Cross River State Qualifier -2021 Season

It was a battle of words as spellers across “The People’s Paradise” converged to slog it out for the Cross River State Qualifier 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.

The spellers were also thrilled to a musical number and a mini-tour of our host school – Deeper Life High School Calabar.

At the end of the rounds, these spellers emerged to represent the state at the South-South regional competition, where they will contest alongside their counterparts from Akwa-Ibom, Rivers, Edo, Delta and Bayelsa States for a slot in the National Finals.

JUNIORS:

• Becky Ibara Deeper Life High, Calabar
• Emmanuel Kendra of St. Anne’s High School, Calabar
• Excellence Ani of St. Anne’s High School, Calabar
• Favour Inah of St. Anne’s High School, Calabar
• Godswill Ansa of Deeper Life High School, Calabar
• Jeffrey Harold of Deeper Life High School, Calabar
• Jeremiah Oyem of St. Anne’s High School, Calabar
• Prime-Ephraim O. Edeo of St. Anne’s High School, Calabar
• Samuel Effiom of Deeper Life High School, Calabar
• Ugonma Kalu of Deeper Life High School, Calabar

SENIORS:

• David Eyam of St. Anne’s High School, Calabar
• Ifunanya Mgbemena of Deeper Life High School, Calabar
• Ikechukwu Obi of Deeper Life High School, Calabar
• Praise John of Hope Wassell Training Institution
• Ruth Belema Sackey-Fiberesima of Deeper Life High School, Calabar

We wish to thank our host, Deeper Life High School Calabar for hosting the state qualifiers.

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