertainmentempire: “Odogwu no be guy name. Respect. When are they gonna build you a statue because one is needed.”

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I Still Cry Every Morning Over My Son’s Death

Popular singer, Davido has said he still cries every morning for his late son, Ifeanyi.

He made the revelation in a podcast interview while discussing about his the release of his “Timeless” album.

 

He said many fans anticipated sorrowful songs on his album but he delivered “bangers” instead.

 

Davido noted that  even though he overcame the difficult time following his son’s passing, he still sheds tears over it every morning.

 

He said: “I miss him every day, there’s tears coming out of my eyes every morning, you don’t have to see it,

“I look at myself in the mirror and I said apart from it just being about me, I know how many people love me, I know how many people are depending on me.

“My son up there is looking down at me. Apart from me being strong for his mom, which is my primary responsibility, I have to be strong for the world.

“A lot of people thought the album was just going to be a lot of sad songs, we gave them bangers on bangers.

“My son is dancing and my mom is dancing in heaven. So for people to see that it’s possible to stand up again and be able to work, it’s only God.

“Those were one of the things that and my wife relied on, God is real. Then everything just aligned back, we performed better, business is better.”

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Hilda Baci Reveals The Staggering Amount She Spent On Her Cook-a-Thon

Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Baci has revealed the amount she spent to organise her cook-a-thon.

Recall that she was today confirmed by Guinness World Record as the holder for longest cooking by an individual.

 

Accoridng to her, she spent over N80m for her cookathon.

 

She was reacting to the allegation by a brand that she breached a N3m deal for a meet-and-greet event in Abuja.

 

Baci denied she had such agreement in place, stating she spent over N80m for her cookathon event.

 

She said: “I spent over N80m of my hard earned money for my cookathon so people could eat and drink for free.”

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Hilda’s Cook-a-Thon Crashed Our Website – Guinness World Records

Guinness World Record has stated the impact Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, aka Hilda Baci’s cook-a-thon had on their website.

According to GWR, the cook-a-thon by Hilda crashed their website for two days.

 

A representative of the record body disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday while officially certifying Hilda as the new record holder for the longest cooking marathon by an individual.

 

The representative said their website crashed because of the immense volume of traffic received from Hilda’s legion of loyal fans.

“Hilda’s cook-a-thon was in fact so popular that our website crashed for two days due to the immense volume of traffic we received from her legion of loyal fans,” the rep said.

 

Recall that Guinness World Record failed to certify Hilda’s 100-hour-kitchen stint, acknowledging just 93 hours 11 minutes.

 

The record body said it deducted seven hours from her record because “she mistakenly took extra minutes for one of her rest breaks early on in the attempt.”

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Hilda Baci Reacts As Guinness World Record Finally Certifies Her

Hilda Effiong Bassey, the Nigerian chef, who is also known as Hilda Baci, has excitedly reacted after the Guinness World Records certified her as the new record holder for the longest cooking marathon by an individual.

Recall that Guinness World Records on Tuesday finally certified Hilda as the new record holder for the longest cooking marathon by an individual.

Retweeting the certification statement from GWR, Hilda wrote, “This is the best news ever omg omg omg thank you so much.”

Meanwhile, Guinness World Record said it deducted seven hours from Hilda Baci’s 100-hour longest cooking marathon by an individual record because “she mistakenly took extra minutes for one of her rest breaks early on in the attempt.”

The record body put her official record at 93 hours 11 minutes and not 100 hours.

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Florentino Perez Takes Decision On Signing Mbappe For Real Madrid

Florentino Perez, the Real Madrid president, has reportedly decided to go all out to bring Kylian Mbappe, the Paris Saint-Germain forward to Santiago Bernabeu this summer.

Perez is keen on adding Mbappe to his squad and reckons the France international would push for the move following the departure of Karim Benzema to Saudi Arabia giants Al Ittihad.

According to El Larguero, Mbappe’s decision to confirm to PSG that he will not be renewing his deal has seen Real Madrid’s head turn.

Perez, who was willing to wait till January 2024 to hold talks with Mbappe, is now ready to make the big money move this summer.

PSG are unhappy with Mbappe’s decision not to extend his contract, which will expire in 2024 and are already planning for next season without the former Monaco star.

The French Ligue 1 champions are willing to listen to offers, as they do not want to let him leave for free next summer.

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Guinness World Records Names Hilda Baci New Record Holder For Longest Cooking Marathon

Guinness World Records has officially crowned Hilda Baci as the new record holder for the longest cooking by an individual.

The GWR made the announcement on Tuesday.

The GWR in a statement on its website, said, “Following a thorough review of all the evidence, Guinness World Records can now confirm that Hilda Effiong Bassey, better known as Hilda Baci, has officially broken the record for the longest cooking marathon (individual), with a time of 93 hours 11 minutes.”

The 26-year-old Nigerian chef began on Thursday 11 May and continued through to Monday 15 May, cooking over 100 pots of food during her four-day kitchen stint.

Hilda attempted to set a record of 100 hours, however, almost seven hours were deducted from her final total because she mistakenly took extra minutes for one of her rest breaks early on in the attempt.

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Young Man Drowns Few Days To His Wedding In Enugu

A young man has died days to his wedding.

 

It was gathered that the man drowned in Enugu State on Monday after a heavy downpour that reportedly wreaked havoc in the area.

 

Vanguard reported that the heavy flood started following a Sunday night rainfall.

 

It was gathered that the victim, identified as Chukwudi, was in his apartment located by the edge of a narrow drainage between Nkpokiti and Presidential Road in Ogui Township, Enugu when he was trapped in the flood.

 

According to reports, Chukwudi had performed traditional rites and was preparing for a wedding with his fiance before the unfortunate incident happened.

 

He was said to be putting up in one of the underground rooms sandwiched under a block of flats constructed in obstruction to a channel, through which waters passing down from the Institute of Management and Technology, IMT, and environs, collate and empties into Asata River.

 

An eyewitness and a co-tenant who gave further details of the incident, Nkechi Eze, revealed as quoted by Vanguard that the flood from the blocked drainage into their compound had been persistent for over six years, which on Monday last week.

 

She, however, noted that no life was lost in the previous incidents, which made some of the basement occupants pack out of the apartment.

 

On account of the latest development, Eze said: “Then, yesterday, though the girl and boy don’t sleep there anymore, only came to check their property. Then the rain started. The flood came, and he was the one that came out telling people that the flood had come again. His fiancé and every other person came out, but he said he wanted to bring out his property.

“He went in and didn’t come out again. A deaf and dumb girl that occupied one of the apartments almost drowned, but was rescued by those who went to help.

“The police came around 12 am., and started scooping the water out from the basement. A water draining machine was also brought, and they worked from 12 to 5 this morning. All of us were outside, nobody slept, waiting to see that boy and, at 5 am., his lifeless body was seen and the police came and took it away. The DPO said that even an animal cannot live here, let alone a human being.”

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Hilda Baci Sued By Event Planner For Allegedly Collecting N3m For Meet And Greet And Allegedly Lying About It

Famous Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey also known as Hilda Baci, has been dragged before the law.

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The chef, who got a spot in the limelight by attempting to etch her name in the Guinness World Record for longest cooking, has been sued by an event planner.

Baci was accused of allegedly collecting N3m for a meet and greet and lying about it following a backlash.

The event planner claimed that the chef’s action affected their reputation as a brand and they will be taking legal steps to ensure that they get justice.

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DSS Seizes Emefiele’s Passport, Plans Home, Office Search

The passport of the suspended Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has been confiscated by the Department of State Services, The PUNCH reports.

The service, it was also learnt, may search Emefiele’s home and office this week.

Following his suspension on Friday as a result of the ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the financial sector, the service arrested Emefiele in Lagos and flew him to Abuja in a private jet on Saturday.

The spokesperson for the service, Peter Afunanya, in a statement said Emefiele had been taken into custody and was under investigation.

However, a source in the DSS  on Sunday said it was standard procedure for his travel document to be seized pending the conclusion of the ongoing investigation.

The source added that the office and residence of the suspended apex bank governor would be searched.

The source said, “Of course, Emefiele’s travel document would be confiscated as part of the standard process pending the conclusion of our investigation. Also, as part of the investigation, his house and office would be searched for documents that can aid the ongoing investigation on his management of the CBN.”

The spokesperson for the service, Peter Afunanya, in a statement said Emefiele had been taken into custody and was under investigation.

However, a source in the DSS  on Sunday said it was standard procedure for his travel document to be seized pending the conclusion of the ongoing investigation.

The source added that the office and residence of the suspended apex bank governor would be searched.

The source said, “Of course, Emefiele’s travel document would be confiscated as part of the standard process pending the conclusion of our investigation. Also, as part of the investigation, his house and office would be searched for documents that can aid the ongoing investigation on his management of the CBN.”

Our correspondent had reported that other top directors of the CBN might also be invited or arrested for questioning over their roles in the administration of the apex bank.

It was learnt that the DSS might revisit the criminal charges it earlier filed against Emefiele which borders on terrorism financing and fraud.

The secret police similarly accused the suspended CBN box of mismanaging the CBN subsidiary, Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending and the Anchor Borrowers Programme.

The DSS spokesman, Afunanya, could not be reached for comment on Sunday as calls to his line indicated that he was unreachable.

He had yet to respond to a text message on the detention of Emefiele as of the time of filing this report.

Meanwhile, human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN,  has said the DSS  lacked constitutional power to investigate and prosecute  Emefiele.

Falana in a message sent to one of our correspondents said Emefiele should be transferred to the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission who according to him, posses the legal right to prosecute Emefiele.

“A few months ago, the State Security Service levelled grave allegations of terrorism financing, money laundering, and other economic crimes against Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. At the material time, the attempt by the SSS to arrest, investigate, and prosecute Mr. Emefiele was frustrated by the erstwhile Buhari administration.

“However, following the suspension of Mr. Emefiele as the Governor of the CBN by President Bola Tinubu, the SSS quizzed him in Lagos and flew him to Abuja yesterday. According to media reports, the investigation of the suspect by the SSS has commenced. Even though the SSS which initially denied the arrest has since turned around to admit that Mr. Emefiele is in its custody.

“In the case of Dr. Bukola SarakI v. Federal Republic of Nigeria (2018) 16 NWLR (pt. 1646) 433-434, the Supreme Court ruled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission lacks the vires to investigate and prosecute the appellant for the breach of the provisions of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act. It was for that principal reason that Senator Saraki was freed by the apex court.

“In line with the principle of law enunciated by the apex court in Saraki’s case the SSS lacks the power to investigate and prosecute Mr. Emefiele in respect of allegations of money laundering and other economic crimes. Therefore, after investigating the alleged involvement of Emefiele in terrorism financing the SSS should transfer him to the EFCC for the purpose of investigating

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