Category: Awards/Recognitions

Engineering Awards: Nigerian Innovator, Chukwuemeka Eze Makes UK List For Africa Prize

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigerian electrical engineer and innovator Chukwuemeka Eze has been shortlisted for the 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation by the United Kingdom Royal Academy of Engineering. Finalists for this year’s edition emerged from Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda; each of which is home to a previous Africa Prize winner. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Adebisi Shonubi Is Acting CBN Governor DSS Arrests Godwin Emefiele AFCON Qualifier: Peseiro Lists Osimhen, Iwobi 21 Others For Sierra Leone Details of the shortlisting by the UK Academy was contained in a statement by the Account…

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Iam Tongi Wins American Idol Season 21

ADEOLA YUSUF

+ What to know about the 18 year old singer who lost his dad few months before his audition On Sunday’s season finale of the singing competition series, Iam Tongi, 18, was crowned the winner following a stunning performance of his original song “I’ll Be Seeing You. He was up against Megan Danielle and Colin Stough, who placed second and third, respectively. READ ALSO: Dangote Arrived Lagos With Nothing 45 years Ago, Says Sanwo-Olu Tribunal Dismisses Atiku, Obi Live Broadcast Application ASUU Re-Elects Osodeke As National President After host Ryan…

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Platforms Africa’s Adeola Yusuf Delivers Crescent Varsity’s MACOSA Lecture

ADEOLA YUSUF

Why we invited the Award-winning African journalist to share new media knowledge with us – student-journalists   The Crescent University Abeokuta’s (CUAB) Mass Communication Students Association (MACOSA) has invited the Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, as guest lecturer for its departmental week programme. Yusuf, an Award-winning African journalist, was invited, according to a letter from MACOSA, having carefully considered his pedigree and rising profile as a development and new media journalist to “share with us knowledge on Building A Career In The World Of Content Creation.” READ ALSO:…

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Mushafau Alaran, Others Bag ICAN Fellowship, Excite Alumni Group

ADEOLA YUSUF

. What MAPAMA wrote about the “distinguished brothers” – Alaran, Maruf Kazeem, and Fasasi Qosim – and their success stories   The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has conferred its fellowship on the former leader (Amir), Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Mushafau Alaran, and two other members of the MAPOLY Alumni Association (MAPAMA), Maruf Kazeem, and Fasasi Qosim. Platforms Africa reports that the three new fellows received the honour at the 21st conferment of fellowship ceremony of ICAN. READ ALSO Nigerian Teenager,…

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‘Anikulapo’ Wins Big At 2023 AMVCA + Full List Of Winners

ADEOLA YUSUF

The 9th edition of the African Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) was held today, Saturday, May 20, 2023. The prestigious event, at the Eko Hotel, celebrated talents in the film world across Africa Full list below Best Sound Editor Anu Afolayan – Anikulapo – (WINNER) Dare Olaitan, Adio Solanke – Ile Owo Fredrick Karumba – Click Click Bang Grey Jones – The Set Up 2 Ismail Kyobe Ssebowa – Bedroom Chains Kazeem Agboola – Ijakumo the Born Again Stripper Kolade Kayode Morakinyo – Shanty Town Kolade Morakinyo, Pius Fatoke – Battle…

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‘Now A Mechanic,’ Tale of Nigerian Boy Who Holds 5 Guiness World Records

ADEOLA YUSUF

Vincent Okezie, the Nigerian boy who holds five Guinness World Records is now an apprentice at a mechanic workshop in Aba, south east Nigeria. The manager and coach of the 16 year-old boy, Chukwuebuka Ezugha, was quoted by a report by Legit to have said this in an interview. READ ALSO: Nigeria’s Akeem Badru Is Cambridge Regional Teacher Awards’ Winner 21 things You Don’t Know About Hilda Baci, Marathon Cook Record Breaker GTBank, 6 Others Fined N1bn For Forex Offences + LIST 4.98: One on One With Amzat Semiu Biola,…

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Why I Felt Sad Over Nigeria’s Failure To Honour Me – Capt. Dele Ore

ADEOLA YUSUF

80 Year-Old Ex-Commander, Presidential Fleet became emotional as he spoke at book launch and his induction into aviation Hall of Fame   An Octogenarian and Former Commander of the Presidential Fleet, Capt. Dele Ore, has said he is unhappy with the government of Nigeria for failing to honour him. The 80-year old aviation veteran and one-time Director of Flight Operations of the defunct Nigeria Airways spoke in Lagos at the unveiling of a book, “Nigeria’s Aviation: Unsung Heroes and Heroines” written by Wole Shadare and Gboyega Adeoye. The annual Aviation…

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Ability in Disability: Story of Zion Clark, Fastest Legless Man on Earth

ADEOLA YUSUF

Inspirational story of how he bagged Three Guinness Record Titles   Zion Clark holds three Guinness record titles – Fastest 20m walking on hands – February 15, 2021; Highest box jump with the hands – October 13, 2022; and Most diamond pushups in three minutes – October 13, 2022. With “NO EXCUSES” tattooed on his back, the record-breaking athlete has succinctly shown that these words were not inked to reflect a fancy lifestyle, but a code that he lives by. He continuously pushes beyond his limits to leave a legacy…

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Meet Kolade Owolabi, FUTA Lecturer Who Is Nigeria’s Best Maths Scientist

ADEOLA YUSUF

Kolade Owolabi and another professor of the African Institute of Science and Technology, Charles Chidume, who was ranked in the second position, are the only two Nigerians on the current global ranking.   An associate professor with the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Kolade Owolabi, has been named the best Mathematics scientist in Nigeria in the Ranking of Research.com for 2022. Mr Owolabi and another professor of the African Institute of Science and Technology, Charles Chidume, who was ranked in the second position, are the only two Nigerians on…

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Meet Abiola Bawuah, First Female CEO UBA African Operations

ADEOLA YUSUF

Bawuah’s appointment surges number of female Directors on UBA Board to eight   United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc on Monday announced the appointment of Abiola Bawuah as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UBA Africa. The Ghanaian, who is the first female CEO of UBA Africa, will also join the Group Board as an Executive Director, overseeing the Group’s operations across the African continent outside Nigeria. UBA operates in 19 African countries beyond Nigeria, in addition to global operations in New York, London, Paris and the UAE. READ ALSO: It…

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