Onitsha, Anambra, Nigeria History was made today as Nigeria emerged victorious at the prestigious World Affairs Challenge (WAC) 2024! Christ the King College (CKC) Onitsha, representing the nation, secured the coveted global first-place position, marking the first time Nigeria is clinching Gold in the competition’s 32-year history.
The World Affairs Challenge, organized by WorldDenver, empowers high school students to develop innovative solutions for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This year, students tackled critical issues like climate change, poverty, and inequality.
The students, Ekufu Ernest, Obuna Somtochukwu, Umeodinka Emmanuel, Ejike Ekene, and Ubah Jason, led by their coach, Mr. John Onuigbo, impressed the judges with their impactful project, “Wise Tales by Primus,” a captivating series of digital comic stories addressing environmental degradation, climate change, and substance abuse. “Wise Tales by Primus” aims to raise awareness and inspire positive change among young people.
CKC Onitsha’s journey started at the African Regional Competition, where they were named the highest-scoring Nigerian team and top five in Africa. The team proceeded to pitch in the virtual global finals, and following a rigorous evaluation, the team’s in-depth understanding and passionate delivery during the final Q&A session left a lasting impression. Delivering the judgment, the judges paid glowing tributes to the team’s outstanding performance, “Excellent presentation and applications of SMART indexes with extraordinary action plans for global outreach through language translation and website creative solutions dynamics. This is innovative, creative, and illustrious,the judges said.”
Today, they were officially declared the World Affairs Challenge 2024 Global Champion, surpassing teams from all over the globe participating in the championship. Redmond High School, WA, USA, and TEVITÖL High School, Turkey, came in third and second place, respectively.
Speaking on the win, the school principal, Rev. Fr. Celestine Arinze Okafor, said, “CKC Onitsha’s victory extends beyond the competition. It signifies the immense potential and innovative spirit of Nigerian youth, who not only secured a historic win but also inspired others to tackle global challenges with creativity and dedication. These boys deserve all the support they can get to build and push their project to millions of users.”
Adding to the excitement, the CKC Onitsha team will travel to Denver, Colorado, USA, later this month for the award ceremony! There, they will showcase their project to a global audience and connect with other young leaders.
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Kudos to our brothers/children for this great fit.
This simply proves that Nigerian youths are talent people, they only seek for an enabling environment….
Very correct, what the youth need is good leadership that will harness the resources well
Congratulations to them, May the grace never depart from them and entire students, I love the spirit of that C K C and their management. Keep it up.
excellently correct.
Congratulations to the great CKC team. The school is good and the school management is also good. ????. The success achieved is highly inspiring and should be sustained. I love CKC!
Chief Philip Ndubuisi Umeh SAN ????
Congrats to the lads .
What the youths of this great nation is demanding from their leaders is a good environment, well equipped schools and good funding of schools to enable them compete with their mates outside the shores of Nigeria.
Is this too much?
Indeed, this achievement has demonstrated a true passion of a Nigerian Child/youths to succeed under a good leadership. C.K.C provided the leadership under which they succeed. Therefore, it under scores the significant role of leadership in national development.
Congratulations to all primus!
Congratulations to Anambra state!
Congratulations to Nigeria!
Ndubuisi Philip Egboluche (A research laboratory analyst, based in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria).
Heartwarming news!
Congratulations to all involve in this project.
That’s my alma mater….. U guys are the best, ….Primus Enterpares
Congratulations CKC, Onitsha, Ndígbo and Nigeria! We’ve have all takes to move Nigeria forward. Pls The Government should bring them together, find the project realistic delivery.
Congratulations CKC Onitsha Anambra State, Ndígbo and Nigeria for this Outstanding Achievement. Let the Government keep these Sparkling Lads alive by funding their project for realistic delivery.
Congratulations to them, May the grace never depart from them and entire students, I love the spirit of that C K C and their management. Keep it up.
Primus ????
From time immemorial CKC has always been a winner in global competitions and leader in developing solutions to global challenges. Thus this feat is in keeping with that CKCian tradition. I am happy to be an alumnus and a trailblazer. I have the deposits of CKC in me, and these are lifelong attributes.
Three Cheers for CKC… CKC! 2x
May the Fame of our College last Forever… Three Cheers CKC… CKC!
Our Colours are White and Blue…, White and Blue! 2x
May the Fame of our College last Foreverrr…
Three Cheers for CKC… CKC!
Up CKC… Up CKC! 2x
Primus… Inter Pares! 3x
Henry Ogaraku ????????????❣????????????????????????
Wow
This is amazing! CKC to the world. I love it.
Kudos to u guys as u continue to soar like eagle!
Congratulations ndi be anyi! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
My Alma Mater….oh! Suma cum laude, Primus enterpares . Congratulations for the feat.
Dr Alexcolman Apunike. Industrial Pharmacist & Biochemist. University of São Paulo, Brazil South America.
A big congratulations to our children. We are super proud of you. This shows that Nigeria is a great nation with boundless talents. Congratulations to CKC, the Coach, the participants, Anambra State and Nigeria. This is a big win.
Three cheers for CKC, CKC.
Three cheers for CKC, CKC.
May the firm of our college last forever, three cheers for CKC, CKC.
Our colours are white and blue, white and blue.
Our colours are white and white, white and blue.
May the firm of our college last forever,
Three cheers for CKC, CKC.
Up CKC, Up CKC.
Up CKC, Up CKC.
Primus inter pares.
Congratulations CKC!!! You’ve been making us proud since time immemorial ????????
This is cheering news from Nigeria, and from the South-East in particular! Congratulations to the CKC team. I am proud of them.
Congratulations to them and to CKC, cheers
Congratulations CKC and to the amazing boys that brought victory to Nigeria!
Congratulations to fr Ariwa and his team. Keep soaring!
Very happy for CKC and the manager Fr Arinze.
They really deserved the win.
Good news. When next a tactless president says our youths are lazy, simply remind him of this record.
There is still good upbringing in our land.
Kudos to the kids and the Rev gentlemen, the School principal.
Congratulations, CKC!
Thank you for making Nigeria proud!
We’re proud of you!
Very proud of these boys’ achievement. It shows how far Nigeria can go if properly organised. Talents abound in every inch of the land.
CONGRATULATIONS CKC.
Kudos to the Principal and Coach!
Congratulations CKC. Congratulations Father Arinze. Indeed your a good guidian and leader of this generation. Keep it up. God bless you more.
Proud of CKC
Congratulations on your defeat!
Up CKC!
May the fame our college last forever
Primus Interpares
I great milestone achieved by our wonder boys and the benevolent team of Christ the king college .
This is just the beginning, because the sky is just the starting point. Congratulations to ckc boys and association .
CKC, we are very proud of your achievement. No doubt, down South is where we have the brightest and the bravest. All we need is good leadership to bring these attributes out.
Congratulations Brothers! God bless you all abundantly for the labour and resilience. God bless your coaches and teachers too. Keep holding onto Jesus Christ and don’t relent. This victory is in His name! The sky is your starting point. The future of Nigeria is great.
May the fame of our college last forever ????❤️
Congratulations ckc boys.
The sky is your limit.
Up CKC, Up CKC!
Congratulations to us
The Parents of these children, the Management and staff of the School, and the participant Children have done exceptionally well and brought this honour to Anambra State and Nigeria! We thank you. We hope and pray that the State and Federal Government will keenly follow up on this and bring this Project to fruition.
A big congratulations to the ckc boys and the school management keep it up
Congratulations CKC big boys. PRIMUS INTER PARES. You did it in the 80s, you have done it again. Keep moving high. God bless Christ the king!!!!.
Congratulations to our boys, they really perform wonderful kudos to their achievements
Wow. A big congratulations to you. Great CKC
Impressive! Let this excellence be for Africa and Nigeria, please don’t always think of Jakparing with great brains..
Am glad good things abound in Nigeria I must say we have the best brain in the world truly we have. Shake the head of Africa and see where the stock of the brain is we are. God allowed His Son to be born here because of our intellectual prowess and capabilities. Let’s help one another develop ourselves and we shall lead all the way. Cheers to CkC and management more win.
Congrats to the lads .
What the youths of this great nation is demanding from their leaders is a good environment, well equipped schools and good funding of schools to enable them compete with their mates outside the shores of Nigeria.
Is this too much?
Make we no just wait on Nigerian governments, well meaning citizens can help make this dream come through. Abeg I go support this small children with 5k each them don try ( nke a bu nke anyi joor)
I hope the federal government will acknowledge this achievement by national recognition and at least a presidential hand shake. It is not only when we win in sports etc. The president should add this too to the renewed hope agenda. It is a national pride to parade these kids before our leaders at Federal level too.
kudos to CKC
Congratulations to these young lads, the true Ambassadors of Nigeria for this feat. I believe every reasonable Nigerian will be proud of your achievement, borne out of strong desire to achieving greatness for yourself and by extension to your fatherland. My sincere appreciation goes also to your teachers/mentors and your school community that imparted so much on you all that enabled you to attain this global success.
Congratulations once again and more wins for you all.
Kudos.. congratulations guys..
A big congratulations to these outstanding young lads , their teachers and to everyone who had supported them to achieve this great feat.
It’s a big win for Nigeria , placing our nation at such pedestal .
Keep the flag flying
Three cheers for CKC
May the fame of our college last forever
Three cheers for CKC…
WOW! A big congratulations to the big guys that does a big things.You see, our Nigerian has all it takes to build our great nation. Just to give them chance and support they needed. Carry on gentlemen, the heavens is your limit.CKC Onitsha HERE WE GO….!This must be the work of our principal Peter Obi, because all his dreams is for Nigerians to became first in all.
Looking forward to meet you guys in USA.
Love you all.
Primus Inter pares!
CKC represents the epitome of the Nigerian Can do spirit. Always putting the nation on the global map in both Sports, Arts, Technology and core academia.
I am so proud of my Alma mata.
May the fame of our college last forever!
Sir Dr Peter C. Ekwueme KSJI.
This is indeed a cheerful news for CKC and Nigeria. The only way norms and values can be revitalized and sustained is by giving human capital development the topmost priority through high quality education. There is no limit to what human beings can achieve when they are properly nurtured. Nigeria can only witness rapid socioeconomic development if educational system, the engine room of human capital development, is given the topmost priority it deserves.
Am so so proud of them. Kudos!!! May they continue to achieve greater feats in their future endeavors. Anambra is truly the light of Nigeria. Go my people. Gbosaa
This really shows that Nigerians can actually fit anywhere. Our youths are naturally endowed with competitive abilities especially when it becomes logical. It’s a wakening call to Nigerian leaders to make room for human capital development: a sector that has long been forgotten. Congratulations to CKC boys!
Kudos to these bright and promising youngsters from CKC Onitsha. This shows Nigeria can have a bright future if youths are given opportunity to lead and bring out their creativity. Congratulations.
These are the Primus inter pares. C.K.C Onitsha. A school to reckon with.
“Primus inter pares” is a Latin phrase that translates to “first among equals” in English. It refers to a person who holds a position of leadership or superiority within a group of peers, but who still considers themselves equal to those peers in terms of rights and privileges. This phrase is often used to describe situations where there is a leader or authority figure who, while having greater responsibility or authority, still respects the opinions and contributions of others in the group
Congratulations the CKC Team for soaring high in the face of daunting challenges in our environment. You have captured the true Nigerian Youth spirit. The “I can-do ” spirit . You have announced to the World that the Nigerian Youth isn’t lazy. You have asked your leaders to create for you the environment conducive for self actualisation.
We are indeed proud of you! Though in tribe and tongue we may differ in this accomplishment the entire Nation is united behind you. Nigeria can indeed be great !
Christ the King Catholic (CKC) School Onitsha, Anambra State, in Igbo land, has become the academic pride of Nigeria, (ma ha/fa kwe). Africa in general share in the world pride. To God be the glory. May these young ones continue to prove to us all that the future shall be well for this generation and beyond. Bravo to the management of the school and teachers. Thanks to the parents who finance the training and upkeep of their children.
May our people look beyond the ‘government’ to support the lad and CKC, in their sound academic endeavour. The sky is their stepping stone to higher and continuous wins in all aspects of their positive endeavours.
You are indeed the very best in the world, please continue to fly the flag of our great nation Nigeria