Competitive eater smashes Guinness World Record by devouring 22 of the hottest chilli peppers ever

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A competitive eater was filmed sweating and panting as he broke a world record devouring handfuls of the hottest chili peppers ever.

Wayne Algenio, 31, from New York, consumed 22 Carolina Reapers, which measure over 1.5 million on the Scoville heat unit scale.

The video shows him shovelling the round red peppers down his throat at record speed, almost vomiting as he chews and swallows them.

The competitive eating veteran won the record title after competing in the Puckerbutt Pepper Company's Smokin' Ed's Reaper Eating Challenge at the NYC Hot Sauce Expo in Brooklyn on April 24.

This was the second time Wayne had competed in the contest, but the first time he'd ever won.

Man eats 22 reaper peppers in 60 seconds — Wayne looked as though he was about to vomit as he completed the challenge

Because the peppers vary in size, they are weighed in grams to ensure the contestants are eating the same amount.

The competition bans contestants from drinking anything, even water, to cool their burning throat.

He told ABC News : "You eat as many as you can in a minute and then after that minute is over, you have to stand there for another minute without vomiting or drinking any liquids.

"After I stopped, I could feel the burn in my throat. It's an excruciating pain."

Wayne said he drank milk to help soothe his burning throat once the contest was over.
Guinness World Records confirmed to ABC News that Algenio has officially been named as the record holder.

Wayne said he thinks this will be the last time he takes on such a challenge "unless anyone breaks it".

Doctors remove mammoth tumour weighing 15 STONE that sat in woman's stomach for 5 years

Kamlesh Devi, 45, pictured before surgery, shows the ovarian tumour weighing 97 kg (15st 214 lbs) was removed by doctors from her abdomen in a three hour long surgery at Lokpriya Hospital in Uttar Pradesh, India. — The tumour weighted an incredible 15 stone

A woman has had a giant 15st tumour removed after living with it for five years.

Kamlesh Devi, 45, from Meerut, in Uttar Pradesh, in northern India, claimed her husband stopped her visiting a doctor much earlier because he said the family were too poor to pay for treatment.

And even though she suffered though unbearable pain for years, she followed her husband's wishes.

But six months ago her husband sadly died and Ms Kamlesh decided to finally see a doctor - who treated her for free. (you can imagine ?)

Mrs Kamlesh discovered she was entitled to free treatment as part of an Indian poverty scheme.

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Mrs Devi had carried the growth for five long years

Before surgery scan of Kamlesh Devi, 45, shows the ovarian tumour weighing 97 kg (15st 214 lbs) was removed by doctors from her abdomen in a three hour long surgery at Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, India. — A pre-surgery scan shows the ovarian tumour weighing 97 kg

And surgeons took just three hours to remove the massive tumour, which weighed the same as a large man, from her right ovary last Friday.

Surgeon Dr A S Jaggi, 60, said: "She was in severe pain when she came to the hospital. The tumor had started leaking and it would have turned fatal if there was any further delay.

Dr Jaggi and his team work hard to remove the tumour

"Three units of blood were infused during the surgery and then the patient was kept in ICU for a day. She is recovering well and we’re now waiting to the results of the tests taken on the tumour."

And he added: "I’ve never seen such a tumor in my whole career. Ovarian tumors are common but never this big.

"It must be three feet in length and two feet in width, it's huge. The tumor has now has been sent to a pathology lab for tests."

Dr Jaggi added that the hospital has also contacted India’s version of the Guinness Book of Records, the Limca Book of Records to see if the tumour qualifies for a recognition.

Corruption: 'I will not demand an apology from Cameron' - Buhari

Speaking at the Commonwealth Tackling Corruption Together Conference in the UK this morning, President Buhari said he will not be demanding an apology from the UK Prime Minister over his comment about Nigeria being one of the most corrupt countries in the world. He said instead he will be demanding for the return of stolen Nigerian assets stashed in UK.

"I am not going to demand any apology from the Prime Minister or anybody. What I am demanding is the return of our assets. I have already mentioned how Britain is revered and how disgraceful one of the Nigerian elects is...He had to dress like a woman to leave britain and leave behind his bank account and fixed assets which britain is prepared to hand over to us. This is what I am asking for. What will I do with apologies. I need something tangible(money)"he said

Lady discovers a dead body at Muri Okunola roundabout, reports Eti-Osa Local Govt staff, claims they laughed it off

IG User - aloryeadie shared this report via Instagram yesterday. She wrote,

"Today I have shed tears. On my way to a meeting about 11.20am. By Muri okunola roundabout. There is a dead boy on the roundabout. At first I thought it was a child sleeping in the rain, I told the driver to stop and walked towards him only to be told that he is dead and he had been dead since yesterday.

The people around notified eti- osa local government. Whose local council is not too far from this incidence and no one. Absolutely no one attended to his corpse. The boy is still left on the roundabout. And when I confronted the staff of the local government. They were laughing and laughing as if the death of a boy was irrelevant! What kind of Nigeria is this?? This is against health and safety to leave a dead corpse laying about! What is going on?? The eti-Osa council is about 3 mins walk from where the dead corpse is laying! And they had been notified 24 hours prior and nobody did anything. They ignored the boy. His poor family may be going crazy looking for him, and he is laying dead. Not to mention the state I saw him on the roundabout. This is absolutely ridiculous! What is Nigeria's position on health, safety and environment??? How can a dead body lay on a popular roundabout in Lagos for more than 24 hours. Cars are still driving by and everyone is acting like it's not their business!" See the video of what happened when she alerted the staff to the situation after the cut.

Kwara State House Of Assembly wants football legend Rasheedi Yekini immortalised

The Kwara State House of Assembly on Tuesday urged the state government to immortalize late football legend Rasheed Yekini, the due to his contributions to sport development in the country.

The House leader Hassan Oyeleke, who spoke under matters of urgent public importance said Rasheedi's exploits in the football world put Kwara State on the global map hence the need for him to be immortalized.

The House speaker also said the late soccer ambassador scored 37 goals for Nigeria in 58 appearances with active participation in many tournaments and all the members of the House unanimously agreed for him to be immortalized.

Rasheedi Yekini, who as born in Kaduna was a native of lra in Oyun Local Government area of Kwara played for Vitória de Setúbal in Portugal and died in May 2012 at the age of 48.

Source: Linda Ikeji

Yakubu Gowon spotted helping his wife adjust her necklace in public

The photo was taken at the 80th birthday thanksgiving service of Chief Ernest Shonekan, the former Head of Interim National Government. 81 years old former military leader Yakubu Gowon is seen helping his wife of 47 years, Victoria, adjust her necklace. So sweet! photo credit: Olukorede Yishua