Top-20 Public Speakers to Watch Out for in Jaw War 2023
It’s official, the biggest event in the University of Ibadan is here and as usual, the tension has reached a climax.
In less than 24 hours, the speakers will mount the podium to war with their jaws and the ever-enthusiastic supporters of each constituency will be there to cheer them on.
Like in previous editions, ‘spiritual’ supporters of the competition have consulted the oracles and stared at the stars to find out where the pendulum of this year’s trophies will swing.
While we are not interested in weighing into that debate, we have decided to beam light on an equally important question: Who are the top speakers expected in this year’s tournament?
We have gone far and wide to bring to you a comprehensive list of top speakers to expect in Jaw War 2023. This list was created based on the following:
- Number of awards/appearances made by the speaker.
- Level of delivery in previous tournaments.
- Popularity and influence in UI’s public speaking space.
So, join me, as I unveil their identities.
{Please note, this article was written independently and was not authored or compiled by The Literary and Debating Society of University of Ibadan}
20. Dare Irawooluwa
Irawooluwa is a 400 level student of the Department of Classics. She is a member of both Queen Elizabeth Hall and Faculty of Arts LnD. She served as the President of the Queen Elizabeth II Literary and Debating Society last year. She won the Bello Hall Bilateral Debate in 2019. She is also a podcaster.
Irawo’s speeches are known for sound content.
19. Nwaigwe Amarachi
Amarachi is a 500-level student of Medicine and Surgery. She is a member of the Alexander Brown Hall Literary and Debating Society and the current Team Lead of the LnD’s House Gandhi.
She was the Best Speaker at the 2023 Lanre Bello Inter-Faculty Debate. She was also the Best Speaker and a joint winner of the 2022 UIMSA Inter-Level Debate.
Amarachi’s calm yet powerful delivery has been known to impress both judges and audience alike at multiple debates.
18. Nafisat Ogunsesan
Nafisat is a 400 level Law student. She is a member of both Law LND and Obafemi Awolowo Hall LND. She was the 2019 Law LnD Rookie of the year. She was first-runner up Rookie of the same year in Awo LND, the winner of Mellanby Oratory Competition and the Winner of Model United Nations UI 2019 Inter-faculty debate competition.
She is the current Vice-president of the Faculty of Law LnD
17. Chineke Ugochukwu
Ugo is a 300 level Law Student. He is a member of both Sultan Bello Hall and Law LnD. He was the Best Speaker at Commanders Debate in 2014 and Best International Speaker at Singapore 2016 (African-Asia Debate Championship).
He was also the Anambra State Representative at the Buhari Inauguration Debate Championship in 2017. He was first-runner up of Sultan of the Podium 2019 and three times Best Speaker of Bello Rookie League 2019. He was also a finalist at Super Bowl Oratory Competition 2019.
Chineke is known for his powerful and captivating delivery.
16. Omotayo Ajibola
Omotayo is a 300 level student of the Faculty of Law. He is a member of both the Faculty of Law and Nnamdi Azikwe LND. In his first year, he won the Francis Adepoju Oratory Competition and also the best rookie speaker at the Jaw War Debate Tournament.
Omotayo has also represented his hall and won in public speaking competitions such as the Awo Hall Inter-hall Oratory Competition and many more.
He currently serves as the President of Nnamdi Azikwe Hall Literary and Debating Society
15. Chidera Anushiem
Chidera is a 500 level student of the Faculty of Pharmacy. He is a member of both the Great Independence Hall LnD and Pharmacy LnD. Last year, he served as the President of Pharmacy’s Literary and Debating Society.
Chidera was the winner of the Sir Ifeanyi Debate Competition (6th Edition). The first runner-up at 2017 Jaw War Rookie Contest and finalist at NANS South-west Inter-tertiary Debate Competition.
14. Olawuyi Jesujunwolo
Olawuyi Jesujunwolo is a 600-level student of Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Clinical Sciences. He’s the President of the Alexander Brown Hall Literary and Debating Society (which includes Faculty of Clinical Sciences and Faculty of Dentistry LnDs).
Juwon was the Winner of the 2020 Champion of the Podium and served as the Team Lead, House Mandela of the Alexander Brown Hall LnD from 2020 to 2022.
Juwon is known for his use of creative structures in his speeches.
13. Ajewole Martins
Martins is a 300 level student of RNR. He is a member of both Renewable Natural Resources and Sultan Bello’s LND. He was the overall best train drill 2019, Sultan Bello LnD. He was the winner of the rookie league 2019 in Sultan Bello. First Runner-up, Obafemi Awolowo Inter-hall oratory 2019, Winner of Armoury of words 2019
He is a two-time President of his Faculty’s LnD and currently serves as the Bullet squad captain and Financial Secretary for Sultan Bello hall LnD.
12. Obeya Mark
Mark is a 500-level student of Medicine and Surgery. He is a member of both the Alexander Brown Hall and Faculty of Clinical Sciences LnDs.
Mark served as the Team Lead, House Gandhi of the Alexander Brown Hall LnD from 2020 to 2022. He was Best Speaker at the 2019 UIMSA Interdepartmental Debate and on the Winning Team at the 2022 UIMSA Inter-level debate
Mark is known for his fiery style of delivery and an admirable use of punchline-laced logic.
11. Georgeana Reuben
Georgeana is a 400 level student of the Faculty of Education. She is a member of Obafemi Awolowo LND and Faculty of Law LND. In 2018, she won the Faculty of Education Freshers oratory contest. She was winner of 2020 Interhall oratory contest organized by Kuti Hall and winner of the 2020 National debate competition organized by JCI Nigeria.
She is the current President of the Faculty of Education students’ association. She is noted for her persuasive delivery style.
10. Eguaoje Joy
Joy is a 400 level student of the Faculty of Law. She is a member of both Queen Idia LND and Law LND. She was best speaker at the Faculty of Law Rookies Bilaterals in 2018, was 2nd second runner-up at the Jaw War rookies contest and winner of the Cell Is Life oratory contest in the same year. In 2019, she won the maiden International Law Students Association oratory competition. She was also winner of the Queen Idia hall Clash of Divas competition in 2020.
She is noted for persuasive delivery style.
9. Yusuf Aisha
Yusu Aisha is a 400 level Law Student. She is a member of both Obafemi Awolowo Hall Literary and Debating Society and Law LND. She was the overall best speaker at the Professor Francis Egbokhare Inter-press debate competition. She was best speaker at Queen Idia hall Inter-hall debate competition and second-runner up at Kuti Hall inter-hall debate competition. She was also the overall best female speaker at the Jaw War 2022 Tournament.
She is the current president of the AWO LnD.
8. Bodunde Ebenezer
Ebenezer is a 400L student of the Faculty of Science. He is a member of both the Faculty of Science and Nnamdi Azikiwe hall Literary and Debating Society. In 2019, he emerged as the winner of Tech Bilaterals. The same year, he emerged as the winner of Lagos State University (LASU) National Parliamentary Debate and best speaker of the Speak and Spark competition
He was the first-runner up at the professor Kester debate competition in 2020 and more recently emerged as the first-runner up of the 2023 Lanre Bello Inter-Faculty debate.
7. Ogbonna Chiziterem
Chiziterem is a 500 level Law Student. He is a member of both Nnamdi Azikwe Hall and Faculty of Law LND. He was the first runner-up of the Prima Strata National Law Students’ Debate. He won the 2018 JCI Lanre Bello inter-faculty debate. He was also the winner of the Professor Kester Debate.
He is a former President of the Nnamdi Azikwe LND and former Vice-President of Law LND.
6. Victor Fabarebo
Victor Fabarebo is a 400 level Student of Law. He was captain of the University of Ibadan’s British Parliamentary Debate Club in 2021. He is a member of both Sultan Bello Hall and Law LND.
He was the winner of the 2021 Moyosore Onigbanjo Essay Competition/presentation on Data Privacy. He was also the winner of MIPLG African Intellectual Property Debate 2020. He was the first-runner up at LASU National Inter-Varsity debate and first-runner up at 2019 National Law Students’ debate. He was also the winner of the 2022 JCI Collegiate Conference public speaking championship.
He is currently the President of the Faculty of Law literary and debating society.
5. Barnabas Michael
Barnabas is a 500 level student of Petroleum Engineering. He is a member of both Sultan Bello Hall LND and Faculty of Technology LND.
He was the overall best speaker of Sultan Bello Hall Bilateral debate competition in 2017. He was the first runner-up at Nnamdi Azikwe inter-hall impromptu contest in 2018.
Winner, wordplay master and overall best orator – Bullets vs. Dynamites ( Armory of Words 2019). Best orator at the Olumide Oyebanji Memorial Annual interfaculty Oratory competition 2021. He was also the winner and best orator, Dragon’s Jaw 2021.
Barnabas is popular for his incredible punchlines and wordplay as well as logic and delivery. He is the current General of Sultan Bello Hall Literary and Debating Society
4. Olayiide Bolaji
Olayide Bolaji is a 300 level student of the Department of English. He is the current President of the Lord Tedder LND and the speech coach in the Faculty of Arts LND.
Bolaji was the winner of 2019 Lord Tedder Hall King of the Podium oratory contest. He was the overall Best Rookie at Superbowl in 2019. He was also the second-runner up of the competition. He won the Awo Hall 2020 inter-hall Rookie Oratory contest.
He won a Jawwar treble last year for his hall and faculty. He was the winner of the first edition of Jawwar National Debate Championship in 2021. He also won the best rebuttal at Jawwar 2021 and recently led the UI team to victory at the LASU Intervarsity debate competition.
3. Lawal Mubarak
Lawal Mubarak is the former President of Faculty of Technology Literary and Debating Society and former Vice-President of Tedder Hall LND. He is a 500 level student of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Mubarak was the best speaker at Jaw War finals 2019. He was the best speaker at the Faculty of Technology Bilateral Debate. He was also the winner of Jaw War Rookie Oratory Competition 2018. In 2019 and 2021, he was joint winner of the Jaw War for Lord Tedder Hall.
Mubarak is influential for his unique use of logic as well as crispy delivery.
2. Okusanya Goodness
Goodness is a 400 level student of the Department of Communications and Language Arts. He is a member of both Kuti and Faculty of Arts LND. He was the winner of 2019 Kuti Hall Inter-house debate and the first runner-up at Kuti Hall Great Man of the Podium.
He was joint winner of the 2022 Jaw War for Faculty of Arts where he was named the best speaker at the Finals. He was part of the UI team that won last year’s LASU Intervarsity debate competition where he was also named the overall best speaker of the championship. More recently, he emerged as a joint winner of the 12th Lanre Bello Inter-faculty debate competition organized by Junior Chamber International (JCI)
1. Ayo Salako Faithful
Salako is a 500 level student of the Faculty of Law. He is a member of both the Faculty of Law and Kuti Hall LND. He is the former President of Kuti Hall Literary and Debating Society and also the former speech coach of Faculty of Law LND.
He was the winner of Kuti Hall Great Man of the Podium in 2018. He was also the joint winner of the 2018 Junior Chamber International Debate Competition.
Also, he was the first-runner up at 2018 armory of words inter-hall oratory competition and was the overall Best Speaker at Jaw War 2019 and 2021
He is known for his powerful and commanding delivery.
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