The fourth edition of the Hadiza Ibrahim Aliyu Schools Festival (HIASFEST) was an unforgettable spectacle for everyone privileged to attend the edition. It was held from 19th to 22nd of January 2022 with delegates coming from Benue, Taraba, Osun, Kaduna, Gombe and FCT. The 2022 edition was a great improvement from the previous editions in terms of planning, programme and participation.
The 2022 edition of HIASFEST consist of ten categories and each category has three trophies. There are two trophies for Best Actor (male and female). These ten categories include:
- On-the-spot Poetry Writing
- On-the-spot Short Story Writing
- On-the-spot Non Fiction (Literary Essay)
- On-the-spot Painting
- Cultural Dance
- Contemporary Song
- Spokenword
- Drama
- Quiz
- Craft
There were also special awards, prizes and tuition scholarships for students and individuals who have distinguished themselves in Literary and Art Administration.
Opening Ceremony
The opening ceremony began by 10:00am but the registration team of the HCAF were already at the venue before time to ensure participating schools were duly registered as a prerequisite to participate in the event. Although some schools did online registration, there was still a need to verify them again to be sure the data presented were accurate and to also guarantee smooth participation. The registered schools are:
- Himma International College, Minna
- Father O’ Connell Science College, Minna
- Barakat Community Secondary School Ilorin
- New Horizons College, Minna
- Nut Endwell Model Science School Chanchaga
- Government Army Day Secondary School, Minna
- Diamond Global Academy, Minna
- Hill-Top Model School, Minna
- Challenge International School, Minna
- Jewel Model Secondary School, Kubwa
- Helena Heritage Academy, Jalingo
- Mary’s Secondary School, Adikpo
- Fomwan Schools, Minna
- First Oxford Academy Maitumbi
- Zarumai Model School, Minna
- Government Secondary School, Makurdi
- Beracah Academy, Minna
- Baiwa International School, Minna
- Government Science College Kontagora
- Al-Fitrah Islamic Academy Tunga, Minna
- Queen view Academy Minna
- El – Bethel Academy, Minna
- Nasfah Academy, Minna
- Champions Learning Fields, Minna
- Federal Science and Technical College Kuta
- Government girls Day Secondary School, Suleja
- Legend International School, Minna
- Government Day Secondary School, “A” Maikunkele
- Gombe International School, Gombe
- Day Secondary School Limawa, Minna
- Government Day Science College Tunga
- Khalid Imam Academy, Kumboso, Kano
- Upper Niger River Basin School, Tudun Fulani
- Bosso Secondary School, Minna
- Government Girls Day Science College, Minna
- Treasure International School, Minna
- Brighter Schools Minna
- Baptist Comprehensive School, Kontagora
- Capital school Bay Clinic, Minna
- Al – Ali International School, Minna
The guests in attendance included Alhaji Bala Abdullahi Kwatu, the initiator of HIASFEST, Hajiya Amina Nasir; the Co-ordinator of Aliyu Trust Foundation, Dr Zubairu Twashi (Pioneer Founder, Wushishi Old Students Association), Dr Kamar Hamza and Mallam Mahmud Tanko.
Dr Twashi, the chairman of the event welcomed everyone to the event. He spoke about the role of mentorship and platforms in the growth of the society. He mentioned that the most creative person in the world is the writer. He further appreciated the gesture of the sponsors of HIASFEST and also eulogised Mallam BM Dzukogi for his giant strides over the years with the teenagers, after which he declared HIASFEST formally opened.
HCAF FOUNDER’S SPEECH
Mallam Dzukogi in his welcome address invited Dr Kamar Hamza to pray for the repose of souls of Hajiya Hadiza Aliyu and Muktar Ibrahim Aliyu. Afterwards, he made a special recognition of schools that came from other states, Hill-Top branch members across the country and some special guests seated. He spoke about how Alhaji Kwatu’s initiative has emboldened the spirit of creativity in the students. He added that it has also emboldened the writers and escalated their reach. HIASFEST has made the writers so alive. He added that it is not so easy to find privileged Nigerians looking at the children of those who are not theirs. Furthermore, he stated that “we are seeking to build a continental platform where children from around the world can stay.” He therefore called on the Niger state Government to support the Hill-Top creative Arts Foundation; he implored the Governor to build a dormitory at the Art Centre. In closing his speech, he urged all the participants to make new friends from other schools, religion and state citing that, it is better to make a friend from afar than a friend from closely because doing school means one has drawn the world to oneself and has closed a long distance. He ended with “May the best win!”
The Initiator’s Speech
Hiafest 2022 is a huge success. I can feel the ambience as presently been expressed by participating students, teachers and most especially the Hill-Top Creative Arts Foundation, the organizers of this beautiful event. The Hill-Top Creative Arts Foundation has metamorphosed to a blue diamond platform of literary promotion with almost branches across the country and even going beyond and I sincerely thank Mohammed Baba Dzukogi for taking the stress off our shoulder. What you’ve been able to achieve so far is not by power of money but out of conviction. Money cannot buy the success we’ve achieved with HIASFEST. The grey hair you see in the face of Dzukogi is the testimony of his selfless sacrifice. Thank you so much Sir.
This hall I can see is full of tension amongst the participating schools, everyone is confident of winning something, especially the overall prizes and yes, this is the type of hope and aspirations we want to build in the minds of the younger generations.
At the closing of the 3rd edition, we did promise to invite either Prof. Wole Soyinka or Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. And indeed, we reached out to them. For Chimamanda, it was an apology. Prof Soyinka did give green light only to decline some few months back. While I was carried away by the profile of these two distinguished Nigerians, I didn’t realize that HIASFEST has in its profile 100s of Chimamanda and Soyinka.
Ladies and gentlemen, from 2019 to date, I can testify that by the special grace of Allah, the next laureates shall come from HIASFEST. It is exactly what Hajiya Hadiza Ibrahim Aliyu promoted while she was alive. The entire family of Mallam Ibrahim Aliyu value excellence and they strongly believe that man is nothing without knowledge.
From next year, Arabic and Pidgin English shall be added to widen the window of participation. We remain committed to promoting academic excellence. Thank you.
TTHE EVENTS BEGIN…
The Contemporary Song event was held at the big hall of Justice Legbo Kutigi International conference centre. This event witnessed sonorous rendition of songs, choreography of performances and hollers of cheers from the audience. This event was held simultaneously with the On-the-spot Non Fiction and Short Story Writing held at Himma International College. This also witnessed a surge of participation especially for those who have participated in the previous editions and the first timers.
Day 2
Early the following day, the On-the-spot Poetry Writing event took place at Himma International to conclude the creative writing aspect of HIASFEST 2022 and by 10:00am, the painting category kick-started at Hill-Top Arts Centre, Maitumbi Minna. The choice of this venue was to provide serenity and a natural environment so that the painters could be inspired to be on their highest spirit of creativity. The painters were properly coordinated and they were provided with a fruit basket in order to do a still-life painting. They painted in different stripes, perceptions and dimensions.
By 12:00pm, the Drama category of the event began. Schools were provided a theme on “Political Marginalization” to perform in ten minutes. As expected, the different participating schools interpreted the themes based on their perception of the theme, their level of artistry, costume, language, gestures and theatrics and their performances testified to this. The members of the audience were exhilarated, went wild and applauded the schools that gave performance extraordinaire.
At 2:00pm, the moderator for these performance arts announced a break and allowed general performances from interested individuals and schools. Students mounted the stage to dance, crack jokes, performed spoken words and all the likes. The Spoken word event started by 2:30pm and concluded the event for day two.
Day 3
For individuals who have come to appreciate schools festival, one important event they look forward to is the cultural dance. The costume, dance steps, drumming, song rhythms and the choreography of the dancers only leave the audience desiring more. This event was the first spectacle of the fourth day. This was followed by the Quiz event. The quiz event is the only event that put to test the student academic prowess especially in science, arts and current affairs. The result of this category is usually the first to be known in the course of the event.
The final event for the day was Craft. This event like the science expo allows students to not only demonstrate the ingenuity of their innovations but also dazzle the spectators with the problem-solving mechanism of their design; after all the purpose of technology is to solve human problems.
Day Four
After a keenly contested four days among the participants representing their schools in the different categories of HIASFEST, the closing ceremony is a time of reward and recognition. Similarly, the result collation team led by the founder of the Hill-Top Creative Arts Foundation, Mallam BM Dzukogi and its members including HIASFRST National Coordinator,Mr Makama Shekwoaga, Abel Onafurume, Ojo Olumide Emmanuel, Awwalu Sakiwa, Maryam Bobi and Vanessa Makama were also on their sleeves ensuring the results is ready for announcement.
By 10:00am, the majority of participating schools were already seated waiting eagerly to be crowned with glory. The atmosphere inside the big hall of Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi International Conference Centre was charged as many anticipated that the results will be in their favour. The day began with the event coordinator, MD Abubakar, inviting some selected students to run a showcase of the trophies and awards to be awarded to the deserving students, teachers and highly esteemed personalities who have contributed to the literary development of Nigeria. Afterwards, every school that participated in the four day event were presented a certificate of participation.
As the event began to take shape, Sheikh Dada Paiko, Mallama Khadijah Sakiwa and Rev. Sister Agatha were invited to pray for the event and Nigeria. The National Anthem was led by Precious Amoo of Barakat Community School, Ilorin. A collection of selected students also recited the HIASFEST Anthem. This was followed by the introduction of guests. They include Alhaji Bala Abdullahi Kwatu, Prof. Mohammed Kuta Yahaya, Jibrin Baba Ndace (Representative of Alhaji Idris Malagi), Hajiya Salamatu (Head of Service and Representaitive of Hajiya Amina Sani Bello, the wife of the Governor of Niger State), Dr Bello Nagogo (Representative of Alhaji Usman Nagogo, Chiroman Minna), Dr Yahaya Ubandoma (Representative of the Provost of FCE Kontagora), Hajiya Amina Nasir (Coordinator of Aliyu Trust Foundation), Alhaji Yakub Hassan Lemu, Hajiya Sadiya Aminu Aliyu (MD, Urban Shelter LTD), Hajiya Maryam Aliyu (MD, Shelter Suite LTD) and others. The writer’s community also joined in solidarity with the event. Dr Ola Ifatimehin and Mr Jerry Adesowo co-judged the Drama Category. Sueddie Vershima Agema, Khalid Imam, Almamun Mahmud, Odu Ode, Abuyaman Mohammed and other important names were present.
In order not to bore the guest with truckloads of speeches, Gwape International Cultural Troupe took the audience to a realm of cultural dance performance which left everyone awestruck and entertained. And then, the speech of the Chairman of the Occasion, Prof. Mohammed Kuta Yahaya followed. He spoke on the importance of goodwill, togetherness and the virtues of assisting others which has characterized the life of Alhaji Ibrahim and his late wife Hajiya Hadiza Ibrahim Aliyu. He appreciated everyone present and prayed that HIASFEST will continue to inspire many generations to come.
His speech was trailed by that of Alhaji Kwatu. In his goodwill message, he spoke on his roadmap to success which could not have been smooth without the inputs of certain important personalities. Of course, the event would not have been successful without the “father of Nigerian Children” BM Dzukogi! The name Dzukogi has continued to spread like a wildfire and make waves across the world. BM Dzukogi has been a guide to not just his children but the society at large through his literary activities. He is the founder of the Hill-top Creative Arts Foundation and has nurtured young writers who are making waves in the Nigerian Literary scene.
BM Dzukogi in his speech recognized the guests who have honoured HIASFEST 2022. He also elaborated on the efforts his foundation has been making to see that they thrive. He also called on individuals and the general public to be unrelenting in the support they have been giving to the foundation. His speech was followed by a song performance by St Mary’s Secondary School, Makurdi. The judges for the different categories of HIASFEST were afterward invited to the podium for recognition. They include Hauwa Shafii, Paul Liam, Bash Amuneni, Dr Ola Ifatimehin, Omoba’Jerry Adesowo, Ojo Olumide Emmanuel and others.
The Star Prize winners Adepoju Isaiah and Zakiyyah Dzukogi were invited for their speech. Here is his speech:
Keynote Address by Isaiah Adepoju
Topic: The Ideal Africa: Nigeria, and Other Places I’ve not been
To Hilltop Creative Arts Foundation for the platform and the community
When we still lived in Zamfara, I’d sneak out during my mother’s morning prayer to Lawoli’s shop at Sabon Gari to ride bicycles. The almajiris at Lawoli’s shop, whom I admire so much, would teach me how to pedal and how to swerve. Unfortunately, as a Yoruba boy who resembles Igbo, I was not supposed to play too much with them. I didn’t know why.
The glances, nuances, aphorisms, and sighs around said I had a palatable future than they. Albeit I was recalcitrant as a younger child; I liked the Almajiri’s kind of comedies, or happiness—perhaps a major part of me wanted to be like them too. They didn’t always care about building fenced houses, buying cars, winning awards: They want to survive and be happy with themselves while at it—maybe with some little mischief too, ah. Communalism, for them, means they live, and hurt, and commit mischief together.
For example, I was sharing balls of kosai (akara) once in Zamfara. I was about eight years old. (My Mum brought things like that from the governor’s wife’s house during Ramadan, I think, so I and my brothers mostly shared them to the queue of Almajiris outside our house.)
This time, the queue spread into the tarred road and blocked the passage of a car with this full-bearded man inside; the full bearded man climbed down to harass the smallest almajiri he could grab… In a word, the full-bearded man sped away under a tarpaulin of curses.
Community!
How the almajiris reacted, verbally, may be ethically incorrect, but this speech is not about justification—it is about our response to vilifications against our territory and our community.
Territory and Community should be our most important aim. Nigeria is a territory, for one: HIASFEST is a community, for other.
One of the things we equally owe society is our ability to give back. We are all endowed in unique ways to emancipate ourselves with our compassionate actions. We all owe those life has put in unexplainable circumstances our pursuit of their comfort. And we can do that through realizing that gender orientation, contrasting political opinions, cultural beliefs and tradition, religion, etc., are not a basis for segregation.
In other words, through a federal character that isn’t dependent on what tribe, what religion, and what language.
All cosmological answers—to Climate change, World poverty, to Racism, to tribalism, to ills of every community—rely on communal sustenance through self-emancipation beyond political, religious, and socio-economic ultraconservativism.
On one hand, the question of how our mere behaviour to the other affect things as the universe surfaces. On the other hand, the question of justice, self-justice, and the justification of other self-harms facilitated by social conditions, also surfaces? Is moral relativism an ideal thing—is pragmatic nitpicking? What does humanism as a religion entail? How does cultural pluralism fit into the contest of humanism, especially in complex structures as government-formation, federal character, etc., of what cultural practice is ‘good’ or ‘bad’? How does globalization—civilization! — affect Individualism?
Is this gathering of beautiful, young faces the ideal example of community? Or is it something more subtle as the reason why we are here? Is it the base or the periphery that forms the essence? Is social stratification according to ethnic, religious, caste, political statistics the ideal thing—?
First, community is attained through the common belief that all peoples of the world are created equal: that we work, not all man for himself, but a man for the next self, and then the next: that so-and-so person won’t be judged through an objectified moral epicentres but through compassion and logic.
Second, purity-culture hinders our community, whether of artists, optimistic, smiling faces gathered here today, or of writers whom I know identify and work as pundits, social abolitionists—even suffragists, gender-role homeopaths, especially in the Middle East.
Third, Africa is a promised land because it accommodates an ever-changing sects and cultures of people: the Massai, the Urhobo, the Himba, and the Samburu. And ultimately that it has unexplored cultures and a historical void every African artist finds themselves tangled void—one of these voids is how the African experience is passed through another language. Unfortunately, Africa is entangled with identity-crisis. That is, what is Africa if its history, its culture, its tradition, its name is tampered with? How would Africa salvage its self when it realizes how manipulative its ex-colonialists are—the illegal exportation of gold in Kenya for example, the romanticization of blackness that divides Africa and Europe or the Americas in colour bars, etc.
Though, all hope is not lost.
Because, I see today, daring, brilliant, pragmatic world leaders sitting before me, on these seats of Legbo Kutigi Hall, Minna, Niger State.
An African man who does not change his name to George or Williams to lead a true African renaissance without the notoriety of the African Renaissance Monument on the promontory of Dakar, Senegal. An African woman who does not to call herself ‘strong, black, artistic’ to appeal to Pink people’s sentiments. An Africa not enmeshed in tribal wars because they can’t find themselves through the doggedness of their manipulated history. An Africa which favours education than religion, which encourages books that don’t call Africans ‘black’—because it will remind generations to come that Josef Conrad wrote a beautifully erroneous Heart of Darkness. This is what Humanism means, that peoples realize their selves. This is why the first Paradise failed, because love came too late calling ‘Adam, where art thou’ in the garden. I have love in my heart. HIASFEST is a cocoon for us youngsters before our respective launching…
The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks:
The long day wanes: the slow moon climbs: the deep
Moans round with many voices. Come, my friends,
‘T is not too late to seek a newer world.
Thank you.
After these speeches, a cultural performance by Himma International College and a Spoken Word duet by the students of Champion Learning Field, Minna entertained the guests. This was followed by goodwill messages from the Representative Dr. Aminu Abubakar Sani Bello and Alhaji Usman Nagogo. Here are their speeches:
Address of her Excellency, Dr Amina Aabubakar Sani Bello on the Ceremony of the 4th edition of HIASFEST organized by the Hill-Top Creative Arts Foundation on 22nd of January, 2022 at the Justice Legbo Kutigi International Conference Centre, Minna.
Protocol:
I am delighted to be in your midst today to mark another milestone, the closing ceremony of the 4th edition of HIASFEST organized by the Hill-Top Creative Arts Foundation.
I congratulate the focused and purposeful leadership of this foundation for the successful history of this year’s event and also commend their effort and commitment on providing enabling environment for the development of the talents and creativity potentials among the school children.
Youth as widely acclaimed are the leaders of tomorrow hence they need all encouragement and support to develop leadership potential and to reflect this mirror to the larger society through writing and creativity.
The pen is mightier than the sword and abundantly it significantly helped in shaping the society since time immemorial. Late Hadiza Ibrahim Aliyu, whom this international Literary Festival is named after, was of great disposition, humane and selfless. Her sudden demise may be painful but we find solace in the fact that she lived a fulfilled life. May Allah (SWT) put her in Jannatul Firdausi (Amin). As for the writers, organizers of this great event, more ink in your pen and more ideas in your head.
Once again, congratulations for successful hosting of the 4th edition of HIASFEST.
***
A Speech by the Representative of the Chiroman Minna
Good Afternoon ladies, gentlemen, and participants. Permit me to stand on existing protocol.
I am Dr. Bello Nagogo representing the Ciroman Minna, Alhaji Usman Nagogo. He said I should convey his warm greetings and prayers to you all.
This event was conceived four years ago by Mallam Bala Kwatu with the sole objective of immortalising the life and legacy of Hadiza Ibrahim Aliyu through creative arts.
Late Hadiza was a wife of Sardaunan Minna Mallam Ibrahim Aliyu and a Daughter of Ahaji Usman Nagogo Ciroman Minna. As an annual event since its initiation, this event has transcended beyond a platform for immortalising Hadiza to a platform that celebrates creativity, harnesses creativity, identifies creativity, and even inspires creativity.
Creativity is a superpower we all possess. It allows us to create something that never existed before; creativity, entails looking into the future and making something from what appears to be nothing, making the invisible to become visible, turning what may look impossible to become possible even the metaphysical to become physical.
Often times we struggle to harness the power of creativity intrinsic within us. But if we surround ourselves virtually or physically with people of like minds, there is nothing we cannot surmount without limitation of age, gender and creed.
Indeed the Hilltop creative arts foundation (HCAT) and the HAISFEST provide a fertile ground to inspire talents in creative arts.
I, Bello Usman Nagogo am an unfinished product of HCAF, compared to the standards I see here today, I am at a kindergarten level. Though I now have a Ph.D. in philosophy, however, the talent displayed in this event can be adjudged to be likened to standards of creative professors in the making. The dance choreography is of the standards of the graduates of Juilliard School of dance of New York. The young lads in the presentation of the spoken word reminded me of my young age as a debater displaying oratory skills like Ashlee Haze, the late Tupac Shakur, or our local Dike Chukwumerije of recent times.
I must confess that I am inspired by the outcome of this event so much so that I want to transcend from an unfinished kindergarten product of HCAF to a finished masterpiece.
On behalf of the Nagogo family, I thank Mallam Bala Kwatu for his philanthropy and immense commitment to the actualisation of this annual event. The management of Urban Shelter, other corporate organisations, and individuals that have made contributions, I say thank you.
Much thanks to the Aliyu foundation and HCAF for coordinating a successful event and immortalising Hadiza who in her lifetime was an obedient daughter, a caring mother, an impeccable sister, a unique mentor, an exceptional wife, and a selfless philanthropist. May Aljanah Firdaus be her final abode.
I remain Dr. Bello Usman Nagogo a kindergarten pupil and an unfinished product of the HCAF.
***
The Emir of Agaie, Alhaji Nuhu Yusuf in his goodwill message appreciated the initiator and the organizers of the event. He appealed for more support to enable the foundation do more for the state. His speech was followed by a display of paintings done by the participants
After the display. , there was a public presentation of 2021 festival books and the published entries of the Nigerian prize for Teen Authors. The guests came in their numbers to launch the books. Engr. Sani Ndanusa, Idris Malagi, Umar Bago and other made donations to the Hill-Top Creative Arts Foundation.
Then was the announcement of results. The results are as follows:
HIASFEST 2022 RESULTS
- On-the-Spot Poetry Writing
3rd Position – Chukwuma Eke Pacella, Jewel Model Sec. School, Kubwa, Abuja.
2nd Position – Khairat Nasiru, Diamond Global Academy, Minna, Niger State
1st Position – Aliyu Baba Saidu, Fr. O’Connell Sci. School, Minna, Niger State
- On-the-Spot Short Story Writing
3rd Position – Vyangel Aorobee, Helena Heritage Academy, Jalingo, Taraba State
2nd Position – Anna Jacobs, Himma International College, Minna, Niger State
1st Position – Sabir Udu, New Horizons College, Minna, Niger State
- On-the Spot Non-Fiction Writing
3rd Position – Rafiah Aminu Magaji – FOMWAN Islamic School, Minna, Niger State
2nd Position – Abdulrazak Salihu, Challenge International School, Minna, Niger State
1st Position – Ahmad Abdulazeez Tugga, New Horizons College, Minna, Niger State
- Craft
3rd Position – Chibuzor, Fr. O’Connell Science School, Minna, Niger State
2nd Position – Abdulsamad Shetu & David Yisa – Federal. Science and Technical College, Kuta, Niger State
1st Position – Trust Onyekwere, Jewel Model Sec. School, Kubwa, Abuja
- Drama
3rd Position – Himma International School, Minna, Niger State
2nd Position – Barakat Community Secondary School, Ilorin, Kwara State
1st Position – New Horizons College, Minna, Niger State
- Contemporary Song
3rd Position – Zarumai Model School, Minna, Niger State
2nd Position – NUT Endwell Model Sci. Sch., Minna, Niger State
1st Position – St. Mary Secondary School, Makurdi, Benue State
- Spoken word
3rd Position – Abdulrazak Salihu, Challenge International School, Minna, Niger State
2nd Position – Elizabeth Ekawu Imaji, Jewel Model Sec. Sch., Kubwa, Abuja
1st Position – Champions Learning Field, Minna, Niger State
- Painting
3rd Position – Amina Hussaini Kagara, New Horizons College, Minna, Niger State
2nd Position – Chinenye Ndubuisi, Himma International College, Minna, Niger State
1st Position – Shalom Elkanah, Himma International College, Minna, Niger State
- Cultural Dance
3rd Position – St Mary Secondary School, Makurdi, Benue State
2nd Position – Zarumai Model School, Minna, Niger State
1st Position – Himma International School, Minna, Niger State
Quiz
3rd Position – NUT Endwell Model School, Minna, Niger State
2nd Position – El-Bethel Academy, Minna, Niger State
1st Position – Upper Niger River Basin, Minna, Niger State
HILL-TOP CREATIVE ARTS FOUNDATION AWARDS TO BEST PERFORMING BRANCHES, 2022
4th – #20,000 & Certificate: HCAF, Kano State Branch – Chairman, Yahaya Abubakar
3rd – #30,000 & Certificate: HCAF, Taraba State Branch – Chairman, Ya’u Musa
2nd – #40,000 & Certificate: HCAF, Kaduna State Branch – Chairperson, Haneefah Abdulrahman
1st – #50,000 & Certificate: HCAF, Benue State Branch – Chairman, Hassan Idris
HILL-TOP CREATIVE ARTS FOUNDATION AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMING LG CHAPTERS, 2022.
#20,000 – HCAF, Kontagora Local Government Chapter, Niger State.
TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ART AND SCIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES, 2022
Art – #100,000: Peter Kwange – IBB University, Lapai
Science (Winner of Craft Category) Trust Onyekwere, Jewel Model Sec.School, Kubwa-#100,000
THE NIGERIA PRIZE FOR TEEN AUTHORS, 2022
Prose
3rd – #50,000: Sa’ada I. Yahaya – Title: Strong Bond
2nd – #100,000: Abdulrazak Salihu – Title: Hiccups
1st – #150,000: Testimony Odey – Title: Feathered
Poetry
3rd – #50,000: Edim Nympha – Title: Nectars of a Naked Dawn
2nd – #100,000: Chukwuma-Eke Pacella – Title: Love in its Bliss and Sins
1st – #150,000: Abdulrazak Salihu – Title: Constellations
OVERALL WINNING SCHOOLS
1st- Himma International College, Minna
2nd- Father O’Connell Science College, Minna.
3rd- Barakat Community Secondary School, Ilorin, Kwara State.
[Best Actor] (Male) – Trophy & Certificate
- Mohammed Kabir, New Horizons College, Minna
[Best Actor] (Female) – Trophy & Certificate
- Anisa Fatima, NUT Model School, Minna.
Most Valuable Contestant (Male) #100,000
- Abdulrazak Salihu, Challenge International School, Minna.
MOST VALUABLE CONTESTANT (Female)
Pacella Chioma Chukwuma-Eke #100,000 – Jewel Model School, Kubwa, Abuja.
| S/N | NAME OF SCHOOL | ON THE SPOT POETRY WRITING | ON THE SPOT STORY WRITING | ON THE SPOT NON FICTION | ON THE SPOT PAINTING | SPOKEN WORD | CONTEMPORARY SONG | CULTURAL DANCE | QUIZ | CRAFT | DRAMA | TOTAL | POSITION |
| 1 | HIMMA INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE, MINNA | 27 | 41 | 27 | 41 | 31 | 27 | 41 | 24 | 33 | 39 | ## | 1st |
| 2 | FATHER O’CONNEL SCIENCE COLLEGE, MINNA | 40 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 23 | 36 | 36 | ## | 2nd |
| 3 | BARAKAT COMMUNITY SECONDARY SCHOOL ILORIN | 35 | 20 | 38 | 17 | 29 | 35 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 40 | ## | 3rd |
| 4 | NEW HORIZONS COLLEGE, MINNA | 22 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 34 | 38 | 24 | 35 | 41 | ## | 4th | |
| 5 | NUT ENDWELL MODEL SCIENCE SCHOOL CHANCHAGA | 27 | 22 | 35 | 39 | 25 | 40 | 29 | 39 | 23 | 31 | ## | 5th |
| 6 | GOVERNEMNT ARMY DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL, MINNA | 36 | 29 | 35 | 16 | 38 | 33 | 34 | 16 | 21 | 37 | ## | 6th |
| 7 | DIAMOND GLOBAL ACADEMY, MINNA | 39 | 33 | 27 | 17 | 35 | 19 | 37 | 26 | 37 | ## | 7th | |
| 8 | HILL – TOP MODEL SCHOOL, MINNA | 8 | 35 | 22 | 33 | 13 | 32 | 36 | 33 | 23 | 32 | ## | 8th |
| 9 | CHALLENGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, MINNA | 31 | 36 | 38 | 26 | 38 | 33 | 33 | 26 | ## | 9th | ||
| 10 | JEWEL MODEL SECONDARY SCHOOL, KUBWA | 38 | 38 | 35 | 11 | 39 | 30 | 27 | 40 | ## | 10th | ||
| 11 | HELENA HERITAGE ACADEMY JALINGO | 38 | 38 | 35 | 19 | 33 | 30 | 24 | 28 | ## | 11th | ||
| 12 | ST. MARY’S SECONDARY SCHOOL, ADIKPO | 31 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 40 | 38 | 21 | 29 | ## | 12th | |
| 13 | FOMWAN SCHOOLS, MINNA | 36 | 35 | 39 | 29 | 21 | 35 | 28 | ## | 13th | |||
| 14 | FIRST OXFORD ACADEMY MAITUMBI | 27 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 32 | ## | 14th | ||
| 15 | ZARUMAI MODEL SCHOOL, MINNA | 14 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 39 | 24 | 34 | ## | 15th | |
| 16 | GOVERNEMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL, MAKURDI | 35 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 35 | ## | 16th | |||
| 17 | BERACAH ACADEMY, MINNA | 22 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 211 | 17th | |||
| 18 | BAIWA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, MINNA | 20 | 29 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 38 | 29 | ## | 18th | |||
| 19 | GOVERNMENT SCIENCE COLLEGE KONTAGORA | 22 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 34 | ## | 19th | ||
| 20 | AL – FITRAH ISLAMIC ACADEMY TUNGA, MINNA | 18 | 29 | 36 | 31 | 22 | 27 | 36 | ## | 20th | |||
| 21 | QUEEN VIEW ACADEMY MINNA | 32 | 33 | 25 | 17 | 31 | 16 | 20 | 23 | ## | 21st | ||
| 22 | EL – BETHEL ACADEMY, MINNA | 31 | 12 | 30 | 33 | 14 | 25 | 39 | ## | 22nd | |||
| 23 | NASFAH ACADEMY, MINNA | 32 | 29 | 26 | 38 | 38 | ## | 23rd | |||||
| 24 | DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL “B” CHANCHAGA | 15 | 31 | 32 | 23 | 24 | 31 | ## | 24th | ||||
| 25 | CHAMPIONS LEARNING FIELDS, MINNA | 18 | 14 | 25 | 41 | 26 | 24 | ## | 25th | ||||
| 26 | FEDERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE KUTA | 15 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 40 | ## | 26th | |||||
| 27 | GOVERNMENT GIRLS DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL, SULEJA | 15 | 31 | 37 | 34 | 27 | ## | 27th | |||||
| 28 | LEGEND INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, MINNA | 26 | 19 | 16 | 28 | 18 | 29 | ## | 28th | ||||
| 29 | GOVERNMENT DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL, “A” MAIKUNKELE | 27 | 20 | 32 | 16 | 24 | 119 | 29th | |||||
| 30 | GOMBE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, GOMBE | 35 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 115 | 30th | |||||
| 31 | DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL LIMAWA, MINNA | 28 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 27 | 110 | 31st | |||||
| 32 | GOVERNMENT DAY SCIENCE COLLEGE TUNGA | 14 | 8 | 35 | 36 | 93 | 32nd | ||||||
| 33 | KHALID IMAM ACADEMY, KUMBOSO KANO | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 84 | 33rd | ||||
| 34 | UPPER NIGER RIVER BASIN SCHOOL, TUDUN FULANI | 17 | 30 | 16 | 17 | 80 | 34th | ||||||
| 35 | BOSSO SECONDARY SCHOOL, MINNA | 7 | 13 | 21 | 33 | 74 | 35th | ||||||
| 36 | GOVERNMENT GIRLS DAY SCIENCE COLLEGE, MINNA | 14 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 72 | 36th | ||||||
| 37 | TREASURE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, MINNA | 21 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 65 | 37th | ||||||
| 38 | BRIGHTER SCHOOLS MINNA | 9 | 20 | 29 | 38th | ||||||||
| 39 | BAPTIST COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL, KONTAGORA | 8 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 39th | |||||||
| 40 | CAPITAL SCHOOL BAY CLINIC, MINNA | 19 | 19 | 40th | |||||||||
| 41 | AL – ALI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, MINNA | 0 | 41st |
Conclusion
Prominently, HIASFEST gave more shine to the star boy of the Hill-Top Creative Arts Foundation, Abdulrazak Salihu, who outshined his contemporaries and harvested the prize money in several categories. He became an instant inspiration to many and a celebrity among his peers. This is what HIASFEST seeks to achieve; to inspire, motivate, and reward.
HIASFEST has continued to live up to its expectations as the event become fiercer year by year. It is expected that the Hill-Top Creative’s Arts foundation will continue to put structures in place to ensure that the event remains competitive, rewarding and fair.