Spellers across the “Land of Virtue” converged at Osogbo for the Osun Qualifiers of the Nigeria Spelling Bee.

National Champions stand to win a One Million Naira or Five Hundred Thousand Naira Scholarship for the Senior and Junior categories respectively among other prizes.

The best National Finals spellers also get to represent Nigeria at the African Spelling Bee championship.

The competition consisted of the written test and oral rounds.

At the end of the rounds, these spellers emerged to represent Osun State at the South-West regional competition, where they will contest alongside their counterparts from Oyo, Ogun, Ogun, Ekiti, and Lagos States for a slot in the National Finals.

JUNIORS

  • Anjolaoluwa Adeduntan of Roseful International High School
  • Damilola Laogun of Roseful International High School
  • Damilola Ogundeji of GOF International Schools
  • Daniel Olaiya of School Masters Group of Schools
  • Gideon Atoyebi of Deeper Life High School
  • Jesufinkunmi Atunbi of Roseful International High School
  • Mujeeb Adetunji of Roseful International High School
  • Olamide Linda Olaosebikan of Roseful International High School
  • Oloyede Joseph of Destiny International College
  • Oluwadamilola Olamoyegun of Deeper Life High School
  • Oluwagbomi Abigail Akinyemi of Deeper Life High School
  • Peace Bamikole of Destiny International College
  • Peace Ezeh of Deeper Life High School
  • Rita Olagunju of Our Lady & St Gabriel Catholic College
  • Testimony Omotoso of New Dawn International School
  • Timilehin Hassan of Ambassadors College Ife
  • Tomiwa Oyekunle of Roseful International High School

SENIOR

  • Darasimi Oyedotun of Destiny International College
  • Ebenezer Nwhator of Deeper Life High School
  • Oluwaferanmi Oyekanmi of Roseful International High School

We wish to thank our host, Roseful International High School Osogbo for hosting the state qualifiers.

Our appreciation also goes to all hardworking coaches and their respective schools for their efforts in building literary giants.