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A Nigerian woman says she has painted over 4,000 nails in 72 hours in an attempt to break the world record.<\/strong><\/p>\n With a nail brush in hand Lisha Dachor,19, whizzed around an events centre in Plateau state, northern Nigeria, adorning hundreds of fingernails with blue, pink and purple varnish.<\/p>\n Her three-day marathon came to a nail-biting end on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Guinness World Record (GWR) rules state that for Ms Dackor’s attempt to count, she must paint 60 fingernails per hour.<\/p>\n She is now waiting for GWR to review her attempt after she submits her evidence.<\/p>\n Ms Dachor said she embarked on this challenge to change the narrative about teen mothers like herself.<\/p>\n “I want to give people hope, especially single mothers because many people don’t think we have anything to offer,” she told the BBC.<\/p>\n The nail technician has been working professionally for almost three years and says she also wants to put women from northern Nigeria in the spotlight.<\/p>\n Ms Dachor says she also hopes her record attempt will put Plateau, her home state, on the map.<\/p>\n Plateau is where Nigeria’s mainly Muslim north meets the largely Christian south and many communities are mixed.<\/p>\n The region has battled decades of insecurity and conflict between different ethnic and religious groups, which has seen thousands killed.<\/p>\n “People judge the Plateau by the cover. Apart from the ethnic issues we have, Plateau is a beautiful place. I got support from all ethnic groups while I embarked on this attempt,” she said.<\/p>\n Images subject to copyright<\/p>\n <\/div>\nYou may also be interested in:<\/h3>\n