A Nigerian, Chidinma Modupe Okafor has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest crocheting marathon with a time of 72 hours. With this feat, she surpassed the previous record of 34 hours and 7 minutes set by Alessandra Hayden (USA) in 2021. The 30-year-old created a white dinner gown during her 3-day crochet-a-thon. According to the records body, Chidinma...
Virginia Hislop, a 105-year-old woman has finally achieved her lifelong goal as she received her master’s degree from Standford University over 80 years after she began a program at the Stanford Graduate School of Education (GSE). When Hislop started the program in 1936, she had one goal in mind goal –get her bachelor’s of education, which she did in 1940,...
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation(WTO) has been conferred with an honorary ceremony from the University of Oxford with the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters (D.litt. honoris causa). The ceremony took place at the Sheldonian Theatre followed by receptions at All Souls and St Johns Colleges. Sharing the photos on X, she wrote: A great honor to...
Davido drags Sophia to court over custody of Imade Nigerian singer, Davido has dragged his baby mama and mother of his first child, Sophia Momodu to the Lagos High Court over joint custody of their daughter, Aurora Imade Adeleke, PUNCH reports. In the suit filed by his lawyers, Dr Olaniyi Arije, Okey Barrah, and others dated April 17, 2024, the...
This article highlights the Top 10 African Countries with the best gender gap index in 2024 African countries have been making tremendous strides and impacts to advance women’s empowerment and achieve gender equality. A report by the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index also confirmed this in its recently released list of the 2024 Top 10 Best African Countries...
This article highlights major facts about the Ojude Oba Festival. The Ojude-Oba festival is a prominent celebration of extravagance, culture, tradition, fashion, and royalty by the Ijebu people. The emergence of social media has also given more popularity and vibrance to the festival. Every year, images and videos from the event flood the internet giving us an insight into a...
Let these words from Genoveva Umeh at TedxLagos Women inspire and spur you to action this week. Nigerian-British actress, Genoveva Umeh has detailed her experiences and journey from her childhood days growing up as a young girl in Enugu to being an immigrant in the United Kingdom and finally becoming a Nollywood star in a TEDxLagos Women video that was...
Wigmaker, Helen Williams again sets the GWR for the world’s widest wig. Nigerian wigmaker, Helen Williams, has set a new Guinness World Record for the widest wig in the world. According to the global record’s body, Williams crafted a hairpiece that’s 3.65 m (11 ft 11 in) wide and trails to the floor equivalent in length to a mini Cooper...
Barely 24 hours after photos of Wofai Fada’s wedding emerged, her amazing love story has become nothing but a messy internet affair. The comedienne and entrepreneur shared photos of her engagement to Taiwo Cole on Saturday, May 4, which sparked reactions and congratulatory messages from friends and netizens alike. Videos of her traditional wedding in Cross River, hours later,...
Again, another Nigerian, Lisha Dachor sets Guinness World Record. Nigerian painter, Lisha Dachor has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest nail painting (nail-a-thon) by an individual. The record was set in 72 hours and was held from April 28 to May 1st. The event which took place at Tamarald Events Center Jos, had the presence of the...