PICTORIAL: BUK Student Attempts Guinness World Record In Face Painting

A pupil of Bayero University Kano (BUK), Collins Whitworth, has attempted to interruption the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the astir faces painted successful 3 minutes.

The lawsuit took spot connected Wednesday, October 1, 2025, astatine the university’s caller field successful Kano, with sponsorship from Indomie.

Whitworth painted 17 faces successful 2 minutes 40 seconds during his archetypal attempt, repeated the aforesaid fig successful 2 minutes 50 seconds successful his second, and painted 20 faces successful 2 minutes 55 seconds successful his 3rd attempt. The existent grounds of 12 faces is held by Slovakia’s Emilia Zakonnova, acceptable connected July 30, 2025.

Speaking aft the attempt, Whitworth said helium was motivated by a tendency to showcase Nigerian talent.

“I learned a batch from my archetypal effort successful 2024. This time, I was prepared and focused. With Indomie backing me, I judge we tin marque past together,” helium said.

Fellow students and different witnesses expressed enactment for his effort. BUK pupil Sulaiman Haruna said, “I commune Collins wins due to the fact that helium performed excellently today.” Another student, Aisha, said she was impressed by his speed, portion attendee Jimoh Momoh described the effort arsenic “remarkable.”

Indomie, successful a statement, said it was arrogant to sponsor the lawsuit arsenic portion of its enactment for younker creativity and entrepreneurship.

Guinness World Records is expected to reappraisal and corroborate the effort earlier Whitworth tin beryllium officially declared a satellite grounds holder.

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