Okwui Okpokwasili, a Nigerian choreographer and performer has been named a 2018 MacArthur Fellow.
Okwui Okpokwasili, 46, is one of the recipients of the “genius award” and is duly being recognised for “making visible the interior lives of women whose stories of resistance and resilience have been left out of dominant cultural narratives”.
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Nigerian cyclists have emerged winners of the 2018 West Africa King of the Mountain Cycling Championship held in the stretch of Kwahu Eastern region of Ghana.
The Nigerian team led by Kurotimi Abaka beat Ghana’s Solomon Tagoe to the second position, while Burkina Faso’s Guigmde Arnaud came third at the one-day event.
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Akunna James-Ibe has emerged the overall winner of the 2018 PositiveNaija essay competition, themed: The Love of a Nigerian!
The 2018 PositiveNaija essay competition (June 1 – October 1, 2018) is purposed towards informing the world what genuinely makes Nigeria and Nigerians kind, cooperative, tolerant and well-meaning towards one another and humanity today.
The PositiveNaija annual essay competition aims to encourage Nigerian patriotism, impactful scholarship, nation building, as well as inspire as a platform for excellence.
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PositiveNaija Monthly Newsletter September 2018
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LifeBank and Coldhubs among other African-based startups and projects have been selected to join the 2018 MIT Solver class after scoring wins at MIT Solve Global Challenge finals.
In all, 33 Solver teams were selected at an event held in New York on the 23rd of September. Each of the members of the Solver class will benefit from $10,000 in funding as well as mentorship and support from the Solve community.
The class will over the next year collaborate with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)’s Solve initiative on their solutions.
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D’Tigress, Nigeria’s women basketball team excelled at the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup reaching the quarterfinal in only their second appearance.
D’Tigress defeated Turkey, Argentina and Greece to become the first African team to qualify for the quarterfinals.
D’Tigress was defeated at the quarterfinal by the United States of America (USA) with a final score of 71-40.
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The Times Higher Education World University Rankings has rated Covenant University as one of the top 700 universities in the world.
Ranked 636 in the world, Covenant University is rated based on Teachings, Research, Citations, Industry Income and International Outlook.
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