Dorcus Mirembe has set a new record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. The Guinness World Record for longest cooking marathon has been broken for the umpteenth time. Ugandan chef Dorcus Mirembe, popularly known as Mama D, has set a new record for longest cooking by an individual at nearly 120 hours, set by Irish chef Alan Fisher...
There is no stopping Funke Akindele, again, as she makes history. Her movie ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ has become the highest-grossing movie of 2023, recording N400 million in just 12 days of its release. This was announced by Film One, the distributor of the movie, on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by FilmOne Entertainment...
For the umpteenth time, American singer Mariah Carey has broken the record for most Spotify streams in a single day on Christmas Eve. Her 1994 Christmas classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You” was streamed 23,701,697 times in 2023. With the new streaming record, Mariah shattered the record she set on Christmas Eve last year when the song was...
Nigerians have hailed the late NAFDAC boss, Dora Akunyili, who, till her death, spearheaded the war against fake products. On Monday, December 18, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said the agency intercepted counterfeiters involved in the production of a variety of fake beverages, including wines, soft drinks, and other products, in the Eziukwu market...
From Ruth Benamaisa-Opia to Ronke Ayuba, this post highlights the popular NTA ladies of the 80’s and 90’s. In the ’70s, ’80s, and early ’90s, the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) held the forte as the nation’s leading television network, with stations in several parts of the country. It was widely viewed as the “authentic voice” of the Nigerian government. Back...
Amuda Mariam joins the growing list of Nigerians who are attempting Guinness World Records TV presenter Amuda Mariam also known as Marygold is set to attempt the Guinness World record for the longest marathon television talk show in 100 hours. She revealed this at a media parley in Lagos on Wednesday, December 6, where she noted that she had gotten...
Safina Namukwaya has become one of the world’s oldest mothers as she welcomes twins at age 70. A 70-year-old woman has made history after giving birth to twins via IVF treatment, Daily Mail reports.Safina Namukwaya from Uganda became the oldest woman to give birth in Africa after she delivered a baby girl and a baby boy on Wednesday afternoon, the...
This 21-year-old OAU student is on the verge of setting a new Guinness World Wash-a-thon Record Subair Enitan is attempting to set a Guinness World Record for the longest washing marathon. Enitan, a student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, commenced the 50-hour wash-a-thon on Friday, November 24. She had notified the Guinness World Record of her intentions in June this...
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...