Benjamin Daniel, a professional dancer known as Ben Dancer, is attempting to set a new Guinness World Record by dancing continuously for 168 hours — 41 hours beyond the current record of 127 hours, held by Indian dancer Srushti Sudhir Jagtap since 2023. The attempt, which began on 22 September at Freedom Park in Lagos (Nigeria's largest city and commercial hub), has drawn large crowds of young supporters and gone viral on social media, with onlookers dancing alongside him and filming his every move. Guinness World Records has not yet confirmed whether the attempt qualifies as an official bid, though Nigeria has recent form in such endeavours — the country saw a surge of record applications after chef Hilda Baci was officially recognised in 2023 for cooking continuously for over 93 hours.