By Ejike Anyaduba
Divine Rays British School, Obosi has added to the honour list of academic excellence in Anambra state.
The school founded by the Director of the Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry, Uke, and Parish Priest of Blessed Iwene Tansi Catholic Church, Umudioka, both in Anambra State, Reverend Father Emmanuel Obimma (Ebube One Touch) has won the national Diamond Challenge competition put together by Diamond Challenge of the University of Delaware, Dover, United States of America. The competition named Horn Entrepreneurship was created in 2012 by University of Delaware to offer teens unique opportunity to learn entrepreneurship by putting their ideas into practice.
The competition challenges them to unleash their creative energy towards advancing the world technology.
The competition was won by DRBS trio of Master Elvis Ugochukwu, Miss Jennifer Onyejiego and Master Anthony Maduka.
The brilliant three who conceived and created a Battery that stores and converts carbon dioxide (CO2) from automobiles, petroleum factories, incinerators, etc to electricity and reduces environmental pollution, beat all other competitors to take the first position and will represent Nigeria in the US.
The project which qualified them for the national final had numerous other competitors across the country. In the end, DRBS, Obosi, Anambra state won the competition and will represent Nigeria at the Global Submit in University of Delaware, Dover, USA.
Runners up at the national final were Mater Ambilis Secondary School, Umuoji (First runner up),Anambra state, Caleb British International School Lekki, Lagos, African Church Model School, Lagos, Vetland Senior Grammar School, Iju senior Grammar School, Lagos, among others.
DBRS has joined the league of champions who brought honour to Anambra State in particular and Nigeria in general.
Recall that DRBS established by the charismatic Fr. Obimma has won strings of academic excellence within its short period of existence. The winners will be leaving for the US any time soon.
