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Records are made to be broken, even ones as crazy as those compiled by the good people at Guinness — yes, as in the Irish brewery, which started the record book in 1951 more or less as a lark. Seven decades later, the Guinness gatekeepers have logged some 40,000 records and more are being added and broken, every day. While there’s no prize for such recognition, you do however earn bragging rights and “official” sponsorship for the achievement. And let’s face it, we appreciate achievement — and the bigger, the better. These are the most impressive Guinness World Records of all time, from the sublime to the extremely ridiculous. Tallest Living Man Wikimedia Commons Height: 8 feet 2.8 inches Record held by: Sultan Kösen Guinness says they have encountered more than a few males over 6-feet tall, but the ceiling-scraper to best them all is Turkey’s Sultan Kösen, who makes Shaquille O'Neal, at 7-foot-1, look like a shrimp. And yes, Kösen, a farmer by trade, h...

A chef from Akwa Ibom State , Hilda Bassey Effiong, is on a mission to break the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time. In an attempt to clinch this record, the 27-year-old graduate on Thursday set up a four-day ‘cook-a-thon’ at Amore Gardens, Lekki, Lagos State. Chef Hilda Bassey Effiong Hilda is set to cook multiple dishes for an expected period of time in order to get recognition from the Guinness World Records. The current record for the world’s longest cooking marathon is held by Lata Tondon who completed the task in 87 hours, 45 minutes, and 00 secs in Rewa, India in 2019. — 20 things to know about Hilda Baci and her Guinness World Record Marathon Cooking 1. Her real name is Hilda Bassey Effiong. She is a young Nigerian chef from Akwa Ibom State. She owes a food brand in Lagos called “My Food by Hilda” 2. She will be cooking for 4 days non-stop. 3. Hilda must stand to cook, she is not permitted to sit while cooking. 4. She’s not allowed to take coffee...

The Medical Laboratory Technicians had registered there dissatisfaction over the circular released by their regulatory body, Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN), dated 27th April, 2023 , in what is seen as a reply to their letter following the Stoppage of Direct Entry For Medical Laboratory Technician By Joint Admission and Matriculated Board (JAMB ). In the Circular that was personally signed by the Council Registrar/CEO, Dr Tosan Erhabor , He outlined their past efforts to grant twenty (20) slots to Medical Laboratory Technicians in all Nigeria university for Direct Entry, and he added that there are efforts to intensify other directions by engaging relevant authority with a view to resolve the worrisome development that negates the council's intention for the professional advancement of Medical Laboratory Technicians. The two (2) paged - six (6) paragraph circular did not mention if there is any steps make by the council in the conversion of Medic...

A former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu has been sentenced to nine years and eight months in jail for plotting to harvest a man’s kidney for his sick daughter. This was according to a UK court ruling on Friday, May 5, 2023. Similarly, Ekweremadu’s wife Beatrice was handed four years, six months sentence while Obinna Obeta, a medical doctor got a 10 years’ sentence for the same offence. Recall the trio o...