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Osikoya and Awolowo Set Guinness Record With 51,000 Viewers

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 6:10 AM UTC · How we work

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Filmmakers Set Record

Filmmakers Damilola Osikoya and Nora Awolowo set a Guinness World Record for largest film-screening attendance.
The September 26, 2026 screening at Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos drew 51,000 qualifying viewers.
Guinness recognized the crowd surpassing the prior 43,624-viewer record set in 2015.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu congratulated the filmmakers, citing the achievement as proof of Nigeria’s creative talent.
Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat attended and said the overall crowd reached about 64,000 people.

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Filmmakers Set Record

Filmmakers Damilola Osikoya and Nora Awolowo set a Guinness World Record for largest film-screening attendance.
The September 26, 2026 screening at Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos drew 51,000 qualifying viewers.
Guinness recognized the crowd surpassing the prior 43,624-viewer record set in 2015.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu congratulated the filmmakers, citing the achievement as proof of Nigeria’s creative talent.
Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat attended and said the overall crowd reached about 64,000 people.

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