Celebrity chef Hilda Baci, in partnership with Gino Nigeria, has officially broken a Guinness World Record (GWR) by cooking the largest serving of Nigerian‐style jollof rice. The announcement came through GWR’s official social media, after the feat was confirmed. What Happened The event was held at Victoria Island, Lagos, specifically at Eko Hotels and Suites. Read More…
I don’t know if you have noticed the global revolution taking place in the kitchen space but it hasn’t been the same in the last few years. With the rise of lifestyle influencers and online celebrity chefs, there has been an upgrade of kitchen gadgets and appliances by kitchen brands to meet up with our Read More…
May God save us from our ‘frienemies’; that is, enemies who pose as friends. Can you imagine the middlemen who have held the petroleum distribution sector by the jugular over the years, screaming that they have been doing it all for the sake of the people? Can you beat that? In an earlier intervention on Read More…
By Joy Essien Two years ago, Hilda Baci captured global attention when she cooked her way into the Guinness World Records with a 93-hour, 11-minute cooking marathon. In September 2025 she returned to the spotlight with an even bolder culinary spectacle: an attempt to cook the largest pot of jollof rice ever recorded. This latest Read More…
By Joy Essien So the Nepalese government wakes up one day and decides that every social-media platform must register with its Ministry of Communications. The order comes with a one-week deadline and a warning: fail to register and you’re banned. Predictably, the youths don’t take this well. If this sounds familiar, it should. Remember when Read More…
By Joy Essien Depending on what side of the divide you’re on, whether liberal or conservative, one thing is certain, no one deserves to be eliminated for having a strong opinion and influence on issues they’re passionate about. Definitely not in this era. Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, a U.S.-based conservative student movement Read More…
By Joy Essien Imagine this scenario. A busy location bustling with activities. Not so easy movement of vehicles in and out of the place because of the large number of people attending and no proper arrangement for logistics. Congestion and chaos are usually the hallmark of these gatherings. With no team in charge of coordinating Read More…
It is not fitting for a king to have good luck charms. He is already a king, second-in-command to the gods. Does he want to become God? Generally, especially in the traditional societies of Africa, to be a king is to attain the highest position any mortal can aspire to. Whether the position is hereditary Read More…
A Lagos Metropolitan news analysis The spark Senior lawyer and former Lagos commissioner Dr. Muiz Banire, SAN, writing in his column in The Sun, argues that recent federal advertorials claiming control over shoreline lands and mandating “recertification” of titles are unconstitutional overreach triggered by President Tinubu’s May 31 commissioning remarks on the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway. Read More…
By Nkanu Egbe Nigeria produces enough food to feed itself, yet millions go hungry every day. The paradox is stark: up to 40–50 percent of the nation’s agricultural output is lost before it reaches the consumer’s table. For tubers, fruits, and vegetables, the losses climb even higher, sometimes reaching 60 percent. The result is a Read More…
