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11-year-old wins Lagos Bible recitation contest

Source: Punch Nigeria · 25 Sep 2026, 02:12 UTC
11-year-old wins Lagos Bible recitation contest
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Rehoboth Olakunle, aged 11, won the 2026 Bible Recitation Challenge organised by The Gospel Faith Mission International in Ogba, Lagos. The prize was a laptop. The supplied report does not provide the child’s score, the number of participants, the competition’s format or details of other prizes.

Rehoboth Olakunle, an 11-year-old, won the 2026 Bible Recitation Challenge organised by The Gospel Faith Mission International in Ogba, Lagos, Punch Nigeria reports. The competition was described as a Bible recitation challenge. Olakunle’s victory made the child the winner of the event, although the supplied material does not state which passages were recited or how the contestants were assessed.

The report says Olakunle received a laptop as the prize. It does not give the laptop’s make or value, and it does not say whether the award was the only prize presented at the event. No information is provided about the number of children who took part, the date of the challenge or the stages leading to the final.

The source material also does not include a comment from Olakunle, the organisers or the child’s family. The event was held in Ogba, Lagos, and was organised by The Gospel Faith Mission International. Beyond those details, the supplied report does not describe the organisation’s wider activities or explain whether the challenge will be held again.

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