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Tuesday 26 June 2012

Nigerian breaks academic record at Johns Hopkins University

 
A 22 year old Nigerian has emerged the best graduating student of John Hopkins University in the US. Emmanuel Ohuabunwa from Arochukwu, Abia State obtained a Grade Point Average of 3.98 out of a possible 4.0 to earn a degree in Neurosciences. Emmanuel is the first black man to make this Grade in the university.

For his efforts, he has won a scholarship to Yale University to pursue a degree in medicine. He has also been inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Society, a prestigious honour group that features membership of 17 US Presidents, 37 US Supreme Court Justices, and 136 Nobel Prize winners. (Punch)

153 comments:

Loudmouthed said...

Cool Story

Str8FrmDaHips said...

Well done..are Jonathan and the rest watching..young 9ja brains everywhere..soon he be lost to the US system..

Atobatele said...

Kongratulation.

frances said...

I truly love to celebrate excellence, Congrats Emmanuel.

www.frances-diaries.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

Wow...way to go Emma, We are proud of you. No be only for bad thing dem go dey hear our name

Duchess Jacob Abayomi said...

Thumbs up dude! NA dis kind news I want to dey hear about Naija. God bless u son and God bless Nigeria...

Anonymous said...

Oga o.my younger sister is single.please how do we apply?

wini syno speaks said...

obu agaodi, nwanne'm nwoke Chineke nare ekele. Nwa Mazi Chineke ekpu nye la gi okpu mmeri, ya mere onweghi mmadu obula ga anapu gi ya. He has done Nigeria proud unlike all those one's that drag our name to the mud. A big congratulation to you Ohuabunwa for making Nigeria proud, for making Abian's proud, for making the Aro's proud, for making ur parents proud. Cho Cho CHo Aro nma-nma nu,ori ihe, ori ihe umu maziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

Anonymous said...

wow!

Anonymous said...

That is wot I'm talkin abt! Positive news for once...

deekay said...

Omg :o. That's so impressive, Smart guy. Good luck for the future.

Anonymous said...

Thank God for this good news ooh, we Nigerians are not dat bad as some other country tink!

Maggie said...

Naija no dey carry last! Gbam!

Anonymous said...

Please i need this guy i want to marry him immediately......Am so in LOVE.

Anonymous said...

Waoooooooooow!!!! I am impressed and highly humbled!! Now this is what I am talking about! Duffing my hat for u!

Lilspicer said...

Nigerians doin great tinz(omo-iwo)says so..via blackberrybold.5

Unknown said...

Am a Nigerian & am PROUD!!! Despite our troubles we still happy people! Making names worldwide!!! Ahabunwa am soooooo PROUD of you brother!!!

Anonymous said...

Congrats to the young man....i doff my hat.

Anonymous said...

Igbo kwenu!!! Congrats to him!#Epicshit #UpNaija

Femiluv said...

wow...amazing!

Anonymous said...

omo olori ire!!!! Thanks for beeen their 4 urself , ur family n ur country, May God be wit u child, congratulations

Anonymous said...

When God favours a̶̲̥̅ man,tins will fall in pleasant places.Naija is ‎​​§☺ proud of him.Hard work pays.

Anonymous said...

Congrats to him.........but how can John Hopkins not have had a graduate with 3.98 before. I am surprised as i made 4.0 gpa from University of Maryland and there were a couple of us with that perfect gpa

Anonymous said...

Igbo Kwenu!! :D

Anonymous said...

Nigerians are brilliant tho. Nice 1

ella said...

wow some good news for a change ... good people and things also come out of our country.
glad for this wind of change

Anonymous said...

Wow,had goose pimples 4rm reading dis.its tyms like dis dat am very very proud 2b a Nigerian!

Anonymous said...

Make them no initiate am o. Or poison am like that other nigerian genius in d late 70s

Hrm paul Ojeih said...

God bless his soul for making us proud who says the Igbos are not pullin weight in Academics in academic, commerce, banking and finance, technology etc we dey their.kudos too to the Yorubas for making us proud.shame will keep on following the cattle mutulas all they know how to do is bomb bomb bomb after all their son farouk abdul-mutalab is an example.all the north breed is terorist e.g boko haram,lamido sanusi etc

Cloyd N.D.U said...

Nigerian government shud do something urgently befor ds oyibo peeps steal am away.
Great news.

Anonymous said...

Woow congratulations.

Anonymous said...

Wooooow! Am inlove wif him already! Only ibo's can achieve ds! Chi chi says so!

uju said...

Emmanuel we r so proud of u! As a nigerian we r happy u r representing us this way..may God make u achieve greater things and sucess is ur portion IJN!

Anonymous said...

Na today! Naija na brain now everywhere, it our leaders that are messing with our educational system.
They prefer to build their own university in order to make a living after their political tenure than upgrading our existing schools.
Mscheew to our leaders, i hope they see this.
Omams

Anonymous said...

Am proud to b a nigerian

Anonymous said...

There is no doubth dt nigerians are endowed wit intelligence al ova the world.The problem has always been to demonstrate creativity in dealing wt practical problems ravaging the nation.al d best young man

Dallas said...

Keep the flag flying and the spirit high, despite all problems at home. We Nigerians are still representing.

Anonymous said...

We dey rep gan....!Naija 4 life!

Anonymous said...

Nigeria in d news 4 smthg good dis tym arnd! Tnk God. Dis just shows 2 d wrld dat we r nt all bad. Congrats 2 him. He's done us proud!

proudly naija said...

This is just 1 of d positives of bein a Nigerian...most of nigerians livin in d diaspora are usuali briliant and dat goes to all nigerians but sadly d standard of education ova here is notn to write home about and its all down to those farts in power...dey destroyd it on purpose so dat dey can continue to rule and kip sayn d youths aint smart enuff to rule.

gretel said...

American magazines won't make noise about this one now,if its fraud and bomb,CNN will carry.
Congrats dude.

Em'boi said...

He's definitly not coming bak to nigeria #capital flight#

dave_gino said...

good news. we dey represent in all angles, best,good bad and worst

Anonymous said...

@ better pikin )well done, omo gidi, u make us proud. this are the kind of story i expect to read about 9ja ppl, not a 13 years old pikin living with a married man, and some useless student striving naked and cutting themselves like Abuloma student, nonsense. see how good parent train up their child, anyway not all parent can avoid this education but parent try and put more effort in the future of your child, don't be lazy in your morning and afternoon, that is when u are meant to work and rest at night. kudos to good upbringing and fear of God in us as children.

Anonymous said...

What sort of talk is dis? I'm not hausa, ibo or yoruba, you can congratulate your ibo brother but dat doesn't mean you should put down another tribe. You know not every northerner is a muslim and not every muslim is an extremist. Stop the stupid generalization. After all ibos are said to be d kings of 419s but dat doesn't make you one.
Congrats to the young man for making your family, tribe and country proud

Anonymous said...

Your a foolish Child.bloody jealous low life Mofo..*hiss*

Anonymous said...

Naija kwenu. . . Kwenu. . . .kwezuenu

Anonymous said...

Naija kwenu. . . Kwenu. . . .kwezuenu

BLOGLORD said...

great news.
Lmore of gists Like ds....
its very pleasing to the ears
congrats bro!

Nekky said...

wooow.nice one. congrats bro and keep repping us wella.

NUBIAN QUEEN™ said...

congratulations and LMAO at all the marriage requests

Anonymous said...

Anon 11:26 don't lemme curse you for God's sake. He should come and do what in Nigeria? Do you know what they call brain drain @all? Do you know how many talents we have wasted in the past? Do you how many Professors died in Boko Haram bombings? etc. I dunno what he is coming to do in Naija o. To come and collect #150,000 like normal graduates while the lawmakers cart away millions in a month? Pls he should just stay there and start a new life and forget abt the word and name Nigeria. He just erase Naija out of his memories coz we don't have anything good to offer meritus. God bless the boy and his family and thanx for making us proud. God bless you IJN. Amen. The only solution Nigeria problem is Revolution, but we are all scared to die, instead we are fighting for renaming of Unilag when corruption, insecurity, bad governance is @its peak. May God help us.....olumayo

Anonymous said...

Ahhh.Which one is ur problem?Did whoever say anything wrong?Monki.

Eze said...

Keep the flag very high!!

via acer laptop

Anonymous said...

Pls when are u going to stop coming here?U no get job?Me I tire to see u and ur boring comments.killing my joy on this blog.

Anonymous said...

Ehe, this is the kind of story I want to be reading abt Naija peeps abroad...theres hope for us yet!

Anonymous said...

Tiff tiff.Na ibo boy ooo.

jennietobbie said...

congrats darling!!!

Anonymous said...

see brain way USA won take away, foolish politican dem no dey see dis brains to use na to thief money way go kill dem na him dem beter for made pple. one day we go treat dem as dem treat their mate for libya.

Nonya said...

Na today? Enuff Naija dey represent steady for oyibo land jare. This is not news. Pass the mic jor

Nonya said...

And you wey dey talk about how Naijas are scared to do revolution, why don't you come and start then others will follow? You can start by posting a non annonymous comment and picture of yaself first make Jona and him people know where u dey and fish you out. Nonesense.

Its always very easy to sit for obodo oyibo and be lamenting about revolution. Come lead the fight na..hiss

Anonymous said...

WTF r u talking about? If he was in nigeria would he have amounted to anything wt the kind of system we have in place in nigeria where everything possible is being done to frustrate the hell out of the average student. The US has provides an opportunity for any hard working n dedicated person to realise their full potential n nigerians like him have taken full advantage of it thereby leading to brain drain in nigeria. The sooner ur nigerian government realises the potential nigerians have n put together proper infrastructure to help them realise it, they will keep running to where their potential can be realised n be appreciated. If the US wants to take him away, i'm in full support. What do u want him to come n do in nigeria? If he was in nigeria, would he have achieved as much as he has now n can u imagine, a full scholarship to Yale. Can it ever happen in nigeria? If na ur bro nko? Will u in all honesty tell him to come back to nigeria? Abeg we need to be telling ourselves the truth sometimes. Bros, do ur thing n reach whatever heights u can n make use of whatever opportunities available to u n give back to d country wjo helped make ur dreams possible(US) n not one dt would have killed it(Nigeria).

Anonymous said...

ONOME says........
A big congratulations to you son of the soil!!
Who says Nigerians are not intelligent?who says Nigerians are not going places?who says Nigerians are not industrious?

I just wonder;if his parents had not had the vision and taken him out of Naija would he have achieved this much??He had an enabling environment free from strikes,lecturer harassment,cultism,students on rampage over name change.Oh he did indeed have an enabling environment.
Jonathan and other past and present leadrers;wey u??u dey see so??there goes another Nigerian great doing well in oyinbo land.
Which way Nigerians?which way to go?

UNIQUE MIKE said...

Emmanuel ohuabunwa,i‘v made u 1 of ma young role models frm dis day henceforth.I rily wana achieve dis same feat as u‘v done...am proud of u man.

mariamah said...

Cooooooool, we still have people that are worth it in Nigeria. All is not lost.

Anonymous said...

Linda, you made the usual mistake! Its Johns Hopkins, my friend.

Anonymous said...

Me too i am single joor wettin concern me with your younger sister hisss

Anonymous said...

one word bravo

Woman of Virtue said...

Congrats! All tanks 2 God!

Anonymous said...

congrats bro you smashed it and well done for making your mum and dad proud parents. i just hope people like cossy are reading this as she is currently bring shame on her parents...

but linda ehh what is all this via black berry, laptop, nokia and co that are commenting here asin very soon you would here via iyan and egusi soup and that would be the day ohhh and keep up the good work linda

Anonymous said...

This lips can do so much damage to a babes pu...

β£αɱɱɨɛ Alhaji said...

Good for the Young Man...But, I thought people would talk about the Fraternity he has also been inducted into -- well, if he accepts the Phi Beta Kappa Society thingy.

If you do well, must you join a fraternity??? All the whites know is to strengthen their world conspiracy bodies and recruit new people that would bring fresh ideas to ruining the world.

Good that he succeeded well, but joining the Frat thingy is not a good bargain, even if US governments were produced from Frat Organizations. The Government is a legal cult that peeps cannot handle.

Few years later, we would see him handle bigger positions, doing things outside his plans and God's purpose. I pray it doesn't happen that way.

How I wish he wouldn't join the Phi Beta Kappa Society.

Anonymous said...

Wow

Mag said...

huge achievement. proud of him. congrats. more victories to celebrate for you in Jesus name, Amen..

Anonymous said...

Watch out there now. I made 4.0 out of 4.0 post-grad at JHU. That's definitely not a record Linda... Except perhaps for his age. Signed West African female

Anonymous said...

An inspiration to a generation. U r blessed bruv.

la diva said...

wow! Dis is d kind of news i love hearing abt nigerians in diaspora.thumbs up emmanuel.d sky is ur starting point.

Amanda Reginald said...

abeg pass the mic jor..why them nor publish my name. i got a 4.3 gp from Stanford University...so why is this news?

peoplewatcher said...

This anno 11.38 must b seeing double. Wetin bring curse nw? Must Ʋ pass negative comments on ds blog sef????

CHINWE said...

Brain drain...

Big lose for us (Nigeria) but opportunity for growth for him and his family.

Congratulations.

Anonymous said...

WOW AM SO HAPPY 4 U DIS SI DE KIND OF NEWS I WHAN'T HEAR WE ARE PROUD OF U

Anonymous said...

CONGRATS MY BORTHER

Anonymous said...

I presume your not familiar with the term "cool story" hence you showing your stupidity by replying.*sigh* I blame blackberry for making it soo cheap for you to have access to d internet.Razz Child

Eya Ayambem said...

Congratulation and Thank You for bringing some good news for a change.

Anonymous said...

wow am THE HAPPIESTPERSON ON THIS PLANET TODAY.. CANT BELIEVE HE WENT TO THE HUMBLE LLILY FIELDS PRIMARY SCHOOL IN ISOLO. OKOTA LAGOS STATE
Great acheivement i must say

Kitomos said...

Bro,Congrats and to think you have be inducted to the prestigious Phi beta kappa society is also a huge one as as you are open to an array of high net worth networking.But Emma come make I whisper something into your ear (*in whispering voice* this Phi beta people are the illuminati guys,they always go for the best,make u dey careful o)


...from inside Eiffel tower



**Nothing is Impossible to he/she that believes

Anonymous said...

You say soon... He's alredi in their system!

Anonymous said...

Very proud of this boy, God pls use my children too to do great things in life!AMEN!

Anonymous said...

Well done.

http://loveandotheramazingthings.blogspot.co.uk/

Loudmouthed said...

Lol... Anon, this one wein u dey curse me, wetin I do? Na wa

Y.Tee said...

OMG! And he's only 22 oooooo, a Neuroscientist already! God bless him plenty.

Loudmouthed said...

Lol.. Anon, this one wein u dey curse me, wetin I do? Na wa

Loudmouthed said...

Lol... Anon, this one wein u dey curse me, wetin I do? Na wa

Anonymous said...

And 419 + Ritual killings abi? Mumu!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations Emmanuel! What a feat! Wishing you more success for the future.

Anon 10:50, congratulations to you too on your perfect GPA score, but John Hopkins is ranked 14th and University of Maryland ... Hmnnnnn let me see.....94th, so go figure! Levels! Lol!

Anonymous said...

You can't compare John Hopkins to the university of maryland. Different strata.

Anonymous said...

I know my boo is very smart....love u emm

Anonymous said...

Then block ur face, jobless thing

Anonymous said...

Wow!!!!!!!May ur path shine brighter and brighter. In Jesus name. Amen

Anonymous said...

QF
I kinda left my mouth open 4som seconds,neva heard of u b4 but readin abt u i was lyk WOW!!! Congrats nd kip makin ursef proud.

Anonymous said...

i so love to celebrate. congrats man.

reisbee said...

d dude wt d 4.00 gpa from maryland .....oya wa gba medal.....*hiss*!!!
congrats 2 u emmanuel

Anonymous said...

Nigeria.... Good People... Great Nation

Anonymous said...

Nigerian? i laff. He is African American pls.

Anonymous said...

Big congrats! JHU is my alma mater and it is not an easy school to pass through. It has one of the best and most competitive pre-medicine programs in the world not just the US. So, this young man earned every bit of that 3.98 GPA. I don't know him personally, but I'm so proud. Igbo Kwenu! Nigeria Kwenu!

deekay said...

Abi ohhhh!!! He's lucky he was able to afford to go abroad. Some of us at home have similar potential but no opportunity :( it is well!! The guy shd dash me small brains nau.

Anonymous said...

Wow! Awesome!

el loco said...

"7 US Presidents, 37 US Supreme Court Justices, and 136 Nobel Prize winners" YOU SAY?

WELCOME TO THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE ENLIGHTENED ONES MY BROTHER!!

Nwaaro said...

Aro okigbo mma mmanu oo! woo..iyi tipuru mu onu, ayiooooooo!. Ndewo nwa mmazi.

Anonymous said...

congrats nwa Mazi. U have done d igbos proud and indeed d entire nation. Congratulations..

Matthew said...

Thanks for been a good ambassador of the country...igi-iwe
www.naijabreakingnews.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

Waohhhh that's amazing!!!! At 22years dats double waoh waoh!!!! Right now with this kind of news i careless if i am Yoruba or Ibo, Delta, Rivers, Akwa-Ibom or Hausa etc...I am just so proud to be a NIGERIA! Congrats our brother, we wish u all the best and pray that your life will continue to bless ur parents and glorify God. You make us proud! Feel like singing the national Anthem right now....lolz

Anonymous said...

I gues u didn't read thru well,dey said 1st black 2 av it.mschewww

Christopher Prince said...

sure igbo boy!!!! positive comments 4 once!!!

Anonymous said...

So????? Abegi your time don pass, we are dealing with current affairs. Anyway, we are proud of you sha, but weitn be your name sef so dat we can confirm and start making a list of the perfect scorers? *winks*

Anonymous said...

Tell them,foolish people feeling too much in another mans land.3rd class citizens. Come and start the revolution now! Ode!

Anonymous said...

Find somewhere keep the .3 then we will publish your name. Be happy for the young man, he is a Nigerian. No sprirt of sportsmanship......mtcheew

Anonymous said...

His future is set

Anonymous said...

Dass my younger brother!*proud much

Anonymous said...

@R:35pm, African American, did he fall from the tree? His roots has been trace to Aro. Abegi, go park well. Iam doing pkangolo dance for him o Jare. Much better things for 9ja

cannime said...

Very Impressiveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Well Done Emmanuel!

Anonymous said...

Job well done!!!

Mumscentre said...

Amazing! What a role model. Congrats and good luck with your medical studies, not like you need it. Lol. Well done.

Anonymous said...

Yes o

zoomzoomzoom said...

Congratulations to the young man!

Anonymous said...

Mumu dey said 1st blackman!

Anonymous said...

Congratulation Emma!!Nicely done! I must add my voice to the millions that are celebrating your accomplishment. The sky is the limit bro! Keep making all Nigerians proud!!

Anonymous said...

I just knew tribalism would enter this. Mtchewwww!!!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations bro! So proud of u. keep the torch shining bright!

And to all comparing gpas..compare school names and degrees before u start talking.thanks!

Anonymous said...

Linda thanks for the info. I'm off to FB. I think I may have found my future hubby

IVORY CHI said...

WELL DONE!!!

so o proud of him...I ca only imagine the joy his mother is feeling right now.

Anonymous said...

A job welldone

Dr. pinch said...

Na lie, who dash u 4.0 for Maryland university? No just come here come form for us oo. Because person get u wan go lie say u too get am. Why u no tell us since say ur gpa dey perfect? Na now u remember. Olodo like u Maryland my ass. Bloody liar

Anonymous said...

Well said, u should jst block ur face or stay off ds blog permanently. Stupid person, shey na ur phone he de use browse ni, abi u jst de jealous say d guy don deh popular here...
Rich-kid

Anonymous said...

Well done Emmanuel; CONGRATS!!! I love stories like this, very inspirational.

Anonymous said...

I'm so sorry for u. Its obvious u need help. Every1 de celebrate academic success, u siddon de comment rubbish. Visit d rehab.
Rich-kid

Anonymous said...

Make thunder fire u join d bitterness weh de inside u. Ode, he got 3.98 out of 4.0 while u got 4.3 out of wht??? Better still, carry ur certificate go meet REISBEE make hin give u too medal. Jealous person.
Rich-kid

Anonymous said...

Another one lost to the US, how can Nigeria get this guy back with his induction to a prestigious club and access to the best of the world facilities??

Anonymous said...

Happy for U, Nigerians are proud of U too! Thanks to God for such a genius coming out of Nigeria @ this present challenging times.

DR MORAKS said...

Congratulations and keep it up because there are still many hurdles to cross

Bianca said...

Congrats, I'm proud of you. You have inspired me to work harder since I've been having a tough time this week.

Ata wewe said...

ALL OF UNA DEY CRAZE?ABI UNA NO DEY SHAME?NO BE BOI WEY UNA FIT BORN AS PICKIN GRADUATE EXCELLENTLY SOO....NA CANE DEM SUPPOSE USE FLOG THE WINCH WEY DEY INSIDE UNA COMOT...BLOODY MUNTULAS

Ata wewe said...

I go put hand for yansh swear for una if una no leave my pikin alone..una dey there when i dey hussle buy am him blackberrybold 5?wetin concern u wit him comment? Tell ur pale to buy u bold 6 if him liver bold enuff to sell una okro farm

Anonymous said...

Am only 21 and am already a linguist

Unknown said...

9ice one

shadeyblog said...

its Johns Hopkins, not John Hopkins

Anonymous said...

this nah efiko as in well done bro and keep up the good work and making your family proud and country as well!!!!

Anonymous said...

If you get 4 over 10 from maryland why are you prouding? Liv di broda. He have done is own. And dose of you wanting to marry him. Don't dulling. He already get wife send from Arochukwu. Bride price evryting he don pay.

Samsug 3.2 -not your concine which type.

Anonymous said...

Chei! See Gbagaun.
'are jonathan'
Abeg take it easy oh.

Anonymous said...

d boy own better, he papa get money send dam 2 skul 4 US. Me be say i know see dat kind chance no b say i no no book, boy congrat.

Mrs G. Uwaifo said...

Congratulations son. Good news for Nigeria. I pray that God continue to bless and protect you and more of such good tales from our dear Country, Nigeria. Amen.

Voltron said...

Mumu... (s)he said "are Jonathan and the rest"
You no go school abi?

john said...

Baloney ! I dont buy this horseshite at all. Nigerians are masters at fraud and deceit. This idiot probbaly couldnt string together 2 sentences. Sorry,No!

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