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  Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, on Saturday congratulated the Liberian president-elect, Joseph Boakai, who won at the just-concluded general election in the country.   Sani disclosed this in a tweet posted on his X handle on Saturday, November 18, describing the outcome of the election as credible, transparent and peaceful. Boakai previously served as the 29th vice president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018, under President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. The outgoing president and a former professional footballer, George Weah conceded defeat after the country's elections commission announced Boakai the winner with 50.9 percent of the vote while Weah scored 49.1 percent. Sani's tweet read, "The election that led to the defeat of Liberia’s President Weah and the victory of Boakai is much more than just another election. "The election was reportedly Credible, transparent, peaceful & without hesitation, George conceded & congratulated the winner,despite the slim margin...

Nigerian chef, Temitope Adebayo, also known as Tope Maggie is said to have broken Irish Chef – Alan Fisher's cooking record.  This was made known in a TikTok video captioned, "The record is broken congrats to Nigeria, Oyo State, Chef Tope Maggie". This video was greeted with an applause from fans of the said chef. With people believing it is a headscratcher, we are yet to receive a response from the official page of the Guinness World Records.  Assuminfmg this record is real, Tope’s accomplishment would be noteworthy for Nigeria, since it reclaims the title of longest continuous cooking from Alan Fisher, who had just dethroned chef Hilda Bassey following her 93-hour record. Tope Maggie is a graduate of Hotel Management from the Federal Polytechnic in Ede, Osun State. Funnily, he got the nick name 'Maggie' from his mom for his outstanding cooking skills. Tope currently manages a chain of restaurants in Ogbomoso.

Göbekli Tepe is a Neolithic settlement inhabited from c. 9500 to at least 8000 BCE, in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Its structures are therefore 11,000 years old, or more, 6,000 years before Stonehenge and the great pyramids of Giza, making them humanity's oldest known monumental site, built not for shelter but for some other purpose. Archaeologists still consider the place a mysterious riddle that predates Earth's great civilizations by thousands of years. Many things if not everything in Göbekli Tepe constitute an issue in explaining why, how and when. From the techniques used to erect the monoliths without the help of animals to the fact that no habitative human settlements were found near this temple except the ruins of what was possibly a small village. The site was believed to be a shrine, a temple, but hypotheses have been made about the structures being an astronomical observatory due to its configuration and alignment with different stars, particularly S...

Deputies from the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a stabbing at the 200 block of Tucker Road in Scotts Valley, California, on Wednesday. Upon their arrival, the officers learned that the brothers had been fighting and that one of them grabbed a small kitchen knife and stabbed his twin during the encounter. The 5-year-old received "life-saving efforts" from deputies and first responders. He was later taken to a hospital, where he died. The sheriff's office said that an investigation showed that "there is no indication of negligence or criminal activity by any other party." "In coordination with the District Attorney’s Office and in light of all circumstances discovered by our investigators, no charges will be filed against anyone involved. California law dictates that age, criminal intent, and knowledge of wrongfulness are factors needed to charge a child with a crime (PC 26 and W&I 602)," their statement explained.  Califo...

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has shared the 'Perfect Lagos Selfies' captured as Slack-liner and Red Bull Athlete, Jaan Roose, walked on a rope from Sterling Towers to the Onome Rig. The Lagos Safety Commission had partnered Red Bull on a project meant to showcase the beauty of the state which was tagged the 'Perfect Lagos Selfie'. Sanwo-Olu shared photos from the exercise on his X page on Saturday. He partly wrote, "Lagos is the epitome of creativity at its finest and we are saying well done and congratulations to #JaanRoose , the Guinness World Record holder, who has captured the Perfect Lagos Selfie while walking in the sky from Sterling Towers to the Onome Rig. "His expertise in slack-lining, blending balance training, recreation, and moving meditation is beautifully showcasing our city's vibrant spirit.  "Capturing the beauty of our skyline against the backdrop of the Blue Line Rail is an admirable feat.  "Partnering with the...