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Sister Inah went from a fragile child to the world’s oldest living person – thanks not least to her Catholic faith, love of football and cheerful spirit. ADVERTISEMENT A Brazilian nun, known for her love of football and her warm personality, has been confirmed as the world’s oldest living person at nearly 117 years old. Sister Inah Canabarro grew up …

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has d!ed at the age of 116.  Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of elderly policies, said on Saturday, Jan. 4, that Itooka died on Dec. 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, central Japan.  Itooka was born on May 23, 1908. She …

A flight attendant from the French Caribbean island of Martinique has become the oldest woman to win the Miss France beauty pageant.  Angélique Angarni-Filopon was crowned champion on Saturday, Dec. 14, at the age of 34, telling women it’s “never too late” for a career change.    The competition, which has run since 1920, had previously banned women over the …

Wisdom, the world’s oldest known bird in the wild, is thriving and continues to defy the odds.    The 74-year-old Laysan albatross recently laid an egg at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific Ocean, a remarkable feat that underscores her resilience and longevity.   Wisdom was first identified and banded in 1956 by biologist Chandler Robbins after …

The world’s oldest man has d!ed at the age of 112, the Guinness World Records has announced.John Tinniswood was born in Liverpool, England, on 26 August 1912. He was a lifelong Liverpool FC fan, born just 20 years after the club was founded. He d!ed on Monday, November 25,  at a care home in Southport, Guinness World Records said.In a statement, his …

The oldest Catholic priest in Nigeria, Rt. Rev. MSGR Thomas Oleghe, has d!ed at the age of 104.   Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Auchi, Gabriel Dunia, who disclosed this in a statement said Oleghe passed away at approximately 2:30 am on Sunday, November 24, 2024.    According to the statement, he will be buried on Wednesday, November 27, …

Barack Obama has spoken out about his oldest daughter Malia’s decision not to use her last name professionally.   The 26-year-old daughter of the former president and Michelle Obama made her directorial debut back in February at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival with The Heart. However, instead of the film’s credits listing her as Malia Obama, she used her first and middle name, Malia Ann.   The director’s father, Barack …

A Nigerian woman, Progress Okuk, has shared about her thoughtful daughter who sends her gifts each time she pays her school fees.  “Every time I pay her tuition fees, my oldest daughter sends me a gift,” she wrote in a Facebook post on Friday after receiving a wig from her daughter.      Last year, she stocked my storeroom with …

A 96-year-old woman thought to be the oldest person convicted of causing d£ath by dangerous driving has been given a suspended sentence after she k!lled another woman outside her bridge club. June Mills, of Ainsdale in Merseyside, was given an 18-month suspended sentence at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday after driving her Vauxhall Corsa and hitting two people on August …

While many venues across Europe are facing closure due to inflation rates, rising rent costs, soaring energy prices and a shift in post-pandemic habits, a bit of good news comes from Spain as La Paloma, which opened in 1903 and shut in 2007, is reopening its doors… ADVERTISEMENT Europe’s oldest nightclub, Barcelona’s La Paloma, has announced it has permanently re-opened …