The
semi-final tickets of the on-going 2017 Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools
Mathematics TV Quiz Show, sponsored by Cowbell, the flagship brand of
Promasidor Nigeria Limited, literarily became a rivers confluence as representatives
of Niger and Benue States picked two slots last weekend.
In the
fifth preliminary stage contest, Godwin Terzulum of Government Science and
Technical College, Garagboghol, Benue State moved ahead to the semi-finals of
the Junior category, while Ikechukwu Ibeh of Federal Government College, Suleja
put Niger State in the semi-finals of the Senior category.
Joseph Agom
and Godwin Terzulum of Top Faith International Secondary School, Uyo, Akwa Ibom
State, edged past Anastasia Ifinedo of Dority International Secondary School,
Aba, Abia State; Sharon Adichie of Royal Girls’ Academy, Port Harcourt, Rivers
State; Jacinta Osose of Presentation National High School, Benin City, Edo
State and Khalid Yusuf of Gobaru Academy, Katsina, Katsina State.
Terzulum,
13, a JSS3 student, who scored 93 percent in the qualifying examinations, said
he had what it takes to go all the way and win the ultimate prize. “I thank God
I cross this river. The beginning is always very difficult because of the
initial tension and fright. The worst is over for me now. I have learnt the
necessary lessons to excel in the next stages,” he said.
In the
Senior category, Ibeh and Tomiwa Olatunbosun of Bibo Oluwa Academy, Ilesha,
Osun State edged out Sorchima Duru of Federal College of Education Secondary
School, Akoka, Lagos State; Temitayo Jimoh of Greater Tomorrow, Ado Ekiti,
Ekiti State; Rachael Igbozuike of Federal Government College, Calabar, Cross
River State and Mariya Garba of Caliphate International Secondary School,
Gusau, Zamfara State.
Ibeh, a
15-year-old son of a Professor, also expressed huge confidence in his ability
to emerge champion in the Senior category of this year’s edition. His best
subject is Mathematics and he aspires to become an Aeronautic Engineer.
“I believe
God who has seen me through this stage will pilot me to the finals. I have my
eyes on the finals and I believe the ultimate prize will be mine,” he told
journalists in Lagos last weekend.
An
all-expense paid educational excursion outside the country and N1 million is
the ultimate prize for this year’s winners in both the Junior and Senior
categories, while the first and second runners-up in each category will go home
with N750,000 and N500,000 respectively.
The
teachers of the 2017 champions will be awarded N400,000 each, while those of
the first and second runners-up will receive N300,000 and N200,000
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 Network and other
six television stations across the country.
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