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Osun College Provost Sets New Guinness World Record with 150-Hour Lecture Marathon, Awaits…

Mayowa Oladeji Sep 30, 2024 0

Nsikak Akpan, the provost of Foreign Links Campus, Ile-Ife, Osun state, has completed his 150-hour marathon lecture and awaits the Guinness World Records (GWR) certification. The doctorate holder started the 6-day teaching exercise…

Lifestyle

Can You Read 100 Books in 10 Days? One Nigerian Man Just Did (and Set a Guinness Record!)

Mayowa Oladeji May 15, 2024 0

Friends and supporters of ex-student of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Osun State, Samson Ajao, who was attempting to set a new world record for longest marathon reading aloud on Wednesday, was celebrated on the streets of Osogbo after…

Events

Tunde Onakoya: Nigerian Chess Master Makes History, Shatters Chess Marathon Record in Times Square

Mayowa Oladeji Apr 20, 2024 0

In a display of mental fortitude and strategic brilliance, Nigerian chess champion Tunde Onakoya etched his name in history books early Saturday morning. After a grueling 58-hour marathon braving the bright lights and constant energy of…

Events

Joyce Ijeoma: Nigerian Masseur Set To Break Guinness World Record For Longest Massage

Mayowa Oladeji Jul 3, 2023 0

Joyce Ijeoma, the Nigerian masseur, is seeking to break the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest massage on different individuals. The lady began her 3-day attempt to set the new world record for the longest massage on…

News

Hilda Baci Sets Groundbreaking 100-Hour Cooking Marathon Record (VIDEO)

Mayowa Oladeji May 15, 2023 0

Nigerian chef and entrepreneur, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has set a groundbreaking Guinness World Record for the “longest cooking marathon by an individual”. The restaurateur kick-started the competition on…

Bizarre

Australian Man Breaks Guinness World Record For Loudest Belch – First Time In 10 Years…

Tunde Serano Dec 7, 2021 0

An Australian man has managed to break a decade-old Guinness record by letting out the loudest belch in the last 10 years. Neville Sharp, from Humpty Doo, Northern Territory, has been belching ever since his sister, Sandy, taught him how…

Bizarre

Woman With Guiness World Record For Longest Fingernails Cuts Them For The First Time In Nearly 30…

Edna Wande Apr 8, 2021 0

Ayanna Williams, who held Guinness World Records title for longest fingernails on a pair of hands (female), has finally cut her nails for the first time in nearly 30 years. The former record-holder, who lives in Houston, won the title in…

Sport

Nigerian Sprinter, Blessing Okagbare Receives Guinness World Records Recognition

Edna Wande Feb 10, 2021 0

Nigerian track and field athlete, Blessing Okagbare has been recognised by Guinness World Records as the only athlete with the most appearances in IAAF’s Diamond League Meetings. International Association of Athletics Federations, now…

News

GTBank YouREAD: Nigerian Reads Aloud For 122 Hours To Promote Reading Culture, Sets New Record

Lily Dada Mar 5, 2018 0

40 year old Nigerian, Olubayode Treasures Olawunmi, in a bid to reignite the interest in reading across Nigeria and beyond, read aloud for 122 hours at a Read Aloud Marathon Session organized by the YouREAD…

Entertainment

Nigerian Dancer Breaks Guinness World Record

Lily Dada Nov 24, 2017 0

Nigerian professional dancer and Choreographer, Odumewu Debbie Sunmisola- popularly called Pinkie Debbie, is the newest Guinness Book of World Record holder after breaking the record for the Longest Dance Marathon by an Individual in…