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Muiz Ajayi Wins Timi Olagunju Poetry Prize

Muiz Ajayi has won the second edition of the Timi Olagunju Poetry Prize, organised by The Literary and Debating Society, University of Ibadan as part of Jaw War 2026.

Ajayi was announced as the winner during the Jaw War 2026 finals, held at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, on Wednesday, 14 October 2026.

Running behind Ajayi was Abdulbaqi Olaegbe who came second, while Muhsinah Sarafadeen finished third.

The competition offered prizes of ₦120,000 for the first-place winner, ₦80,000 for the second-place winner, and ₦50,000 for the third-place winner.

The competition was open to students of the University of Ibadan, who were required to submit original, unpublished poems of no more than 30 lines on the theme “Uprisings.”