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Kwadwo Akwaboah, a highlife artist from Ghana, passed away. His son Gladstorm Akwaboah, who is also a musician and goes by the name Akwaboah in modern Ghanaian music, announced his father’s passing. He died at Kumasi’s Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in the wee hours of May 16, 2023, according to Oktranking sources. Akwaboah uploaded a picture of his father to WhatsApp along with the message, “Thank you for being ma Daddy, rest well.” Some of Kwadwo Akwaboah’s popular songs are ‘Awerekyekyere’, ‘Hini Me’, among others.
Record-smashing Hilda Baci, a Nigerian chef, completed her marathon cooking at 100 hours, setting a new Guinness World Record for the ‘longest cooking period’ by an individual. Recall Hilda had equaled and surpassed Indian chef Lata Tandon’s record for the longest cooking time on Monday morning. The Akwa-Ibom-born cook will then surpass her initial 96-hour aim by four hours, setting a new world record of 100 hours. Hilda began cooking for the cook-a-thon on Thursday at 4 p.m. Nigerian time by turning on her cooker. President Muhammadu Buhari, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwoolu, and Senate President contender Godswill Akpabio are among the luminaries who have thrown their weight behind her campaign. The chef’s exceptional feat will be reviewed by Guinness World Records management before her name is formally put into the famed book, which includes a slew of Nigerians with impressive exploits.
The Road Transport Operators body announced on Monday (15 May) that fares would be reduced by 10% beginning on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. “With the recent price reductions in petroleum products, it became necessary to engage stakeholders to consider a review of the fares in accordance with the administrative instrument.” “Following these negotiations, and in consideration of the plight of drivers, commuters, and the general public, we have resolved to reduce existing transportation fares by 10%,” the organization stated in a statement. The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and the Ghana Road Transport Co-ordinating Council (GRTCC) formed the organisation, which urged all drivers to “comply with the new fares and post same at their loading terminals.” The whole statement is as follows: