Author: Toju Ogbe

Leul Gabreselasia Wins 2017 Okpekpe International Road Race

Ethiopia’s Leul Gabreselasia has won the 10-kilometre 2017 Okpekpe International Road Race in Edo State, South-South Nigeria.

Okpekpe International Road Race

In the men’s category, Gabriesialse won with a time of 29 minutes 28 seconds. Coming in second and third positions were also Ethiopians, Dawit Fikadi and Derelict Reta, in 29 minutes 34 seconds and 32 minutes 23 seconds respectively.

In the female cadre, Kenya’s Veronicah Maina finished second, while Ethiopia’s Haven Haiu came third. For their efforts, both Gabriesialse, Azemra won cash prizes of $15,000, as $10,000, and $7,000 were awarded to the first runners up and second runners up respectively in both the male and female categories.

 

Professor Tijjani Bande Appointed Acting President UN General Assembly [2017]

Nigeria’s Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the UN, Professor Tijjani Bande emerged as the Acting President to preside over the 81st Plenary Meeting of UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters following the absence of the President of the Assembly, Peter Thomson, who was on an official travel to the Central African Republic.

Professsor Tijjani Bande

Professor Bande’s presidency at the Plenary Meeting happened just nine days after he presented his credentials to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

Nigeria was appointed one of the 21 Vice Presidents of the General Assembly on June 13, 2016 at the 71st session of the General Assembly.

UNICEF Donates 47 Million Naira to Sokoto State for Sanitation and Hygiene

The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has donated 47 million Naira to the Sokoto State Government to boost sanitation and hygiene towards supporting the WASH programme in the State.

Sokoto

Mr. Mohammed Mohiuddin, the Chief of the Field Office, Sokoto, announced the donation during a sensitisation programme for traditional leaders and local government councils’ chairmen on Friday in Sokoto.

Mr. Mohammed Mohiuddin explained that the donation entailed provision of technical assistance through procurement, contract, management, implementation and monitoring of water supply and sanitation infrastructure in rural areas.

According to him, the aim is to work with government in accelerating access to water and sanitation for all people in the state.

Mohiuddin advised the state government to scale up the WASH model interventions to cover other local governments through increased funding.