Nigeria: Hilda Baci Dethroned As Record-Holder for Longest Cooking Marathon
[Premium Times] This is coming barely five months after Hilda Baci set a new Guinness World Record.
Nigeria: Guinness World Records Confirms Irish Chef, Alan Fisher Dethrones Hilda Baci
[Vanguard] An Irish restaurant owner, Alan Fisher, has dethroned Nigerian chef Hilda Baci as the record holder of the longest cooking marathon record.
Nigeria: Obi of Onitsha’s Personal Art Collections Featured in New Book ‘A King’s Passion’
[Premium Times] The book underscores the Obi of Onitsha as having one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of African art.
Uganda: UPDF’s Wazalendo Sacco Contributes Towards Busoga Royal Wedding
[Nile Post] The Ugandan army, UPDF’s Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society has contributed shs5 million towards the upcoming Busoga royal wedding set for November, 18, 2023 in Bugembe.
Nigeria: MohBad – Court Extends Remand of Nurse, Friend in Police Custody
[Vanguard] The Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Yaba, on Monday, has again sent into custody the auxiliary nurse, Fisayo Ogedengbe, and Ayobami Sadiq arrested by the police in connection with the controversial death of hip hop artiste, Ilerioluwa Alob…
Nigeria: Mohbad – Naira Marley, Sam Larry Released On Bail
[Premium Times] The duo have been in police custody for a month on allegations surrounding Mohbad’s death.
Kenya: Cultural Barriers, Stigma Linked to Increased HIV Mother to Child Transmission
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Cultural barriers and stigma have been linked as threats to eliminate HIV mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) in Arid and Semi-Arid counties that bear the biggest burden of the transmission.
Nigeria: Doctors Amputate Veteran Nollywood Actor Mr Ibu’s Leg
[Premium Times] Barely a month after he made a passionate appeal, Mr Ibu’s worst fears have come to pass.
Africa: My Parents Are From Two Different African Countries – Study Shows How This Shapes Identity
[The Conversation Africa] More than a third of migration in sub-Saharan Africa happens within the continent. This mixing of people means that some children have parents of different national origins. Yet not enough is known about the lives of these chi…
Nigeria: Popular Kano Islamic Scholar, Sheik Yusuf Ali, Dies At 73
[Daily Trust] A renowned Kano-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Yusuf Ali (Sarkin Malaman Gaya), has died at the age of 73.