Folashade Salako Wins Inaugural SYTA Best Pharmacy Brain [2018-2019]

Folashade Salako has won the 2018-2019 maiden edition of the Shalina Young Talent Award (SYTA) also dubbed the ‘Best Pharmacy Brain’ Award.

Folashade Salako, a final year student of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), clinched the award to emerge the best pharmacy brain in Nigeria. She beat two other contestants from Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ibadan – Temiwunmi Akinmuleya and Adeboye Bamgboye to second and third places respectively.

Organised by Shalina Healthcare, the Shalina Young Talent Award (SYTA), seeks to promote pharmacy as a profession in Nigeria by engaging tertiary health institutions in the country in the professional development of young pharmacists.

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Winners Of 9th Korean-Nigerian Poetry Feast

Winners have emerged in the 9th Korea-Nigeria Poetry Feast organised by the Korean Cultural Centre in Nigeria (KCCN) held in Abuja.

The adult category saw a total of 51 entries in which Silas Sharamang emerged winner with the poem ‘Blessings’ and got a cash prize of ₦100,000.

King-David Chisom emerged first runner up with the poem ‘The Needed Reflection for Nigeria at 59’ and got the cash prize of ₦75,000.

The second runner up position was clinched by Roseben Anyanwu with the poem titled ‘The Perfect Ceremony’ with a cash prize of ₦50,000.

Similarly seven other poets won consolation prizes of ₦25,000 each.

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Ibadan Excellers Win Little League Nigeria 2019 Baseball Tournament

Ibadan Excellers have emerged winners of the Little League Nigeria 2019 Baseball Tournament at the Oval Pitch Section of the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium in Ibadan, Oyo State.

Ibadan Excellers prevailed over the Akure Owena team from Ondo State with a score of 12 to 5 to emerge winners of the 2019 edition of the United States (U.S.) Consulate-supported tournament.

Toluwani Hassan from Akure Owena team was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament.

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Mercy Akide-Udoh Wins Regent University Athletic Coach Of The Year Award

Mercy Akide-Udoh, former Nigerian football player, has been named Regent University athletic department’s ‘coach of the year’.

Mercy Akide-Udoh, who has just completed her first season as head coach of the university’s women’s soccer program, was an unanimous choice for the award, voted for by all the coaches of the Virginia beach-based varsity in the United States of America.

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Uverineh Oghenefejiro Wins Inaugural Rejoice Alabi Writing Challenge For First Year Law Students

Uverineh Oghenefejiro has emerged overall winner in the maiden edition of the Rejoice Alabi Writing (RAW) Challenge for first year Law students.

The competition, with the theme: Why I want to be a lawyer, is a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative of the founding partner of Egbaaibon & Alabi LP, Mr. Rejoice Alabi.

Uverineh Oghenefejiro of the University of Ibadan (UI), Oyo State, overcame over 40 students from 10 universities to come tops.

Ogunba Ademiposi and Ibikunle Daniel, both of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Osun State, were second and third respectively.

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Deborah Pam & Istifanos Peter Win 11th Ibadan City Marathon Race

Deborah Pam and Istifanos Peter have emerged winners of the female and male categories respectively in the 11th edition of the Ibadan City Marathon race.

The marathon was organised by West Midland Communications, owners of Splash FM/Lagelu FM radio stations and supported by several other partners.

Deborah Pam, an NSCDC officer (Nigeria Security and Civil Defence corps), had emerged winner of the female category, having completed the 42 km race in two hours, 58 minutes and 13 seconds.

Deborah Pam became a four-time winner, having emerged winner of the same category in the fifth, seventh and tenth editions of the Ibadan City Marathon race.

Istifanos Peter, who had only emerged runner-up in the male category of the ninth edition, emerged winner after completing the race in two hours, 44 minutes and 36 seconds.

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Winners Of 2019 Pitcher Awards And Other Creativity Week Competitions

Winners have emerged in the 2019 Pitcher Awards and other Creativity Week Competitions presented at the Pitcher Awards Night and Gala in Lagos on 30 March 2019 as part of the Creativity Week, which held from 25 – 30 March 2019.

The Pitcher Awards is organised to celebrate and honour outstanding works from West and Central Africa in various categories including film, print, design, media, PR and digital.

According to a statement by CHINI Africa, Cannes Lions Official Festival’s representative in Nigeria and organizers of Creativity Week:

“The awards are designed to inspire creative excellence in marketing communications and help provide international recognition for the work, companies and people behind them.”

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