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10 things to know about Popular chess master, Tunde Onakoya who just won the Guinness World records by playing nonstop for 60hours.

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1 year ago

April 21, 2024

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Tunde Onakoya

Tunde Onakoya was born on 6 October 1994.

He is a Nigerian chess player and coach, who holds the Guinness World Records for the longest marathon chess game.

Tunde Onakoya is the founder of Chess in Slums Africa.

He has organised a number of interventions for children across slums in Lagos state including Majidun (Ikorodu), Makoko and recently, Oshodi.

The children are engaged in a two-week session that seeks to unlock their potential through the game of chess while learning to read, write and acquire basic literacy skills.

Onakoya learned to play chess at a barber’s shop in a slum in Ikorodu, Lagos where he grew up.

Being unable to pay for his secondary school, his mother offered to work for a school as a cleaner in exchange for his school fees.

He would later be ranked as the number 13 chess player in Nigeria.

Onakoya got a diploma in computer science at Yaba College of Technology where he was a gold medalist representing the school in Nigeria Polytechnic Games and also at the RCCG Chess Championship.

He has also won the National Friends of Chess and the Chevron Chess Open.

Onakoya was featured in CNN African Voices.

Onakoya is a board member of the New York City-based non-profit The Gift of Chess.

On 20 April 2024, Onakoya broke the world chess marathon record in New York, United States. He played for over 60 consecutive hours.

Nigerians felt a sign of relief as he broke the record which made President Tinubu to congratulate him for the landmark win.

The President celebrated the Nigerian Chess Champion and founder of Chess in Slums Africa for the rare feat, but especially “for the reason driving this compelling demonstration of character, which is raising funds for African children to learn and find opportunity through chess,” said the statement.

Tinubu stated that Mr. Onakoya has shown a streak customary among Nigeria’s youth population, “the audacity to make good change happen; to baffle impossibility, and propel innovations and solutions to the nation’s challenges, even from corners of disadvantage.”

The President affirmed that Nigeria’s youths have demonstrated in all fields, including Afrobeats, Nollywood, the pulsating skit-making enterprise, education, science and technology, that great exploits can truly come from small quarters.

He commended the inclination of Nigerians – across artificial partitions – for unity, once again exemplified through their undiluted support for the epoch-making endeavour.

The President, therefore, assured all citizens that his administration remains strongly committed to creating and expanding opportunities for the youth to explore and exercise their abilities and become the symbols of greatness our nation represents in the future.

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Benue killings: ‘Tinubu has failed us’ – Comedian Koboko

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1 day ago

June 18, 2025

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Popular comedian and content creator, Koboko and his content team defied heavy rain to protest over the recent killings in Benue State.
The skit maker stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had failed Nigerians due to his inability to protect the lives and properties of citizens.

He urged Nigerians to reject President Tinubu in 2027.

The protesters carried placards that read, “Benue Is Bleeding”, “Is Benue Not Part Of Nigeria?”, “StopBenueKillings”, “May Tinubu Not Happen To Us In 2027”, among others.

Sharing photos from the protest via his X handle on Tuesday, he captioned them: “Tinubu has failed us.”

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Words cannot describe how I feel,I am so delighted, I feel honored and I am grateful to Davido. I didn’t even know I inspired him, he was the one that called me and confessed to me and I felt so happy about it———Bright Chimezie

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2 days ago

June 17, 2025

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This was the exact words of the Igbo highlife legend when he was shooting the official video of Davido’s “with you”. Davido incorporated the highlife legend into his official video after confessing to him that the lyrics of his part in the song was inspired by an old song of Bright Chimezie (Because of English)

The video is currently trending on all platforms and people are speaking good of Davido for this very act of including the Highlife legend in the video.

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Jarvis in tears as relationship with Peller hits tough times

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4 days ago

June 16, 2025

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TikToker, Jarvis, recently broke down in tears during a live-streaming session, shedding light on the ongoing tension in her relationship with fellow content creator, Peller.

The emotional moment occurred during a joint live broadcast that featured other popular TikTokers, Sandra Benede and Seun Pizzle. In the video, Jarvis expressed her frustration, accusing Peller of breaching her trust by publicly sharing private details of their relationship.

According to her, any time she opens up to Peller about personal issues, he brings them up during his live sessions, often inappropriately. “He doesn’t know how to filter his words when he’s live,” she said, explaining why she has stopped confiding in him.

When asked what triggered the recent disagreement, Jarvis admitted the matter had deeper layers. “There are many reasons Peller is angry, but he’s taking it public. We’ve already talked about these things privately, but because it hasn’t been addressed online…”

On his part, Peller accused Jarvis of being secretive and not informing him of her plans in advance. He maintained that he’s open with her about his life and doesn’t hold anything back.

Venting his frustrations during his own live session, he said, “How can I claim this kind of girl? Do you know what this girl did? I don’t like Jarvis; she has offended me. I’m just helping her life now. I’m trying to accept her back, but she has already hurt me.”

The situation sparked debate among fans, many of whom were skeptical about the authenticity of the drama. Some suggested it might be content-driven, predicting that the pair would soon reconcile as they had in the past.

This isn’t the first public spat between the couple. In March 2025, Jarvis called out Peller and threatened to end their engagement following another heated argument.

Since making their relationship public in 2024, Jarvis and Peller have been the subject of intense online speculation, with many doubting the longevity of their romance. Their relationship gained widespread attention in December 2025 when Peller proposed to her in a viral video.