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Nigerian chef, RossyG, to set 21-day cook-a-thon record
A Nigerian chef, Rosemary Grace Igbadume, popularly known as RossyG from Owan East local government area of Edo State has vowed to return the Guinness World Record, GWR, for the longest cooking marathon by individual back to Nigeria.
The graduate of Ambrose Ali University Ekpoma said she is starting the cooking marathon for 21 days beginning from 10th to 31st of March 2024.
RossyG said in a statement made available to Journalists in Lafia Sunday that she applied to Guinness World Record last year and got the approval to embark on the exercise since November 2023.
“I’m ready to break the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by individual billed to hold in Abuja.
“So far, I have gotten a venue, bought foodstuffs, team members are on ground, cameramen and other members of the media”, RosemaryG declared.
“I will be attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by individual, and it would be happening in Abuja.
“I want to use this avenue to reach out to the public; I want them to come eat the food for free, including the less-privileged.
“I have gotten few sponsors, but corporate organizations and people of goodwill will support me.
“My family has been there for me as well some some individuals, but I really need sponsorship. I am prepared for this task and believe that with God on my side, victory is assured.
“I will be cooking for 21 days without sleeping. I will be having only five minutes break per hour. That is the only space permitted”.
“So far, I have gotten a venue, bought foodstuffs, team members are on ground, cameramen and other members of the media”.
“I want to use this avenue to reach out to the public; I want them to come eat the food for free, including the less-privileged.
“I have gotten few sponsors, but corporate organizations and people of goodwill will support me.
“My family has been there for me as well some few individuals, but I really need sponsorship.
“I am prepared for this task and believe that with God on my side, victory is assured.
“I will be cooking for 21 days without sleeping. I will be having only five minutes break per hour. That is the only space permitted”.
Rosemary called on Nigerians and others to pray and support her to return the glory back to Nigerian after an Irish chef, Alan Fisher, beat the record of set by Nigerian born Hilda Baci.
Entertainment
Ex-One Direction member Liam Payne dies after fall from hotel balcony
Liam Payne, the former One Direction member, has passed away.
The 31-year-old singer was found dead on Wednesday after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
According to AP, Payne fell from the third floor of the Casa Sur Hotel in the Palermo neighbourhood of the Argentine capital. The songwriter sustained severe injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Pablo Policicchio, the communications director for the Buenos Aires Security Ministry, confirmed that Payne had jumped from the balcony of his hotel room.
Police were called to the hotel in response to an emergency call just after 5 p.m. local time. The hotel manager reported that Payne was behaving erratically and potentially under the influence of substances.
Payne joined One Direction in 2010 at the age of 16.
The group became the biggest boyband in the world after their 2010 launch on ‘The X Factor’. The band broke up in 2015.
In June 2021, the singer disclosed his struggles with alcohol and prescription drug addiction during One Direction’s tours.
He also revealed that he had experienced severe suicidal thoughts at one point.
Recent reports had surfaced about Maya Henry, Payne’s ex-fiancée, alleging that he
pressured her to get an abortion and had broken off their engagement.
Entertainment
Bimbo Akintola reveals why she’s unmarried at 54
Bimbo Akintola, the ace Nigerian actress, has revealed why she remained unmarried at age 54.
In a recent interview with colleague Emmanuel Ehumadu, the actress said she is still single because the man she could have spent her life with passed away.
“He died… the person I could have done forever with is gone,” the film star said.
Akintola stated that she will not yield to societal pressures to marry. The film star said she believes in marriage but has not found anyone she can connect with on the same level since losing her soulmate.
The actress also questioned the sources of income of some of her colleagues.
Born on May 5, 1970, Akintola is a graduate of the University of Ibadan (UI), where she earned a degree in Theatre Arts.
She made her acting debut in 1995 in the iconic film ‘Owo Blow’, alongside Femi Adebayo, and rose to fame after ‘Out of Bounds’ (1997) which featured Richard Mofe-Damijo.
Akintola has received numerous awards and accolades for her talent. She earned a nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 2013 Nollywood Movies Awards.
The movie star won the Best Actress category at the 2015 Eko International Film Festival for her role in ‘Heaven’s Hell’.
Entertainment
Yoruba actor Ayobami Olabiyi is dead
Ayobami Mudashir Olabiyi, the Nigerian actor famous in the Yoruba film industry, is dead.
Bose Akinola, the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria’s (TAMPAN) governor in Oyo, confirmed Olabiyi’s demise in an Instagram post on Wednesday.
“I have a directive of the Oyo state TAMPAN governor, her excellency Yeye Bose Akinola to announce the death of our TAMPAN National general secretary, Chief Alhaji Musadshir Ayobami Olabiyi ‘Bobo B’,” the statement reads.
“May God give his family and the entire TAMPAN members globally the fortitude to bear the loss. Insha Allah, Amen.”
Although the cause of death was however not revealed, Olabiyi was buried on Wednesday in Ibadan, according to Islamic rites.
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