Tag: Award
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HISTORIC ! Nigeria’s Favour Ofili breaks 150-metre world record
Nigerian sprint sensation, Favour Ofili, delivered a historic performance at the 2025 Adidas Atlanta City Games on Saturday, breaking the world record in the women’s 150m with a sensational time of 15.85s (2.0m/s) at Piedmont Park in Atlanta. The 22-year-old became the first woman in history to run the event in under 16 seconds, shattering…
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Egbabor urges Isoko North PDP Ward Chairmen to unite for 2027 victory
The Organising Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, Hon. Emmanuel Egbabor has called on Ward Chairmen in Isoko North Local Government Area to prioritize party unity and work toward securing victory in the 2027 general elections. Egbabor made the appeal during a strategic meeting held today in Ozoro where the 13…
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Delta leads ACJA implementation in Nigeria
Delta State Government has yet again ranked first in the implementation of Administration of Criminal Justice Act among the 36 states in Nigeria. Speaking to journalists during the official handover of the award in Asaba, the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ekemejero Ohwovoriole, SAN, dedicated the award to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and officers in…
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Oborevwori bags integrity Man of the year 2024 award
Delta State Governor, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has been conferred with the 2024 Integrity Man of the Year Award. The award was presented to the Governor at the 2024 Integrity Group Leadership Summit and Awards held in Asaba on Wednesday. Represented by the State Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban Roads), Comrade Reuben Izeze, Governor Oborevwori…
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Delta wins $400,000 Bill & Melinda Gates PHC award
Delta State Government, Thursday, received $400,000 from the Primary Health Care (PHC) Leadership Challenge, organized by the Nigerian Governors’ Forum in collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for outstanding performance in primary health care management. The award, which was organized by the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), Federal Ministry of Health, Bill and Melinda…
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PTI CEO bags All-African Students Union award
Dr Samuel Onoji, the Principal of Petroleum Training Institute(PTI), Effurun, Delta, has been decorated as the “Most Outstanding Head of Africa Tertiary Institution on Campus Peace and Capacity Building 2024.”
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Why we awarded best-graduating student N5,000 – UNIBEN
The University of Benin (UNIBEN) has defended its prizes awarded to its top-performing students at the recent convocation ceremony, saying the awards, although meagre, were to recognise and reward academic excellence.
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Chinua Achebe’s daughter bags Harvard Medical sch award
Maureen Okam-Achebe, daughter of the late Chinua Achebe, renown novelist, has received the Brigham and Women’s Hospital 2024 faculty development and diversity award. The Brigham and Women’s Hospital is a world-class academic medical centre based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a premier teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. The hospital notified Okam-Achebe of her award in…
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Zeb Ejiro to receive lifetime achievement award in London
Veteran Nigerian filmmaker and producer, Zeb Ejiro, is to be honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award, at the 2024 Nigerian Week, London.
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Cole Palmer wins two awards
Chelsea youngster Cole Palmer has been rewarded for a stellar season so far. The attacking midfielder, who can play off the left and centrally, won two awards at the club’s end of season event.