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Conclusion Of The 2019 PositiveNaija Essay Competition

No winner or finalist has emerged in the 2019 PositiveNaija Essay Competition, themed: The Value of the Life of a Nigerian!

The 2019 PositiveNaija Essay Competition (June 1 – October 31, 2019) is purposed towards informing the world on how the lives of Nigerians are genuinely being respected, protected and empowered today in good conscience and as required by the current Nigerian constitution.

The 2019 PositiveNaija Essay Competition aims to promote the dignity, safety and prosperity of Nigerians; Nigerian patriotism; nation building as well as serve as a platform for excellence!

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Winners Of 2019 World Summit Awards (WSA) – Nigeria

Winners have emerged in the Nigerian edition of the 2019 World Summit Awards (WSA) presented by Mr. Amos Emmanuel, WSA Eminent National Expert for Nigeria.

The WSA Eminent National Expert for Nigeria Mr. Emmanuel Amos, President, Programos Foundation shared results with the press, expressing that some applicants and their products have emerged winners in their respective innovation categories having evoked state-of-the-art changes in their communities by producing best local content innovations impacting our society positively after Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs and deserving global and local recognitions.

United Nations World Summit Awards Local Chapter in Nigeria on a yearly basis provides a unique global selection of how digital applications provide solutions to solve local issues.

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Team Blazers Win Inaugural MGI Scrabble Premier League

Team Blazers have won the maiden MGI Scrabble Premier League with a cash prize reward of one million Naira, which ended at the LilyGate Hotel, Lekki, Lagos.

The Scrabble Premier League, according to the organisers, was put together to create more awareness of the sport in the country, as well as discover more talents in the game. It featured top scrabble players, including students of tertiary institutions.

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Akwa Starlets FC Wins 2019 NNL Super 4 Tournament

Akwa Starlets football club of Uyo, have won the 2019 edition of the Super League 4 Nigeria National League (NNL) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu.

According to the Nigerian News Agency, Akwa Starlets beat Adamawa United FC 2-0 in a tense match on the 15th of September 2019.

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Ayileka Ayomide & Adekunle Abiona Win Spirit Of The Competition Award At 6th HSF-NLU Delhi International Negotiation Competition

Ayileka Ayomide and Adekunle Abiona representing Nigeria and West Africa have won the Spirit of the Competition Award at the 6th HSF-NLU Delhi International Negotiation Competition 2019.

Ayileka Ayomide and Adekunle Abiona, students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) won the award in recognition of their negotiation skills and strategy.

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Team Delta State Wins 5th National Youth Games

Team Delta State has made history again by winning the fifth National Youth Games in Ilorin to make it five wins out of five competitions.

Team Delta State won the multi-sports youth development Games for the fourth time in 2018, after garnering a total of 67 medals, made up of 27 gold, 24 silver, and 16 bronze. And on the 15th of September 2019, in Ilorin, Team Delta State incredibly won a total of 104 medals, made up of 41 gold, 32 silver, and 31 bronze.

Team Lagos finished second with 72 medals made up of 22 gold, 36 silver, and 14 bronze, while Team Bayelsa was third with 45 medals made up of 17 gold, six silver, and 22 bronze.

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Brendon Ikem & Christian Peter-Jesse Win 2019 World Robot Olympiad (WRO) Nigeria

Brendon Ikem and his pair Christian Peter-Jesse have emerged joint champion at the 2019 World Robot Olympiad (WRO) Nigeria held at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island.

The 2019 WRO Nigeria serves as the qualification stage to the upcoming WRO in Gyor, Hungary from November 8 to November 10 [2019]. The qualifiers may have about 22,000 participants according to the organisers.

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