14-Year old Kid Emerges Winner Of First Igbo Spelling Bee Competition

A 14-year-old Nigerian girl identified as Oluebeube Ogbonna has been declared the winner of the first native Igbo spelling bee competition after beating 356 other contestants in Anambra state.

The Igbo language is the language of an ethnic group predominantly in the Eastern part of Nigeria. There are several other major ethnic languages in Nigeria including the Hausa language, the Yoruba language and others.

The brilliant girl who emerged as the winner  of the igbo spelling bee competition, is a student of Divine Rays British School, located in Anambra, Nigeria, emerged winner after beating 356 other public and private secondary school students from the Awka, Nnewi and Onitsha educational zones in participation.

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Students were assessed on their knowledge of spelling, Igbo syllabication, and punctuation at the event, which was organized by City Speller Bee in partnership with Onitsha Business School.

Mr. Chinedu Aniagboso, The competition’s Project Manager announced at the occasion that it is Nigeria’s first indigenous language spelling bee, with the goal of attracting youths.

“You can see how excited these students are competing in their own language; they not only understand English, they are also proficient in Igbo,” he said

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CREDIT: ALLSCHOOL, Scholarshipregion