Commonwealth short story award winner releases 'The Talent Coach' - ITREALMS

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A Commonwealth short story award winner, and author of 'The Familiar Stranger and Other Stories,' Dr. Frederick Mordi, has released his second novel, The Talent Coach, reports ITREALMS.

Published by New Africa Book Publishers (NABP), The Talent Coach is a tour de force that adds a new perspective to the nature versus nurture debate. The novel tells the compelling story of Dr. Joe Jordan a highly sought after by many high-profile clients including CEOs of Fortune 500 Companies, heads of state, and athletes.

Future Africa awards"23: Sierra-Leonean Mariam Gendemeh emerges star winner - ITREALMS

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The Future Africa Leaders Awards (FALA) 2023 Grand Finale which held in Lagos, Nigeria, saw the emergence of 23-year-old Mariam Gendemeh from Sierra Leone as the star prize winner of the year. She came tops out of thousands of entries reviewed from all 54 countries on the continent.

The yearly event recognises and empowers young Africans between the ages of 16 and 23, who have effectively initiated multifaceted projects and initiatives, that have brought about positive change and innovative advancement in their communities throughout the continent.

ITU: Winner of Emmy Award for HDR-TV standard - ITREALMS

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The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has won the Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Award for the development of a radiocommunication standard for High Dynamic Range Television (HDR-TV), reports ITREALMS.

The award, given by the Television Academy, recognizes the groundbreaking work done by engineers and other experts within ITU Radiocommunication Study Group 6 to develop a global HDR-TV standard that provides viewers with an enhanced visual experience.

Alex Otti of LP emerges winner of Abia State governorship election - ITREALMS

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After days of undecided, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday afternoon declared the governorship election results for Abia State, with the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Dr. Alex Otti, emerging as a winner, reports ITREALMS.

According to INEC State Returning Officer, Prof. (Mrs) Nnenna Oti, said that the Labour Party candidate scored a total of 175,467 votes to beat his closest rival, Okey Ahiwe of PDP, who got a total of 88,529 votes.

INEC declares Bola Ahmed Tinubu, winner of 2023 presidential election - ITREALMS

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In the early hours of Wednesday, March 1, 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission ((INEC) has declared the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT), as the winner of the 2023 presidential election held last Saturday in Nigeria, reports ITREALMS.

This is coming barely four days after the Saturday elections, largely reported to have been marred by threats, snatching and burning of ballot boxes and suspected manipulations of the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS), with some of the major parties calling for cancellation of the presidential polls.

September Hard Worker 2020: Destiny Nelson, fish-seller emerges winner - ITREALMS

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Destiny Abraham Nelson, a fish-seller, has emerged winner of the monthly Princewill Trust Help the Hard Worker competition for the month of September, reports ITREALMS.

A Rivers State-based one hundred level student of the University of Uyo, who turned fish seller to enable her pay her school fees, emerged the winner of the September, 2020 edition, after a very well contested competition, beating Nimi Jack and Oscar Nyesom to win the N100,000 cash prize.

Taidob College, others emerge winners @2019 FirstBank sponsored national competition – ITREALMS

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The Taidob College Abeokuta, has emerged the 2019 winner of the National Company of the Year competition organized by Junior Achievement Nigeria and sponsored by First Bank of Nigeria Limited, reports ITREALMS.

With this, Taidob College would compete against student teams from 10 other Junior Achievement member countries across Africa.

The student team contestants comprise representative from the Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland), Ghana, Zambia, Gabon, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Botswana, Kenya and South Africa. The event is scheduled for Friday, 6 December 2019 at Alisa Hotel in Accra, Ghana.

The African stage of the National Company of the Year competition is a buildup and sequel to the national event hugely competed by 12 student companies from across the country, including the eventual winner Taidob College Abeokuta. Terra Kulture, Lagos played host to the event on 3 October 2019.

Speaking on the event, Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications, First Bank of Nigeria Limited said “the youngsters from Taidob College are indeed not just solution providers, but also life savers. The impact of their innovation - the Gas Leakage Detector – would go a very long way at solving the problem of fire outbreaks due to gas leakages in homes, offices, and industries. I no doubt believe that they would make Nigeria and indeed the rest of Africa proud at the competition. We are delighted to associate with them and congratulate Junior Achievement on the feats so far attained”.

Last year, Inventive Explorers, from Caro Favored College Ajegunle, emerged the grand winners at the Africa Company of the Year competition in Ghana. Their rechargeable handheld LED traffic lights has solved a real problem in various congested communities and reduced traffic accidents, especially in areas with school children crossing busy streets. Over the years, FirstBank has been at the forefront of partnering with Junior Achievement Nigeria in Company of the year program and competition.

The National Company of the Year Competition (NCOY) is an annual flagship event by Junior Achievement Nigeria’s (JAN), which convenes the winners of the JA Company Program Regional Competitions across Nigeria together to compete for the National Company of the Year Award. The national winner then proceeds to represent Nigeria against other JA Africa member-nation companies.

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2019 Presidential election: INEC declares Buhari winner - ITREALMS

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the incumbent President, Muhammadu Buhari, as the winner of the 2019 presidential elections in Nigeria, reports ITREALMS.

With this announcement, President Buhari of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has been re-elected for a second term in office for another four year.

According to INEC chairman, Prof. Mohmood Yakubu, President Buhari got a total of 15,191,847 votes to emerge.

INEC chairman made the declaration on Wednesday, February 27, following the collation of ballots by the commission in Abuja.

He also disclosed that President Buhari defeated his closest rival, Atiku Abubakar of the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who garnered 11,262,978.

Prof. Yakubu put the voter turn-out at 35.6 percent, while the revised 82.3 million registered voters, he said the total valid votes were 27.3 million.

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PDP to INEC: Declare Atiku winner now - ITREALMS

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…Alerts that Buhari, APC are seeking to alter results

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) charges the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately announce results as delivered from the polling units and declare the people’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar, the winner of the February 23 Presidential election, reports ITREALMS.

National Publicity Secretary and Director, Media & Publicity PDP Presidential Campaign Organization, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, said that their position is predicated on clear and verifiable results across the nation, showing that Atiku Abubakar is in clear lead both in spread and total number of votes cast.

"Intelligence available to us is that INEC is delaying the announcement of results following directives by the Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC), which are bent on altering the figures from the polling centers and allocate fictitious figures for President Muhammadu Buhari, particularly in northern states.

"Curiously, INEC server is now shut down, results are no more being transmitted and the reason is to enable the APC to inflate figures from six designated states.

"We call on international observers and election monitors to insist on a transparent process of transmission of results and the monitoring thereof.

"We already have reports of how APC governors in the northern states have been making desperate effort to tamper with the results of the elections in their respective states with the view to award conjured votes to President Buhari.

"In Kogi state, Governor Yahaya Bello has been making frantic moves to change results to suit APC’s intent and purposes as against the wishes of the people, expressly delivered at the polls.

"Nigerians already know how the Minister of Transportation and the Director-General of the Buhari Campaign, Rotimi Amaechi, used the military to hold an INEC official in River state, Mrs. Mary Efeturi, hostage and insisted that she will not be released until she alters the results in favour of President Buhari 

"The PDP calls on INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu to note that in this age of Information Communication Technology, Nigerians already have the results as delivered at the polling centers and any attempt to alter any figure will be faced with vehement resistance.

"In delaying the announcement of the results, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu is allowing the APC to turn him into a villain and directly pitching him against the people. He should therefore extricate himself from the rejected APC and be on the side of the people, by immediately announcing the results as already delivered at the polling units and declare, the people’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar, the winner," he said. 

Insisting that anything short of this is not acceptable to Nigerians, "who had already expressed their wishes and aspiration at the polls," PDP declared.

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Dammy Laoye emerges first winner of OCC Nigeria scholarship

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The maiden scholarship by the Oxford and Cambridge Club(OCC) of Nigeria has been won by Dammy Laoye for the academic year 2018-2019, reports ITRealms.

Laoye, ITRealms reports, was chosen by the Executive Committee of OCC in Nigeria due to his outstanding academic record.

ITRealms gathered that he is currently pursuing his degree in Human, Social and Political Sciences at Cambridge University.

According to a press statement made available to ITRealms, Laoye would benefit from the recently instituted by OCC Nigeria in partnership with the Cambridge Commonwealth, European and International Trust (CCEI) to offer jointly-funded scholarships for study at the University of Cambridge.

The OCC Nigeria Cambridge Scholarships are targeted at postgraduate students on one-year Masters Courses at the University.

According to the club, the scholarship is aimed at supporting outstanding students from Nigeria who require financial support to pursue Masters Degrees at the University.

To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants are expected to be resident in Nigeria; must have applied  to the University by the normal procedure and by the published application deadline, and be offered admission; and require financial assistance in order to be able to study at the University. The scholarship is tenable at any College within the University.

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NCC Tennis League 2017: Team Civil Defence emerges overall winner, goes home with N7m prize

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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) team, otherwise known as Team Civil Defence on Sunday emerged the overall winner of the NigerianCommunications Commission (NCC) Tennis Cup 2017 league, after smashing Team Muller, reports ITRealms.

The Team Civil Defence also went home with the star prize of N7million, after defeating Team Muller 4-0, at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan-Lagos, forcing the last year winners, Team Offikwu, to the third place which attracts N3m prize, whereas Team Ndoma-Egba made it to fourth place and went home with N2m.

In his address to the grand finale with special tribute to late first vice president of Nigeria, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, expressed delight as the host of the distinguished Tennis league, stressing that the impact the tournament has made in the Nigerian tennis circuit excites the commission, mostly in youth engagement and sports development.

“We are proud to have used this opportunity to engage a number of Nigerian youth in very fruitful and engaging enterprise with a bright future outlook. We are even prouder to have taken quality tennis to different locations in the country and to see the players improving by the day due to the regular competitions the league offers” he said.

Represented at the occasion by the Director, Research and Development Department at NCC, Mrs. Abigail Sholanke, the EVC noted that some young Nigerians who were part of the tennis league had gotten scholarships and sponsorships to tennis academics abroad where they will further their studies and their professional tennis careers.

“I am glad that the cream of the best and promising Nigerian female and male players are all participating in the league and that a good number of them are now ranked on the ATP Tour. These are some of our expectations and we hope that the players will take full advantage of this NCC Tennis League Cup to excel” Danbatta said.

ITRealms gathered that dignitaries at the grand finale include the newly appointed Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission, Dr Kweku Tandoh; Chairman, Ikoyi Club 1938, Mr. Tunde Akinleye; President, Nigeria Aquatics Federation, Mr. Babatunde Fatayi-Williams, Team Manager, Team VGC Lions, Mrs. Temi Nziri,  Corporate Services Executive at MTN Nigeria, Mr. Tobe Okigbo, Head, Public Relations at NCC, Mr. Reuben Muoka, to name but a few.

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Okiemute, MTN Project Fame winner goes to church

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The winner of the 9^th season of the MTN Project Fame, Miss Okiemute Ighorodje has gone to church on a thanksgiving mission, reports ITRealms.

Okiemute, who was all smiles held the thanksgiving mass at St. Brigid Catholic Church, Asaba-Delta State last Sunday.

Just as ITRealms reports that the presiding priest, Rev. Father Israel Dibia used the opportunity to enjoin Christians to remain steadfast in prayers to God Almighty.

The 25-year-old Miss Ighorodje was joined by families for a thanksgiving mass after emerging the star winner in the just concluded MTN Project Fame as she went home with N5 million, a brand new Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), a music recording contract worth N20 million and an all-expenses paid trip to South Africa.

In his sermon, Rev. Fr. Dibia said Christians should remain in the ways of God by seeking the face of God through prayers.

He restated that the God of old who answered prayers when the Israelites were in the land of Egypt is still the God of today and has not changed.

“Prayer is absolutely important in our lives if we are truly the disciples of Jesus Christ. Jesus encouraged His disciples to pray with confidence; don’t give up when you are expecting something legitimate from God” he said.

Fr. Dibia also tasked Christians to pray without seizing, “God will definitely answer you because, He has not changed. There is always an expiring date for every problem.”

In her remarks of thanksgiving, Miss Ighorodje cautioned youths in particular to always think positive and believe in their selves in whatever they do because their efforts would be crowned with success.

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Pix: Okiemute @ church on Sunday. 2nd Pix She is flanked by MTN executives during prize presentation.

Modupe Kuti goes home with 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature Flash Fiction

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A budding Nigerian writer, Modupe Ojuolape Kuti has gone home with the 1,000 Pounds, as the winner in the Flash Fiction category of the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature, reports ITRealms.

The category, ITRealms gathered is part of the Etisalat Prize for literature, a platform to recognize and encourage unpublished writers across the Continent.

Kuti emerged as the winner for her short story ‘Gone’, at the awards ceremony for the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature held at the Intercontinental Lagos Hotel recently. Her entry was one of over 1,000 entries from which 50 met the judging criteria and were shortlisted for the voting process. She was rewarded with £1,000 cash prize and an iPhone 6. Two other Nigerians, John Chidi and Jacqueline Uche Agweh came second and third for their stories, “Invincible” and “Madness in Degrees”; they were also rewarded with £500 each and a high end device.

Chief Executive Officer of Etisalat Nigeria, Matthew Willsher, said the Flash fiction category was created to meet the needs of the fast paced world, therein providing a glimpse into the creative minds of unpublished writers.

“We are delighted again to celebrate the richness and strength of African literature. The Etisalat Prize for Literature embodies this year’s theme, ‘Representing the Diversity of African Voices’. Diversity has always been a huge source of innovation. Africa's cultural diversity is increasingly recognized as a central part of the African collective identity” he said.

The star prize for the 2015 edition of the Etisalat Prize for Literature was won by Democratic Republic of Congo’s Fiston Mwanza Mujila for his book, Tram 83, a book originally written in French, and translated into English by Roland Glasser. He received a £15,000 cheque, an engraved Montblanc Meisterstück and an Iphone 6s. He will also attend the Etisalat Fellowship, worth £13,000, at the prestigious University of East Anglia, United Kingdom, under the mentorship of Professor Giles Foden.

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Sadiq wins N1m ‘Reach for the Skye’ promo in Sokoto

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A student of Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Dahiru Abubakar Sadiq, has emerged winner of N1 million in the ongoing ‘Reach for the Skye’ promo in the northern Nigerian state of Sokoto, reports ITRealms.

At a raffle draw held at the Shehu Shagari Main Gate of Sokoto Central Market, saw elated Mr. Sadiq, thanking God for his good luck and emergences in the scheme.

“…   Oh, thank you, God! Thank God for Skye bank o!” he exclaimed in excitement when a phone call was put across to him to announce the win and he immediately left his lecture hall to come to the draw venue.

Head, Retail Banking at Skye Bank Plc, Nkolika Okoli, said the objectives of the promo were to encourage a savings culture in the country while improving the lives and businesses of customers, in line with the mission and values of the bank.

“We have received feedback from winners from other geo-political zones who ploughed back their winnings into their businesses. Other customers have also confirmed that the prize money came in very handy as payment for outstanding loans or a fund for emergencies” Okoli disclosed.

She stressed that at Skye Bank, they find this very encouraging because the bank understands the importance of sustaining a savings culture and encouraging entrepreneurship.

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NCS congratulates Buhari, tasks on building digital economy

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Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has joined other Nigerians in congratulating General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) on his emergence as the winner in the 2015 Presidential election, tasking him on building a digital economy, ITRealms reports.

In a press release made available to  ITRealms, Professor David  Adewumi, President of NCS on behalf of the group stated that the victory on Saturday, March 28, 2015 was not only hard earned, but historic.

ITRealms also reports that the group commended President Goodluck Jonathan for placing the nation’s interest first by conceding the election and congratulating the President-elect, Buhari on his victory.

“We hail the indomitable spirit of the Nigerian people who have again demonstrated their commitment to democracy through their participation in a peaceful and keenly contested election process that has been commended globally,” he said.

NCS, Adewumi said, counts on President-elect Buhari to lead Nigeria by enthroning innovation, productivity, merit, transparency and good governance in addressing the nation’s numerous developmental challenges.

ITRealms further reports that NCS looks forward to working with President-elect and his team in shaping the future of Nigeria by building a digital economy that is inclusive, innovative and prosperous.

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Meet Nyeneokpon Emmanuel Ekanem - Profile of winner, DigitalSENSE Students' Essay 2013

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As the tradition on this platform, ITRealms hereby brings you, our dear readers the profile of the winner, of annual Nigeria DigitalSENSE Student Essay on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D) 2013; Nyeneokpon Emmanuel Ekanem, who is a student of UNIBEN, Edo State. Enjoy!

Born as third among a set of triplets to Mr and Mrs Emmanuel Ekanem of Ibiono-Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria on May 6, 1989, Nyeneokpon Emmanuel Ekanem had his primary and secondary education at Abak International Nursery and Primary School and Holy Family College, Abak, Akwa Ibom State; where he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate and Senior School Certificate respectively.

He then proceeded to University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State where he is currently a student of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Besides studying Engineering at the university, Nyeneokpon Ekanem is actively involved in freelance writing especially on issues of national and global interests.

He has won many national and international essay and mathematics competitions and attended several conferences including the 2011 annual conference of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria.

A staunch Christian, his hobbies include researching, travelling and writing. He is a feminist and an ardent social right campaigner and environmental protection advocate.

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