19 Nigerian Guinness World Record Breakers
Hilda Bassey Effiong broke the Guinness World Record for longest time cooking with the Hilda Baci Cook-a-thon that ended with her finishing at 100 hours. Hilda broke the record of 87 hours, 45 minutes, and 00 seconds set by Chef Lata Tondon in Rewa, India, in 2019.
The event, which took place at Amore Gardens in Lekki, Lagos had many Nigerians cheer for the chef.
Anyone, regardless of age, gender and race, can aspire to make the list of Guinness World Records holders therefore, we curated a list of Nigerian Guinness World Record Holders.
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Here are 19 Nigerian Guinness World Record Breakers:
Bayo Omoboriowo: The largest photo book, which was measured at 60.84 m² (654 ft² 87 in²). (September 2021). The book is a recreation of the photo book titled Discover Nigeria.
Haruna Abdulazeez: The most American football touches with the feet in one minute (October 2020).
Folashade Oluwafemiayo: The heaviest power lift by a female in the -86 kg category with 152.5 kg (December 2021).
Bose Omolayo: The heaviest para power lift by a female in the -79 kg category with 144 kg was achieved by Bose Omolayo at the World Para Powerlifting Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 2 December 2021.
Paul Kehinde: The heaviest para powerlift by a male in the -65 kg category with 221 kg (487 lb 3.5 oz) was achieved by Paul Kehinde (Nigeria) at the 9th Fazza 2018 World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 19 February 2018. Kehinde broke his own world record of 220.5 kg, set at the World Championship in December 2017.
Divine Ikubor aka Rema holds the record for ‘Calm Down’ becoming the first No. 1 Hit on The Official MENA Chart, the first regional streaming chart in the history of the world (May 2023). Calm Down was released on February 11, 2022 and was one of the fastest songs to get over 100 million streams on Spotify. This song has made it to the Guinness Book of Records, making Rema the first artist to Top the MENA(Middle Eastern and North Africa) chart.
Gbenga Ezekiel: Record for the most skips in a minute on one leg (February 2023).
Wizkid became the first Afrobeats artist to appear in the 2018 Guinness World Records for his contribution to “One Dance”. Also, the song, One Dance, has the Guinness World Record as the most played song on Spotify with over 1 billion streams.
Stephen Keshi became the youngest person to win the Africa Cup of Nations as a player and coach. He was 52 years and 10 days old when he won the tournament as head coach of Nigeria at the FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa, on 10 February 2013.
Chinonso Eche: The record for the most football headers in a prone position in one minute is 233 and was achieved by Chinonso Eche, in Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria, on 13 October 2021. Eche also holds the record for the fastest time to 1000 football (soccer ball) touches while balancing a ball on the head in 7 min 46 sec in Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria, on 13 October 2021. He equally earned the record of the most consecutive football (soccer) touches in one minute while balancing a football on the head which is 111 in Warri, Nigeria, on 14 November 2019.
Peter Aho: Nigeria’s Peter Aho took six wickets for five runs in 3.4 overs against Sierra Leone in a match staged at the University of Lagos Cricket Oval in Nigeria on 24 October 2021.
Vincent Okezie: The most consecutive backwards handsprings with a football (soccer ball) between the legs is 10, achieved by Vincent Okezie (Nigeria), in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, on 11 March 2022. He also joined Chukwuebuka Ezugha, Victor Richard Kipo to achieve the most consecutive passes of a football (soccer ball) between the head and soles while balancing on the back of a person which is 129, in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, on 11 March 2022.
Blessing Okagbare: The most appearances in Diamond League meetings by an athlete is 67, achieved by Blessing Okagbare in the 100 metres, 200 metres and long jump category between 3 July 2010 and 31 August 2018.
Lauritta Onye: The farthest shot-put by a female F40 athlete is 8.40 m, was achieved by Lauritta Onye at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 11 September 2016.
Lucy Ejike: The heaviest power lift for a -61 kg female athlete is 142 kg, achieved by Lucy Ejike at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 11 September 2016. Her lift of 127.5 kg in the women’s -44 kg division has also stood since 20 September 2004, when she won gold at the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.
The longest dance marathon relay is 53 hr 28 min 47 sec, and was achieved by Team Jason Joshua Usoro (all Nigeria) in Lagos, Nigeria, on 6 April 2019.
Kafayat Oluwatoyin Shafau Aka Kaffy popularly known by her stage name Kaffy, is a Nigerian dancer, choreographer, dance instructor and fitness coach. She broke the Guinness World Record for “Longest Dance Party” at the Nokia Silverbird Danceathon in 2006.
Nigerian Disc Jockey Oyinka Asu-Johnson, professionally known as DJ Yin broke the World Record for the longest Dj set in October 2021. She broke the record by operating her set for 243 hours, 30 minutes, at The Grill by Yanna, Ikoyi, Lagos. The record was previously held by a Nigerian, DJ Obi, when he performed for 230 hours at the Sao Cafe in Lagos, Nigeria. Dj Obi broke the previous record of 200 hours which was set by a Polish DJ, Norbert Selmaj in Dublin, 2014.
Finally, Nigerian chef Hilda Baci on May 15, 2023 broke the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time. Hilda broke the record of 87 hours, 45 minutes, and 00 seconds set by Chef Lata Tondon in Rewa, India, in 2019.