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  • Just In: Amusan listed in Women’s Athlete of the Year award

    Just In: Amusan listed in Women’s Athlete of the Year award

    World Athletics on Wednesday confirmed a list of 10 nominees for the Women’s World Athlete of the Year award, with Nigeria’s golden girl Tobi Amusan one of the nominees.

    The confirmation signaled the beginning of the voting process for the 2022 World Athletes of the Year ahead of the World Athletics Awards 2022.

    The 10 athletes were selected by an international panel of athletics experts, comprising representatives from all six continental areas of World Athletics.

    World 100 metres hurdles champion Amusan set a world record of 12.12 seconds earlier this year, and won the Diamond League, Commonwealth and African titles.

    She has been picked alongside Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica, who is the world 100m champion after claiming a fifth gold medal in the event.

    Fraser-Pryce is also the Diamond League 100m champion and has a world-leading 10.62 among her record seven sub-10.70 100m races of the season.

    Others on the nominees list include Chase Ealey of the U.S., the world shot put champion and a world indoor shot put silver medallist.

    She is the Diamond League shot put champion, with a world-leading 20.51m.

    Peru’s Kimberly Garcia, the world 20km race walk champion who won Peru’s first-ever World Athletics Championships medal, is also on the list.

    There is also Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, the world 200m champion and Diamond League 200m champion, and ran a world-leading 21.45 to move to second on the world all-time list

    Faith Kipyegon of Kenya is also one of the nomineees, being a world 1500m champion and Diamond League 1500m champion.

    She ran a world-leading Kenyan record of 3:50.37, just three tenths of a second off the world record

    Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh, who is the world indoor high jump champion and world high jump silver medallist, as well as being a European high jump champion, equally on the list.

    She jumped a world-leading 2.05m, equalling the outdoor national best.

    Sydney McLaughlin of the U.S. also made the list, with her profile as world 400m hurdles and 4x400m champion.

    She broke the world 400m hurdles record with 51.41 at the US Championships, and further improved the world record to 50.68 to win the world title.

    World 400m champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo of Bahamas is equally in contention, brandishing the profile of being world indoor 400m champion and NACAC 400m champion.

    Venezuela’s Yulimar Rojas, the world indoor and outdoor triple jump champion and Diamond League triple jump champion, completes the list, after improving her world record to 15.74m in Belgrade.

    In what is another memorable year for the sport, the nominations reflect some of the standout performances achieved at the World Athletics Championships held in Oregon in July.

    The World Athletics Indoor Championships held earlier in Belgrade was another standout event, alongside several one-day meeting circuits and other events around the world.

    A three-way voting process will determine the finalists, with the World Athletics Council and the World Athletics Family casting their votes by email.

    Fans can vote online via the World Athletics social media platforms.

    Individual graphics for each nominee will be posted on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube this week, with a “like” on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube or a retweet on Twitter counting as one vote.

    The World Athletics Council’s vote will count for 50 percent of the result, while the World Athletics Family’s votes and the public votes will each count for 25 percent of the final result.

    Voting for the World Athletes of the Year closes at midnight on Oct. 31.

    At the conclusion of the voting process, five women and five men finalists will be announced by World Athletics.

    The winners will be revealed on World Athletics’ social media platforms in early December, while further information about the World Athletics Awards 2022 will be announced in the coming weeks.

  • Benzema tops UEFA player of the year award list

    Benzema tops UEFA player of the year award list

    Karim Benzema, Thibaut Courtois, and Kevin De Bruyne are the top three contenders for the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award, the European ruling body said on Friday.

    The winner will be announced during the 2022-23 Champions League group stage draw ceremony in Istanbul on Aug. 25.

    Benzema was named Champions League Player of the Season after driving Real Madrid to a record 14th European title.

    The Frenchman is running for the individual award against team-mate and keeper Thibaut Courtois.

    De Bruyne has made the top three for the third season in a row. He was named as the Premier League player of the season after helping Manchester City FC to secure another domestic title

    Other awards include Men’s Coach of the Year and Women’s Player and Coach of the Year.

    Real Madrid’s Carlo Ancelotti, Manchester City’s Josep Guardiola, and Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp are the top three nominees for the men’s coach award.

  • Young Nigerians will determine next year’s election – APC women’s leader

    Young Nigerians will determine next year’s election – APC women’s leader

     

    The APC national women’s leader, Dr. Betta Edu has claimed young people, especially women, will determine who wins the 2023 presidential election.

    She stated this at an event organized by the APC Young Progressives Women Forum in Abuja.

    “The coming election will be largely determined by young people, especially women. We must all be ready to mobilize more than 20 million votes for our candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for him to win the presidential election.

    “We have started ‘operation 1000 young women per ward’.

    “These women will anchor for young women in a given ward. We must make it happen in our various wards in all the states”, she charged the women.

  • Full list of nominees: Super Eagles players make first list for CAF Awards 2022

    Full list of nominees: Super Eagles players make first list for CAF Awards 2022

    The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Thursday released the first list of nominees for the CAF Awards 2022 which will be held on July 21 in Rabat, Morocco.

    The list has Super Eagles and Nantes FC forward Moses Simon among the 30 players nominated for the Player of the Year Award.

    It also has Akinkunmi Amoo of FC Copenhagen among the 10 nominees for the Young (Male) Player of the Year Award.

    The revealed nominees are mainly for the Men’s categories, namely Player of the Year, Interclub Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, National Team of the Year and Club of the Year.

    CAF however said in a statement that the nominees for the Women’s categories would be announced in due course.

    A stakeholder panel made up of Technical Experts, CAF Legends and Journalists decided on the list for the various categories.

    They were expected to have taken into the consideration the performance of the nominee from September 2021 till June at all levels.

    The winners of each category will be decided by a voting panel.

    The panel will have CAF Technical Committee members, media professionals, Head Coaches and Captains of Member-Associations and clubs involved at the group stage of the Interclub competitions.

    The CAF Awards 2022 will be held ahead of the final match of Africa’s flagship women’s competitions, Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).

    The competition tagged “Morocco 2022” is holding from Saturday to July 23.

    Full List of Nominees (in alphabetic order by Member-Association):

    Player of the Year (Men)

    • Riyad Mahrez (Algeria and Manchester City)
    • Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso and Aston Villa)
    • Blati Toure (Burkina Faso and Pyramids)
    • Edmund Tapsoba (Burkina Faso and Bayer Leverkusen)
    • Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon and Napoli)
    • Karl Toko Ekambi (Cameroon and Lyon)
    • Vincent Aboubacar (Cameroon and Al Nassr)
    • Youssouf M’Changama (Comoros and Guingamp)
    • Franck Kessie (Cote d’Ivoire and AC Milan)
    • Sebastien Haller (Cote d’Ivoire and Ajax)
    • Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt and Al Ahly)
    • Mohamed ElNeny (Egypt and Arsenal)
    • Mohamed Salah (Egypt and Liverpool)
    • Mohamed Shenawy (Egypt and Al Ahly)
    • Musa Barrow (Gambia and Bologna)
    • Naby Keita (Guinea and Liverpool)
    • Aliou Dieng (Mali and Al Ahly)
    • Hamari Traore (Mali and Rennes)
    • Yves Bissouma (Mali and Tottenham Hotspur)
    • Achraf Hakimi (Morocco and Paris Saint-Germain)
    • Sofiane Boufal (Morocco and Angers)
    • Yahya Jabrane (Morocco and Wydad Athletic Club)
    • Yassine Bounou (Morocco and Sevilla)
    • Moses Simon (Nigeria and Nantes)
    • Edouard Mendy (Senegal and Chelsea)
    • Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal and Napoli)
    • Nampalys Mendy (Senegal and Leicester City)
    • Sadio Mane (Senegal and Bayern Munich)
    • Saliou Ciss (Senegal and Nancy)
    • Ali Maaloul (Tunisia and Al Ahly)

    Interclub Player of the Year (Men)

    • Riad Benayad (ES Setif)
    • Tiago Azulao (Petro Atletico)
    • Karim Konate (ASEC Mimomas)
    • Ali Maaloul (Al Ahly)
    • Aliou Dieng (Al Ahly)
    • Mohamed Shenawy (Al Ahly)
    • Mohamed Sherif (Al Ahly)
    • Percy Tau (Al Ahly)
    • Morlaye Sylla (Horoya)
    • Achraf Dari (Wydad Athletic Club)
    • Yahya Jabrane (Wydad Athletic Club)
    • Zouhair El Moutaraji (Wydad Athletic Club)
    • Mouhcine Moutouali (Raja Club Athletic)
    • Issoufou Dayo (RS Berkane)
    • Youssou El Fahli (RS Berkane)
    • Victorien Adebayor (Niger and Union Sportive Gendarmerie Nationale)
    • Peter Shalulile (Mamelodi Sundowns)
    • Bandile Shandu (Orlando Pirates)
    • Thembinkosi Lorch (Orlando Pirates)
    • Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Esperance Sportive de Tunis)

    Young Player of the Year (Men)

    • Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso and Lorient)
    • Karim Konate (Cote d’Ivoire and ASEC/RB Salzburg)
    • Jesus Owono (Equatorial Guinea and Alaves)
    • James Gomez (The Gambia and AC Horsens)
    • Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana and Rennes)
    • Ilaix Moriba Kourouma (Guinea and Valencia)
    • El Bilal Toure (Mali and Reims)
    • Akinkunmi Amoo (Nigeria and FC Copenhagen)
    • Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal and Metz)
    • Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia and Manchester United)

    Coach of the Year (Men)

    • Kamou Malo (Burkina Faso)
    • Amir Abdou (Comoros)
    • Carlos Quieroz (Egypt)
    • Pitso Mosimane (Al Ahly)
    • Tom Saintfiet (The Gambia)
    • Florent Ibenge (RS Berkane)
    • Vahid Halilhodzic (Morocco)
    • Walid Regragui (Wydad Athletic Club)
    • Aliou Cisse (Senegal)
    • Mandla Ncikazi (Orlando Pirates)

    National Team of the Year (Men)

    • Burkina Faso
    • Cameroon
    • Comoros
    • Egypt
    • Equatorial Guinea
    • The Gambia
    • Mali
    • Morocco
    • Senegal
    • Tunisia

    Club of the Year (Men)

    • ES Setif (Algeria)
    • Petro Atletico (Angola)
    • TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
    • Al Ahly (Egypt)
    • Ahli Tripoli (Libya)
    • Al Ittihad (Libya)
    • Raja Club Athletic (Morocco)
    • RS Berkane (Morocco)
    • Wydad Athletic Club (Morocco)
    • Orlando Pirates (South Africa)
  • Fmr Senate President, Saraki’s wife bags Sun Newspaper award

    Fmr Senate President, Saraki’s wife bags Sun Newspaper award

    PIC 1: Former President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, escorting his wife, Barrister Toyin Saraki, to receive her Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award from Sun Newspaper.

     

    PIC 2: Former President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki and his wife, Barrister Toyin Saraki, receiving Mrs. Saraki’s Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award from Sun Newspaper.

  • NMA nominates Sen. Chris Ngige for meritorious service award

    NMA nominates Sen. Chris Ngige for meritorious service award

    The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has nominated the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige for its meritorious service award in the health sector.
    The nomination was contained in a letter to the Minister and signed by the President of the NMA, Prof Innocent Ujah and the Secretary-General, Dr Philip Ekpe.
    The award letter was made available to newsmen by Ngige media office on Saturday in Abuja.
    The letter was titled, “Invitation as an awardee at the Annual General Conference/Delegates Meeting (AGC/ADM) of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA).”
    According to it, we write on behalf of the National Officers Committee (NOC) and the entire membership of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), to invite you to the Annual General Conference/Delegates Meeting (ADM) of the association as an awardee.
    ”The conference which has its theme “Current Emergencies in building a resilient health system for Nigeria: Situation Analysis and Solutions” is scheduled to hold from May 15 to May 22, 2022 at EUI Centre, Plot F11, Sanni Abacha Road, GRA Phase 3, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
    “We have the pleasure to inform you of your nomination for recognition for Meritorious Service Award in the health sector by the Association.”
    The letter added that the award would be bestowed on Ngige during the opening ceremony scheduled for May 19, by 10a.m.
    Meanwhile, Ngige who is also a medical professional, has accepted the nomination.
    The minister commended NMA for finding him worthy for such recognition.
    Ngige said that the award showed that his efforts towards the development of the health sector and other good works in Nigeria had not gone unnoticed.
    He added that the award would definitely spur him to do more towards the upliftment of the health sector and the development of Nigeria.
  • NDLEA decorates Sen. Wamakko as “Wider Ambassador”

    NDLEA decorates Sen. Wamakko as “Wider Ambassador”

    Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto North) has been decorated by the Sokoto state command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) as its ‘Wider Ambassador on War Against Drug Abuse“.

    The award was bestowed on him by the State Commandant of the agency, Mr Adamu Iron, on behalf of the agency.

    A statement from Wamakko’s New Media Aide, Bashar Abubakar, quoted the commandant as saying that the honour was in recognition of his contributions to the anti-drug war.

    Iron described the senator as one of the major stakeholders in the country in the fight against drug abuse and trafficking.

    “The command cannot just forget the contributions made by the senator who built an edifice for the agency in Sokoto when he was the governor, “ Iron said while decorating Wamakko in the latter’s residence.

    Responding, Wamakko applauded the efforts of NDLEA in ceaselessly fighting drug abuse and trafficking.

    He described the award as a morale booster and promised to continue to do his best to assist the agency to attain its set objectives.

  • Dangote bags CILT Champion Award

    Dangote bags CILT Champion Award

    Africa’s wealthiest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Wednesday received the ‘Champion of CILT’ award, for his contributions to transport, logistics and supply chain management in Nigeria and Africa.

    A statement by Dangote Industries Ltd Media Office said the industry giant was conferred the award when the leadership of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) and its affiliates paid a visit to the Dangote Group Head Office in Ikoyi, Lagos.

    The statement said that Dangote, who is President/Chief Executive, Dangote Group, while accepting the award presented by CILT National President, Mrs Mfon Usoro, commended the institute.

    The CILT executives and its Women in Logistics and Transports (WILAT) were led by Usoro.

    Dangote urged the top officials to improve the transport sector in Nigeria.

    He promised to collaborate with the CILT in the areas of training and capacity building on transport, logistics and supply chain management issues.

    The business mogul stressed the need for adequate infrastructure, transport and logistics to boost the economy.

    He said that the Group could collaborate with the institute in the areas of transport and logistics, with training for the customers of the Group.

    On her part, Usoro said the visit was to inform Dangote about the change in the institute’s leadership, and to renew the relationship between the CILT and its corporate members in the Dangote Group.

    She noted the long relationship with the Dangote Group, which presently has five fellows of the institute, five Chartered members, 18 Members, and 47 affiliate Members of the CILT.

    Usoro commiserated with Dangote over the recent demise of the Group Vice President, Alhaji Sani Dangote.

    The immediate past president of the CILT, Mr Ibrahim Jibril is quoted as commending Dangote Group for creating wealth in Nigeria and Africa.

    He praised the group for building capacity in logistics, transport and supply chain management in Nigeria.

    Jubril reeled out Dangote’s achievements resulting in mass employment in Nigeria and across the continent.

    “This is a development that we have been keenly following and we are very much proud of what the Dangote Group is doing as led by the president himself.

    “On that note, we appreciate all that he has done, we appreciate all that the Dangote Group is doing, and at the end of the day we believe that this is what Nigeria should benefit from”, he said.

    The Dangote Group members in attendance include Group Executive Director, Special Duties and Group Chief Risk Officer, Dangote Industries Ltd, Dr Nike Fajemirokun; and Group Managing Director, Dangote Cement Plc, Mr Michel Puchercos.

    Also in attendance was the Managing Director, Greenview Development/Port Operations, Mr Akin Omole.

    On the CILT delegation were its International Vice President, Dr Usman Gidado; Founder WiLAT, Aisha Ali-Ibrahim; Vice President, East CILT, Peter Borlo; and CMILT/Chairperson WILAT, Khadijat Ifelola Sheidu-Shabi;

    Others are, Vice President, ENL Consortium, Princess Vicky Haastrup; National Executive Director, Paul Ndibe; Director, CLTL, UNILAG, Prof. Iyiola Oni, and Chairperson, Next Generation, Jafaaru Bello.

  • Senator Magnus Abe bags Institute of Biz Admin fellowship

    Senator Magnus Abe bags Institute of Biz Admin fellowship

    …described as knowledgeable and biz minded politician

    The Institute of Business Administration and Knowledge Management has inducted Senator Magnus Ngei Abe as Fellow, Certified Business Administrator and Knowledge Manager (FBAKM), of the Institute.

    Speaking at the ceremony, which took place after the 2nd Annual International Conference of Business Administration and Knowledge Management in Port Harcourt, Chairman of the Institute in the South-south, Dr. Jude Nwoka, described Abe as one of the very knowledgeable and business minded politician in Rivers State with vast experience in governance.

    Nwoka, who is also the acting Director, School of Business Studies at Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt, stated that he was honoured for his contributions to human capital development and social-economic growth.

    He maintained that Abe is a humble political leader with a sense of purpose who has traversed the executive arm of government as well as the legislature and therefore has the requisite qualifications to serve Rivers people at any level.

    Nwoka said: “Having served as member of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Commissioner, Secretary to State Government (SSG) and Senator, you have served well”.

    Responding on the occasion, Senator Abe thanked the Board of Governors, Governing Council, Management and Organizing Committees of the Institution for the honour and promised to abide by the rules and regulations of the organization.

    The Senator said: “I want to thank you all for the honour and promise that as I add your acronym to my name, I will always cherish this opportunity”.

    The conference had as its theme: “Professional Business Administration and Knowledge Management: Panacea for Economic and Institutional Health and Sustainability“.

  • Catholic Church honours UN chief with Lamp of Peace award

    Catholic Church honours UN chief with Lamp of Peace award

    UN Secretary António Guterres on Saturday received the Lamp of Peace award , a major honour from the Catholic Church, which he said recognises the work of UN personnel “striving for peace around the world”.

    Reminding that after the horrors of World War in the 20th Century, “the UN was created in the name of peace”, he affirmed that “we are united here today in our pursuit of peace”.

    “Peace remains our guiding star and most precious goal,” Guterres said, accepting the accolade bestowed upon those seeking the peaceful coexistence of peoples.

    The Franciscan Lamp of Peace is a replica of a glass oil lamp that glows at the monastic grave of Saint Francis of Assisi, who, throughout his lifetime, inspired environmental ethics.

    The award was first presented in 1981 and past recipients included Pope John Paul II, the Dalai Lama, Saint Teresa of Calcutta and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

    “As a person of faith with a deep appreciation and respect for the mission of St Francis, this award and ceremony are especially meaningful,” the UN chief said.

    From the start of his first term, the UN chief has made the promotion of peace his top priority.

    And having seen some of the worst impacts of conflict during his tenure as UN High Commissioner for Refugees, he launched “a surge in diplomacy for peace”.

    “I put greater emphasis on prevention, establishing more rigorous systems and frameworks to analyse risks, reinforce decision-making and support Member States to take action before violence escalates,” he informed the ceremony, via videolink.

    “When COVID-19 first took hold, I understood it would be a new threat to peace and called immediately for a global ceasefire to fight our common enemy – the virus”.

    As an honest broker, bridge builder and messenger of peace, the Secretary-General is determined to use his good offices to build on those initiatives.

    “But the struggle for peace is often a Sisyphean task, given the complexity of today’s interlinked conflicts”, he said. “We live in a world where peace is elusive, and under enormous threat”.

    Guterres painted a picture of countries and regions suffering from prolonged conflicts and places where peace is routinely undervalued and undermined, underscoring that these make moments like this even more important to “honour peace, and reflect on our duty to uphold and promote it”.

    Because it is not a passive acceptance of the status quo but a concrete act, and sometimes a difficult choice, the top UN official said, “peace makes demands of us”.

    “But in our fractured, troubled world, it is a vital one. It is the only one. It remains the driving force behind the work of the United Nations, every day, in every country,” he added.

    Quoting Pope Francis’ encyclical Fratelli Tutti, the Secretary-General reiterated that only by walking the path of peace, in solidarity, can we build a better future for all, “because peace can achieve wonders that war never will”.

    “In a world where we can choose anything, let us choose peace,” he concluded.