Tag: Nigeria

Bold and fearless: Nigeria’s latest star to headline in London

If Ruger has learnt one thing this year, it's that taking a…

Toyin Owoseje Toyin Owoseje

Zookeeper mauled to death by lion in Nigeria

A zookeeper has been mauled to death by a lion in south-western…

Chris Ewokor Chris Ewokor

‘I’ve been sleeping under a bridge in Lagos for 30 years’

Having lived for exactly half his life under a bridge in Nigeria's…

Mansur Abubakar Mansur Abubakar

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…