{"id":1980,"date":"2017-06-19T18:10:58","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T18:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/?p=1980"},"modified":"2017-06-19T18:10:58","modified_gmt":"2017-06-19T18:10:58","slug":"nigerian-students-poetry-prize-2017-the-prize-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/nigerian-students-poetry-prize-2017-the-prize-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"NIGERIAN STUDENTS POETRY PRIZE 2017 \u2013 THE PRIZE WINNERS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.7.8 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad1\" id=\"quads-ad1\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px;\">\n\n <!-- WP QUADS - Quick AdSense Reloaded v.1.7.8 Content AdSense async --> \n\n<script async data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\">\nvar quads_screen_width = document.body.clientWidth;\nif ( quads_screen_width >= 1140 ) {\r\n\/* desktop monitors *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}if ( quads_screen_width >= 1024  && quads_screen_width < 1140 ) {\r\n\/* tablet landscape *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}if ( quads_screen_width >= 768  && quads_screen_width < 1024 ) {\r\n\/* tablet portrait *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}if ( quads_screen_width < 768 ) {\r\n\/* phone *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}<\/script>\n\n <!-- end WP QUADS --> \n\n\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>NIGERIAN STUDENTS POETRY PRIZE 2017 \u2013 THE PRIZE WINNERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Poets in Nigeria (PIN) is pleased to announce Bakre Fadil Adedamola, Ajah Henry Ekene and Bona O. Solomon as prize winners for the 2017 edition of the Nigerian Students Poetry Prize which opened for submissions on 15<sup>th<\/sup> February, 2017 and received 725 poems from students drawn from over 100 tertiary institutions in Nigeria and abroad.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/winner-2017.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1981\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/nigerian-students-poetry-prize-2017-the-prize-winners\/winner-2017\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/winner-2017.jpg?fit=1750%2C1242&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1750,1242\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"winner 2017\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/winner-2017.jpg?fit=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/winner-2017.jpg?fit=790%2C561&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1981 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/winner-2017-300x213.jpg?resize=300%2C213\" alt=\"winner 2017\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/winner-2017.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/winner-2017.jpg?resize=768%2C545&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/winner-2017.jpg?resize=1024%2C727&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/winner-2017.jpg?w=1750&amp;ssl=1 1750w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/winner-2017.jpg?w=1580&amp;ssl=1 1580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Bakre Fadil Adedamola<\/em><\/strong>, a 400-level student of Philosophy at the University of Ibadan, clinched the first prize with his poem \u2018Mixed History\u2019 while <strong><em>Ajah Henry Ekene<\/em><\/strong>, a medical student at the University of Benin who entered his poem \u2018Song of Freedom\u2019 emerged second. <strong><em>Bona O. Solomon<\/em><\/strong>, a student of Guidance and Counselling at the University of Ibadan won the third prize with her poem \u2018Beach Chronicles.\u2019<\/p>\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.7.8 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad2\" id=\"quads-ad2\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<script>\r\n  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({\r\n    google_ad_client: \"ca-pub-5983616716487778\",\r\n    enable_page_level_ads: true\r\n  });\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The prize winners are entitled to a total cash prize of \u20a6200,000 and an exclusive feature in the seventh issue of PIN Quarterly Journal and NSPP\u2019s anthology of top 100 poems to be released later in the year.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Akachi Ezeigbo, chair of the judging panel including Denja Abdullahi, Ismail Bala, Kukogho Iruesiri Samson, Bassey Asuquo, Oladele Babajamu, Izuchukwu Okeke and Ceri Naz, appraised the winning poems thus: \u201cI have chosen the winning poem \u201cMixed History\u201d and the two runners-up \u201cSong of Freedom\u201d and \u201cBeach Chronicles\u201d (in that order) not just because of the content but more importantly because they are virtually error-free and make judicious use of imagery, especially as seen in the skillful use of symbols and metaphors.\u00a0 They are charming poems in every sense of the word and explore serious themes and interesting ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The prize, which was instituted in 2016 to stimulate creativity among Nigerian Undergraduates, has received over 1000 entries since inception, with Noah Oladele (Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife), Chinelo Nwangwu (University of Ibadan) and Chisom Okafor (University of Nigeria, Nsukka) emerging prize winners of the maiden edition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kolade Olanrewaju Freedom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Moderator, NSPP 2017\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.7.8 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad3\" id=\"quads-ad3\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<script>\r\n  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({\r\n    google_ad_client: \"ca-pub-5983616716487778\",\r\n    enable_page_level_ads: true\r\n  });\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NIGERIAN STUDENTS POETRY PRIZE 2017 \u2013 THE PRIZE WINNERS Poets in Nigeria (PIN) is pleased to announce Bakre Fadil Adedamola, Ajah Henry Ekene and Bona&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[31],"tags":[397,396,398,371,378,185,395,400,401,399,167,383],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1977,"url":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/nigerian-students-poetry-prize-2017-the-shortlist\/","url_meta":{"origin":1980,"position":0},"title":"NIGERIAN STUDENTS POETRY PRIZE 2017 \u2013 THE SHORTLIST","date":"June 16, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"NIGERIAN STUDENTS POETRY PRIZE 2017 \u2013 THE SHORTLIST Having forwarded the 35 poems which made the longlist to the chair of judges, Professor Akachi Ezeigbo for final assessment, Poets in Nigeria (PIN) is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2017 edition of the Nigerian Students Poetry Prize. \u00a0 The\u2026","rel":"nofollow","context":"In \"Activities\"","img":{"src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2458,"url":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/call-for-entries-nigerian-students-poetry-prize-2018\/","url_meta":{"origin":1980,"position":1},"title":"CALL FOR ENTRIES: NIGERIAN STUDENTS POETRY PRIZE 2018","date":"January 15, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"NIGERIAN STUDENTS POETRY PRIZE 2018 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 INTRODUCTION Nigerian Students Poetry Prize (NSPP) is an initiative of Poets in Nigeria (PIN) designed to stimulate creativity, promote literary excellence and broaden the concept of intellectualism among Nigerian undergraduates. 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