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 Nigerian Lady, Helen Williams has set a new world record for longest handmade wig. The Guinness World Record disclosed this on Tuesday, 14 November, 2023. The wig stretches an incredible 351.28 metres (1,152 ft 5 in). She spent 11 days and over N200000 (£2,031; $2,493) making the wig. “After constructing the underlay with wig-cap netting and black fabric attached to a bicycle helmet, she completed the hairpiece using 1,000 bundles of hair, 12 cans of hair spray, 35 tubes of hair glue, and 6,250 hair clips,” GWR wrote on its official X handle. For Helen, the biggest challenge was finding a space to have the wig laid out in a straight line and accurately measured, as none of the venues she visited, including several running tracks, were long enough to accommodate it. And she eventually decided to do it beside the Lagos-Abeokuta Motorway, a long road connecting the cities of Lagos and Abeokuta. “It will take a while for me to digest. This achievement is one of the best things th...

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has congratulated his Imo State counterpart, Governor Hope Uzodimma, on his re-election for a second term in office. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday announced Uzodinma, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of the off cycle Imo governorship election held on Saturday, November 11, 2023. Returning Officer for the election, Prof Abayomi Fasina, pronounced Governor Uzodimma winner with a total of 540,308 votes, defeating the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Samuel Anyanwu, who came second with 71,503 votes.  Governor Otti expressed gladness that the Imo governorship election was conducted in an atmosphere of peace, despite the initial uncertainties that dogged it during the campaigns. The Abia State Governor also congratulated the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Senator Athan Achonu, who polled 64,081 votes to come third in the election, for his decent performance and show of bravery...

Brother Bilaal, a former assistant to American actor Will Smith has accused the actor of being homosexual. In a clip posted on YouTube on Monday, November 13, 2023, Bilaal claimed that he once caught the actor having 'anal sex' with actor Duane Martin. He recounted an incident where he was trying to find Smith, only to discover him engaged in “anal sex” with Martin in the latter’s dressing room. He said, “I opened the door to Duane’s dressing room and that’s when I saw Duane having anal sex with Will. There was a couch and Will was bent over the couch and Duane was standing up killing him, murdering him. It was murder in there.” The Actor has not responded to the accusations neither has Martin.

 The Nigerian Labour Congress Following the expiration of the deadline issued by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to the federal government over the alleged brutalisation of the NLC president Joe Ajaero, the two labour centres have resolved to begin an indefinite nationwide industrial action from Tuesday.  But reacting to the planned nationwide strike, the Presidency in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, expressed concern over the decision by the NLC and TUC to call out workers to commence a strike action despite a restraining order issued last week by Justice Benedict Backwash Kanyip of the National Industrial Court. Also, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, yesterday, reminded the organised labour of the need to respect a subsisting court order which restrained it from embarking on the nationwide indefinite strike. However, the...

 Nollywood actor and comedy legend, Mr. Charles Inojie, on Monday, took to Facebook to recount his visit to his colleague, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, who is currently recuperating after undergoing seven surgeries, including the amputation of one of his legs.  In an account titled ‘MR IBU... THE INDOMITABLE HUMORIST, Inojie shared the lively and humorous atmosphere he encountered during his visit, despite Mr Ibu's challenging health condition.  Describing the moment, Inojie wrote, "I never thought I could ever be able to relate this chapter of my encounter with Mr Ibu on his sick bed because I had this funny feeling that it had the potential of making light of a very dire situation as his condition presented."  He continued to share the banter exchanged between them, highlighting Mr Ibu's indomitable spirit and ability to maintain humour even in the face of adversity.  “I walked into his private ward in the ICU in the company of Chinyere Wilfred at w...

 Language evolves and changes whether we like it or not; old languages change and fuse into new ones. There are long forgotten English words that need to be brought back to use because they still embody reasonable meanings.  Word death is a natural part of the evolution of any language. In the same way that language acquires new words and even structures through time, it also loses words and structures along the way. Sometimes, very useful words cease to exist for not-so-obvious reasons.  For example, the word “thee” had a very specific and elegant meaning, which is the singular object of a verb. Now this word has come to be replaced by the more general and confusing “you”. But why is it the case? Why do some words just mysteriously disappear? There are a number of reasons why words fall out of use throughout the history of a language. One reason why words become obsolete is that the thing they refer to no longer exists. Also when a new generation learns a language, it do...

 R. Kelly is suing the federal Bureau of Prisons over allegations that the agency leaked private information about the convicted singer to YouTuber Tasha K.  The Singer claims that the Bureau of Prisons and the Vloger were in cohorts to publicise his private matter while he was in custody out in Chicago during his time there. Social media personality, Tasha K (Latasha Kebe) was the same person singer Cardi B sued for defamation last year. The singer won a $3.9 million defamation judgement against the blogger over false statements Kebe made about drug use, STDs and prostitution on her YouTube channel “UnWinewithTashaK.” Kebe has since filed for federal bankruptcy, citing her inability to pay that huge judgment. If memory serves correctly,  Kelly was  convicted in 2021 for  racketeering and sex trafficking charges stemming from accusations that he orchestrated a long-running scheme to abuse women. In September 2022, he was convicted in Chicago on separate fed...