The year 2014 has been regarded as a year of
pain, tragic deaths, destruction high level of bloodshed and high wire
politicking, being the year before the general elections.
Job seekers lost their lives while seeking to be gainfully employed in the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), over 200 schoolgirls were abducted and some of them are still being held captive as you read this, female suicide bombers including teenagers joined the ranks of Boko Haram insurgents and life was threatened by the Ebola virus disease but in the midst of all this negativism, there were still some positives with the successful hosting of the national conference, celebration of the country’s centennial and the feats by the nation’s athletes. We bring you some of those moments.
Immigration job tragedy
One memory of 2014 which will not fade hurriedly is the loss of at least 19 job seekers in the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) recruitment exercise. The unfortunate applicants who lost their lives were some of the 6.5 million Nigerians who thronged various centres across the country, each aiming to get one of the 4,000 job slots advertised by the NIS, after parting with N1,000 application fees. Many other applicants also sustained various degrees of injuries in the stampede at the recruitment centres. In the wake of the incident, the federal government and the National Assembly constituted panels to investigate the tragedy and though the various panels completed their investigations and submitted reports, the findings are yet to be made public. This is just as job slots promised to families of the deceased applicants as well as survivors who sustained injuries are yet to be delivered.
‘Missing’ $20 billion oil money
In the economy, the inability of the federal government to convincingly explain and clear the air on the alleged missing $20 billion being unremitted revenue from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) after former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi raised the alarm when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Finance has been rated as a major loss this year. Though the government through the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala offered some explanations, Nigerians as well as the whistle-blower found it unsatisfactory
Abduction of Chibok Schoolgirls
In a move that stirred global outrage, members of the Boho Haram sect in one of their most brazen attacks of 2014, stormed Government Secondary Secondary School Chibok, Borno State, where over 200 girls sitting for the Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) were abducted. Though about 56 of the girls later escaped from their abductors, more than 200 of them are still in captivity more than eight months after they were whisked away and the government has been severally accused of not living up to its promise of ensuring the safe release of the girls.
Ebola virus disease berths in Nigeria
Nigerians woke on July 20, 2014 to the news that the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) had berthed on the shores of the country, in Lagos. American-Liberian, Patrick Sawyer said to be the one who ferried the disease into the country, was visiting Lagos from Monrovia when he was found to be ill and upon medical examination, was found to be infected with the Ebola virus. The virus was however, successfully contained after about 93 days but not before 19 people had been infected with it, out of which seven died while 12, survived.
Death of Ebola ‘warriors’
One occurrence that dealt a hard blow to many Nigerians was the death of Dr. Stella Adadevoh, Nurse Justina Ejelonu and other medical practitioners who came in contact with the index EVD case and other victims while treating them. Dr Adadevoh would be remembered as the one who through her insistence that American-Liberian, Patrick Sawyer, reported to have been the one who brought the EVD to Nigeria, does not leave First Consultant Hospital, Lagos, where she worked as a lead consultant and he was being treated for the virus, does not leave the hospital, saved many Nigerians who would have come in contact with him had he left, as he was said to have requested that the hospital discharges him to enable him attend a conference in Calabar, Cross River State.
Rise in insurgency
Islamist insurgents, Boko Haram appear to have become more emboldened this year, killing and maiming at will. The number of insurgents’ attacks and deaths recorded from them this year is perhaps the highest in the history of insurgency in the country. From January to December, it has been bombs, guns, blood and more bombs. In one attack by the sect in Gamboru Ngala town in May, at least 336 people were killed. There was also a rise in bomb blasts but was even more worrisome was the conscription of young females as suicide bombers, many of who carried out suicide bomb attacks in Kano, Maiduguri and Bauchi at different times, killing and injuring countless numbers of persons. As a consequence, there has been an exponential rise in the number of internally displaced persons. Nigeria now leads Africa’s list of persons displaced by conflict, with the number of her internally displaced persons (IDPs) pegged at 3.3 million.
Capturing of territories by insurgents
In the outgoing year, apparently banking on the successes recorded in its various vicious attacks, insurgents, Boko Haram took their threats of Islamising Nigeria seriously when they attacked and captured villages in the north-eastern part of the country, renaming and declaring them caliphates Gwoza in Borno State was captured and renamed ‘Darul Hikma.’ Banki, Marte, Konduga, Gambaru Ngala, Dikwa, Bama, Gwoza and Lassa towns all in Borno State were also captured by the insurgents. Mubi a commercial town and second largest in in Adamawa State, after the state capital, was renamed ‘Madinatul Islam’ after it was captured. Towns including Michika, Madagali, Gombi and Hong were also captured in Adamawa while in Yobe, Bara and Buni-Yadi towns were captured.
Examinations Mass Failure
In education, the year also did not go by without any loses recorded. The result of the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) May/June 2014 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) released this year, indicated that mass failure was recorded especially in the core subjects, Mathematics and English Language. According to WAEC, only 529,425 candidates, representing 31.28 per cent of those who sat for the examination, obtained credits in five subjects and above, including English Language and Mathematics, showing a decline when compared to the 2012 and 2013 May/June WASSCE results. There was marginal decline in the performance of candidates as 38.81 per cent was recorded in 2012 and 36.57 per cent in 2013. The situation was the same with the private candidate WASSCE where 71 per cent failure was also recorded, this year.
Nigeria crashes out of AFCON qualifier
In November this year, the Super Eagles of Nigeria, the reigning Africa Cup of Nations champions failed in their bid to defend their title in Equatorial Guinea after failing to qualify from Group A. Nigeria ended the run to the 2015 AFCON after the national team, the Super Eagles were held to a 2-2 draw by South Africa in their last match, placing them at eight points. The loss was rued by football lovers who chastised the male national team for their inability to defend the title.
Drop in international oil price
The reason for the fears of Nigerians when the international oil price dropped were not far-fetched. Nigeria operates a mono-economy, depending on oil as its major revenue earner. Price of crude on the international oil market dropped to $77.76 per barrel, below the $78 benchmark earlier proposed to the National Assembly for the 2015 budget. To cushion the effects on the economy, the Federal government announced austerity measures due to the decline in the price of crude oil in the international market. Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala explained that the austerity measures would see Nigerians paying heavier taxes on luxury goods and a reduction in public expenditure as well as international travels by public servants.
Failed ceasefire deal
The government raised the hopes of not a few Nigerians that insurgency in the country would be a thing of the past when it announced on October 17 that it had reached a ceasefire deal with the Boko Haram fighters. Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh who announced the deal also ordered immediate withdrawal of all field troops in compliance but barely was he through with the announcement than bombs went off with more in the days that followed, causing Nigerians to doubt the ceasefire. The raised hopes of those who chose to remain optimistic were however dashed in the weeks that followed. Violence by the sect continued unabated just as the sect in a video, eventualy denied that there was no ceasefire deal between it and the government.
Prison breaks
The year 2014 appeared to be the year of prison breaks in the country, with the incidents occurring in Lagos, Niger, Kogi and Ekiti among others. After a riot at the Kirikiri Medium Security Prison, Lagos, which was allegedly triggered by the actions of prison officials, one inmate reportedly died while several others sustained injuries. In the Ado Ekiti incident, 435 inmates reportedly escaped from the prison but about 193 of them were later recaptured, according to officials of the Nigeria Prison Service who had initially denied the report, while about 275 prisoners escaped when the Medium Security Prison, Minna, Niger State, was broken. 108 were however re-arrested and brought back to the cell.
Gains
Centenary Celebration
One of the most remarkable events in the history of the country also happened this year. This year, Nigeria marked its centennial anniversary that is 100 years since the northern and southern protectorates were amalgamated by the British. As part of events to mark the anniversary, the federal government held elaborate celebrations and also approved the design of a new commemorative N100 note which went into circulation this month. A centenary city is also undergoing construction in the nation’s capital city.
Permanent voters cards
For the first time in the history of the country, the electoral body, Independent National electoral Commission (INEC) successfully produced and beagan the distribution of permanent voters cards across the country. Though the entire exercise of registering and distributing the permanent voters cards was marred with some operational and institutional hitches, it was adjudged by analysts as one step towards ensuring credible elections in the country as the permanent voters cards would check cases of multiple voting by voters.
Ebola free certification by WHO
When the Ebola virus disease berthed in Nigeria, many Nigerians went into panic mode; fears were expressed about the ability of the Nigerian health sector as it currently is, to effectively combat the virus. It was even more worrisome that it started in the most populous city in the country, Lagos. Several Ebola cure claims ranging from consumption of bitter kola to bathing with and drinking hot salty water emerged but in the end, thanks to the brilliance and ingenuity of Nigerian medical personnel, the country effectively contained the virus and was declared Ebola free by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
National conference holds
Not many expected that the promise of President Goodluck Jonathan to convoke a national conference where issues bothering on the unity of the country would be discussed would be met but the promise was met and to the chagrin of those who thought the conference would be a war field where Nigerians would tear themselves apart and not be able to discuss meaningfully, the conference was held successfully, though with some hitches. The implementation of the report of the conference is however still being awaited months after it was submitted.
Recapturing of territories from insurgents
The military also this year recorded remarkable success in the fight against insurgency, especially with the recapturing of some of the towns and villages which had been recaptured by Boko Haram. The military recaptured towns including Mubi, Gombi, Pelia and Hong in Adamawa State as well as Chibok and Gwoza in Borno State among others. Many equipment and ammunition were also recovered from the insurgents while several of them were killed in gun duels with the military. Though some of the territories are still in the control of the insurgents, the war waged against them by the military continues.
Super falcons win AWC
As the saying goes, what a man can do, a woman can do better but in the case of Nigeria this year, it was more of what a man can’t do, a woman can do when the Super Falcons of Nigeria won a record seventh African Women’s Championship after beating Cameroon 2-0 in the final. Both Nigeria and Cameroon along with third-place winners Cote d’Ivoire will represent Africa in next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada.
Alison-Madueke emerges first female president of OPEC
Nigeria’s minister of petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke in November was elected the first female president of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) at the 166th General Meeting of the organisation in Vienna, Austria.
Alison-Madueke took over from the former president, Abdourhman Atahar Al-Ahirish who hails from Libya. She was the first female to take on the position of Minister of Petroleum resources in Nigeria and also elected the first female president of OPEC. She also emerged first female president of organisation of gas exporting countries in December this year.
Nigeria rebases GDP
After a 24 year hiatus, Nigeria undertook the rebasing of her Gross Domestic product (GDP) with total nominal GDP ranging from 59.5 per cent. With the rebasing, Nigeria’s GDP increased to 89.22 per cent in 2014 and it is now worth N80.2 trillion, or $509.9 billion, rising from its original figure of N42.4 trillion, or $269.5 billion. The rebasing also now ranks Nigeria as the 26th largest economy in the world, and the largest economy in Africa, ahead of South Africa. Statistics from the rebased GDP show that Nigeria’s economy is now more diversified, with the agriculture sector contribution declining from 33 per cent to 22 per cent, and services increasing from 26 per cent to 51 per cent; oil & gas 15.9 per cent, manufacturing 6.7 per cent, telecoms 8.7 per cent, entertainment 1.2 per cent.
Okagbare wins again and again
Blessing Okagbare, Nigeria and Africa’s fastest woman brought glory to the country in the outgoing year with the many international awards she clinched this year.
Some of Okagbare’s began her exploits this year include a win at the 2014 Jamaica International Invitational (IAAF World Challenge meet) held in May, Kingston. In the 100m dash at the competition, she ended with a time of 11.19 seconds ahead of Jamaican duo, Olympian Kerron Stewart and Carrie Russell who made it in 11.32 seconds and 11.46 seconds respectively. Also, at the first Diamond League of the year in Doha, Qatar, she finished second in the 100m dash in a time of 11.18 seconds. At the second Diamond League in Shanghai, Okagbare claimed the long jump title with her first jump of 6.86m to erase the record of 6.73m set by American Janay Deloach Soukup in 2012, while Okagbare won the 200m title in a time of 22.36 seconds to erase the record of 22.37 seconds set by American Allyson Felix in 2009.
Job seekers lost their lives while seeking to be gainfully employed in the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), over 200 schoolgirls were abducted and some of them are still being held captive as you read this, female suicide bombers including teenagers joined the ranks of Boko Haram insurgents and life was threatened by the Ebola virus disease but in the midst of all this negativism, there were still some positives with the successful hosting of the national conference, celebration of the country’s centennial and the feats by the nation’s athletes. We bring you some of those moments.
Immigration job tragedy
One memory of 2014 which will not fade hurriedly is the loss of at least 19 job seekers in the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) recruitment exercise. The unfortunate applicants who lost their lives were some of the 6.5 million Nigerians who thronged various centres across the country, each aiming to get one of the 4,000 job slots advertised by the NIS, after parting with N1,000 application fees. Many other applicants also sustained various degrees of injuries in the stampede at the recruitment centres. In the wake of the incident, the federal government and the National Assembly constituted panels to investigate the tragedy and though the various panels completed their investigations and submitted reports, the findings are yet to be made public. This is just as job slots promised to families of the deceased applicants as well as survivors who sustained injuries are yet to be delivered.
‘Missing’ $20 billion oil money
In the economy, the inability of the federal government to convincingly explain and clear the air on the alleged missing $20 billion being unremitted revenue from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) after former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi raised the alarm when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Finance has been rated as a major loss this year. Though the government through the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala offered some explanations, Nigerians as well as the whistle-blower found it unsatisfactory
Abduction of Chibok Schoolgirls
In a move that stirred global outrage, members of the Boho Haram sect in one of their most brazen attacks of 2014, stormed Government Secondary Secondary School Chibok, Borno State, where over 200 girls sitting for the Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) were abducted. Though about 56 of the girls later escaped from their abductors, more than 200 of them are still in captivity more than eight months after they were whisked away and the government has been severally accused of not living up to its promise of ensuring the safe release of the girls.
Ebola virus disease berths in Nigeria
Nigerians woke on July 20, 2014 to the news that the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) had berthed on the shores of the country, in Lagos. American-Liberian, Patrick Sawyer said to be the one who ferried the disease into the country, was visiting Lagos from Monrovia when he was found to be ill and upon medical examination, was found to be infected with the Ebola virus. The virus was however, successfully contained after about 93 days but not before 19 people had been infected with it, out of which seven died while 12, survived.
Death of Ebola ‘warriors’
One occurrence that dealt a hard blow to many Nigerians was the death of Dr. Stella Adadevoh, Nurse Justina Ejelonu and other medical practitioners who came in contact with the index EVD case and other victims while treating them. Dr Adadevoh would be remembered as the one who through her insistence that American-Liberian, Patrick Sawyer, reported to have been the one who brought the EVD to Nigeria, does not leave First Consultant Hospital, Lagos, where she worked as a lead consultant and he was being treated for the virus, does not leave the hospital, saved many Nigerians who would have come in contact with him had he left, as he was said to have requested that the hospital discharges him to enable him attend a conference in Calabar, Cross River State.
Rise in insurgency
Islamist insurgents, Boko Haram appear to have become more emboldened this year, killing and maiming at will. The number of insurgents’ attacks and deaths recorded from them this year is perhaps the highest in the history of insurgency in the country. From January to December, it has been bombs, guns, blood and more bombs. In one attack by the sect in Gamboru Ngala town in May, at least 336 people were killed. There was also a rise in bomb blasts but was even more worrisome was the conscription of young females as suicide bombers, many of who carried out suicide bomb attacks in Kano, Maiduguri and Bauchi at different times, killing and injuring countless numbers of persons. As a consequence, there has been an exponential rise in the number of internally displaced persons. Nigeria now leads Africa’s list of persons displaced by conflict, with the number of her internally displaced persons (IDPs) pegged at 3.3 million.
Capturing of territories by insurgents
In the outgoing year, apparently banking on the successes recorded in its various vicious attacks, insurgents, Boko Haram took their threats of Islamising Nigeria seriously when they attacked and captured villages in the north-eastern part of the country, renaming and declaring them caliphates Gwoza in Borno State was captured and renamed ‘Darul Hikma.’ Banki, Marte, Konduga, Gambaru Ngala, Dikwa, Bama, Gwoza and Lassa towns all in Borno State were also captured by the insurgents. Mubi a commercial town and second largest in in Adamawa State, after the state capital, was renamed ‘Madinatul Islam’ after it was captured. Towns including Michika, Madagali, Gombi and Hong were also captured in Adamawa while in Yobe, Bara and Buni-Yadi towns were captured.
Examinations Mass Failure
In education, the year also did not go by without any loses recorded. The result of the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) May/June 2014 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) released this year, indicated that mass failure was recorded especially in the core subjects, Mathematics and English Language. According to WAEC, only 529,425 candidates, representing 31.28 per cent of those who sat for the examination, obtained credits in five subjects and above, including English Language and Mathematics, showing a decline when compared to the 2012 and 2013 May/June WASSCE results. There was marginal decline in the performance of candidates as 38.81 per cent was recorded in 2012 and 36.57 per cent in 2013. The situation was the same with the private candidate WASSCE where 71 per cent failure was also recorded, this year.
Nigeria crashes out of AFCON qualifier
In November this year, the Super Eagles of Nigeria, the reigning Africa Cup of Nations champions failed in their bid to defend their title in Equatorial Guinea after failing to qualify from Group A. Nigeria ended the run to the 2015 AFCON after the national team, the Super Eagles were held to a 2-2 draw by South Africa in their last match, placing them at eight points. The loss was rued by football lovers who chastised the male national team for their inability to defend the title.
Drop in international oil price
The reason for the fears of Nigerians when the international oil price dropped were not far-fetched. Nigeria operates a mono-economy, depending on oil as its major revenue earner. Price of crude on the international oil market dropped to $77.76 per barrel, below the $78 benchmark earlier proposed to the National Assembly for the 2015 budget. To cushion the effects on the economy, the Federal government announced austerity measures due to the decline in the price of crude oil in the international market. Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala explained that the austerity measures would see Nigerians paying heavier taxes on luxury goods and a reduction in public expenditure as well as international travels by public servants.
Failed ceasefire deal
The government raised the hopes of not a few Nigerians that insurgency in the country would be a thing of the past when it announced on October 17 that it had reached a ceasefire deal with the Boko Haram fighters. Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh who announced the deal also ordered immediate withdrawal of all field troops in compliance but barely was he through with the announcement than bombs went off with more in the days that followed, causing Nigerians to doubt the ceasefire. The raised hopes of those who chose to remain optimistic were however dashed in the weeks that followed. Violence by the sect continued unabated just as the sect in a video, eventualy denied that there was no ceasefire deal between it and the government.
Prison breaks
The year 2014 appeared to be the year of prison breaks in the country, with the incidents occurring in Lagos, Niger, Kogi and Ekiti among others. After a riot at the Kirikiri Medium Security Prison, Lagos, which was allegedly triggered by the actions of prison officials, one inmate reportedly died while several others sustained injuries. In the Ado Ekiti incident, 435 inmates reportedly escaped from the prison but about 193 of them were later recaptured, according to officials of the Nigeria Prison Service who had initially denied the report, while about 275 prisoners escaped when the Medium Security Prison, Minna, Niger State, was broken. 108 were however re-arrested and brought back to the cell.
Gains
Centenary Celebration
One of the most remarkable events in the history of the country also happened this year. This year, Nigeria marked its centennial anniversary that is 100 years since the northern and southern protectorates were amalgamated by the British. As part of events to mark the anniversary, the federal government held elaborate celebrations and also approved the design of a new commemorative N100 note which went into circulation this month. A centenary city is also undergoing construction in the nation’s capital city.
Permanent voters cards
For the first time in the history of the country, the electoral body, Independent National electoral Commission (INEC) successfully produced and beagan the distribution of permanent voters cards across the country. Though the entire exercise of registering and distributing the permanent voters cards was marred with some operational and institutional hitches, it was adjudged by analysts as one step towards ensuring credible elections in the country as the permanent voters cards would check cases of multiple voting by voters.
Ebola free certification by WHO
When the Ebola virus disease berthed in Nigeria, many Nigerians went into panic mode; fears were expressed about the ability of the Nigerian health sector as it currently is, to effectively combat the virus. It was even more worrisome that it started in the most populous city in the country, Lagos. Several Ebola cure claims ranging from consumption of bitter kola to bathing with and drinking hot salty water emerged but in the end, thanks to the brilliance and ingenuity of Nigerian medical personnel, the country effectively contained the virus and was declared Ebola free by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
National conference holds
Not many expected that the promise of President Goodluck Jonathan to convoke a national conference where issues bothering on the unity of the country would be discussed would be met but the promise was met and to the chagrin of those who thought the conference would be a war field where Nigerians would tear themselves apart and not be able to discuss meaningfully, the conference was held successfully, though with some hitches. The implementation of the report of the conference is however still being awaited months after it was submitted.
Recapturing of territories from insurgents
The military also this year recorded remarkable success in the fight against insurgency, especially with the recapturing of some of the towns and villages which had been recaptured by Boko Haram. The military recaptured towns including Mubi, Gombi, Pelia and Hong in Adamawa State as well as Chibok and Gwoza in Borno State among others. Many equipment and ammunition were also recovered from the insurgents while several of them were killed in gun duels with the military. Though some of the territories are still in the control of the insurgents, the war waged against them by the military continues.
Super falcons win AWC
As the saying goes, what a man can do, a woman can do better but in the case of Nigeria this year, it was more of what a man can’t do, a woman can do when the Super Falcons of Nigeria won a record seventh African Women’s Championship after beating Cameroon 2-0 in the final. Both Nigeria and Cameroon along with third-place winners Cote d’Ivoire will represent Africa in next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada.
Alison-Madueke emerges first female president of OPEC
Nigeria’s minister of petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke in November was elected the first female president of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) at the 166th General Meeting of the organisation in Vienna, Austria.
Alison-Madueke took over from the former president, Abdourhman Atahar Al-Ahirish who hails from Libya. She was the first female to take on the position of Minister of Petroleum resources in Nigeria and also elected the first female president of OPEC. She also emerged first female president of organisation of gas exporting countries in December this year.
Nigeria rebases GDP
After a 24 year hiatus, Nigeria undertook the rebasing of her Gross Domestic product (GDP) with total nominal GDP ranging from 59.5 per cent. With the rebasing, Nigeria’s GDP increased to 89.22 per cent in 2014 and it is now worth N80.2 trillion, or $509.9 billion, rising from its original figure of N42.4 trillion, or $269.5 billion. The rebasing also now ranks Nigeria as the 26th largest economy in the world, and the largest economy in Africa, ahead of South Africa. Statistics from the rebased GDP show that Nigeria’s economy is now more diversified, with the agriculture sector contribution declining from 33 per cent to 22 per cent, and services increasing from 26 per cent to 51 per cent; oil & gas 15.9 per cent, manufacturing 6.7 per cent, telecoms 8.7 per cent, entertainment 1.2 per cent.
Okagbare wins again and again
Blessing Okagbare, Nigeria and Africa’s fastest woman brought glory to the country in the outgoing year with the many international awards she clinched this year.
Some of Okagbare’s began her exploits this year include a win at the 2014 Jamaica International Invitational (IAAF World Challenge meet) held in May, Kingston. In the 100m dash at the competition, she ended with a time of 11.19 seconds ahead of Jamaican duo, Olympian Kerron Stewart and Carrie Russell who made it in 11.32 seconds and 11.46 seconds respectively. Also, at the first Diamond League of the year in Doha, Qatar, she finished second in the 100m dash in a time of 11.18 seconds. At the second Diamond League in Shanghai, Okagbare claimed the long jump title with her first jump of 6.86m to erase the record of 6.73m set by American Janay Deloach Soukup in 2012, while Okagbare won the 200m title in a time of 22.36 seconds to erase the record of 22.37 seconds set by American Allyson Felix in 2009.
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2014 : Triumphs and Failures by Catherine Agbo
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