Nwokorie lifted 109 kg to win the gold medal. Cigdem Dede of Turkey came second while Lydiia Soloviova of Ukraine took the bronze medal.
A happy Nwokorie said after the victory that she had made her country proud.
"I'm very, very happy. I have made my country proud."
Nwokorie lifted just once and could not improve on the 109 kg, but it was enough to beat other competitors to the gold medal.
In the men's 52 kg, Obichukwu Ikechukwu won silver, missing the gold medal by 1kg. He lifted 175 kg while China's Feng Qi lifted 176kg to win the gold medal. Russia's Krivulya Vladimir also lifted 175 kg but he was heavier than the Nigerian so he took bronze medal.
In the 56 kg men's category, Ulonnam Anthony won silver with Egypt's Sherif Othman defending his gold medal. Wang Jian of China won the bronze medal.
The three medals followed Yakubu Adesokan's gold in the men's 48 kg on opening day. He broke his own world record with a lift of 178kg in just his second attempt but that record only lasted a few minutes as Adesokan went on to lift 180kg – almost four times his own bodyweight.
-Olufemi Atoyebi for The Punch.
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