Anita Abada’s ‘Efun’ Wins Special Prize Award For “Health Educational Film For Youth” At The 2021 WHO Health For All Film Festival

Anita Abada’s ‘Efun’ has emerged winner of the Special Prize Award For “Health Educational Film For Youth” at the 2021 WHO Health For All Film Festival.

WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, made the announcement in his speech posted on the UN health agency website.

Ghebreyesus said Abada became winner of the special prize for a health educational film for youth, titled: “Efun”.

The DG said “Efun”, directed by Abada, focused on the challenging topic of Female Genital Mutilation.

Ghebreyesus, said the winners would receive trophies and a grant of $10,000 to invest in further audiovisual production on health today.

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Dr. Charles Iornumbe Emerges Second Place Winner At 2021 African Human Rights Essay Competition

Dr. Charles Iornumbe has emerged the second place winner at the 2021 African Human Rights Essay Competition.

The African Human Rights Essay Competition is an initiative of the International Human Rights Art Festival IHRAF, USA aimed at promoting human rights values in the entire African continent.

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Eniola Bolaji Wins Gold At 2021 Spanish Para Badminton International Championship

Eniola Bolaji has emerged Gold winner at the 2021 Spanish Para Badminton International Championship, which held on May 16, 2021 in Cartegena.

Eniola made history as the first African to reach the final and win gold at a major para badminton international championship.

She achieved the feat by beating Ukraine’s Oksana Kozyna 18-21, 21-14, 21-18.

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Asisat Oshoala Emerges First African Woman To Win The UEFA Champions League

26-year-old Nigerian and FC Barcelona player, Asisat Oshoala has emerged the first African woman to win the UEFA Champions League.

Asisat Oshoala was substituted in the 71st minute of the finals with Barcelona defeating Chelsea 4–0 on the 16th of May, 2021.

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2021 PositiveNaija Science Quiz

The 2021 PositiveNaija Science Quiz promotes the knowledge, value and practicability of science as a respectable basis of testable explanations about the universe.

The monthly competition aims to provide a balanced approach to the study of science notably among Nigerians with subjects including: physics, chemistry, biology (natural science); geography, psychology (social science); and mathematics, statistics (formal science).

The 2021 PositiveNaija Science Quiz is scheduled for the last Sunday of every month at 9:00 pm (beginning from June 2021).

2021 PositiveNaija Science Quiz

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PositiveNaija Naija Lyrics And Movies Challenge 2021

The PositiveNaija Naija Lyrics and Movies Challenge 2021 is a monthly quiz aimed at appreciating the value of good songs and the movie industry in Nigeria.

The seven-question-challenge, which features estimable Nigerians/individuals, is scheduled for the last Friday of every month at 9:00 pm (beginning from June 2021), focuses on various genres/kinds of songs and movies/film (including comedy).

Participants are presented with five (5) songs in selected portions/parts with each having a maximum of 50 words. The participants are expected to state accordingly, for the presented lyrics, the official song title or the name of the song. Including the name of the artiste(s)/singer(s)/musicians is optional.

Participants are also presented with two (2) images of a Nigerian actor and actress and expected to state accordingly, the names of both persons.

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Othuke Umokoro Wins 2021 Brunel International African Poetry Prize

Othuke Umokoro has emerged winner of the 2021 Brunel International African Poetry Prize with his poem titled “A Mountain Cracks Before Translation”.

The £3,000 prize winner, Othuke Umokoro, is a poet and playwright who studied playwriting at the University of Ibadan and teaches literature to high school students.

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