Helen Williams receives her GWR for the world’s longest handmade wig. A Nigerian wig maker, Helen Williams, has written her name in the history books of the Guinness World Records (GWR) for making the longest handmade wig ever. What is more remarkable is that she is the first person in the world to set this record. According to the GWR...
Records are made to be broken, they say! An Irish chef, Alan Fisher, has done the unimaginable after breaking not only Hilda Baci’s record but another record for baking making it two Guinness World Records. Fisher who is based in Japan, cooked continuously for 119 hours and 57 minutes, surpassing the previous record of 93 hours and 11 minutes set...
Lola Mewu attempts and sets a new Guinness World record for longest painting marathon. Nigerian artist, Lola Mewu has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest painting marathon. Mewu had announced in June 2023 that she was attempting to break the previous record of 60 hours set by Ronald Palmaerts, and the records body had given her the go-ahead....
In the pursuit of happiness, six sisters have shown what it means to turn lemons into lemonade. Despite being homeless for ten years after losing their family home, the Lawrence sisters didn’t allow their circumstances to stop them from pursuing higher education and working towards their dream of becoming nurses. All six sisters, aged between 19 and 25, graduated with...
Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old woman, has died after attempting to set a Guinness World Record for the world’s oldest skydiver. Just a few days after potentially setting a new world record for the oldest person to skydive, a 104-year-old woman, Dorothy Hoffner, has passed on. “Age is just a number,” Dorothy Hoffner told the Chicago Tribune after leaping from a plane last Sunday. Hoffner...
Google is celebrating World Teachers’ Day today, October 5 with a doodle. On its webpage, the technology giant wrote: “Happy World Teachers’ Day 2023! Today’s Doodle honours educators across the world who nurture students to become the best version of themselves.” “To educators: Thank you for all that you do to help your students grow by instilling a love for...
After 72 days, Ilebaye Odiniya was crowned winner of the Big Brother Naija All Stars Season on Sunday, October 1. Six finalists were left in the house: Cross, Pere, Adekunle, CeeC, Mercy, and Ilebaye. The night started with Cross being evicted, followed by Pere and Cross, leaving Ceec, Mercy, and Ilebaye in the top three, the first time in the...
The Life and Times of late Zoleka Mandela, a woman who journeyed through life through pain and personal struggles. News broke on Tuesday about the death of Zoleka Mandela, one of the granddaughters of anti-apartheid activist, late Nelson Mandela. Zoleka Mandela, an author and activist lost the battle with breast cancer on Monday, September 25, 2023, at age 43. The...
A Florida judge has sentenced Aaron Glee, the killer of 19-year-old Black Lives Matter (BLM) activist, Oluwatoyin Salau and 75-year-old Victoria Sims to life in prison for the 2020 murders. Glee was supposed to plead guilty in January 2023 but decided to have a trial instead. In June, the 52-year-old Glee pleaded guilty to a first-degree murder and kidnapping charge....
It was a sight to behold when Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex hugged an athlete, Glory Essien, and described her as my ‘Nigerian sister’. The emotional scene took place at the 2023 Invictus Games in Düsseldorf, Germany, where Markle also reunited with her husband, Prince Harry, after some months of living apart. According to Daily Mail, The Duchess took centre...