Emmanuel Gyang and his wife, Deborah Pam, have emerged the first Nigerians to complete the 42 kilometers race at the 2020 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon.
New course records were set by Kenyan duo, David Bamarsia and Sharon Cherop, who emerged as the overall winners in the male and female categories.
Oyinlomo Quadre has won the J3 Pretoria girls singles title, following a 6-2, 6-3 win over Nahia Berecoechea in the final.
The 16-year-old second seed produced another solid performance to beat the Moroccan French, thus capping a marvelous week of tennis in which she did not lose a set.
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This compilation attempts to provide a reliable guide on how to be humane (compassionate, well-meaning and kind) as a Nigerian through the recommendation of several relevant songs and their associated excellent messages therein.
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Factors Driving The Positive Progress And Excellence Of Nigeria And Nigerians Globally In 2020
Where does the good or positive news happen for Nigeria and Nigerians?
At PositiveNaija, we have sought out to deduce the geographic locations (within Nigeria or abroad), which the positive/success news/updates recorded are being achieved. In other words, our aim is to be able to tell objectively, how conducive/enduring the environments are to what Nigeria/Nigerians are achieving. To do this, we determined the locations on the basis of where exactly the achievement, progress, success, etc. was done or achieved as well as will be done or achieved and not based on where an award/recognition was or is presented.
It is important to mention that most achievements by Nigeria/Nigerians achieved abroad should not be relegated as being ‘superior’ or achieved out of a ‘privileged comfortable environment’ as most of these achievements are usually first in recognition of what has been done/attained within Nigeria and as such requiring an international/global export.
As an improvement, from the year 2019, we have increased efforts towards matching the published news to their actual or respective months to give more accurate reflection on our reports/statistics accordingly to actual happenings. This removes the added pressure of having to report instantaneously at the end of every month even as we have now modified the release of our newsletters to bi-annual rather than monthly.
What factors are responsible for the positive progress and excellence of Nigeria and Nigerians globally?
We have also gone a step higher to reveal, appreciate and understand the factors that are driving or are responsible for these positives recorded by Nigeria and Nigerians globally particularly within Nigeria.
At the most basic level, we have attributed ‘courage and drive for distinction’ as the most fundamental element or driver or factor of all positive progress achieved.
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Eleven-year-old Chinonso Eche has emerged as the youngest ever Nigerian to win a Guinness world record for most consecutive football touches in one minute while balancing another football on the head.
Eche’s recognition was identified through his skill as a football freestyler as he was able to complete 101 touches while he held another ball on his head.
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Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a former finance minister of Nigeria and former managing director of the World Bank, has been named the next Angelopoulos Global Public Leaders Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School.
The announcement was made on the 3rd of February 2020 by Harvard Kennedy School Dean Douglas Elmendorf. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala begins her fellowship this month (February 2020).
Ogori Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State has emerged champions of the 2019 Ajanah Basketball Championship after defeating 2017 champions and host- Okene Local Government Area 69-68 points in the final.
The final of the three-day basketball event held in Okene.
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