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Sunday, 4 May 2014

Nigerian student wins $350,000 Bill Gates Millennium scholarship

Oloruntobi Dare, a Nigerian student of Hubert Flowers High School is among the 1000 beneficiaries to win the coveted Bill Gates Millenium scholarship worth $350,000. Oluwatobi who is a naturalized American has shown a consistent display of talent and brains since her pre-school in the USA.

Aside from winning the Gates scholarship, she has won other awards including, Most Outstanding Science Student, Hubert Flowers High School, Maryland; Winner, Prince George’s Community Church’s 8th Annual African American History Essay Contest; 3rd place winner, Maryland Coalition for Gifted and Talented Education Essay Contest 2014; and Maryland Representative at the commemoration of the 70th Anniversary Pearl Harbor Day Parade. Very inspiring. Congrats to her.

78 comments:

Unknown said...

Wow!! Is She Singular Cause I Am!! #DORO-BALLING!! #DORO-CONGRATS...

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¤GROWN MAN IN A YOUNG BODY¤

Anonymous said...

Congrats to her #bright bravo#

Anonymous said...

Nyc1 Kip it up


FDJ

Anonymous said...

Congratulations girl... So proud Of you..

BONARIO NNAGS said...

Woooow! Lovely and goodnews on a lovely Sunday afternoon.
These are the types of news we need not how Nigerians were caught duping old white women in the name of love
Congrats to her.

~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

Anonymous said...

We dey represent

Toronto Finest said...

Congrats

Unknown said...

she is indeed a winner. congrat

Cute G said...

My kinda girl. Reminds me of myself in school.

Anonymous said...

wow! shes good


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Debbie Chelsea said...

Owk,anoda Gud news .....proudly 9ja....
Congrats swt

Unknown said...

Congrats...

Unknown said...

Congrats hot brain**

Anonymous said...

This is to show dat dis nation is filled wif potentials...its jst 4 us to fink out of d box...go Girl.

Chidimma said...

Congrats girl

Anonymous said...

Woooow! M so proud of we Yorubas. *winks*

Anonymous said...

Congrats to her! She is repping well! You wont believe what happened to this celeb

Anonymous said...

But yoruba pipl are smart sha... If na igbo dia sense z for cheatin stealing and playin smart... Mtcheew rubbish pipo
*amebo girl nxt door*

dhobiz said...

You go girl!

Anonymous said...

Smarty pants

Anonymous said...

So happy, atleast we are on the news for the right reason

Anonymous said...

Up nigeria, am so proud of you girl

Alloy Chikezie said...

Congratulobia to him


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Anonymous said...

Omoluwabi may you continue to shine

Anonymous said...

Omoluwabi may you continue to shine

maclily said...

Very impressing..... A huge congrats dear.

Anonymous said...

An inspiring story, am so proud for her.

Anonymous said...

I sure say she go be virgin..

Anonymous said...

Congrats

Lady kim kim said...

Very inspiring,congratulations

Anonymous said...

@Linda, how come no one is commenting on these award winners' posts(Akintunde+Oloruntobi)? But if na about Witch na,we'l hav 2many comments! Aaarrrrhg!!! CONGRAT 2d duo jare...

Wilfred said...

A true definition and portray of excellence. Congrats to this girl!

Anonymous said...

congrat gurl. dat is wot we call ugly & brain.#BRINGBACKOURGIRLS#THAT AKWA IBOM BOY#

Amarachukwu. said...

Congrats to her.

Eugenia Ekeji said...

Good to know Nigerians abroad are doing great.

Tosyn said...

Congratulations! I wish you more. WElldone.

jbankzE said...

Now datz d kindda news I want 2 hear,nt killin nd shit..... Congratz 2 her

Unknown said...

Congratulations dear.

Anonymous said...

Linda she doesn't school I Nigeria so I would expect something like this from her. If our public schools werealso good one of the students would be winning. Congrats to her

DOBY DOBY said...

Lucky gal. Shes blessed

Anonymous said...

This one no be Nigerian anymore. She's American

Anonymous said...

Real omoluabi

Anonymous said...

Tout from mushin

David (dave_gino) said...

Right on lass

Unknown said...

wish I were you! congrats! !!

luxuries travel said...

$350,000 ?? Wow congratulations :D

ary said...

That's cool. Good to see Nigeria in the news for something positive.

Bony bony said...

Congrats dear u make us proud, keep moving, God bless

Unknown said...

Congrat to her.....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

Unknown said...

Wow congratulations girl am so happy for u

Unknown said...

Congrats girl

Anonymous said...

Please what did you just say? You should change that name to young man in an old body. Is she singular? No she's plural.

Anonymous said...

Ah ahn... mama, by faith abi? lol. Funny you.

Anonymous said...

Go away jo. Na your type dey divide Nigeria. "We" yorubas, how many have you gotten for yourself? Someone must always play the "tribal " card here. If it's not you, it's willy willy.

Anonymous said...

Ode oshi! Egbe! Omo jati jati! Olori buruku! Kpanoda! Elede! Elese yanma yanma! Ewu Gambia di ka gi

APPLE said...

Good for her.

Anonymous said...

You are fool. That pretty girl is ugly??? Jeez! Show us your sister's picture mbok

Anonymous said...

She is a breathe of fresh air

Unknown said...

This kind of brain trips me. Am in love

Unknown said...

Am in love with her

Anonymous said...

Anon 3:33 u just made my day...no na past participle...lmao

jumoke said...

Wow! So inspiring, may you live long and continue to shine

Demola said...

Did you go school?

Unknown said...

Lmao! Dnt kill urself cus of me "willy" I am so having fun here! Mugu! And did I 4get to say am ibo? Deal wit it! Onye ara!

Unknown said...

That's lovely! Congrats to her.

Anonymous said...

Ofcourse she is not singular like you she is just a gifted child

Anonymous said...

And so.... Rmb we would give account to The Lord on the last day of our Actions and speech

Anonymous said...

@ Demola, listen to your English, between you and Cute G,who saw the four walls of a school? If you really know her on Lib, you wont ask this dumb ass question.

Anonymous said...

Anon 1:31pm. U didn't read that she is a naturalized American? I was jst abt 2 say thank God something good has come out of yoruba land when I read that. D spots of a leopard can never be washed away
$$k@y$$

Anonymous said...

Lmao @anno3:33 comment, hOnestly u just made my day.....can't stp laughing

Anonymous said...

Wow!Dt's nice! BTW She looks quite big for a high school student

Bbg Eze said...

Congrats girl. May u continue 2shine on

Anonymous said...

Are you strong enough to make a woman cry for more
you can reach me on spiceetee@accountant.com
I am beautiful, classy and outgoing, i need a man that
can make me feel like a woman... a strong man.
i am a 2011 graduate of accountant from LASU.

JSJ said...

Congrats girl! :D

Anonymous said...

Willy Willy.....ds tribalism will make God's grace far from u. Amen

gift said...

Gifted. Congratulations

gift said...

Gifted girl. Congratulations

Anonymous said...

Yoruba pple get brain jare...if na igbo they r only good in prostitution modeling n fighting good pple....any thing else na wayo

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