TOP FIVE NIGERIAN WORLD RECORD BREAKERS

Breaking a world record is surely not something we see done everyday, it is not even something that many would say Nigeria is known to do. Well, I have a shocker for you, Nigeria and Nigerians has on more than one occasion attempted to register its or their names in gold on world record lists, and far more than one time we have succeed. some of the things people have tried may even be said to be very inspiring but sometime very funny. for instance, Fela Durotoye, a home-based Nigerian motivational speaker and writer made history signing over 10,000 books in 8 hours, 49minutes. Now compare that with an OAU student who is said to have broken the record for longest sex, engaging with a girl for 15hours, 7mins. (not confirmed) Soon though we may be confirmed in the book again when Bash Ali fights Rock Cavlin, he will be register in the Guinness book of records as the oldest boxer to feature in a world title fight. (Kudos Uncle Ali.)

Fela Durotoye

Bash Ali

The government have also given a fair share in breaking world records and adding the country's name in the Guinness Book of Record, Nigeria set the world record in tooth brushing when the Lagos state government organised 30,000 students from 600 public secondary schools at different locations in Lagos and had them brush their teeth at the same time. Again our name got in the book when we unveiled the bigger sport jersey in the world at the Teslim Balogun stadium in support of the support eagles.

world's Largest jersey

world record in tooth brushing

The list goes on but am going wow you more with my list of top five Nigerian world record breakers in ascending order. BE INSPIRED. 

5. THE TWIN WEDDING:

This is all about genes and hormones, Nigeria got in the Guinness book of world records when a set of twin sisters wedded another set of twin brothers. YES! At this once in a life-time experience  Folawemi Taiwo Okunniyi and Febisola Kehinde Okunniyi are identical twin sisters from the same parents from Ondo State, and the grooms, Chinonso Akinade Okueze and Chibuzor Adelakin Okueze are also identical twins from the same parents from Asaba, Delta State. The twin sisters and twin brothers got married at Foursquare Gospel Church, Omole, Ikeja on the same day making them  the 1^st in Africa to achieve this feat and the 251st in the world. During the church wedding, officials of the Guinness Book of World Records acknowledged that they have never had any record or history of twins’ marriage in Africa.

Nigerian Twins wedding

1st Africa twin set wedding.

4. KAFAYAT SHAFAU (KAFFY):

This is one we all know too well, Kaffy as she is fondly called is a professional dancer and choreographer. She is a fitness and dance instructor that runs her own dance school

In 2006, she dance her way into the Guinness book of world records with her team, IMAGNETO for the longest dance record, with a time of 52 hours and 3minutes. This took place at the Silverbird dancathon. 

Kafayat

3. ALHAJI ALIKO DANGOTE: 

Chairman and CEO, Dangote group with a net worth of over US $25 billion (2013) is ranked by Forbes magazine as the richest person in African. He broke the record by becoming the first African to make Forbes list of top 25 richest person in the world, he is ranked at the 23rd richest person in the world. 

Aliko Dangote

BRACE YOURSELFAND PREPARE TO BE WOW FURTHER 

2. ANNE-MARIE IMAFIDON (born 1990) 

She is a British-Nigerian computing mathematics and language child prodigy (A child prodigy is someone who at an early age develops one or more skills at a level far beyond the normal for their age)

She is one of the youngest to pass two GCE's in two difference subjects (Mathematics and Information Technology) while still in primary school. She did this at age 11

She studied at the Lyceum Institute of Technology in East Ham, London where she became the youngest person ever to obtain a qualification (i.e. to pass college) in Information Technology.

At 15, in 2005. She was admitted for a degree program by the university of oxford. 

At 17, she started a masters degree at Oxford University, and at 19 in June 2010, she became the youngest ever graduate with a masters degree. 

Annie-Marie Imafidon

Annie-Marie Imafidon

NOW FOR THE NUMBER 1 ON MY LIST OF NIGERIAN WORLD RECORD BREAKERS 

1. ZURIEL ODUWOLE (11years old)

Award winning documentary film maker. 

This is one girl that makes me very proud, she is seen as the next Larry King or Oprah Winfrey. Her goal is to re brand African by showing the showing the positive side, and makes a case for educating the girl child in African. 

She was an invited guest to the recent African Union 50th anniversary celebration in Ethiopia.

She has interviewed over 8 current African president, Africa's richest person Aliko Dangote, tennis super stars Venus and Serena Williams etc. 

She is the youngest person ever to be interviewed on Forbes Africa (She was 10years old during this interview in 2013). 

Zuriel

So that's it, my list of top 5 Nigerian World record breakers. Hope you were inspired?