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British reference book listing world records
Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. Sir Hugh Beaver created the concept in order to settle arguments debated in pubs, and twin brothers Norris and Ross McWhirter co-founded the book in London in late August 1955.
More on Wikipedia ↗Nigerian film industry
Nollywood, a portmanteau of Nigeria and Hollywood, is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term goes back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject of several controversies.
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More than 51,000 people gathered at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos, on Saturday for screening of the Nollywood crime thriller Black Market. The event
EbonyLife Place London sets its opening date, Black Market breaks a Guinness World Record, The Spectacular Death of Prisca earns TIFF recognition, and more in this week's Nollywood Distilled.
Nollywood crime thriller Black Market has secured a Guinness World Records-recognised film screening record after 51,000 qualifying spectators watched the