GLOIN60SECONDS: Globacom splashes prizes to new winners of online contest

Motolani Oseni

A new set of winners in the GLOIN60SECONDS online talent competition by Globacom, among whom was a medical doctor, on Wednesday, received their cash prizes at several Glo outlets in the country. The winners, who picked up their cash prizes in Surulere and Ikorodu in Lagos, Ibadan, Enugu, and Benin, expressed gratitude to Globacom for giving them opportunities to showcase their talents and for rewarding them. In Lagos for instance, Doherty Leticia Moyosore, a 24-year-old medical doctor, and Ajayi Oluwadamilare, an aspiring comedian, collected their N50,000 cheques from the Gloworld in Surulere, just as 21-year old Adeuti Samuel Oluwatope, a singer, received his prize at the Ikorodu Gloworld outlet. However, the fourth winner, Ojeabuo Ohikhuem Favour, was unable to make it to the presentation and would now receive her prize from the Surulere, Lagos shop at a later date. Adepeju Ruqqayah Oyindamola, a National Youth Service Corps member serving in Enugu State, won in the singing category and received her cheque in Ibadan. Another winner who smiled home with N50,000 on Wednesday was Chuke Chinemelum. The medical student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, received his cheque at the Kada Cinema Gloworld in Benin. The six winners were selected as the best entries out of the thousands of video uploads made by Globacom subscribers from various parts of the country in the third week of the competition. GLOIN60SECONDS competition offers participants the opportunity to upload a one-minute video of themselves showcasing their talents on their social media accounts such as Facebook, Instagram or Twitter with the hashtag #GLOIN60SECONDS. The video could either be on music, dance, comedy, poetry or any other creative ability. In addition, they are expected to follow Glo on any of the company’s social media pages @Globacomlimited on Instagram, @Gloworld on Twitter and Gloworld on Facebook. The competition runs in a way that seven lucky contestants with the highest video likes will win N50,000 each every week in the challenge which runs between December 10, 2018, and February 3, 2019, making a total of 56 winners, while a grand prize of N1 million will be won by the overall winner at the grand finale. In addition, N200,000 consolation prizes will be presented to 5 runners-up. Participants are allowed to upload as many videos as possible per week. The videos will be eligible for weekly prizes in the week uploaded. A student of Ondo State University of Technology, Adeuti Oluwatope, could not stop thanking Globacom while collecting his cheque, saying, “I can’t thank Glo enough for this recognition.
Apart from the money, Glo has helped to boost my confidence in what I love to do. This will encourage me to work harder in my music career,”. According to him, the money will help his upkeep in school.