Meet Omotola Betty Zainab, a 300 level law student:
(the university registrar, Dr. Oluwakayode Ogunleye presenting Omotola Betty Zainab with a certificate award and cash prize during worship service in the University Worship Centre on Wednesday, 2nd of May 2018)
NAME: Omotola Betty Zainab
POSITION: Second Position (First Runner)
PRIZE: Won #10,000 and a certificate award from My Woven Words
NICKNAME: Sparkles
BIRTHDAY: April 22
HOBBIES: Reading, Playing word games
and writing
and writing
FAVOURITE GAME: Sudoku
FAVOURITE COLOUR: Blue
FAVOURITE ARTIST: J.Cole
FAVOURITE SONG: No role models
COMPLEXION: Light
SKILLS: Writing and bead making
AREA OF DISCIPLINE: Law
INSTITUTION: Bowen University
NATIONALITY: Nigerian
STATE OF ORIGIN: Lagos State
TRIBE: Yoruba
LANGUAGES: English, Yoruba
SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS:
INSTAGRAM: @bettyzainab
RELIGION: Christian (Baptist)
A SAYING: “The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain
their neutrality in times of moral crises”. By Dante Alighieri
their neutrality in times of moral crises”. By Dante Alighieri
ABOUT ME: Get to know me, then make your conclusions.
A MESSAGE: It’s life; it’ll toss you, take you on a long rough road, but in
the end if you stay true, it’ll be beautiful.
the end if you stay true, it’ll be beautiful.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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BELOW IS THE SECOND-BEST WRITE UP ABOUT BOWEN UNIVERSITY IWO, DURING BOWEN WOVEN WORDS COMPETITION 2018
THE FORGE
Like travelers to a wonderland
We arrived at your gate
Some with blank slates, others half full
We were all filled with expectations
My journey started at Bupaf
The sacred meeting point for ‘newbies’
We gathered there
Aloof and confident in our knowledge
We munched along with our food
Gory and funny tales alike
It’s been three years since
And with patience I have learned to live
With the good, bad and ugly
My frequent trips to the chapel
Like a clay to a potter
Though sometimes we made with reluctance and grudge
Have thought me to find meaning
Not in my law books and friends
But in life and its purpose
I would call you my alma mater
But I have yet years to spend
Roaming your walls
Eager to soak up every drop of wisdom
Even though the journey seems unending
And the burden overwhelming
I will play the part to earn the prize
For I know I will be better when I am gone.
GLOSSARY
*Bupaf: the popular name for ‘sumptuous’ cafeteria.
