Merrilyn, the daughter of a dental surgeon, graduated with a first class honors in Psychology. She also won two other awards for highest academic achievements for the College of Arts and Sciences and College of General Studies.
Her feat made her share the podium with US First Lady, Michelle Obama, who attended the school's convocation. Merrilyn is pictured above with the President of Dillard University, Dr Walter Kimbrough. Congrats to her. What an inspiration. Continue...
Three other Nigerians also shined at the
convocation ceremony. Victor Ogburie, Stephen Igwe, and Emole Anyadimgba
all graduated with first class honors in their various discipline.
Victor Ogburie (left), 24, graduated with first class in Computer
Science. Emole Anyadimgba (middle), 27, from Abia state graduated with a
first class in Computer Science. Stephen Igwe (right) 26, graduated
with a first class in Biology major. Well done, guys!
182 comments:
Congrats to them #bright bravo#
Well one guys,these are the real Nigerians,the other people that are killing and kidnapping school girls for shetima and yerima are loosing out,but they will not see it now,cus they are asleep. In 10,15, 20 yes they will wake up and realise what they have done to their people and Jonathan will not even be there.
My heart is filled with supreme blessedness, knowing that our own prodigy is the best graduating student in one of the ivy league school
Congratulobia to her
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Miss Ikeji please double check. Dillard us not an ivy league school. It is a historically black liberal arts college
At least this good news will soothe my soul,amidst all these daily boko haram bombings and kidnappings.
First class is a British/Nigerian thing. A US school would use the terms magma cum laude, cum laude or summa cum laude.
Wow..gud news..we re proud of u al
Wow!!! Cooool!!! Nice1 !!
Choi this could be me o,but opportunity never came my way lolz.Wow congrats to the geniuses!My kids must attain this feat....#InshaAllah
Always feels good seeing Nigerians being in the news for the very right reasons!!!
Great. May all those who unrelentlessly continue to stereotype us as internet fraudsters bury their head in shame as more and more people make us proud.
The Poet.
THANK GOD FOR THE GOOD THINGS WE STILL HERE ABOUT OUR COUNTRY...KEEP UP D GOOD WORK PALS!. GOD BLESS YOU....CNN U BETA REPORT THIS ONE..LOL.
Wow! Congrats to her.
Beauty with brains. Me likey
~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA
*in joke silver's voice* well done
Nigerians are very smart and intelligent people,our problem is we are cursed with bad leaders.
Nice 1... Congrates guys!
God bless her for making us proud.
I just read about them. Its so inspiring! She had A's in all courses in her 4 years! How is that even possible, lol. Kudos to she and the other efikos.
OMG i have never heard of this school before o abeg. The eight IVY leagues schools are Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University.
Why are they claiming that this school wey me i never hear of before sef na Ivy league? Linda dont believe the hype and do ya research to avoid embarassing ur blog.
Congrats to them tho.
Nigerians are really blessed.if only trust in d Lord...Congrats guys
Congrats umunnem, is not easy
Bravo
Wow congrat to u guys ,#bebo#
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Congrats to them.
congrat dear
This is great. We long more good news like this. It is unfortunate that while one section of the country is making us proud through their academic exploits, the other section is only destroying themselves and kidnapping girls, saying education is haram.
Am glad now, at least one good news from our citizen outside the country. Congratulations to you guys. ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥♡thanks ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥
We have Nigerian peeps representin us in diff phases acros d globe. Som positivly nd som negativly. Its in Nigeria we have nd see evrytin... Nice one gurl
We've got a lot of Nigerian geniuses, unfortunately they are all studying abroad and the ones at home are ignored and mistreated
Point of correction, Dillard university is an HBCU (historically black college) not an ivy league university.......there is a difference.
Well done guys.
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU DEAR. WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU
Wow congrats guys. Linda did u say dis guys na 27 n 26 or 47 n 36...hmmm
So inspiring. Congratz to all of them.
WELL DONE GUYS. AMERICANS AND OTHER COUNTRIES WILL NOT TALK NOW OOO, IF IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE NOW THEY WILL START PAINTING US BLACK.
congrats guys! ya'll should come n bless ur country with your acqired skills... wanted to wish ya all lofty heights buh ya guys r there already. Bless!
Anytime, anyday, anywhere, Nigerians will always rep! Congrats ogidi and co..
I claim dis in Jesus name #first class in petroleum engineering.
God bless u.
Truthfulness pay!
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Am inspired...congratulations to them.
Well done o,that is very good.
@ least one good news attributed 2 nigeria after a very long time. Nice one guys! Congrats! Thanks 4 making Nigerians proud
Naija all over.....
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Trust nigerians we got talent...we're so endowed wv brilliancy..*muah*d sky will neva be ur limit.and ur dreams will never be chattered in life.*cos I am happy
Wow. Very exciting. They reminds me of my good old school days. But those guys look too old for their ages.
Nice one!!!
See Steven my friend. Come to NC let's party with Fosbury and Mimi ! Just like last year.
Linda, do ur research. Dillard isn't an ivy league school.
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For the record Dillard is not an Ivy League University, this is even my first time of hearing about it: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League
And schools in USA don't have "first class" honors either. So whoever sent you this news either didn't get their facts straight or wanted unnecessary publicity.
Congrats to them. This is how it shld be not d other way round
Dillard University is not an Ivy League School. It is a good historically black school but the Ivy League is made up of only 8 schools- Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University.
Congratulations to the students though! Making Africa proud.
Ndi igbo ma akwukwo,
Ma marakwa nke ojoo
Weldon guys
Human Being
Well done my people,unu emela nke ukwu. You ve made us so very proud!!!
Dis is wot we re talking abt
Good girll! We are so proud of you. Omo olorire. Thanks for not soiling naijas name as some of your peers are doing.
Abeg do they do first class in America abi Magna/Summa cum lauda? See how bright we are but the sick society we have messed it all up for our future leaders, see them all swallowed up in America. Chai!
Anyways, many Nigerians in America study too hard to make excellent grades, thats why they keep graduating best, they too memorize...an average American does not cram/memorize and most of them go ahead to invent/create. It's time we stopped being 'best' in class, theres too much emphasis on graduating best/first. It's time we start thiunking toi create/invent!
Nice one east sidaz rocking the shiiiiiiit
gud 1, these guys go rlly enjoy....dats my naija gal, congrats
Better and more impressive things to write and read about, not prosper and angela stealing and framing people up in South Africa.
I can already imagine the comments that will roll in for this post. A simple search would show Dillard is NOT an Ivy League! Dammit Linda, stop exposing yourself smh
Linda, Dillard is not an ivy league school.
Thank You Jesus!!!!!!!! Congrats to You and Your Family! I tap into this good news for my Children. Continue to Shine guys!!!!
Congrats to them.
Linda , what is the problem with you journalists and bloggers in Nigeria?
Do you know the meaning of Ivy league schools?
Dillard Uni . Ivy league my ass
Good for them. This is the kind of news I like to hear
There are eight Ivy League institutions in the US and they are: Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University.
Good for them. This is the kind of news I like to hear.
Wow ..congrats merrilyn.. Am so proud of you .. My wonderful class mate in Reagan x 😘
Congrate keep it up
congrat pple..... it keeps getting bera
Congrats to her...FYI Dillard University is NOT an Ivy League school.
I repeat Dillard University is NOT AN IVY LEAGUE SCHOOL. Please stop it Linda, stop it. It's not even recognized as one of the top 30 schools in the U.S.
Yeaaaaa...we knwn for good tins too congrat guys for showin the world we aint just a pack of teorrist nd corrupt leaders
Nigeria student are brillant. Everywhere in the world there is a Nigeria first class holders in universities. Hot sun,strike, hunger etc are the cause of mass failure in Nigeria
Linda, Dillard is no freaking ivy league as we know it. Rather, it's a black ivy league school. Black ivy league schools are historical black colleges that used to attract the best among the blacks back in the days. The real, or if you may, the actual ivy league schools are just 8 in number, and Dillard can never be amongst those 8.
Meanwhile, a big congrats to the guys. They have done very well for themselves, ivy league or not.
Yes o....naija...am prould of u guys...nor be all does fools wa dey do scam and yahoo yahoo...
#epiphany#
Linda u r OLODO ooo, how can Dillard University ba an Ivy league school ...............hahhahahah JOKERS
Linda Dillards is NOT an Ivy league school, It is a good university but not an IVY league school. Even Stanford is not an IVY league school.Check what you put out there. There is no Ivy league school outside of the East Coast. You can have great universities in the West or the south. It does not take away from the kids achievement to graduate from great universities.
Linda u don't graduate with first class in America you graduate summa cum laude with a perfect 4.0 or 5.0 GPA...first second and third class are the British... system
Dillard is not an ivy league school
It is shone,, not shined
Congratulations to those brilliant people. It always pleases me when my compatriots distinguish themselves overseas, countering our negative international image. Two humble corrections though. I thought America had eight Ivy League Universities:- Harvard, Cornell, Yale, Princeton, Pennsylvania, Brown, Columbia, and Dartmouth College. Secondly, I thought the past tense of 'shine' was 'shone,' not 'shined.' I could be wrong though. Please enlighten me if I am wrong.
Linda, Dillard University ain't no Ivy League University. Ivy Leagues are in the Northeast. Dillard is HBCU. WTF! Get your facts right. You're a big blogger, lady. Nigerian Americans read your blog. Also, ain't nothing like First Class in the USA. It's called Summa Cum Laude.
Nigerians carry first in everything.
Now that's what am talking about. Great news.. Buhari, if that your adopted son had bagged such am award am sure you will take the glory as his father? Aboki
Congrats guys, It shows we aint that useless as they say
Congrats guys, we are happy for you guys jare.
Naija Badt Guy says " And so? How is this news? I finished with a first class in Unilag. And now on a 4.00/4.00 in a US university. Yet, I never screamed to the news."
congrats y'all my advice don't come back to Nigeria .this country apparently has nothing to offer the government has failed us.
Congrats guys. :)----C21
Dillard university is not an Ivy League school. The only Ivys are
Harvard
Yale
Columbia
University Of Pennsylvania
Dartmouth
Brown
Connell
In as much as i commend her on her success, take note that Dillard University is not an "Ivy League University" in the US. It is an HBCU.....
Dillard university is a historical black college and not an Ivy League.
Wow. *clapping* this is weitin dey give us Hope 2 show sey Naija go better
Nice one guys.but somthing like this raises concern about how well recorgnised nigerian universities are.I checked up this Dillard University online only to find out quite a number of nigerian universities are better ranked.you can check 4icu.org for that.if people,especially employers disciminate some of our nigerian universities based on university ranking, then there is a huge problem when they hype students with foreign certificates from schools with much lesser rank.but the truth is,a good grade is a good grade.Congrats to them ones again
Linda o! Dillard University is not Ivy-League. It is a pretty good historically Black college. Ivy league schools are all located in North East America...their location and age at the time they were founded is the ONLY thing that qualifies them to be Ivy League.
Weldone guys, good stories do still come out of nigeria!
Merrilyn has made us proud, congratulations my darling sister .i am overjoyed.
Congratulation.
Ivy league Linda! There are just 8 of such Schools and Dillard is definitely not amongst. Shai, paid advert!
Congrats to you all.. Thanks for making Nigeria proud...
What a powerful achievement!!! Imagine, no comments yet!
Congrate guys, u make Nigeria pride.
Congrate guys, u make Nigeria pride.
please get your facts. straight
its not an Ivy league school
nonetheless congratulations to them you made us provide especially the young lady
Wow..that's great!!
Congrats girl, At 20 you have achieved excellency..you are way better than d olodo we have here including Moi.
Dillard isn't Ivy League. In other news, congrats!
Linda Linda...lol
First of all, there's nothing called first class grade in the US. American universities don't use Nigerian/UK grade classification system.
Secondly, there are only 8 Ivy League Universities and that school(Dillard or what did you call it sef...lol) is not one of them. Please use "your Google" to find out the schools classified as Ivy league schools.
Dis is great! Bravo my brothers and sis! I wish my children same outstanding sucess!
Wonderful!! And LIB sharp mouths won't commend these! God Bless y'all and Keep it flying
Shined???
Wow....way to go guys . . #congratulations #keepusNigeriansproud
God bless you all. Naija youths can move mountains if they put their minds to it.
We igbos rock!!!
Chineke!!!! Linda why are you writing rubbish???? DILLARD university is not an IVY LEAGUE school. Pls it is not every uni in America that's Ivy League. There are only 8 Ivy League universities out of thousands in the US. Pls change that write up immediately. It is an insult to Ivy League schools... Thank you
How exactly are you choosing to define "Ivy League" on your blog?
4 first class in one school same year this tells u what nigerians are made of...
There is no such thing as an ivy league school in New Orleans!
Congrats to her though.
Welldon guys! God bless you
Igbos always representing any where they are....
Very Soon, I mean Very very soon.... Igbo man will lead the world.
Congrat Darling!
Dillard University is not an ivy league school. Please refer to Google for the correct list of ivy league schools in America. Nonetheless Congratulations to them !
igbo dey represent
Congratulations to our Nigerian students flying the flag of Inspiration. Its sad that the international community chooses to celebrate and cover news of our nations bad deeds. Instead of the giant strides we make and areas where we excel. If it was credit card fraud,immigration fraud etc it would be breaking news on CNN..Even amongst ourselves we fail to encourage nor celebrate Greatness.
And she is from my village, Onicha Olona in Delta State. Bravo!
Dillard isn't an Ivy League college
Dear Linda, there are 8 ivy league schools; Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University. Anything else is NOT Ivy. Please do your research before you post these things.
It is not an Ivy League school.
Aunty Linda, not all LIBERs all fools and goofs. We are not all ignorant. Ivy league schools are in the Northeastern part of the USA. Dillard is in Louisiana which is in the South. Get your facts right. Thank me later.
Oh God I tap into dere academic excellence into d lives of my unborn children ijn Amen
This is wrong journalism. More than a million people will believe the wrong things you post. Dillard is not listed on the top 200 schools in the US, let alone being in the Ivy League. Stop spreading your ignorance, old miss.
Congratulations Merrilyn&the boys on your brilliant feat!
Grades are nothing. Do something with your lives and share your story.
Hey Linda, Dillard University is not Ivy league. There are only 8 universities in the ivy league. ....Browns, Penn State, Yale, Harvard&4 others. ..not all universities in America are ivy league.
Welldone guyz especially my sister frm Delta state... Gud to hear positive stories bout Nigerians, gud tinz can still b said bout #Naija.. Way to go..
Yeepee! Thank God for this beautiful news. At least let's hear some good news about our dear country, enough of bad news already. Congrats guys! You made us proud
Miya
In as much as I applaud the achievement of these Nigerians I will like you to get your facts right before you publish. Na wa oh. Didn't know New Orleans had an ivy league college. Shaking my head. All ivy league colleges are on the east coast. Cornell, Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth, UPenn, Columbia and Brown FYI. Also the US does not use first class honors.
Ivy League??? Linda do u even know what schools are in the Ivy League?? U kill me sometimes luv
thats cool, but they aint coming to naija to utilize their skill, linda try and ask them wia they from and see if they will not mention America.
notin skeptical about them
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Weldone guys, good job
I'm jealous. Lol. Congrats to you all
Igbos no de carry last. Congrats.
Congrats guys. Indeed we are gifted as a people.
Dillard is not an Ivy League school. It is a HBCU (historically black college/university).
Congrats to her regardless.
linda let it be clear that there is a university in the state that bears American university in Washington...please next time use an american university
Imagine this people talking abt Ivy League colleges... Take d good news and inspiration and forget the mistake... Put these students anywhere they will graduate with flying colors.... It's not abt the school it's abt the students. Or are u retards thinking the school just gave them first class... Forget first class is not beans oooo...
I don't know where this "Ivy League University" argument is coming from. Let us celebrate owns that are making us proud. Beside I didn't see anywhere linda mentioned "Ivy League". All the haters should go and sit down.
Thanks Linda for sharing this feel good story / diaris God and diaris hope for Naija will citizens like this . God bless them!
Linda no first class in america. olodo! I school here too. Its either u hv a 3.5gpa to be on the dean's list. she probably had a 4.0 gpa. widen ur knowledge young lady!
Linda there is a college called American University! I thought I told you to widen ut knowledge lol
Ndi banyiiiii ooooo. Chaiyiii! Umu oma. Chukwu gozie unu ka unu nweteranyi ugo!
Shut up! Which of the nigerian universities will u compare with dillard? Nigerian universities with their acute lack of basic educational equipments and incessant strikes. Go and deface that website that ranked any university in Nigeria higher than dillard. Nigerian universities my foot!
Amen for u but gukwa akwukwo gi.
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Ivy league or not, she did share the podium with Mrs. Obama and did exceptionally well,why are you people such haters?Linda never mentioned ivy league. Instead of tapping into the anointing so that your own children would do same.She sha na valedictorian for a reputable American university and Mrs Obama was the speaker at the commencement ceremony of that university so i am elated and she has so many job and scholarship offers already. Your pikin or family member do reach her????????? If your pikin be valedictorian for ivy league school congrats to you if not congrats still. God bless you Merrilyn and the boys too you did great. Life no easy for America without family and all. Who God bless no man can curse,#greeneyedmonsterthings
Thanks for correcting her. Linda is a trip
Is it 'shined' or 'shone'??
Abex, Linda edited the post. She mistakenly called Dillard an Ivy League school. Lol!
Ok she's from your village. What have U achieved?? LoL. I kid I kidddd
Congratulations so happy for u all its not easy na God and hard work
My fellow Nigerians can u lot stop this unnecessary correction about ivy league etc and be happy for once without criticism , for good things comes to those who rejoice with others. Most of u are jealous *awon olodo oshi*
omg! who be all these nuisance talking about one school is ivy league or not. do you know what it takes to make a first class...oya abeg which school u yourself go and what was your grade in that yeye institution
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Would be brilliant if u knew there was no such word as "brilliancy". And "chattered"? Smh
NNE, WHEN I GROW UP, I WANT TO BE LIKE YOU BIKO. COOOOOLLL!
China Chime , it is a Black Ivy league school. Ok? Get your facts right too. Thanks
Its a Black Ivy league school oo.. Stop hating.
FYI! It is a Black Ivy League School
Lol.. It is a Black Ivy League School
Stop hating
Hello.. It is a black Ivy League School. Stop hating ..
Stop hating ! Its a Black Ivy League school.
Stop Hating ! Its a Black Ivy League college .
Thank you for that response
Thank you jare
Ask them oo
wow!! congrats people. okay time to famz!!! that's victor ogburie. same alma mater, dority international secondary school abayi, aba. aba gat good things trust me. sursum ad zummum people!!
Everytime I hear a thing like i feel great and inspired. Congrats .
They are actually Five Nigerians who graduated with First Class Degree from Dillard University. The fifth student is Nelson Nwanganga who graduated with a First class degree in Accounting.
That victor na aba boy ooo.graduated 4rm dority international secondary school.best...and 4 me, I graduated wif 4.6 from harvard uni.if na lie ask phyno.he will tell u.
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