Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci, breaks Guinness World Record for cooking

Nigerian celebrity chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly called Hilda Baci, has broken the current Guinness World Record for the “longest cooking marathon by an individual.”

The 27-year-old Akwa Ibom State born Hilda broke the record which was previously held by Indian chef, Lata Tondon, who set the record at 87 hours, 45 minutes and 00 seconds, after she clocked 87 hours and 50 minutes on Monday morning at 7:45 am.

She is currently on her way to set her own record and hopes to end the ‘cookathon’ later today at 4:00pm.

Popularly called the “Nigerian Jollof Queen,” she started the competition on Thursday at 4 p.m. and has been hailed for her resilience by many Nigerians including former Akwa Ibom Governor, Godswill Akpabio and Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu who visited her on Sunday to cheer her on, and give her moral support.

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If the record is certified by the Guinness World Records, Baci will top the current world record holder, Tondon, who achieved the feat in 2019 for a record-breaking uninterrupted cooking.

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