Winners have emerged in the Rio 2016 Paralympics [Nigeria].
Nigeria closed the Rio Paralympics with eight golds, two silvers and two bronze medals to finish 17th in the medal table and top among African countries.
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Muhammad Atiku Bugaje Wins Silver At The 2016 International Young Inventors Olympiads (IYIPO) Awards
Muhammad Atiku Bugaje has won a silver award at the 2016 International Young Inventors Olympiads (IYIPO) awards.
A student of the Nigerian Turkish International Colleges (NTIC), Kaduna, Muhammad Atiku Bugaje, emerged winner among students from 35 other countries.
The event, held in Kazakhstan, was organized by the Education and Commission for Science and Technology of Kazakhstan.
Marylove Edwards Emerge 3rd At The 2016 ITF/CAT U-12 Programme
11 years old Marylove Edwards emerge third at the 2016 ITF/CAT 12 & Under Talent Identification Programme in Morocco.
Marylove beat her Kenyan opponent 6-1, 6-1 in the third-place match after losing 7-5, 6-7, 4-6 to her Moroccan opponent in the semi-final.
The tennis competition which held between August 26 to 28 recorded participants of over 80 players from 25 countries.
Marylove who is being managed by creative talent agency, Temple Management Company was sponsored on the trip by Zenith Bank PLC.
She was born on March 18, 2005 and started playing tennis at the tender age of four under the guidance of her father, Eddy Edwards while she was coached by Nigeria junior tennis head coach, Mohammed Ubale.
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Fathia Ayodele Kareem
Fathia Ayodele Kareem graduates with 12 out of 15 awards from the School of Medical Sciences in Ghana, The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
Fathia Ayodele Kareem, an alumnus of the Wesley Girls High School, shattered the initial record of 8 out of 15.
When she was asked if she expected to get the number of awards, she said: