Guinness World Records (GWR) on Tuesday officially announced Hilda Baci the new record holder for the longest cooking by an individual. The GWR in a statement on its website, said, “Following a thorough review of all the evidence, Guinness World Records can now confirm that Hilda Effiong Bassey, better known as Hilda Baci, has officially […]
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Guinness World Records has revealed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Instagram account amassed more than one million followers in record-breaking time. The royal couple’s official account took just five hours and 45 minutes to reach the milestone after its launch on Tuesday. The previous record was held by Korean pop star Kang Daniel, […]
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Inspired by his quest to reignite reading culture across Nigeria and beyond, a 40 year old Nigerian, Olubayode Treasures Olawunmi, took advantage of Read Aloud Marathon Session organized by the YouREAD Initiative, a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative of Guaranty Trust Bank to read aloud for 122 hours. The Read Aloud Marathon, had renowned Swiss watchmaker […]
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A Nigerian Olawunmi Bayode has set a new Guinness Record in the “Longest Marathon Reading Aloud” Category. Bayode, father of three kids, logged 120 hours at 15.30 today at the YouRead Library Yaba in Lagos, beating the previous record set by Nepali Deepak Sharma Bajagain. The latter had 113 hours 15 minutes in 2008. Another […]
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It no longer news that there is a dearth of reading culture among Nigerians. Guarantee Trust Bank has therefore, taken initiative to rekindle interest in reading, through one of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes; “You read Initiative”. You read Initiative was launched in 2017 and it has given her support to a 40-year old […]
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