The 2016 Spoken Words Competition Results.

Entries were open for submission from  – May 10th to June 20, 2016.

THE 2016 SPOKEN WORDS COPETITION WINNER (June 25, 2016)

Hope for African Girls Initiative and the spoken words  judges are pleased to announce the  winner of 2016 spoken words , Valentine Onyeka Ogunaka.

 Valentine’s “I will speak for her”  is a clever, deftly delivered spoken words which  remains  in the imagination long after it has  been read.

Our thanks to all the poets who gave us a chance to read their work, and our congratulations to Valentine who wins N100, 000

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THE 2016 SPOKEN WORDS SHORTLIST (June  25, 2016)

We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2016 Spoken words competition. Our judges re-read the longlisted entries  and came up with this outstanding list of four. Congratulations to the shortlisted writers

Caleb Adebayo
AISHA

Daughter of Destiny
Chucks Obi

Fortune C. Okorie
Girls are not Brides

Imam Abdulbasit Kolapo
Girls not Brides
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Thank you everyone for entering the contest. We had over 150 entries and so many brilliant Spoken words  from clearly talented Poets. our Judges’ Highly Commended the entries. Congratulations to you all. Keep writing!


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