Tunde Onakoya
4 Nov
The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) has announced Tunde Onakoya and Veekee James as co-hosts for its 18th edition, scheduled for Sunday, November 10, 2024, at the Balmoral Convention Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos. This year’s theme, “Celebrating the Great and the Daring,” promises an evening honouring young achievers who’ve made impactful strides across Africa. Tunde…
21 Oct
In his quest to encourage more school enrollment and give children assured future, Guinness World Record (GWR) holder and founder of the Chess in Slums Africa Initiative, Tunde Onakoya, has inaugurated Back-to-School campaign for children of Internally Displaced Persons
6 Sep
Africa’s largest creator platform, Selar is thrilled to announce the much-anticipated Creator Summit, themed "Living The Pan-African Dream as a Creator." This virtual event, scheduled for September 20th and 21st, 2024, is designed to connect and empower creators from across Africa and beyond.
11 Jun
The Nigerian chess community is set to witness an extraordinary event as seasoned Guinness World Record holder and founder of Chess
10 Jun
Tunde Onakoya, a Nigerian genius, who holds the Guinness World Record for the longest marathon chess game, is set to meet Deborah Quickpen in a ‘mother of chess battle’ tomorrow, June 11 in Lagos.
24 May
In the world of international sports and competition, a few stories resonate as deeply as those of individuals rising from local playgrounds
28 Apr
“The reason I’m wearing this cap is because I’m an ‘Area boy’, and I know the word ‘area boy’ is a derogatory term, and we have changed that narrative in a way that inspires the world,” Tunde Onakoya said recently. Yes, the narrative has changed. Onakoya’s recent feat in New York has become a swansong…
26 Apr
Chess master, Tunde Onakoya, has revealed that his father sold his taxi to pay his West African Examination Council (WAEC) fee. Onakoya who recently set a new Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon made this disclosure in a post on his X handle. "It was an incredibly painful sacrifice because this affected him…
26 Apr
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has appointed Mr. Tunde Onakoya, the National Master of Chess and the current Guinness World Record Holder for the longest Chess Marathon in history, as the Sports Ambassador of the state.
24 Apr
Nigerian chess master and founder, ‘Chess in Slums Africa’, Tunde Onakoya has returned to Nigeria after he broke the Guinness World Record for the longest time playing chess without losing a game. Onakoya broke the record of Norwegian players, Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad, who played for 56-hour, 9-minute in 2018. He made his…
23 Apr
A Nigerian food content creator and director of Brian's Abuja Food Quest, Brian Monachimso Nwana, has announced his intention to break a Guinness World Record (GWR) by visiting over 120 restaurants in Abuja within 24 hours. This attempt aims to surpass a record set by an American simply known as Airrack in New York City,…
20 Apr
[dailymotion code="x8x5hxc" autoplay="yes"] Nigerian chess master Tunde Onakoya has broken the world record for the longest chess marathon, playing nonstop for 60 hours in Times Square, New York. The previous world record was 56 hours, nine minutes, and 37 seconds by Norwegian duo Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad in 2018. READ ALSO:Tunde Onakoya sets…
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