Winners have emerged at the 4th Nigeria Pitch Awards 2017 held in Uyo.
Asisat Oshoala, who was crowned 2016 Queen of the Pitch, beat fellow Super Falcons players Onome Ebi and Desire Oparanozie to the Queen of the Pitch award.
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28-year-old Aarinola Olaiya, graduates with distinction and emerge the 2017 overall best student from the medical school at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife.
Ms. Aarinola Olaiya becomes the first person to graduate with distinction in Surgery from OAU since 1989.
The Ife University Medical Students Association (IFUMSA) congratulated Ms. Aarinola Olaiya stating:
“Aarinola Olaiya becomes the 1st Student in 28 yrs to have a Distinction in Surgery at the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, OAU, Ife. Congrats!”
Part Three First MBChB Examination
Distinction in Medical Biochemistry
Medical Physiological Sciences.
Part Four Second MBChB Examination
Distinction in Pathology
Distinction in Pharmacology
Distinction in CLI
Part five Third MBChB Examination
Distinction in Dermatology and Venerology
Distinction in Mental Health
Distinction in Obestrics and Gynaecology
Part Six Final MBChB Examination Result
Distinction in Surgery
Distinction in Medicine
Distinction in Community Health
“I really cannot explain it. What I can say is that the grace of God has been at work from my first day in the university. Apart from that, I am a focused person. I always like to have a goal in mind and I make sure that I focus on that goal without giving room to distractions. I think this is what happened. Right from the day 1.
I had just a few friends in the university. They were all purpose-driven people who knew where they were heading to.
My parents have been very supportive from day one, especially my mum. She keeps me going all the time. My siblings have been very understanding, too. They accepted me the way I am and kept encouraging me all the while.
I did not set out to graduate with distinction in the university. I just think that I tried to strive for perfection. Although it is good to have goals because they keep you going, who you are really matters a lot. Then there is the God factor. I still believe that the grace of God has a lot to do with my achievement.”
Joseph Jagunmolu Ogunmodede graduates with a CGPA of 6.3, emerging as the 2015/16 Best Graduating Student of the Faculty of Law as well as the valedictorian for nearly 6,000 students at the University of Ibadan.
Joseph Jagunmolu Ogunmodede is the founder of “The Legal Diary,” a blog that simplifies seemingly complex legal problems so non-lawyers can understand.
For the very first time in 69 years, Ozibo Ekele has emerged the first graduate with a First Class honours degree in History at the University of Ibadan.
The university’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Idowu Olayinka, said Ozibo Ekele of the Department of History, was one of the 186 students who earned First Class degrees at the 2015/2016 convocation ceremonies in Ibadan.
Professor Olayinka said 5,629 students graduated in various academic programmes from 12 faculties, including the Distance Learning Centre at the convocation. According to him, 186 passed with first class honours, 1,538 finished with Second Class Upper, while 3,133 finished with Second Class Lower. Similarly, 434 students finished with Third Class, while 81 others graduated with Pass degrees.
The VC enjoined the graduates to be good ambassadors of the university, saying they should impact positively on their world.
According to him, the breakdown of the graduating list showed that 3.5 percent and 28.6 percent finished with First Class and Second Class (Upper) honours, respectively.
In his words:
“I am aware that there has been strident public criticism of the large number of first class graduates from our universities.
We are exceedingly proud of all Ibadan graduates.
We see this phenomenon from the strategic point of view of input-process-output.
The University of Ibadan has arguably the most competitive mechanism for undergraduate admissions in the country.
This has been attested to consistently by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, in which Ibadan is the only university in the country ranked among the topmost 1,000 universities in the world.’’
He was full of praises for Ekele for breaking the record as the Department had never produced a first class student since inception.
Professor Olayinka stated:
Nigeria has emerged second place winner at the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships with a total of 10 medals held in Mexico city.
China topped the medals table at the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships with five gold, five silver and two bronze. Only two silver medals separated the Chinese from second-place Nigeria. Iran finished third followed by Egypt and Mexico. A total of 20 countries won medals in the World Championships, one more than at Dubai 2014.
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Akpaike (power box) – a portable hydro electric generator by Emeka Nelson Ugwueze and Firewood Saving Stove by Martin Mbamalu have emerged as joint overall winners of the 2017 Ola Ndi Igbo Inventions and Innovations Fair.
The pitch event had “Alignment Gauge and Oil Pump Machine” by Timothy Kogbara as the People’s Choice Award.
The 2017 Ola Ndi Igbo inventions and innovations fair was hosted by South Saharan Social Development Organisation held at the Oakland Amusement Park & Events Centre, Enugu.
Ola ndi igbo is an initiative established by a group of passionate, credible and committed young Igbo professionals. The idea behind this initiative is to honour and celebrate individuals of Igbo descent who have distinguished themselves in their profession on a global stage and therefore deserve to be recognized as its global best.
The 2017 edition, themed: “Revitalizing the can-do Igbo spirit: Showcasing inventions and innovations from the South East,” provided a platform for entrepreneurs, inventors and tech innovators to pitch their ideas and attract financial and mentorship support from the sponsors – Fidelity Bank Plc, MTN Nigeria, Ford Foundation, Ellington Electric, Nigerian Breweries Plc and South East Society of Professionals (SESOP).
25 innovations were pitched at the event to a panel of judges made up of Professor Barth Okolo, former Vice Chancellor University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN); Engr. CN Agulanna, DG/CEO Projects Development Agency (PRODA); Fred ‘CFA’ Agbata, Producer/Presenter Channels Television Tech Trends; Udo Jude Ilo, Head of Nigeria Office, Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA); Dr. Jacinta Johnson, Technical Consultant United Nations Development Programme; and Obiora Okolo, Regional Manager Nigerian Breweries.
Delivering the keynote address, former Minister of Education, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, admonished Ndi Igbo to make values the bedrock of their attitude.
In her words:
“If we are desirous of revitalizing the can-do Igbo Spirit, we must begin to look away from oil and develop human capacity. A [nation’s] backbone is built on events like this. We must make human development a foundational value.
The values of the people are the bedrock of their attitude. As such, every system is a function of the values that form the underlying structures of her people. If everything is taken away from you, the only thing that will remain is character. Values must never be compromised.”
Other speakers at the event included: Dr. Jahlil Tafawa Balewa, who spoke on “A country united in the progress of its people” and Dr. Jacinta Johnson, “Be inspired to become an innovative leader.”
Winners have emerged at the 2017 Lagos PR Industry Gala and Awards (LaPRIGA) held at Four Point by Sheraton, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) Lagos Chapter has named Founder/CEO of BHM, Ayeni Adekunle, as the PR Practitioner of the year 2017.
According to the Chairman, NIPR Lagos State Chapter, Olusegun McMedal, the award is in recognition of Ayeni’s sterling contributions to the PR practice in Nigeria, especially for his firm’s leadership in innovation and creation of value for the ecosystem with launch of the Nigeria PR Report: the first and only annual report chronicling development, collating data, monitoring trends, perceptions, challenges and prospects in Public Relations industry in Africa’s biggest market.
BHM was also responsible for the development of the first PR mobile application in Nigeria, BHM App. Described as a complete resource for the media and marketing communications industry, BHM app serves as a reservoir of information for clients, agencies and the PR industry as a whole.
In addition to Ayeni’s recognition, BHM was also awarded Best Agency To Work, and Agency of the Year 2017. The selection of BHM according to the organisers was based on the result of a survey of agency employees which scored BHM high on a wide range of parameters, ranging from integrity of senior management, quality of professional development, creativity, empowerment and risk-taking, staff welfare, mobility, retention and emolument.
TPT International was conferred with the ‘Corporate Practitioner of Excellence 2017’ award. This is in recognition of its “innovative, excellent, professional and creative” approach to campaigns and contribution to the growth of PR practice in the past two decades.
The second edition of the Lagos PR Industry Gala and Awards (LaPRIGA) is themed “celebration of success” with the aim of recognizing excellence in communication professionals, corporate and public organisations in the industry in order to boost professionalism and more investment in the practice.
Ayeni Adekunle was represented at the award ceremony by Moruff Adenekan, General Manager, BHM and Femi Falodun, COO ID Africa – the Digital Agency founded by Ayeni Adekunle. In a pre-recorded video, which was played at the event, Ayeni apologized for not being physically present to personally receive the award and expressed his gratitude to the organizers.
He further said:
“…this award is for everybody that has ever worked at BHM, I take all the credit all the time for what we are doing but from our first staff ever to all the interns that have joined us today, the entire management team and everyone that has worked, are currently working and that will work here in future, it is because of you that we’re able to say- we’re building a company that will surely go global…”
Ayeni Adekunle is a graduate of Microbiology from the University of Ibadan. Before founding BHM, Ayeni was a journalist at Encomium, The Punch, Thisday, and The Africa Report. Ayeni has been invited to speak at numerous conferences and workshops around the world where he teaches on new media, entrepreneurship, youth culture, public relations, and entertainment. He is also founder of Nigeria’s premiere entertainment newspaper – Nigerian Entertainment Today NETng, as well as the umbrella entertainment conference for Nigeria’s creative sector – Nigerian Entertainment Conference.
Ayeni is a member of Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and Chartered Institute of Public Relations UK (CIPR).