Following the first-ever successful prosecution of piracy in Africa by Nigeria, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Ghada Fathi Wali, has applauded Nigeria for its leadership role and commitment towards curbing maritime crimes.
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Ekeoseye Elizabeth Osereme has emerged as the overall best graduating student at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) for the 2019/2020 academic session at the school’s 52nd Convocation held on January 20, 2022.
Ekeoseye Elizabeth Osereme, a graduate of the Department of Zoology (BSc. Environmental Toxicology and Conservation Option) received her first class degree with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.95 (out of 5.0).
ATANRANSHE, Oluwaseyi Gideon emerged as the Best Graduating Student in Humanities (CGPA 4.92).
Dr. UMUDU, Joy Chinyere emerged as the Overall Best Ph.D Thesis (Mathematics [Pure].
Simidele Adeife Omonla Adeagbo has become the first African to win an international Sled race at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) Women’s Monobob World Series [2022].
In the final at Winterberg, a winter resort town in Germany, Simidele beat her rivals to emerge winner in her event.
The 40-year-old recorded a time of 2:01 to emerge champion ahead of Romania’s Popescu Georgeta and Ukraine’s Hunko Lidiia.
Winners have emerged in the Association of Issuing Houses of Nigeria (AIHN) 2021 Investment Banking Awards, which was held on 23 November 2021 at the Civic Center, Victoria Island in Lagos.
The annual AIHN Investment Banking Awards is organised to recognise the achievements of investment banks who have in the course of the year demonstrated excellence and achieved great wins.
Welcome to the PositiveNaija Annual Newsletter 2021.
This newsletter reliably provides a comprehensive yearly report for the year 2021 on the positive progress and excellence of Nigeria and Nigerians globally.
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Paul Onuachu has been named the winner of the 2021 Belgian Golden Shoe award, becoming the first-ever Nigerian and the fourth African to claim the prestigious honour.
The 27-year-old player claimed the award on 12 January 2022 after scoring an incredible 29 league goals over the entire 2020-21 season and adding another 12 in the first half of the current campaign for Genk who occupy the ninth spot in the table, 18 points behind leaders Union Saint-Gilloise.
The Belgian Golden Shoe award is given at the beginning of each year to the best footballer in the country’s First Division A for the past year. The win also saw him become the third Genk player in history to be named Belgium’s best and the first in 20 years. Paul Onuachu gathered 333 votes to beat the Club Brugge duo of Noa Lang (272 votes) and Charles De Ketelaere (271 votes) to second and third, respectively.
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Oparaoji Uche and Marylove Edwards have emerged winners of the maiden edition of Abuja Tennis Cup in the male and female categories respectively.
Top seed Marylove Edwards emerged champion in the female category after defeating her opponent Mohammed Jummai in two straight sets 6-1, 6-2.
In the men’s event that took place at the Tennis Center of the Package B of the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, Oparaoji Uche dismantled Atseye Henry 6-2, 6-2, in a match that lasted for over an hour, to be crowned champion.
Eight male and eight female top Nigerian tennis players took part in the 4-day event that was organized by the Tennis Management Company Limited.
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