The essence of the WSICE program is to channel the creative energies of youth into more ennobling engagements. It aims to turn the minds of young people away from vices that afflict society and threaten the future of humanity.

WSICE is engaged in directing adults towards the path of redemption. It accomplishes this with the youths through the annual Wole Soyinka Essay Competition, where young people are given topics (reflective of current national or international issues) to write on. It realizes the second objective through the Wole Soyinka Advocacy Session, targeted at young adults irrespective of their class, creed, faith, gender, or orientation.

This voyage is detailed below, along with its year, theme, winners, school, and student information.

2010

POLITICS OF ART AND CULTURE IN GLOBAL DIPLOMACY

WINNERS
1^st – GBENGA ADENIJI – Male
2^nd – LAWRENCE WAKDET – Male
3rd – JOHN OLAYEMI OKUNLOLA – Male

2011
I LOVE MY COUNTRY

WINNERS
1^st – AALIYAH OVAYOZA IBRAHIMSchool: ZAMANI COLLEGE, KADUNA

• State: KADUNA STATE
• Age: 15 years                   
• Class: SS 1
• Gender: Female

2^nd – IKECHUKWU NWACHI

• School: SAINTS ACADEMY, JOS
• State: PLATEAU STATE
• Age: 14 years
• Class: JSS 3
• Gender: Male

3^rd – FASANYA OLUWASEUN

• School: Graceland International School, Port Harcourt
• State: Rivers State
• Age: 15 years
• Class: SS 2
• Gender: Male

 

2012
THE MIND OF A PATRIOT

WINNERS
1^st – MGBEAHURIKE SOPORUCHI

• School: Graceland International School, Port Harcourt
• State: Rivers State
• Age: 15 years
• Class: SS 1
• Gender: Female

2^nd – EMMANUEL CHIDINMA OLUDUNNI

• School: Betends Unity High School, Idanre
• State: Ondo State
• Age: 17 years
• Class: SS 2
• Gender: Female

3^rd – AALIYAH OVAYOZA IBRAHIM

• School: ZAMANI COLLEGE, KADUNA
• State: KADUNA STATE
• Age: 16 years                   
• Class: SS 2
• Gender: Female

2013
MEMOIRS OF OUR FUTURE

WINNERS
1^st – AKINPELU MOTOLANI MARY

• School: Oladipo Alayande School of Science
• State: Oyo State
• Age: 15 years
• Class: SS 2
• Gender: Female

2^nd – COSMOS ANDREW ADEDERO

• School: Mount St. Gabriel Secondary School, Makurdi
• State: Benue State
• Age: 16 years
• Class: SS 3
• Gender: Male

3^rd A– CHUKWUNWEIKE ROMIEOKWU NORA

• School: Dority International Secondary School, Aba
• State: Abia State
• Age: 16 years
• Class: SS 3
• Gender: Female

3^rd B – OLUWATOMISIN ADEBISI

• School: Leadcity International School, Ibadan
• State: Oyo State
• Age: 15 years
• Class: SS 2
• Gender: Female

2014
EDUCATION: PATH TO FREEDOM AND THE FUTURE
WINNERS (Five prizes were awarded this year)

1^st – AKPAN ENWONGOBONG ENEFIOK

• School: Topfaith International Secondary School, Uyo
• State: Akwa Ibom State
• Age: 15 years
• Class: SS 2
• Gender: Female

2^nd – AKINRIMISI TAIWO OMOLAYO

• School: Imade College, Owo
• State: Ondo State
• Age: 17 years
• Class: SS 3
• Gender: Male

3^rd – OPATOLA PETER ADEMOLA

• School: Lord’s Secondary School, Ilora
• State: Oyo State
• Age: 17 years
• Class: SS 3        
• Gender: Male

4^th – ADEAGBO SEKINAT TOLUWASE

• School: Sharon Rose Schools and College, Saki
• State: Oyo State
• Age: 16 years
• Class: SS 3
• Gender: Female

5^th – OYIBE THEOPHILUS CHINONSO

• School: Charles Secondary School
• State: Ebonyi State
• Age: 17 years                
• Class: SS 3
• Gender: Male

2015
JUSTICE AND FREEDOM: ESSENTIAL CONDITIONS FOR HUMANITY

WINNERS

1^st – ONWUHA NNAEMEKA DANIEL

• School: Government College, Umuahia
• State: Abia State
• Age: 16 years                           
• Class: SS 3
• Gender: Male

2^nd – ANIGBO STEPHEN CHINEDU

• School: Christ the King College, Onitsha
• State: Anambra State
• Age: 17 years
• Class: SS 3
• Gender: Male

3^rd – ONMONYA PRINCE DAN

• School: Mount St. Gabriel Secondary School, Makurdi
• State: Benue State
• Age: 16 years
• Class: SS 2
• Gender: Male

2016
CHALLENGES OR NOT, I LOVE MY COUNTRY

WINNERS

1^st – AKINREMI NAOMI AYOMIDE

• School: Peter’s college, Olomore
• State: Ogun State
• Age: 14 years
• Class: SS 1
• Gender: Female

2^nd – SOTONWA ADEDOYIN GOODNESS

• School: Mayflower School, Ikenne
• State: Ogun State
• Age: 15 years
• Class: SS 2
• Gender: Female

3^rd – EDIGBO FRIDAY ZACCHEUS

• School: Adeola Odutola College, Ijebu-Ode
• State: Ogun State
• Age: 15 years                
• Class: SS 2
• Gender: Male

2017
INTOLERANCE: THE BURDEN OF OUR MORAL AND NATIONAL CONSCIENCE

WINNERS

1^st – HAWKINS-OGELLE EMMANUEL

• School: Jomeg College, Umuahia
• State: Abia State
• Age: 15 years
• Class: SS 2
• Gender: Male

2^nd – NWANGA SOLOMON EBUBECHUKWU

• School: Charles Secondary School, Nigercem
• State: Ebonyi State
• Age: 18 years                
• Class: SS 3
• Gender: Male

3^rd – ABOLOKO ERICA

• School: Breakthrough Academy
• State: Ogun State
• Age: 15 years
• Class: SS 2
• Gender: Female

2018
THE PURSUIT OF TRUTH: LIES AND THE NATIONAL PSYCHE

WINNERS

1^st – ONYEMELUKWE BRANDON OBIOMA

• School: Dority International School, Aba
• State: Abia State
• Age: 17 years
• Class: SS 2
• Gender: Male

2^nd – OKORONKWO MMESOMACHI GOSPEL

• School: Dority International School, Aba
• State: Abia State
• Age: 16 years
• Class: SS 2
• Gender: Male

3^rd – MBAGWU NZUBECHUKWU.

• School: Federal Government College, Okigwe
• State: Anambra
• Age: 15 years
• Class: SS 2
• Gender: Male

2019 (marked 10th year anniversary)
FREEDOM JUSTICE & EQUITY: THE CHILDREN’S INTERVENTION IN RENEWAL OF THE NATION
N.B The management decided to give more students a chance to be winners by conduction regional screenings from the essays that were submitted for qualification

The winners of the regional essay competition are:

Northeast – IBRAHIM MAINA SALEH

• School: Gombe High School
• State: Gombe State
• Age: 15 years
• Class: SS 1B
• Gender: Male

Northwest: MUJAHYD AMEEN LILO

• School: Sunshine International College, Kano
• State: Kano State
• AGE: 16 years
• Class: SS 2
• Gender: Male

North Central: OKONKWO OKECHUKWU

• School: Heritage International School
• State: Nasarawa State
• Age: 15 years
• Class: SS 2
• Gender: Male

South-South: SAMUEL ONYINYECHI GOODNESS U

• School: West end Mixed School
• STATE: Delta
• Class: SS 3
• Gender: Female

Southwest: SOLADOYE TOLUWANIMI

• School: The Vale College, Ibadan
• State: Oyo State
• Age: 14 years
• Class: SS 2
• Gender: Female

Southeast: IFEANYICHUKWU KEMDINACHI LYONNET

• School: Dority International Secondary School
• State: Abia State
• Class: SS 1
• Age: 15 years
• Gender: Female

The topic for this session was: THE CHALLENGE TO NATION BUILDING
The 10th anniversary Special essay competition winner: 

Name: AJAYI KOLAJO

• School: Abeokuta Grammar School
• Class: SS 2
• Age: 15 years                   
• Gender: Male

2020
I AM BECAUSE YOU ARE

WINNERS
ANGLOPHONE (ENGLISH) SENIOR

1^st – TYRONE NKULULEKO TAKAWIRA

• School/Institution: Ashesi University
• Country: Zimbabwe
• Age Group: 17 -22 years
• Gender: Male

Runner Up – BOLUWADURO ABASIEKEM ADEYEMI

• School/Institution: American University of Barbados
• Country: Citizen – Nigeria, Residence – Barbados
• Age Group: 17 -22 years
• Gender: Male

ANGLOPHONE (ENGLISH) JUNIOR

1^st – EMILY SUH

• School/Institution: Torrey Pines High School
• Country: USA
• Age Group: 12 -16 years
• Gender: Female

Runner Up – JOSEPH DIVINE

• School/Institution: Caleb International College, Magodo
• Country: Nigeria
• Age Group: 12 -16 years
• Gender: Female

FRANCOPHONE (FRENCH) SENIOR

1^st – FELISTA BILUGE

• School/Institution: Universite Catholique De Bukavu
• Country: Republique Democratique Du Congo
• Age Group: 17 -22 years
• Gender: Female

Runner Up – EMMANUEL ADJANOR

• School/Institution: Groupe Ecoles Alfred Nobel
• Country: Cote D’ivoire
• Age Group: 17 -22 years
• Gender: Male

FRANCOPHONE (ENGLISH) JUNIOR

1^st – THELMA IHEANACHO

• School/Institution: Meadow Hall School
• Country: Nigeria
• Age Group: 12 -16 years
• Gender: Female

Runner Up – TOLUWANI SONUGA

• School/Institution: Corona Secondary School, Agbara
• Country: Nigeria
• Age Group: 12 -16 years
• Gender: Female

SINOPHONE (CHINESE) SENIOR

1^st – YUYING ZHU

• School/Institution: San Diego State University
• Country: China
• Age Group: 17 -22 years
• Gender: Female

Runner Up – JIAYI LI

• School/Institution: University of Edinburgh
• Country: China
• Age Group: 17 -22 years
• Gender: Female

SINOPHONE (CHINESE) MIDDLE

1^st – SHAOYUAN LI

• School/Institution: Tilton School
• Country: China
• Age Group: Middle
• Gender: Male

Runner Up – PAMPHILE SASSI AUBERT

• School/Institution: Tianjin University
• Country: Nigeria/China
• Age Group: Middle
• Gender: Male

HISPANOPHONE (SPANISH) SENIOR

1^st – SAMSON IKECHUKWU AREWAH

• School/Institution: University of Benin, Edo State
• Country: Nigeria
• Age Group: 17 – 22 years
• Gender: Male

Runner Up – MAYRA MILEIDY PEDRAZA FERNANDEZ

• School/Institution: Egresade De La Institution Educativa Veinte De Julio
• Country: Colombia
• Age Group: 17 – 22 years
• Gender: Female

LUSOPHONE (PORTUGUESE) SENIOR

1^st – PEDRO HERMENEGILDO GONÇALVES CAPITA

• School/Institution: Escola Do Segundo Ciclo Do Ensino Secundario
• Country: Angola
• Age Group: 17 – 22 years
• Gender: Male

Runner Up – DÉLCIA DA CONCEICÃO VERISSIMO DA COSTA

• School/Institution: Instituto Superior Politecnico Alvorecer da Juventude
• Country: Angola
• Age Group: 17 – 22 years
• Gender: Female

GLOBAL WINNERS

JUNIOR CATEGORY: THELMA IHEANACHO

• School: Meadow Hall, School
• Country: Nigeria
• Age Group: 12 -16 years
• Gender: Female

SENIOR CATEGORY: TYRONE NKULULEKO TAKAWIRA

• School/Institution: Ashesi University
• Country: Zimbabwe
• Age Group: 17 -22 years
• Gender: Male

CONSOLATION DIASPORA PRIZE

JUNIOR CATEGORY

1^st – VERA HONAM ANTHONIO

• School/Institution: Aburi Girls Senior High School – Presbyterian, Ghana
• Country: Ghana
• Age Group: 12 – 16 years
• Gender: Female

Runner Up – SAMPADA DAHAL

• School/Institution: White Heaven Academy, Nepal
• Country: Nepal
• Age Group: 12 – 16 years
• Gender: Female

SENIOR CATEGORY

1^st – LETA DANIEL

• School/Institution: Gerald High School
• Country: Uganda
• Age Group: 17 – 22 years
• Gender: Male

1^st Runner Up – MAJEEDAT ABDULMAJEED

• School/Institution: Victoria De Giron
• Country: Cuba
• Age Group: 17 – 22 years
• Gender: Female

2^nd Runner Up – ANUSHREE CHAUDHURI

• School/Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Country: USA
• Age Group: 17 – 22 years
• Gender: Female

2022
CITIZENSHIP AND NATION BUILDING: THE YOUTH INTERVENTION FOR A NEW DAWN

WINNERS

1^ST: SOBOWALE DANIEL OLASUBOMI

• School: Redeemers High School, Redemption Camp
• Class: SS 2
• Age: 15 years
• Gender: Male

2^nd: BOLUGBE OLAYINKA

• School: Ansar-Ud-Deen Grammar School, Isaga Orile
• Class: SS 2
• Age: 19 years
• Gender: Female

3^rd: OLADAPO ILERIOLUWA

• School: The international Academy
• Class: SS2
• Age: 15years
• Gender: Male