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Guinness World Record: Knock, Applaud Trail Attempts By Nigerians

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10 months ago

July 8, 2023

In a quest for fame and recognition, Nigerians have taken to unusual challenges to write their names in the prestigious Guinness World Records.

Since Chef Hinda Baci from Akwa Ibom State successfully broke the world record, several attempts have been made by some persons to break her record.

The first was Damilola Adeparusi, (Chef Dammy) who did not seek Guiness World Record, GWR, permission before starting her competition.

Dammy claimed that she cooked for 120 hours but this could not be verified as there were times she switched off live video during the contest.

With the aim of surpassing Baci’s 93 hours and 11 minutes record, another lady from Ondo State, Chef Deo, revealed that she had informed GWR of her intention and received the green light before commencing the cook-a-thon.

Deo on Friday completed the challenge of cooking for 150 hours.

However, another plan by some persons in Ekiti to start Kiss-a-thon has equally failed as the state govt announced a ban on the activity.

The Ekiti state government on Wednesday sent stringent warning to a group planning to host the 3-day Kiss-a-thon in the State.

A statement by the Ministry of Arts, Culture and Tourism, in the State said the planned event is not only absurd, unhealthy, immoral but capable of denigrating the image of the State.

Report also has it that some persons are also planning to embark on a nationwide trekking within a time limit to set a new Guinness World Record.

Another Lady has also announced on Instagram that she will be embarking on a contest to be on a live video for 125 hours.

The lady identified as Big_treshlyn intends to set a record for the longest instagram live video.

According to her, she will be cooking, matchmaking, and playing games during the video.

She has currently been on the live video for over 24 hours.

Similarly, an Ibadan based lady, Bojuri is currently competing to set a record for the longest braiding hours. Bojuri said she will set a record for the fastest hairstylist that finished 50 Ghana weaving in 72 hours.

Bojuri has so far completed over 24 hours.

However, these endeavours have raised reactions among the public.

One of the eye-catching events is the Kiss-a-thon, where participants planned to break the record for the longest continuous kiss.

Amid numerous attempts by Nigerians to break a Guinness World Record like Hilda Baci, Guinness World Records last week reminded anyone attempting to break a world record to have their title confirmed by the organisation before attempting.

Also, a Nigerian masseur, Joyce Ijeoma, collapsed on Wednesday during a 72-hour longest massage on different individuals in Lekki, Lagos State.

Other Nigerians have also announced their plan to break different records.

Comedian Woli Arole had shared his plan to initiate 5000-hour marathon prayers, in a bid to break the record for the longest praying time.

Adebiyi Israel, a native of Ekiti State, who shared a screenshot of the acceptance email from the GWR, revealed plans to break the world record for the longest hours spent watching movies.

Speaking on the recent development, Abraham Okpe, a Lagos-based social analyst, said Nigerians may end up rubbishing the record created by others in the past.

”Guinness may see the entire contest from Nigeria as a fraud. Nigerians are behaving like there is a cash reward attached to these records.

“There are a lot of productive things to do with your time other than seeking relevance online. People like Chef Dammy collected donations without applying to break the record, that is deceit.”

Here are some comments on social media:

@frankdonga: ”By the time Nigerians are done with Guiness world record, the country would have broken the record for the most attempts at breaking world records in a year.”

@therealdaddymo1: ”These poorly executed Guiness world record attempts show how many Nigerians really do no’t understand the level of preparation, dedication and hard work that happen behind the scenes to actually pull it off. It’s not by copy and paste. There is a process. It just doesn’t happen.”

@Ariel_Smitt: ”This obsession about breaking Guinness World records by Nigerians is becoming disgusting fr. We honestly don’t know when to stop. Everyone wants to break records. Until someone dies from this madness, you people won’t learn.”

@Toweebee: “On the other hand, I’m starting to see the positives in Nigerian youths’ obsession with the WBR. It sends out a global message about Nigerians as a group of hardworking, resilient and determined people that’ll achieve the highest standards if given the right platform.”

@Martinobanti: “The Federal Government of Nigeria should criminalise anyone trying to break any Guinness world record until 2025. The madness should attract a minimum of 2 months imprisonment.”

@Kontrolla19: ”Guinness world records is the new pandemic for Nigerians. Girl wey wan set Guinness record for longest massaging hours 72 don faint after 12hrs.”

@LadyBaron: ”Dear Nigerians, Guinness world record is not the new ticket out of poverty. Things are hard but don’t die because of GWR. These things takes preparation.”

@_LifeOfViktor: ”My problem with Nigerians is that they believe that they can do anything with their “can-do attitude” . They don’t know the effort, training and preparation someone did to become a record holder. They thought it’s just to wake up and say let’s break Guinness world record.”

@IamJohnkelvin: ”Dear Nigerians, Let the Guinness World Record breathe. Don’t suffocate them.”

@DayoAshiru: ”I’m sure, the Guinness World Record will be tired of Nigerians. You want to massage for 72hrs and you collapsed after 12hrs, who will now massage you?”
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Edo: Suspected Kidnappers Attack Bus Conveying Dangote Cement Workers, Abduct Occupants

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7 mins ago

May 14, 2024

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Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have attacked a bus conveying Dangote Cement workers to Okpella Town in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State.

A statement issued by Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabuzor, on Tuesday said the suspected kidnappers attacked the bus conveying the workers from the factory to Okpella town and in the process took the passengers into the bush.

According to the statement, alerted by the incident, the “Divisional Police Officer mobilized his Operatives, Vigilantes group, and the Hunters into the forest for a vigorous bush combing operations to rescue the victims unhurt and to arrest the kidnappers.”

The statement added that “in the process, one Omoba “M” whose other names are unknown was rescued, and at a look, it was discovered that he was with some bullet injuries on the back, shot by the hoodlums. He was immediately rushed to Halimatu Musa Hospital for medical attention.”

“Meanwhile, one other victim who was earlier shot at the point of the attack and another victim one Victor Okon, were rushed to the same hospital for treatment,” he added in the statement.

Nwabuzor in the statement said the Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adegboye, has therefore given “a marching order to the Divisional Police Officer Okpella Division, the Vigilantes group and the Hunters to intensified the bush combing exercise in ensuring a speedy rescue of the remaining victims and to effect the arrest of the kidnappers.”

He said CP gave the “directive during his visit to Dangote Cement Factory Okpella and the Halimatu Musa Hospital, where he met with the injured victims of the kidnap.”

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JUST IN: Confusion As DSS Invades Ogun Court, Arrests Defendants Despite Judge’s Warning

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1 hour ago

May 14, 2024

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The men of the Department of State Services have invaded an Ogun State High Court sitting in Ilaro and arrested two defendants despite the judge’s warning.

The court was presided over by Justice AA Shobayo on Tuesday.

The defendants, who were simply identified as Alhaji Isiaka Fatai and Samuel Oyero, were tried in a suit marked HCP/IC/2023 between the State vs Awode Oladosu & 13 others.

The case was reported to be a result of a crisis that recently broke out in the Agosasa community in the Ipokia Local Government Area of the state over an Obaship tussle which led to the destruction of property worth billions of naira and loss of life.

Meanwhile, when the hearing was ongoing, operatives of the DSS stormed the court premises and took away the suspects.

Confirming the incident to Daily Trust, Counsel to Alhaji Isiaka, Kehinde Bamiwola, in a statement, alleged that men of the DSS operatives used weapons on the two, stressing that “Alhaji Isiaka Fatai was beaten, slapped, man-handled, rough-handled and molested.”

Corroborating Bamiwola’s claim, the Principal Registrar of the High Court and Sectional Head of High Court, Ilaro, Omololu Olusanya, confirmed the incident, describing it as shocking and disrespectful to the rule of law.

He stressed that even after the judge had ordered the operatives not to make any arrest within the court premises, they still proceeded to arrest the two persons.

“They still went ahead and did the act to the extent that they assaulted one of our staff members, Mrs Fadina, while doing that act. It’s a very sad issue that caused a lot of noise within the court premises.

“It was from the source that we heard they were DSS agents. If anybody sees them, one would think they were armed robbers.

Olusanya further said that their appearance was far from being identified as DSS agents, adding, “They did not wear anything that identified them as DSS, but they came to my lord this morning and said they had some people to arrest. That was when we knew they were DSS officers.

“They approached the judge before the court session began. The honourable judge advised them that if they wanted to make an arrest, it must not be done within the court premises.

“They could stay outside and do whatever they wanted, but they refused that advice and carried out the arrest within the premises,” he said.

However, when contacted, the spokesman for the DSS, Peter Afunanya, did not answer calls or reply to text messages sent as of the time of filing this report.

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Man Arrested For Invading Plateau Bank With Bomb

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2 hours ago

May 14, 2024

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A yet-to-be-identified man has been apprehended for possessing a bomb on the premises of a bank in Dadin Kowa town in the Jos South area of Plateau State.

It was gathered that immediately it was discovered that a bomb was in the suspect’s possession, an alarm was raised, and he was quickly pinned down to avert a tragedy.

According to a post by security analyst Zagazola Makama on X on Tuesday, the vigilante security at the bank prevented the attack when they spotted the suspect.

Upset by the development, an angry mob descended on the suspect and reportedly demanded that he should be killed.

The suspect was later handed over to the police for proper investigation.

A picture attached to Makama’s post showed that the bomb was strapped around the suspect’s belly.

It is, however, unclear if the suspect had been linked to any terrorist organisation in the country.

Details later…