Two contestants from Rivers State
qualified for the semi-finals of
the 2017 Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics TV Quiz Show sponsored by
Cowbell, the flagship brand of Promasidor Nigeria Limited.
In a tensed two-round contest,
Oluwafemi Adeyanju of Jesuit Memorial College and Jesse Uche-Nwichi of
Graceland International School, both in Port Harcourt, Rivers State emerged
from the Junior Category.
Olohi Amali of Baptist High School,
Naraguta, Plateau State lost in the second round, while Rabiyat Abubakar of
NTIC, Kano, Kano State; Flourish Abbey Oloh of Faith Academy, Goshen, Nasarawa,
Nasarawa State and Emmanuel Yakubu of Evangel College, Gombe, Gombe State had
earlier dropped out in the first round.
Uche-Nwichi, son of a Computer
Engineer, also wants to pursue a career in that profession to fulfil his
ambition of developing a computer application that will stimulate human memory.
He scored 98 percent in the qualifying examination conducted in March 2017. “I
am happy that I have crossed the first two hurdles, leaving two more to go. I
am hoping for the best. My dream to wear the crown is very much alive,” he
said.
Adeyanju, who loves to eat plantain
and fish, got a perfect score in the qualifying examinations. He thanked God
for helping him to overcome the initial stage fright that tensed him up and
prayed for more grace and speed for the battle ahead.
In the Senior Category, Oluwanifise
Onafowokan of The Ambassador College, Ota, Ogun State and Plangdi Nepele of the
Baptist High School, Naraguta, Plateau State with 125 and 95 points
respectively qualified for the semi-finals.
Onafowokan and Nepele each scored 95
per cent in the qualifying examination expressed confidence in their ability to
excel in the competition. Living true to her promise, Onafowokan answered 13
questions in the 60 seconds of Fame segment. Her goal is to retain the champion
status for her school, which produced the winners in the Senior and Junior
Categories last year.
In the preliminary rounds,
Onafowokan and Nepele survived the stiff competition from Faith Edokpa of Mount
Carmel Secondary School, Ekpoma, Edo State; Gift Nwere of FISO, Owerri, Imo
State; Aisha Abubakar of Iqra Science Academy, Jalingo, Taraba State and Musa
Usman of Government Science Secondary School, Faskari, Kastina State.
Abubakar, after her exit in the
preliminary round, remained undaunted in pursuing her dream career of becoming
a Gynaecologist, while Usman said he had put his exit behind him and looked
forward to studying Computer Engineering.
An all-expense paid educational
excursion outside the country and One Million Naira is the ultimate prize for
this year’s winners in both Junior and Senior categories while the first and
second runners-up in each category will go home with Seven Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Naira and Five Hundred Thousand Naira respectively.
The teachers of the 2017 champions
will be awarded with the sum of Four Hundred Thousand Naira while those of the
first and second runners-up will receive Three Hundred Thousand Naira and Two
Hundred Thousand Naira respectively. The winning schools will be rewarded with
Mathematics textbooks, desktop computers and printers.
The 2017 Cowbellpedia Secondary
Schools Mathematics TV Quiz Show continues this weekend and will be aired to
millions of viewers on DSTV Africa Magic Family channel, Africa Independent
Television (AIT) Network and other six television stations across the country.
Parents and stakeholders in the
education sector have also lauded Promasidor Nigeria Limited for bankrolling
the initiative which is aimed at discovering and celebrating young scientists
and future inventors in the country.
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