Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke: Uncommon record breaker

A t 15, Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke has proved to the world that impossibility is a myth. Indeed, not many teenagers around the world can muster the courage he had to set a Guinness World Record for painting the world’s largest art canvas; and cycling hundreds of miles from Enugu to Lagos to draw attention to Autism Spectrum Disorder.
The massive piece, titled: “Impossibility is a Myth,” measuring 12,303.87 square meters – more than 132,000 square feet – turned out to be larger than a typical football field. When the monumental artwork was unveiled on April 2, 2025, which coincided with World Autism Acceptance Day, at the Eagle Square in Abuja, many were shocked to learn that the feat was...