Lagos State stood out brilliantly, grabbing two more
semi-final tickets at the on-going 2017 Cowbellpedia Secondary School
Mathematics Television Quiz Show sponsored by Cowbell, the flagship brand from
Promasidor Nigeria Limited.
In the Group 7 preliminary contest last weekend, Fuad Alaka
of Federal Science and Technical College, Yaba and Oluwatade Akinjide of the
Learning Field Schools, Satellite Town moved the state ahead in the Junior and
Senior categories respectively. Earlier in the Group 4 preliminary round,
Emmanuel Mebude of Ogunlade Secondary School, Surulere had secured the first
semi-final slot for the state.
In a keenly contested session in the Junior category, Alaka
and Ibrahim Jajere of Nigerian Tulip International College, Damaturu, Yobe
State survived the stiff challenge from Ilerioluwakiiye Abolade of Skyward Mega
High School, Ibadan, Oyo State; Oyintomiwa Oni of African International
College, Abujaand Falmata Ibrahim of Elkanemi Schools, Maiduguri, Borno State.
Thirteen-year-old Alaka, who got a perfect score in the
qualifying examination conducted in March 2017, was excited qualifying for the
semi-final. “It has been a good experience for me so far and I am very grateful
to Cowbell and Promasidor for this huge opportunity.My expectation is to come
out as the best, but I will accept whatever comes as the will of God,” he told
newsmen outside the studioin Lagos last week.
In the Senior category, Akinjide and Evans Owamoyoof Greater
Tomorrow International College, Arigidi-Akoko, Ondo State scaled the hurdles
into the semi-finals. The duo outperformed Olalekan Abdullateef of Vanguard
Academy, Abeokuta, Ogun Sate; Uchechukwu Ezedimora of Graceland International
School, Port Harcourt, Rivers State; Kadiri Eshiovaze of Gloryland Secondary
School, Igarra, Edo State and Haruna Abba of Science Secondary School, Kafin
Hausa, Bauchi State.
Akinjide, who is participating in the competition for the
first time, described the experience as “nice and exciting.” “My focus is on
the final and the ultimate prize. This has been my dream and my expectation. If
I win, I will give part of the money to the church and the rest to my parents,”
he said
The 16-year-old Senior Secondary School student, who scored
95 per cent in the qualifying examination conducted in March 2017, aspires to
become a Petroleum Engineer.
On his part, Owamoyo who got to the final in the Junior
category of the 2015 edition, hopes to win this year. Like Akinjide, he
promised to give his prize money to his church and his parents. “I really thank
God for surviving the initial nervousness to qualify for this stage.
The ultimate prize in the Senior and Junior categories is N1
million each and all-expense-paid educational excursion outside the country.
The first and second runners-up for each category will go home with N750,000
and N500,000 respectively.
Each teacher of the 2017 champions will be awarded N400,000,
while those of the first and second runners-up will receive N300,000 and
N200,000 respectively. Also, the winning schools will be rewarded with
mathematics textbooks, desktop computers and printers.
The 2017 Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematic TV Quiz
continues this weekend. It will be aired to millions of viewers on DSTvAfrica
Magic Family Channel, AITNetwork and six other television stations across the
country.
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