GWR: HILDA BACI BECOMES THREE-TIME GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDER
HOTJIST NEWS Following confirmation that her September 2025 achievement also won her the title of largest serving of rice overall, Nigerian celebrity cook Hilda Baci has declared herself a three-time Guinness World Record holder. In addition to breaking the world record for the largest serving of Nigerian-style jollof rice in September 2025, Baci announced on Instagram on Tuesday that her efforts had also earned her the title of largest serving of rice overall. She updated her bio to read "Chef X3 Guinness World Record Holder." “Woke up a three-time Guinness World Records holder and I’m still trying to wrap my head around it. What a way...
ABE ASSASSIN SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT IN JAPAN
Agency Report A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced Tetsuya Yamagami, the gunman who assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, to life imprisonment, describing the daylight...
EUROPEAN POLICE BUST MAJOR SYNTHETIC DRUG RING IN LARGEST-EVER OPERATION
Agency Report European law enforcement agencies have dismantled a major cross-border synthetic drug network in what authorities described as the largest operation of its kind,...
UNICROSS REJECTS ALLEGATIONS OF RESULT MANIPULATION, CITES DATA TRANSFER ISSUES
By: Fasasi Hammad The University of Cross River State (UniCross) has rejected claims of manipulating graduating students’ results, attributing reported discrepancies to the ongoing transfer...
EDO POLICE ARREST BUS DRIVER OVER ALLEGED KILLING OF GIRLFRIEND
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 42-year-old commercial bus driver, Osabohien Ogieva, in connection with the death of his...
COLLAPSED TWO-STOREY BUILDING IN ONDO SEALED BY GOVT; DEVELOPERS WARNED
The Ondo State Government has sealed off the site of a two-storey building that collapsed at the Adegbola area of Akure, the state capital. The...
WORLD BANK TIES $12m IDP LOAN TO STRICT DATA, GOVERNANCE BENCHMARKS FOR NIGERIAN STATES
By Aishat Momoh. O. The World Bank has earmarked up to $12 million in performance-based financing for Nigerian states hosting internally displaced persons (IDPs), under...
JAPAN TO RESTART WORLD’S LARGEST NUCLEAR PLANT AMID SAFETY CONCERNS
Agency Report [caption id="attachment_207710" align="alignnone" width="300"] (FILES) This photo taken on July 16, 2007 shows an aerial view of Tokyo Electric Power Company Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear...
AREF CLARIFIES WHEREABOUTS OF IYA OGE OF LAGOS, SAYS OPRAL BENSON IS SAFE IN LIBERIA
By Aishat Momoh. O. The controversy surrounding the whereabouts of 90-year-old socialite and entrepreneur, Opral Benson, popularly known as Iya Oge of Lagos, has been...
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SHOCK: BODO/GLIMT OVERTURN MAN CITY
Manchester City suffered a humiliating 3-1 defeat against Bodo/Glimt on Tuesday as the Norwegian minnows caused one of the biggest shocks in Champions League history....