Nigerian father of 3 breaks Guinness World Record

A Nigerian father of three children Bayode Treasures-Olawunmi has set a new Guinness World Record for ”The Longest Reading Marathon (Read Aloud).”

Bayode who began reading at 1:30 PM on Monday set the new record of 120 hours over a period of five days beating the previous record of 113 hours 15 minutes set in 2008 by Nepali Deepak Sharma Bajagain.

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““This is the most adventurous thing I have ever done as an individual. It is not easy for an individual to sit down and decide to read for five days almost non-stop. The plan is to create awareness for reading and writing culture in Nigeria,” he said after achieving the feat.

The brand specialist who is now a Guinness World Record holder achieved the feat yesterday at the YouRead Library Yaba in Lagos reading mostly Nigerian literature by Toni Kan, Leye Adele, Sarah Ladipo Manyika and many others.

 

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