Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has met with Nigerian chess master and founder of Chess in Slums Africa, Tunde Onakoya. Last month, Onakoya was honoured by Guinness World Records for playing chess non-stop for 64 hours. He did this with American chess player Shawn Martinez in New York City’s Times Square from 17 to 20 April 2025. Atiku shared photos …

Nigerian chess master and founder of Chess in Slums, Tunde Onakoya, alongside his U.S. counterpart, Shawn Martinez, has officially set a new Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest chess marathon of 64 hours. Announcing this in a series of posts on X.com on Sunday, Onakoya revealed that they have been officially certified by GWR as a validation of their …

Popular chess master, Tunde Onakoya has said that he redefined the word area boy, believed to be a derogatory term used to refer to a thug or lout. At a TEDx Talks event held at the Nile University of Nigeria in 2023, a clip of which went viral on Wednesday, Onakoya said he was also an area boy, and that’s …

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has appointed Tunde Onakoya, the Guinness World Record holder for the longest chess marathon in history, the sports ambassador of the state. Governor Abiodun, who made this known on Thursday when he received Onakoya in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, also announced the commencement of the state chess competition, which will be held in all parts …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated Nigerian Chess master, Tunde Onakoya for setting a new Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest marathon chess. In a statement on Saturday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, the governor said that Onakoya’s remarkable story showed that with determination, dreams can indeed soar to monumental heights. …

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 …

A Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya, has announced his plan to break the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest chess marathon, “for the dreams of millions of children across Africa without access to education”. Onakoya disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Friday, revealing that he will attempt to play chess for 58 hours without losing …