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Television of Monday, 8 June 2009

Source: GNA

Joseph Opoku wins Challenge Reality TV show

Accra, June 8, GNA - Mr Joseph Opoku, a 27-year old Telecom Engineering graduate of the Tarkwa-based University of Mines and Technology, was crowned winner of the second edition of the Challenge Educational Reality TV Show, during the early hours of Sunday. Mr Opoku beat five contestants in the Group Task Presentation and the Question Session.

For his prize, Mr Opoku will pursue an under-graduate course at the Westminster University in London, United Kingdom (UK), under a full $30,000 scholarship package, from the British Council and Tigo, organisers of the show. For wearing the Challenge Show crown, Mr Opoku has automatically won a job at either Tigo or United Bank of Africa, after his post-graduate studies. Ms Sandra Braimah, who emerged the first runners-up, has secured a scholarship to pursue a post-graduate course at London Metropolitan University, while Ms Araba Abakah-Anaman, the second runners-up studies at Thames Valley University in the UK. Ms Anastacia Arko, the third runners-up, would study at IPMC, Ghana.

All the four winners also received laptops and blackberry bold mobile phones from Tigo. The Challenge Educational Reality Show is a programme, designed to give bright ambitious Ghanaian university graduates, the opportunity to display their talents through weekly tests, debates, tasks and quizzes in management, leadership and creativity to win prizes. 08 June 09