Tag: Nigeria

Cookathons, speechathons and skipathons: the rapid rise of obscure world record attempts in west Africa

Guinness World Record attempts have risen sharply in the last year and…

Eromo Egbejule Eromo Egbejule

SA billionaire overtakes Dangote as Africa’s richest man

South African billionaire Johann Rupert has overtaken Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote as…

Wycliffe Muia Wycliffe Muia

‘Fear kept me alive on epic motorbike trip across Africa’

At the age of 23, Nigerian musician Udoh Ebaide Joy survived a…

Parisa Qurban Parisa Qurban

Paris 2024: How Nigeria’s Mariam Eniola Bolaji makes her mark

When Mariam Eniola Bolaji defeated Oksana Kozyna to clinch bronze in the…

Gareth Walker Gareth Walker

Nigeria’s ‘Mr Flag Man’ waited a year to be buried

The family of the man who designed Nigeria’s national flag have told…

Blessing Aderogba Blessing Aderogba

Nigerian, Helen Williams sets record for longest wig

A Nigerian woman has set the Guinness world record for making the…

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Tunde Onakoya: Nigerian chess marathon record breaker

Under the beaming lights of New York's iconic Times Square, Nigerian chess…

Nigeria, twins and a love-hate relationship

On our arrival in Nigeria's self-proclaimed capital of twins to investigate the…

Peter MacJob & Alex Last Peter MacJob & Alex Last

The Paralympic table tennis love story

Paris is renowned for its association with love and romance, having inspired…

Emmanuel Akindubuwa Emmanuel Akindubuwa

Tiwa Savage: I always wanted to be an actor

Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage is known as the "Queen of Afrobeats" but…