The Oyo State Government is poised to make a historic entry into the Guinness Book of Records, the Commissioner for Women’s Affairs, Toyin Balogun, disclosed on Monday. She said the government would back an attempt by an Ibadan-based cyclist, Ebaide Joy, who would embark on a record-breaking motorcycle journey across 12 African countries in July. According to the commissioner, the …

A Nigerian trumpeter, Joshua Olusanya, known as Trumpet Influencer, has been officially confirmed by Guinness World Records as the holder of the record for the ‘Longest Marathon Playing the Trumpet’, following a previous disqualified attempt in February 2024. Olusanya’s initial attempt was disqualified for disrupting his performance to drink water, an action not permitted under GWR attempt guidelines. In May …

Nigeria’s Ayodeji Fatunla is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the longest movie-watching marathon (cinema). According to the Guinness World Records, the current record for the longest marathon of watching films is 121 hours and 18 minutes, achieved by Suresh Joachim (Sri Lanka) at Sheds @ 1Fox in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 13 December 2015. Fatunla, whose Guinness …

LA Nigerian academic, Dr. Nsikak Akpa, has received approval from Guinness World Records (GWR) to attempt a staggering 150-hour non-stop lecture. Akpan aims to break the existing record held by Indian Professor Arvin Mishra, who delivered a 139-hour, 52-minute, and 42-second lecture in 2014. The marathon lecture, scheduled to take place from 23 to 30 September at Foreign Links College, …

A Ghanaian chef, Ebenezer Smith, popularly known as Millennium Chef Smith, has been arrested and detained at the La Police Station for forging a Guinness World Record for marathon cooking. Smith on Tuesday presented a certificate confirming himself as the new world record holder for the 820-hour 25-minute cook-a-thon, which started on February 1 and ended on March 6, 2024, …

An Abuja-based food content creator, Brian Nwana is set to embark on an attempt to break Guinness World Record (GWR) for most fast food restaurants visited in 24 hours. The challenge tagged, “Brian Abuja Food Quest” is scheduled to begin 24th to 25th April 2024. At a press briefing in Abuja yesterday, Brian Nwana revealed that the current record for …

Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya, on Saturday set a new Guinness World Record for the longest marathon chess. The chestmaster confirmed this in a post on his official X account. He wrote:  “We have done it. “We’re pushing to 60 hours guys. We’re not stopping yet. Let’s keep going. “We have a fundraising goal to meet for the education of …

President Bola Tinubu and other prominent citizens have backed chess Grandmaster, Tunde Onakoya, in his attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest unbeaten chess marathon. Onakoya’s 58-hour quest to break the Guinness World record for the longest unbeaten chess marathon began Wednesday, 17 April at 10 am in Times Square, New York and according to Tiltify, he …

Hilda Baci dethroned as record-holder for longest cooking marathon This is coming barely five months after Hilda Baci set a new Guinness World Record. Nigerian chef, restaurateur and actress, Hilda Effiong Bassey (better known as Hilda Baci) is no longer the Guinness World Record (GWR) holder for marathon cooking. The Nigerian jollof queen, who achieved a new GWR for the …

A professional teacher from Akwa Ibom State, Mr. John Obot is set to break the 124-hour world record for the longest marathon reading aloud by an individual. Although NTA Network News reported on its Facebook page that Obot has broke the record set by Rysbai Isakov in Bursa, Turkey last September, neither the station nor other media sites stated how …