Alexander Brown Hall and Faculty of Technology in the Hall and Faculty categories respectively, emerged as the champions of the Professor Kayode Adebowale JawWar 2026 Finals on Wednesday, 14th October, 2026 at the International Conference Centre (ICC), University of Ibadan.
Alexander Brown Hall represented by David Akinjare and Folusho Olu-Adegbola defeated Ransome Kuti Hall represented by Samuel Binuyo and Eze Gordon, 85.6% to 83.1% in the Hall category.
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While the Faculty of Technology represented by Mojoyinola Okikiola Daniel and Babatimehin Peace defeated the Faculty of Law represented by Michael Oluwagunwa and Muiz Opeyemi Ajayi, 83.95% to 79.8%. Babatimehin Peace emerged as the Overall Best Speaker of the night.
The JawWar 2026 Finals also featured the presentation of awards of excellence to several speakers who have made their mark at JawWar 2026. The Overall Best Speaker at JawWar 2026 was Bartholomew Samuel who was awarded a plaque and a sum of 100,000 Naira, the Overall Best Finalist was Michael Oluwagunwa who was also awarded a plaque and a sum of 100,000 Naira. Other awards include the Audience Choice Award for the Favourite Speaker who was announced to be Ojo Esther, the Award for the Overall Best Speech was won by Michael Oluwagunwa and the Award for the Overall Best Rebuttal was won by Bartholomew Samuel.
Another highlight of the JawWar Finals was the JawWar Inter-University National Debate Competition that had eight participating from several universities across Nigeria. The results of the National Debate Competition are as follows: The 8th position with 69.8% was Lead City University, Lagos State University finished 7th with 71%, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) finished in the 6th Position with 71.4%,University of Ilorin finished 5th with 72.6%, Olabisi Onabanjo University clinched 4th Position with a score of 74.6%. The top three universities in the competition were Redeemer’s University at the 3rd Position with a score of 80.1% whose speaker was awarded a Redmi Pad 2, the 2nd Position was clinched by Rivers State University with a score of 80.8% whose speaker was awarded an Ipad and the Overall Winner of the competition in the 1st Position with a score of 84.4% was the University of Ibadan represented by Faith Uwokhori who was awarded a laptop.
The JawWar Finals also featured the Rookie Oratory Competition with the participating rookies from different faculties and halls across the University of Ibadan. The top three speakers of the competition were Kayode Emmanuel from Kenneth Mellanby Hall who placed 3rd with a score of 79.75%,Olaiya Samuel from the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences in the 2nd Position with a score of 80.25% and the winner of the competition was Feranmi Adejumo from Ransome Kuti Hall with a score of 81%.
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