In a historic feat that celebrates literacy, teamwork, and the power of storytelling, Nigeria has officially broken the Guinness World Record for the longest marathon reading aloud by a team. Setting a new world record of 431 hours 31 mins and 25mins.   The previous record which stood at 365hours and was held by the Dominican Republic for 14 years, has now been surpassed by the Naija ReadFest team, led by Kingsley Sintim, an Associate Fellow of the Royal Commonwealth Society and a passionate...

Five readers united by passion, envisioned by a purpose and committed to one goal. Just one goal. A goal to inspire, ignite and promote reading as a tool for unity, growth and development.

On a sunny afternoon in May, I received an unexpected email from the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) inviting me to participate in a...