A Nigerian doctor, Freeman Osonuga has been named among top three young global leaders who could win a trip to space worth $100,000.

The young doctor could become the first black African in space.

The competition is “organized by London-based talent agency Kruger Cowne in partnership with One Young World and Xcor Space Expeditions… putting this person in the global spotlight to help lead and promote issues of global importance,” Quartz reported.

[size=18pt]“If selected, I will be making Africa proud as the first black African to go to space thereby making history in the process,”
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“Going to space is not the overall objective of the project. It is to be able to raise global conversations on issues that affect us all as inhabitants of planet earth such as climate change, global peace and poverty,” Osonuga told Quartz.

The race to be the first black African to space is heating up as South African DJ Mandla Maseko could still beat Osonuga to the record. Maseko, who won a different contest but he is still waiting for the confirmation date for his space mission, provisionally set for 2016.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCRA_4U2wLE



http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/world/Video-Medical-doctor-could-be-first-Nigerian-to-space-388884

@mods @lalasticala

This is not a Tonto Dike or Omotola thread, but it's worth it.

Nyc, lalasticlala where are u?

IlekeHD:



A Nigerian doctor, Freeman Osonuga has been named among top three young global leaders who could win a trip to space worth $100,000.

The young doctor could become the first black African in space.

The competition is “organized by London-based talent agency Kruger Cowne in partnership with One Young World and Xcor Space Expeditions… putting this person in the global spotlight to help lead and promote issues of global importance,” Quartz reported.

[size=18pt]“If selected, I will be making Africa proud as the first black African to go to space thereby making history in the process,”
[/size]

“Going to space is not the overall objective of the project. It is to be able to raise global conversations on issues that affect us all as inhabitants of planet earth such as climate change, global peace and poverty,” Osonuga told Quartz.

The race to be the first black African to space is heating up as South African DJ Mandla Maseko could still beat Osonuga to the record. Maseko, who won a different contest but he is still waiting for the confirmation date for his space mission, provisionally set for 2016.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCRA_4U2wLE



http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/world/Video-Medical-doctor-could-be-first-Nigerian-to-space-388884

@mods @lalasticala

This is not a Tonto Dike or Omotola thread, but it's worth it.

NB: @ilekehd your hatred for igbos will kill you, watch and see

@IlekeHD your hatred for my igbo people will surely kill you. And you will definitely burn in hell.

Let me see any of your anti-igbo comments again on NL, then I will track you down and deal with you personally. I.m.b.e.c.i.l.e

100freekiss:
@IlekeHD your hatred for my igbo people will surely kill you. And you will definitely burn in hell.

Let me see any of your anti-igbo comments again on NL, then I will track you down and deal with you personally. I.m.b.e.c.i.l.e

lalasticala, please do something about this derailer.

Some people will do anything to divert attention from great news

IlekeHD:


lalasticala, please do something about this derailer.

Some people will do anything to divert attention from great news

You're a hypocrite
I.d.i.o.t

Let me see your anti-igbo comments again, you will surely meet your god very soon.

Nobody will move your news to front page.

Go and die

I knew he must be Igbo before I opened the page.

new2020:
I knew he must be Igbo before I opened the page.

Osonuga is Yoruba

I wonder why this didn't make front page.... oh yea, because doctor is Yoruba and Politics mods are igbos.

Seun, see ya life.