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  1. Lagos dancer Benjamin Daniel Gabriel, known as Bendancer, finished a 168-hour dance marathon at Freedom Park, Lagos, on Tuesday, 29 September 2026, Vanguard reported.
  2. The Guinness World Records title for the longest individual dance marathon is 127 hours, set by Indian dancer Srushti Sudhir Jagtap in 2023.
  3. Guinness World Records told Vanguard on Tuesday, 29 September 2026 that no record can be confirmed until it has reviewed and verified Bendancer's evidence.
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Celebrity · 3 min read

Bendancer finishes 168-hour dance marathon, now Guinness must rule

The Lagos dancer came off the floor at Freedom Park on Tuesday, 29 September, well past the 127-hour record. Guinness World Records says his evidence must pass review first, and Hilda Baci's 2023 wait shows what that involves.

Seven days on his feet. Lagos dancer Benjamin Daniel Gabriel, known as Bendancer, completed his 168-hour dance marathon at Freedom Park on Tuesday, 29 September, in a bid for the Guinness World Record, Vanguard reported. That is 41 hours more than the current mark. The record for the longest dance marathon by an individual is 127 hours, held by Indian…

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  1. President Tinubu congratulated Damilola Osikoya and Nora Awolowo in a statement signed by his adviser Bayo Onanuga on Monday 28 September.
  2. Guinness World Records counted 51,000 viewers at Lagos's Tafawa Balewa Square, beating the 43,624 mark set in the Philippines in 2015.
  3. Directed by Fatimah Binta Gimsay, Black Market is due in cinemas in October, according to What Kept Me Up.
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Nollywood · 3 min read

Tinubu hails Black Market filmmakers over 51,000-viewer Guinness record

A State House statement credits filmmakers Damilola Osikoya and Nora Awolowo for the Tafawa Balewa Square screening, lifting a Nollywood milestone into national conversation as the film heads for cinemas.

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the producers behind the Black Market Guinness record, hailing Saturday's 51,000-viewer screening in Lagos as a showcase of Nigerian talent and business muscle in a statement on Monday. The message turns a weekend Nollywood milestone into a national talking point. It also puts two filmmakers, rather than the film's star-studded cast, at the centre of…

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