By Gowon Akpodonor, Asaba 09 December 2022 | 3:50 am Delta State has won a total of six gold medals, while Lagos picked three to dominate day two of weightlifting events of the festival. Team Delta claimed all the three gold medals in 49kg women, as well as 67kg men categories, while Lagos took all three gold medals in 55kg men category. In the 49kg… Delta State has won a total of six gold medals, while Lagos picked three to dominate day two of weightlifting events of the festival. Team Delta claimed all the three gold medals in 49kg women, as well as 67kg men categories, while Lagos took all three gold medals in 55kg men category. In the 49kg women category, Monica Uwe of Delta won the gold medal in the snatch with a lift of 75kg and also claimed the gold medal in total with 165kg lift. She also won a silver medal in clean and jerk with 90kg lift and another silver in total with a combined 163kg lift. Ruth Asuquo Nyong of Nasarawa State won a silver medal in snatch with 74kg lift, while Ebele Agbah got a bronze medal with a 73kg lift. Augustina Nwokolo of Lagos settled for bronze medal in total with a lift of 153kg. Team Lagos went home with all the three gold medals at stake in 55kg men’s category, leaving Akwa Ibom and Kano states to settle for the silver and bronze medals. Didih Onome was dominant as he claimed gold medals in snatch, clean and jerk and total for Lagos with 86kg, 103kg and 189kg lift respectively. Theresa Daniel of Akwa Ibom State won all the three silver medals after lifting 78kg in snatch, 102kg in clean and jerk and 180 kg in total. Team Kano collected all the three bronze medals with Temidayo Jegede’s 78kg in single and 176kg in total, as well as Anabel Tsesaa’s 100kg in clean and jerk. Latest 9 mins ago Delta State has won a total of six gold medals, while Lagos picked three to dominate day two of weightlifting events of the festival. Team Delta claimed all the three gold medals in 49kg women, as well as 67kg men categories, while Lagos took all three gold medals in 55kg men category. In the 49kg… 12 mins ago The crusade against human trafficking has recorded successes, following the conviction of seven persons, yesterday, by Justice A.A. Adewemimo of the National Industrial Court, Benin Division, Edo State. The Benin Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), secured the conviction of seven persons in four different cases of… 13 mins ago • Insists consumers must sign agreement for refund Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), yesterday, in Abuja, said it remains the responsibility of electricity distribution companies to provide meters, transformers, poles, wires and other things needed for electricity supply to consumers. Across the country, consumers, including some state governments, provide transformers, poles, wires, and also fund… 13 mins ago Nurses have sought inclusion in policy formulation and implementation, as well as massive investment in workforce, to prevent shortage of about 4.6 million professionals globally by 2030. They made the appeal, yesterday, at the 15th yearly scientific conference of the Directorate of Nursing Services, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), organised in collaboration with Nursing… 14 mins ago • We’re not aware of ransome payment, say Police Following seven days of ordeal in kidnappers’ den, the monarch of Oso community in Ajowa- Akoko, Akoko North-West Local Council of Ondo State, Oba Clement Jimoh Olukotun has been freed by his abductors. The Guardian learnt that the 66-year-old traditional ruler, who was kidnapped from his palace…
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