I must admit, this is great! To the winners, congrats. I like the planning, also. God bless the organizers and sponsors. Meanwhile, I think I fared well. CFCfan, could you please let's know how the other entries in the top 8 fared?

Kuzaku:


I love you!!!!! I love you!!!

I love you too

You did it.

Thumbs up.

I can now go to bed in peace.

Congrats bro

CFCfan:
Therefore, the winner of the inaugural edition of "Aunty Babyosisi's Christmas Essay Contest", with a score of 99.5% is:

Drum roll


1. Area: Sexual Violence
Topic: Sharing the Shame: Confronting Sexual Violence in Nigeria


CONGRATULATIONS. You have won 50% of the total prize money which is N49,971.5!

Even though MissMeiya posted this entry late, I had to read it twice. The author is a fantastic narrator. Congrats.

Would love to see the full list of performance. If it's there anyway

Martins301:

Why you wan know? Lol

Cos I'm of the impression that you're among the winners...if not the runner up

Neyoor:


Cos I'm of the impression that you're among the winners...if not the runner up

You wan kidnap the winners collect their money?

Martins301:

You wan kidnap the winners collect their money?

Haba! No o.


Ok..... I'm out of here

GSKing:


I love you too

You did it.

Thumbs up.

I can now go to bed in peace.

Congrats bro

Sleep well nwanyi oma. I'll be here when you wake up. Lol

WizardofOz1:
It's been awesome.. Congrats to us all.
God bless this initiative.


Wish us all the very best of what's left of 2014 and an even better 2015.

Shalom

congrat bro!
lemme dedicate this to God Almighty.. God hs bn so good to me honestly..
Nairaland 'maths quiz competition season II' winner is now one of the top essayist in this competition.. It's bin God and all the glory is to Him..
Thanks to the organisers.. Congrat to the rest!
Dejt4u

dejt4u:

congrat bro!
lemme dedicate this to God Almighty.. God hs bn so good to me honestly..
Nairaland 'maths quiz competition season II' winner is now one of the top essayist in this competition.. It's bin God and all the glory is to Him..
Thanks to the organisers.. Congrat to the rest!
Dejt4u

Awww.. Congrats bro. You've got favour.

Neyoor:


Haba! No o.


Ok..... I'm out of here

lol. . .wait na. .

LOL


Congrats to all the winners and contestants, including yours truly.


Good morning and good night everyone.


Good job judges and benefactors.


Thank you babyosisi


Not forgetting MissMeiya.


Ka chi fo nu.

Ellidude:
Awww.. Congrats bro. You've got favour.

thanks bro!

The top 8 scores:

1. Area: Sexual Violence
Sharing the Shame: Confronting Sexual Violence in Nigeria – 99.5%

2. Area: Economics
EXTERNAL DEBT: A Blessing or Cankerworm to the Nigerian Economy? – 97.5%



3. Area: Education: English Language
Towards a Result-Oriented Teaching of English language in Nigerian Schools- 96.5%


4. Area: Education
THE PITIABLE CONDITION OF TEACHING PROFESSION IN NIGERIA AND THE WAY OUT- 94% (675 words).
Average score for subject (adherence to topic, originality, feasibility)+ avg score for organization= 63.5

5. Area: Public Health
HEALTHCARE FINANCING: A PRACTICAL NIGERIAN MODEL- 94% (680 words). Average score for subject (adherence to topic, originality, feasibility) + avg score for organization= 60.5


6. Area: Elections
CURBING ELECTORAL MALPRACTICES AND DEFICIENCIES IN NIGERIA - 93.5%

7. Area: Education
EDUCATION SYSTEM IN NIGERIA - 92.5%

8. Area:Corruption in Nigeria
ESSAY ON CORRUPTION - 91%

Once again, congrats to all our contestants.

We thank you for making out the time to send in your essays.

Just want to say a big thank you to the organisers of this contest. Apart from the reward, I really did enjoy reading through the essays submitted and indeed I have gained additional knowledge. Thanks to all participants for taking time out to showcase their talents. This is just the begining of greater things for all of us. Thanks to Babyosisi the chief architech of this event, to Babymama1 from who I heard about the contest, to MissMeiya for dutifully carrying everyone along, to CFCfan for nearly causing heart attack to the contestants, to all the sponsors (babyosisi, CFFfan, MissMeiya, aisha2, Otunbajega, Nigeriabestjob, Justi4jesu, moca, Shaggy007 and the those who chose to remain anonymous) who gave additional financial muscle to this competion. I say a big thank you to you all.

First, I give God all the glory.

Auntybabyosisi, someone I call Oasis in the confines of my own small heart. She has proved it now, she's an oasis of joy, of laughter mixed with salty tears, of bigger things to come.

CFC Fan... If I'm correct. To him, the accurate one whose brain is faster than Usain Bolt.

The other sponsors, the ones who are veiled by the curtain of distance, but still reach out to touch lives.

MissMeiya... The beautiful one with the brains of a man and the tenderness of a fresh vegetable.

GSKing.... For staying awake for me, for conversations we will never be able to table out completely, for shared fears.

To evcerybody, for being part of this.

19/20- 12 -2014. May we always remember.

Dem don announce am?


* scrolls up*

Congrats to the winners

We want to know monikers behind the top eight essays please

Let us make this an annual contest
By God's grace,next year the money will double
Somebody say Amen

Thanks to all the readers and contributors that made the thread exciting
To all the contestants,thanks for refusing to be ridiculed by the naysayers and giving this a shot,we appreciate you
A big thank you to aisha2,CFCfan,busybody and berem ( who was very active initially) for all your tireless behind the scenes work
Thanks to all the donors,you put a smile on the faces of some people this Christmas
Missmeiya you have been awesome.If I ever have a business I hope to have someone as dedicated and as thorough as you as manager.i am just in awe.
To the winners,you have proven that Nigerian youths are smart and articulate and that there is still hope for that nation if only these people that ruined it can step aside.
Have a wonderful Christmas season filled with joy and laughter and blessings be yours in the coming year.

Aunty babyosisi

babyosisi:
Let us make this an annual contest
By God's grace,next year the money will double
Somebody say Amen

Thanks to all the readers and contributors that made the thread exciting
To all the contestants,thanks for refusing to be ridiculed by the naysayers and giving this a shot,we appreciate you
A big thank you to aisha2,CFCfan,busybody and berem ( who was very active initially) for all your tireless behind the scenes work
Thanks to all the donors,you put a smile on the faces of some people this Christmas
Missmeiya you have been awesome.If I ever have a business I hope to have someone as dedicated and as thorough as you as manager.i am just in awe.
To the winners,you have proven that Nigerian youths are smart and articulate and that there is still hope for that nation if only these people that ruined it can step aside.
Have a wonderful Christmas season filled with joy and laughter and blessings be yours in the coming year.

Aunty babyosisi

Amen!

babyosisi:
Let us make this an annual contest
By God's grace,next year the money will double
Somebody say Amen

Thanks to all the readers and contributors that made the thread exciting
To all the contestants,thanks for refusing to be ridiculed by the naysayers and giving this a shot,we appreciate you
A big thank you to aisha2,CFCfan,busybody and berem ( who was very active initially) for all your tireless behind the scenes work
Thanks to all the donors,you put a smile on the faces of some people this Christmas
Missmeiya you have been awesome.If I ever have a business I hope to have someone as dedicated and as thorough as you as manager.i am just in awe.
To the winners,you have proven that Nigerian youths are smart and articulate and that there is still hope for that nation if only these people that ruined it can step aside.
Have a wonderful Christmas season filled with joy and laughter and blessings be yours in the coming year.

Aunty babyosisi

Amen o

Martins301:


Amen o

Did you make it nna a?

babyosisi:
Let us make this an annual contest
By God's grace,next year the money will double
Somebody say Amen

Thanks to all the readers and contributors that made the thread exciting
To all the contestants,thanks for refusing to be ridiculed by the naysayers and giving this a shot,we appreciate you
A big thank you to aisha2,CFCfan,busybody and berem ( who was very active initially) for all your tireless behind the scenes work
Thanks to all the donors,you put a smile on the faces of some people this Christmas
Missmeiya you have been awesome.If I ever have a business I hope to have someone as dedicated and as thorough as you as manager.i am just in awe.
To the winners,you have proven that Nigerian youths are smart and articulate and that there is still hope for that nation if only these people that ruined it can step aside.
Have a wonderful Christmas season filled with joy and laughter and blessings be yours in the coming year.

Aunty babyosisi

*blush* Amen.

Ok, I planned on writing something too! Just for the participants. I'm so thankful to all of you for participating. I've been on this forum for so long... well, not as long as some other ancient members lol, but long enough. I just deleted a bunch of stuff, because I was heading towards a speech haha. Long and short of it: I know what we as young Nigerians are capable of. Sometimes, we all need a reminder. All of you should be proud, as proud as I am of you. Congratulations to you all.

To the sponsors, your generosity is humbling. God bless you all.

And of course, Aunty Babyosisi for being the ripple that caused this wave, I pray that you continue to be an agent of change. Yay!


Now, a shameless plug/call to action, your choice :

I'm starting a youth movement. I've been planning this for a while, but life always gets in the way. Look, I need help. We have about 20 volunteers so far! Just from Nairaland! If you're interested in helping us, drop your contact here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1n61hnVoHieq2e8hgyAyG-h22hwtH5uUGhkL4JQiPAAs/viewform

If you know of another group with the same interests, help us link up with them. OK, I'm tired now. Good night!

jaybiz007:
@ organizers, why not create a form using Google form? free and easy to create.

I was waiting until after the competition ended to reveal this: Google forms doesn't record IP addresses, which we needed

It was actually my first choice

babyosisi:
Let us make this an annual contest
By God's grace,next year the money will double
Somebody say Amen

Thanks to all the readers and contributors that made the thread exciting
To all the contestants,thanks for refusing to be ridiculed by the naysayers and giving this a shot,we appreciate you
A big thank you to aisha2,CFCfan,busybody and berem ( who was very active initially) for all your tireless behind the scenes work
Thanks to all the donors,you put a smile on the faces of some people this Christmas
Missmeiya you have been awesome.If I ever have a business I hope to have someone as dedicated and as thorough as you as manager.i am just in awe.
To the winners,you have proven that Nigerian youths are smart and articulate and that there is still hope for that nation if only these people that ruined it can step aside.
Have a wonderful Christmas season filled with joy and laughter and blessings be yours in the coming year.

Aunty babyosisi

God bless u too ma

MissMeiya:


I was waiting until after the competition ended to reveal this: Google forms doesn't record IP addresses, which we needed

It was actually my first choice

have tried filling that form but I can't submit

Missmeiya,we need to know who the finalists and winners are

babyosisi:
Missmeiya,we need to know who the finalists and winners are

CFCfan

spankyflex:
have tried filling that form but I can't submit

Which form?