41-year-old Chelochi Onyemelukwe-Onoubia, has won the award for best fiction writer at the Sharjah International Book Fair, in the United Arab Emirates.
Mrs. Chelochi Onyemelukwe-Onoubia, whose debut work, ‘Son of the House’, won in the best fiction category, was honoured by the Ruler of Sharjah, Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, on the 30th of October 2019 at the opening ceremony of the Sharjah International Book Fair, United Arab Emirate (UAE).
2020 POSITIVENAIJA ESSAY COMPETITION
The 2020 PositiveNaija Essay Competition aims to promote: the clarity of the common objective(s) and usefulness of the Nigerian state; Nigerian patriotism; impactful scholarship as well as serve as a platform for excellence!
Title of Essay:
THE PURPOSE OF NIGERIA!
Objective:
Inform the world on what genuinely gives you confidence on the reason(s) why Nigeria exists as a country today for the good of Nigerians and humanity.
Eligibility:
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The Lafayette Award at the United Nations Day For Global Peace in Geneva has honoured Captain Idahosa Okunbo with the Order of Lafeyette Award.
The Businessman and CEO, Ocean Maritime Security Limited (OMS) known for his impact contributions in promoting, supporting and creating plausible initiatives for the sustenance of peace in Africa and across the globe, “Captain Hosa” as he is popularly called was presented with his prestigious award by His Excellency, Robert Blum, the President and Chairman of Order of Lafeyette Awards.
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Toluwani Deborah, has emerged the overall best graduating student with a First Class Honours from the Department of Mathematics at the 35th convocation ceremony of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN).
Winners have emerged at the 2019 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) held on 27 October 2019, in Lagos.
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ENL Consortium, operators of Terminals C and D at the Lagos Port Complex Apapa, have defeated Josephdam Ports Services (JPS) to win the 2019 Maritime Cup.
In addition to winning the trophy, ENL Consortium also received a cash prize of 1 million Naira courtesy of the organisers.
Chikezie Omeje and Munyaradzi Makoni have emerged winners of the 2019 African Academy Of Sciences Science Journalism Awards.
Chikezie Omeje, head of newsroom, senior investigative and data reporter of the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), and Zimbabwean reporter Munyaradzi Makoni received a cash prize award of $3,000 each in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia for their reports in science journalism.
The award was presented during the Grand Challenges Annual meeting in Addis- Ababa, a meeting that brings scientists and policy makers together, creating solutions to global health problems.