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Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo and Alhaji Sayyu Idris Dantata receive Vanguard Personalities of the Year 2025 awards at Eko Hotels in Lagos.
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Tunji-Ojo and Dantata named Vanguard personalities of the year

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Nigeria's Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo and MRS Holdings founder Alhaji Sayyu Idris Dantata have been named Vanguard Personalities of the Year at the 2025 awards ceremony in Lagos. The event at Eko Hotels and Suites honoured leaders from politics, business and other sectors. Several governors and lifetime achievers also received recognition.

Poet Marianne Boruch has won the Jackson Poetry Prize.

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Guillermo del Toro was awarded a BFI Fellowship in London earlier this week. During a career talk at BFI Southbank on May 8, the filmmaker announced plans for a stop-motion adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel The Buried Giant.

Oscar Lindberg has been awarded the titles of forward of the year and MVP in the SHL. The honors recognize his dominant performance throughout the regular season. A jury of SHL head coaches, team captains, profiles, and journalists made the selections.

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Keldon Johnson of the San Antonio Spurs has won the 2025-26 Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award, the NBA announced on Wednesday. He becomes the second Spurs player this season to claim a major honor, following Victor Wembanyama's unanimous Defensive Player of the Year win on Monday. Johnson set a franchise record for bench points while contributing to the Spurs' 62-20 regular season.

The Fashion Trust U.S. revealed winners of its fourth annual awards on Tuesday night at Nya Studios in Los Angeles, granting $600,000 to emerging talent across six categories. The ceremony drew celebrities, designers and industry figures for a night celebrating creativity and entrepreneurship. Host Ego Nwodim kept the crowd entertained during dinner.

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Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez and Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages were named American League and National League Players of the Week, respectively, on Monday. Los Angeles Angels outfielder Jo Adell earned Play of the Week honors for robbing three home runs in a 1-0 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night. The awards highlight strong early-season performances in the 2026 MLB campaign.

 

 

 

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