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LIB reader makes history at Tulane University, USA. (photos)

An ardent LIB reader Mbaebie Nkechi Chiugo yesterday became the first ever international student to be named the commencement speaker/valedictorian at Tulane university school of Public Health, New Orleans, USA which is one of America's oldest and best school of Public Health.

This school is a predominantly white school with the population being about 95 % Caucasian. Nkechi graduated yesterday with a Masters's in Public Health with a perfect GPA of 4.0. She studied Medicine and Surgery at ESUT College of Medicine, Enugu and was sworn in in 2011. She left Nigeria in 2013 for this Masters program and yesterday made history and wanted to share her story with the rest of us to inspire us to reach for greatness and cover more grounds. Nkechi pictured above with her family, friends and classmates. Big congrats to her. More photos after the cut...



at 5/17/2015 05:02:00 am

75 comments:

  1. Unknown17 May 2015 at 07:30

    Congaju dear , above the sky is ur limit .
    Ad thanks for making Us #Nigeria Proud !!!

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    1. Unknown17 May 2015 at 15:36

      Big congrats to her, and I wish her all d very best.

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    2. Unknown17 May 2015 at 20:40

      Congratulations 2 r o

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    3. Anonymous19 May 2015 at 10:47

      Da big question? What was her record like in Naija. The enabling environ was material to her performance.#we struggle here and excel easily abroad? GMB TAKE NOTE!

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  2. Anonymous17 May 2015 at 07:44

    Kudos but Tulane school of public health is not the best in the US, but the oldest linda.

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    1. Anonymous17 May 2015 at 20:31

      It doesn't matter whether its the best or not.The most important thing is that dis girl has made us proud as the first non white American to deliver a commencement speech about hundred years ago the school started.The girl has broken record.Please lets celebrate our own.Thanks.

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    2. Gov. Amaechi's Girl18 May 2015 at 07:23

      It is not the best. Period.

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  3. elle17 May 2015 at 07:44

    Congratulations, I tap into ur blessings

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  4. bella17 May 2015 at 07:46

    Congrats darl! D kinda news I like to hear *winks

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  5. Golda Awosika17 May 2015 at 07:46

    Congrats to her. Lib is proud of you
    #*Karlishah*

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  6. Golda Awosika17 May 2015 at 07:46

    Congrats to her. Lib is proud of you
    #*Karlishah*

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  7. Unknown17 May 2015 at 07:46

    Nice one

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  8. Unknown17 May 2015 at 07:51

    Goodnews

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  9. Unknown17 May 2015 at 07:51

    Goodnews

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  10. Unknown17 May 2015 at 07:51

    Congrats n well done

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  11. Unknown17 May 2015 at 07:54

    Congrats to her

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  12. Unknown17 May 2015 at 07:56

    Big congrats Nkechi

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  13. Unknown17 May 2015 at 07:58

    Big congrats to her.


    OKORO UPGRADED**

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  14. Unknown17 May 2015 at 08:01

    Congrats to her

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  15. Amy Amy17 May 2015 at 08:02

    Congrats Nkechi

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  16. frisky17 May 2015 at 08:09

    Brains!!!!
    Unfortunately no beauty :(

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  17. Unknown17 May 2015 at 08:20

    Congrats...buh,like she can't take a shot without crossing her legs.....#Observed

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  18. Anonymous17 May 2015 at 08:20

    Big congrats to her #QueenT

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  19. Paul Ofou17 May 2015 at 08:32

    Big congrats to her more to come amen.

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  20. Kwashman17 May 2015 at 08:33

    Nice one. Congrats NK Keep it up

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  21. Unknown17 May 2015 at 08:33

    Wowowowowwowowo.. My name sake am so proud

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  22. Unknown17 May 2015 at 08:33

    Wow very inspiring indeed!!that's a nice one congrat to her I pray that God also use her to inspire us to reach our goals,igbos making waves since 1960.JC

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  23. Unknown17 May 2015 at 08:34

    Wow congrats to her

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  24. Unknown17 May 2015 at 08:37

    Congrats.

    Pamscrib.blogspot.com

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  25. Tbaba17 May 2015 at 08:39

    Thank you Nkechi for making us proud

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  26. Unknown17 May 2015 at 08:53

    Congratulations to her
    ...NA ZO

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  27. Unknown17 May 2015 at 09:19

    Congrats, and all d best to her.

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  28. SWILL MARTIN17 May 2015 at 09:23

    Vwry soooon linda u go paste my own oooo,coz I de ginger to go Canada go do masterss

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  29. Unknown17 May 2015 at 09:33

    Amazing!
    Congrats to her.

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  30. Anonymous17 May 2015 at 09:37

    Wow! Congratulations to you. Valedictorian is a huge deal in the US. You have access to most ivy league schools after that. Congrats once more.

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  31. Anonymous17 May 2015 at 09:53

    Congratulations Nkechi. Hopefully this is just the start of greater things to come. Emmanuel

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  32. Subomi17 May 2015 at 09:56

    we are bad like that. Congrats to her

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  33. Unknown17 May 2015 at 09:57

    Congrats to her.

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  34. Etsako Pearl17 May 2015 at 09:59

    linda wat r u feeling like..Congrats nky baby......

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  35. Unknown17 May 2015 at 10:06

    👍 👍

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  36. Anonymous17 May 2015 at 10:06

    Congrats to her. My dad was also d first intl valedictorian at his university in america in the 80's. Coincidentally it was also in medicine, after coming out of OAU wt a first division in medicine & going to america on a scolarship. He is currently d president of his field of specialty in the whole state of louisiana, has his own practise & guest lectures at university of louisiana, louisiana tech & grambling uni. In case u didnt notice im a very proud daughter.

    She has a bright future ahead of her. Iwish her all d best. Linda pls post more success stories to inspire everyone to d best of themselves & also to have more pride in our countrymen. Too many bad stories are peddled everyday abt Nigerians but we have a lot of good honest intelligent & hardworking Nigerians doing good work everyday.

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    1. Anonymous17 May 2015 at 14:52

      Graduated with a FIRST DIVISION in medicine???? From what I know; and I know a lot about medical education in Nigeria, OAU in particular, there is no such thing my dear, please ask your father about this.

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    2. Anonymous17 May 2015 at 15:52

      Yes madam/Sir ITK. There is distinction in medicine.

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  37. Unknown17 May 2015 at 10:19

    Congrats my sister

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  38. Unknown17 May 2015 at 10:45

    This is goodnews......... Congratulations to her.

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  39. Unknown17 May 2015 at 10:50

    Wow. Big congrats to her. But i noticed something in her # why is she crossing her legs in all her pixz ? Observation!!!

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  40. Anonymous17 May 2015 at 11:10

    Most colleges and universities in America are predominantly white; no need to mention that as some kind of selling point to legitimize her degree.

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  41. Addyogiri.blogspot.com17 May 2015 at 11:12

    Seen

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  42. Anonymous17 May 2015 at 11:21

    Gah!! I'm sooo jealous!!! This is one of my top schools I intend to apply for my MPH. Went to NOLA twice just to visit :). Seriously though. Congratulations sis. You have only inspired me. Bless. x

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  43. Anonymous17 May 2015 at 11:47

    Everyone is an ardent reader of LIB. If you just want to sell you market, you send your pictures to Linda claiming to be an ardent reader. Biko which article she comment under make I go find her name. Nne congrats

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  44. Pidgin Mistress17 May 2015 at 11:58

    Nice one

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  45. Juleslouis17 May 2015 at 12:23

    Congrats to her.

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  46. Unknown17 May 2015 at 12:30

    Congratulobia!

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  47. Unknown17 May 2015 at 12:41

    Not a regular comment writer I guess. Regular comment writers observe

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  48. ADAOBI 17 May 2015 at 12:44

    So nice dearie love hearing such News

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  49. Unknown17 May 2015 at 13:47

    Congrats

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  50. Anonymous17 May 2015 at 13:54

    Congrats to her!

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  51. The Therapist17 May 2015 at 14:03

    Congratulations

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  52. Unknown17 May 2015 at 14:18

    Congrats.

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  53. Anonymous17 May 2015 at 14:30

    And Linda's description eschews the stereotyping that suggests blacks are not intellectual enough until they beat whites.

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  54. Unknown17 May 2015 at 17:18

    Yay! An alumni from my school. So proud!!

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  55. Anonymous17 May 2015 at 17:56

    Was she in Federal Calabar? Looks really familiar ! Congrats dear...

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  56. mma17 May 2015 at 18:24

    Congrats to You Nkechi, am inspired by this kind of news.. Nigerians are no doubt talented..

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  57. TONIA GREEN17 May 2015 at 18:35

    Congrats Nkechi

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  58. Anonymous17 May 2015 at 19:36

    So if she had gone to a school that was predominantly 95% black, it means rubbish.Going to one that's 95% white makes her intellectually superior to you all.Yet,You peeps are here celebrating her looking down on all of you. She has the typical black man mentality!
    Not to knock her, but this girl is a loudmouth and a braggart big time!I know several international students(Nigerians)from ivy leagues Harvard,Columbia and Yale with perfect 4.0 GPA.I also know a ton of Nigerians with 4.0 GPA from the number 1 ranked school of public health:Johns Hopkins.In Fact, the last commencement speaker at Yale was a Nigerian,an international student,Yinka Taiwo.
    Believe me, she couldn't hack it into the ivy leagues and the better SPH e.g Michigan,UCLA,UNC,Emory.
    Here in the states, this means nothing. A 3.5 GPA from an ivy league will still be prefered over her because employers and adcoms know the admission criteria into the ivies are stringent and brutal, the course work excruciatingly rigorous. I know her type, she applied to all the ivies and the better schools and couldn't get in 'cause she was inferior and had to settle for Tulane.
    I wish her well in all her future endeavors.
    #can'tstandmediocreboasters.

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    1. Anonymous18 May 2015 at 01:09

      Lol,you have a lot of hate in your heart.But you made some valid points.I graduated from a top 10 public health school ,I didn't make it Lib.But let's encourage people here who are aspiring

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  59. Judith17 May 2015 at 20:26

    Congrats Nkay

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  60. Anonymous17 May 2015 at 20:37

    To God alone be all the glory!!! Congratulations my dear.God will make you achieve greater heights IJN.

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  61. Unknown17 May 2015 at 22:23

    Congrats to her

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  62. Anonymous17 May 2015 at 22:26

    Congratulations Nkechi, Nwanyi Nnewi. We are so so proud of you and your achievement. May God continue to keep you wise and help you make prudent decisions all the days of your life, and may He continue to bless all our honest and hardworking Nigerian brothers and sister where ever they may be. Amen.

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  63. Unknown18 May 2015 at 09:53

    OMG Nkechi...
    This is wonderful!
    I am soooooo proud of you dear.
    Nice one!

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  64. Unknown18 May 2015 at 15:10

    Gud. Congrats girl. let dis oyibos get it into their thin skull dat Nigerians are better off than them in some aspects.

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  65. Anonymous18 May 2015 at 16:52

    Hi Linda , how can readers send you similar stories . Is there an email address or something ? Thanks

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  66. Unknown18 May 2015 at 19:19

    You re a genius darling.... congrats!

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