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Edith Ogoke
Edith Agu Ogoke (born 28 August 1990 in Owerri) is a Nigerian female boxer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's middleweight competition, but was defeated in the second round. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she won a bronze medal, beating Shiromali Weerarathna before losing to Savannah Marshall Savannah Rose Marshall (born 19 May 1991) is a British professional boxer who held the WBO female middleweight title between 2020 and 2022. As an Amateur boxing, amateur, she became the first British female world champion after securing gold at .... References External links * * * * * 1990 births Living people Nigerian women boxers Olympic boxers for Nigeria Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Nigeria Boxers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games African Games gold medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 2015 African Games Sportspeop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owerri
Owerri ( , ) is the capital city of Imo State in Nigeria, set in the heart of Igboland. It is also the state's largest city, followed by Orlu, Okigwe and Ohaji/Egbema. Owerri consists of three Local Government Areas including Owerri Municipal, Owerri North and Owerri West, it has an estimated population of about 1,401,873 as of 2016 and is approximately in area. Owerri is bordered by the Otamiri River to the east and the Nworie River to the south. The Owerri Slogan is ''Heartland''. History Owerri was the last of three capitals of the Republic of Biafra in 1969. The capital of the secessionist state was continuously being moved as Nigerian troops captured the older capitals. Enugu and Umuahia were the other capitals before Owerri. Present-day Owerri does contain some statuary memorializing the war, particularly in locations which suffered heavy bombing, but most war artifacts and history are located in the museum at Umuahia, Abia State. On 5 April 2021, a mass prison break h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
