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  • Spelling Bee: Council pledges greater support for schools

    The Chairman of Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of the Lagos State, Apostle Oloruntoba Oke, has said his administration will provide more learning tools to pupils and teachers to improve the standard of education in public schools.

    Oke, who was represented at the Spelling Bee competition by his wife, Pastor Modupe Oke, lauded the initiator of the project, Senator Oluremi Tinubu.

    He said: “Over the years, the competition has become a flagship event in the school calendar and a source of inspiration for school children to aspire to excel not just in English Language but in their academics generally.”

    Urging the children to take advantage of the modern library and the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) centre provided by the administration, Oke said plans were underway to renovate and provide materials for public primary schools in the local government area.

    The council’s Supervisor for Education, Babajide Atala, admonished the children to work hard to enable them excel in their academics.

    The contest was attended by 16 public primary schools and 10 secondary schools.

    Master Makinde Samuel of Iju Station Primary School I, won the first position; Miss Ukwandu-China Michelle of African Church Primary School, came second, while Master Adeyemi Oluwadamilare of FACM Primary School I, was third in the primary schools category.

    Master Ayansola Abeeb of Ifako-Ijaiye Senior High School topped the secondary cadre, while Master Yusuf Ramon, of Sonmori Comprehensive High School and Miss Emmaku Precious, of Keke Senior High School, won the first and second runners-up.

     

  • Spelling Bee: Council pledges more support for schools

    To improve the standard of public schools in Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of the Lagos State, its Chairman, Apostle Oloruntoba Oke, has pledged his administration’s plan to provide more education aids to pupils and teachers.

    Oke, represented at the Spelling Bee competition by his wife, Pastor Modupe Oke, lauded the initiator of the project, Senator Oluremi Tinubu.

    She said: “Over the years, the competition has become a flagship event in the school calendar and a source of inspiration for school children to aspire to excel not just in English Language but in their academics generally.”

    While urging the children to take advantage of the modern library and the information and Communication Technology (ICT) centre provided by the administration, Oke stated that plans were underway to renovate and provide materials for public primary schools in the council area.

    The council’s Supervisor for Education, Babajide Atala, admonished the children to work hard to enable them excel in their academics.

    The contest, which was attended by 16 public primary schools and 10 secondary schools, saw Master Makinde Samuel of Iju Station Primary School 1, clinched first position, Miss Ukwandu-China Michelle of African Church Pry School, came second, while Master Adeyemi Oluwadamilare of FACM Pry School 1, emerged third in the primary schools category.

    Master Ayansola Abeeb of Ifako-Ijaiye Snr. High School topped the secondary cadre, while Master Yusuf Ramon, of Sonmori Comprehensive High School, and Miss Emmaku Precious, of Keke Senior High School, emerged first and second runners up

  • Spelling Bee: Council pledges more support for schools

    To improve the standard of public schools in Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of the Lagos State, its Chairman, Apostle Oloruntoba Oke, has pledged his administration’s plan to provide more education aids to pupils and teachers.

    Oke, represented at the Spelling Bee competition by his wife, Pastor Modupe Oke, lauded the initiator of the project, Senator Oluremi Tinubu.

    She said: “Over the years, the competition has become a flagship event in the school calendar and a source of inspiration for school children to aspire to excel not just in English Language but in their academics generally.”

    While urging the children to take advantage of the modern library and the information and Communication Technology (ICT) centre provided by the administration, Oke stated that plans were underway to renovate and provide materials for public primary schools in the council area.

    The council’s Supervisor for Education, Babajide Atala, admonished the children to work hard to enable them excel in their academics.

    The contest, which was attended by 16 public primary schools and 10 secondary schools, saw Master Makinde Samuel of Iju Station Primary School 1, clinched first position, Miss Ukwandu-China Michelle of African Church Pry School, came second, while Master Adeyemi Oluwadamilare of FACM Pry School 1, emerged third in the primary schools category.

    Master Ayansola Abeeb of Ifako-Ijaiye Snr. High School topped the secondary cadre, while Master Yusuf Ramon, of Sonmori Comprehensive High School, and Miss Emmaku Precious, of Keke Senior High School, emerged first and second runners up

  • Winners emerge in Spelling Bee

    Master Ikem Favour of Estate Primary School, Ile-Iwe Metta has emerged the winners of the primary school category of Spelling Bee Competition in Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA).

    Esiekpei Onome of Central Senior High School Okota beat others to the first prize in the secondary category.

    Onyeagam Chidiebere of Akinbaiye Primary School and Ayebayo Precious came second and third respectively.

    Evelyn Enwereuzo of Ajumoni Senior Grammar School and Oyelami Khalid of Okota Secondary School were runners-up.

    The council Chairman, Shamsudeen Abiodun Olaleye hailed Senator Oluremi Tinubu, for initiating the competition.

    The competition, he said, aside helping students to improve on their vocabulary, also helps them to study hard in their educational pursuit.

    According to him, his administration is on the threshold of returning public schools to its glorious past through interventions that would encourage pupils have equal opportunities with those in private schools.

    To ensure this, Olaleye said the council has taken delivery of a 100-seater school bus that would convey students to and from the school.

    “In the next two weeks, we’re going to take delivery of another one and hopefully we would buy the third one before the commencement of next academic session. In all, we have earmarked three buses to ease the movement of our pupils. The buses would pick pupils from Ilasamaja, Ajao Estate and Okota in the mornings and return them in the afternoon. This would allow the students to concentrate fully on their studies,” he said.

    Olaleye enjoined the pupils to shun drugs and cultism, stressing that such despicable acts do not only destroy dreams but also their lives.

  • Winners named in Spelling Bee competition

    Winners have emerged at the Spelling Bee competition organised for pupils in Oriade local  council development area (LCDA) Lagos.

    Over 80 pupils drawn from different public primary and secondary schools participated in the competition.

    In the primary school category, Emmanuel Ezeigbo of Satellite Town Nursery and Primary School, slammed his co-contestants for the top prize, while Chima Ifeanyi of Kuje Nursery and Primary School, and Segun Ogunfeyinmi of Local Authority Nursery And Primary Schoolemerged the first and second runners up.

    In the secondary school session, Chiemerem Uzoukwu  of the Agboju Senior Secondary School, clinched the first position; Aniforo Thaddeus  of Kuje  Senior Secondary School and Ajibo Chidera of Satellite Senior Secondary School settled for second and third positions respectively.

    Speaking at the event, wife of the council’s Sole Administrator, Alhaja Folashade Aileru, explained that the objective of the competition was to bring out the best in the pupils.

    “I also want to note that the journey of one’s success in life starts with a step, remember that this competition will not end in the four corner walls of this halls”, Mrs Aileru said, urging winners to make the council proud at the forthcoming grand finale of the competition.

  • 2,000 schools for Ekiti spelling bee

    About 2,000 public and private primary and secondary schools in Ekiti State have been lined up to participate in this year’s edition of the Annual Spelling Bee Competition.

    The Deputy Governor, Dr. Kolapo Olusola, who disclosed this while kicking off the competition at Christ’s Girls’ School, Ado Ekiti, said the preliminaries would take place simultaneously in seven centres, Ado Ekiti, Ikole, Ikere, Ijero, Ido, Omuo and Igede Ekiti, to ensure proximity for all the participating schools.

    He said winners would be rewarded with cash prizes, while their schools would get laptops.

    Olusola explained that the government was determined to maintain Ekiti’s winning streak in public examinations as recorded in the 2016 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO).

    He said the government is working hard to be tops in the 2017 SSCE conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).

    “Education at the primary and secondary schools determine what the future of any youth will become. This competition will help in preparing our students, who are our tomorrow ahead of this world of competition and will also help in keeping them in the right perspective on how to embark on critical thinking to rise to any academic challenge,” he said.

    The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Jide Egunjobi, noted that prizes would be awarded in three categories – primary, junior secondary and senior secondary.

    Represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mrs Adekunbi Obaisi, Egunjobi added that the grand finale of the competition will hold next May in Ado Ekiti.

    He urged the panel handling the competition not to favour any school to avoid compromising the aim of the competition.  He said any school found to have compromised the system will be disqualified.

    He also appealed to private organisations as well as individuals to invest in the education sector, which he described as the most indelible identity of any Ekiti man at the national level.

  • 13-year old Nigerian shines in continental Spelling Bee

    Thirteen-year-old Jesse Oghenekaro Azaino recently did Nigeria proud when he came fourth out of 27 spellers at the maiden Africa Spelling Bee Competition which took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, last month.

    Nine African countries participated in the continental event with three spellers from each country.

    South African speller, Zameer Dada, came first followed by Ethiopia and Kenya.

    Azaino had emerged one of the three winners in the Nigeria Spelling Bee competition earlier this year in Abuja to qualify for the continental event.

    The National Coordinator of Nigeria Spelling Bee, Mr. Sam Otitolaiye, disclosed in Kaduna, that the next edition of Africa Spelling bee will come up in Addis Ababa Ethiopia in 2017.

    The competition is for secondary schools pupils across Nigeria and will take place at state, zonal and national levels. The star prize for the competition is N1 million.

  • Council organises spelling bee

    Two pupils, Olasehinde Olufemi and Blessing Audu, are to represent Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State in the final of the 2016 Spelling Bee competition organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Education.

    The duo qualified by winning the LGA version of the competition held at the council headquarters.

    Olufemi is a pupil of Sasa Community Senior High School, while Blessing is a  pupil of Rauf Aregbesola Primary School both in Sasa.

    Two representatives from eight primary schools in the council took part in the competition that produced Blessing.

    Speaking at the occasion, the Executive Secretary, Alimosho LGA, Mr Sulaimon Jelili, tasked the winners to put in their best to clinch the trophy at the grand finale.

    Jelili urged the winners to ensure they make use of the dictionary and read books thoroughly ahead of the finals.

    “It will be a pride to the local government, if we produce the one day governor.  I appreciate the teachers for their role in moulding the students and urge them not to relent in tutoring the winners toward perfection before the state final next month,” Jelili said.

    He also urged other contestants that did not win to imbibe the spirit of good sportsmanship.

    Participating schools included Ebenezer Primary School; Egbeda Primary School; Abati Primary School; and Akowonjo Primary School.

    Others were Sasa Primary School; Community Primary School; and African Church Primary School.

    Speaking with The Nation, Olufemi said regular reading and use of the dictionary made his victory possible.

    “My ambition is to emerge as the One Day Governor of the state and I know God will help me as I put in my best,” he said.

     

  • 12-year-old wins Spelling Bee after eight attempts

    12-year-old wins Spelling Bee after eight attempts

    Twelve-year old Ruth Ejims was one lucky girl last Friday.  The JSS2 pupil of Shalom College, Port Harcourt, emerged winner of this year’s The Spelling Bee competition, the Nigerian franchise of Sripps Spelling Bee of Washington DC, after misspelling her championship words about eight times.

    The battle for the winner dragged from the 11th round, when Ruth would have won had she spelt the championship word correctly, to the 23rd round, when she was finally able to spell the word Gagaku, a word of Japanese origin, which means elegant music.

    Ruth beat 10-year old Tirenioluwa Adedipe of The Ambassadors College, Ota, Ogun State and Daniel Ogwala of Aladumo International School, Port Harcourt, to second and third places respectively.

    The 49 contestants that started the competition held at the NECA House, Agidingbi, Ikeja, had to spell tough words like ‘gnathonic’, ‘juglone’, ‘sauerbraten’, ‘scherzo’ among others, with German, English, Italian, Greek, Indian and other origins.

    Apart from her N250, 000 cash award, a trophy for her school, and N100, 000 for her coach, Ruth won a trip to be a guest representing Africa at the Scripps Spelling Bee competition in Washington DC, United States – with $500 shopping allowance.  She also got prizes from the major sponsor of the competition, Beta Malt, which include N200, 000 scholarship, a year’s supply of Beta Malt, Ambassador of the brand for the year and six month’s supply of Beta Malt for her school.

    For coming second, Tirenioluwa got N150, 000, a week’s trip of the Harlow premises of Pearson Dictionary in the United Kingdom, and N50, 000 for her coach, while Daniel won N100, 000, a trophy for his school and N25,000 for his coach.

    Last year’s winner, Onyinye Ohuabunwa, advised Ruth to enjoy her new found fame and continue to aim for bigger goals in life, after she dressed her in her Speller of the year satchel.

    Ejims, who aspires to be a paediatric neurosurgeon, said, after she was declared winner: “I feel great, honoured and speechless. It is all about hard work that paid off, because I studied hard. I had been reading the dictionary long before I knew about the competition and I got the nickname of walking dictionary in my school. It took me only one week to prepare for this competition, because we were informed very late about it. My English teacher, Miss Mercy, who I call the best in the world, was very helpful all though my preparation. My parents were also very encouraging. But reading is my passion.”

    Country-Director of The Spelling Bee, Mrs Eugenia Tachie-Menson said the competitors  made it to the finals after winning in their respective states. She said its aim is to help pupils discover their talents and enjoy learning.

    She said: “As a society, I think we need to have more things that allow children to showcase their talent, especially when it comes to education, because we want our children to be able to understand that regardless of what they want to be, education is the basis of everything. We want them to see learning as cool, just like football.”

    Anwulika Ngene, host of the event, said the programme went beyond spelling to integrate respect and culture, which are valued in Nigeria.

    “We don’t just teach children how to spell but we try to build the Nigerian child into a complete human being. Nigerians have deep values of respect and culture so we teach them how to be respectful to everyone, not just their elders,” she said.

    The competition, which came to Nigeria in 2014, involved eight states this year, Lagos, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Kwara, Oyo, Osun, Ogun and Nasarrawa, as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

  • ‘Spelling Bee contests can boost essay writing’

    There is need to engage  pupils in spelling competitions in primary and post-primary schools as this can promote good essay writing, the Local Inspector of Education (L.I.E), Iseyin Local Government, Iseyin, Oyo State, Mr Ramon Lawal, has said.

    He spoke at the Spelling Bee competition, organised by The Chronicler Newspaper, a community publication of Iseyin District Grammar School (I.D.G.S) for senior secondary school pupils in the town.

    Lawal, who chaired the eevnt, appreciated the organisers for holding the programme, describing Spelling Bee as a means of helping students to hone their essay writing skills.

    He called on parents to equip their wards with reading materials, including dictionaries and foreign publications to expose them to new vocabularies as well as English language expressions.

    The Publisher, The Chronicler, Mr Alhazan Abiodun, said the publication, which he described as non-profit effort, dwells on promoting education, to battle poverty, hunger and inequality in the rural communities that make up the Oke-Ogun axis of Oyo State.

    He called on pupils to study their dictionaries and other publications on to learn new words and expressions.

    “The limit to which students’ essay writing capability is shows their level of exposure to reading of books, journals, dictionaries, newspapers and magazines among other publications. If they increase their reading skills and intensity, they will get to have more vocabularies in their kitty.”

    The first position in contest went to Kolawole Kabirat of Islamic Girls High School, Iseyin who scored 26 points; Idowu Noah of Muslim Secondary Grammar School was second with 24 points and Oleh Godly of Baptist High School, Koso Iseyin followed with 23 points.