22 Years Old Nigerian, Osarieme Omonuwa, broke the jinx at the University of Reading[UK] to become the first black woman to earn a first class degree in the history of the 121-year-old institution
At 22,
Osarieme Anita Omonuwa could be described as a genius just waiting to be
called a legal legend in Nigeria. There are many reasons for that. Her
determination to excel and continuous drive to conquer new academic
heights are proofs that for this young lawyer, the future holds great
things.
On a
recent week, the International Conference Center in Abuja, the venue of
this year’s ceremony for the lawyers called to the bar erupted with a
thunderous applause as Omonuwa marched forward to receive
her numerous academic laurels. It was a day she would live to remember.
her numerous academic laurels. It was a day she would live to remember.
Her father
shed tears of joy while her mother’s joy knew no bound as she smiled to
the goodness of God in her offspring. Indeed, for her it was a day of
glory.
True, the
current leadership of Nigeria may be apprehensive about the future of
the country based on low investment on the youths, but someone like
Omonuwa is already reversing the trend through dedication and hard work.
Indeed,
the future actually lies in the resounding success of the likes of
Omonuwa who bagged a first class honour at the University of Reading,
United Kingdom, and becoming the first black woman in the history of the
university to do so.
On November 26, she repeated the feet when was listed as a first -class lawyer during the called to bar 2014.
Her
academic prowess saw the young lady winning almost all the prizes
including the best overall female graduating student among 6, 883
students that sat for the examinations. Consequently, she bagged a total
of six Prizes: Best Student of the year, Council of Legal Education
Star Prize, Corporate Law Practice amongst others.
The Edo
State born Omonuwa not only arrived at the the Law School with a
University of Reading, first class degree in Law, but also emerged as
the very first Nigerian to graduate the final bar examination from
overseas with a first class BL degree, a feat in the 51-year existence
of the Nigerian Law School.
Omonuwa
has been a trailblazer with academic excellence before she left
Igbinedion Education Centre and moved to the United Kingdom.
Comments
Post a Comment