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Reading: Brilliant Nigerian Lady who wrote final year exam while pregnant bags first-class grade, emerges best student of university
Reading: Brilliant Nigerian Lady who wrote final year exam while pregnant bags first-class grade, emerges best student of university

Brilliant Nigerian Lady who wrote final year exam while pregnant bags first-class grade, emerges best student of university

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Brilliant Nigerian Lady who wrote final year exam while pregnant bags first-class grade, emerges best student of university
Brilliant Nigerian Lady who wrote final year exam while pregnant bags first-class grade, emerges best student of university

Colette Offiong Bassey, a Nigerian woman, has made history by breaking a 44-year record at the University of Calabar. Colette achieved the distinction of becoming the first-ever first-class graduate of the Department of Linguistics and Communications Studies at the institution.

Colette, who was heavily pregnant at the time of her final exams, gave birth to a baby boy just a few days after completing her exams. The university confirmed in a statement that she is the only student to earn a first-class degree in Linguistics and Nigerian Languages during the 2018/2019 session, and the first in the history of the department dating back to 1977.

Colette expressed gratitude to God and her husband for their support in achieving her academic success, taking to Instagram to share her joy and thanking everyone who contributed to her achievement.

“I give all glory to God. I remember finishing exams on a certain Wednesday and giving birth that Saturday. It was one heck of a ride, but it ended in praise,” she wrote. Colette’s accomplishment is a source of inspiration and motivation to many, especially women pursuing higher education and breaking barriers in male-dominated fields.

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Festus Conteh is an international youth that functions conveniently in all forms of writing including article writing, news, script, content writing, constitution and project/proposal writing. Writing is fun to Festus and has brought fame and recognition in his clime. In 2019, he was awarded best upcoming writer in an online writing completion that was organized by the Association of Sierra Leonean Authors (ASLA). After his impactful contribution to national development and cohesion through writing, he was nominated for the African Genius Award for the Best Writer in Africa Award Category an award he lost to one of the greatest African Writers - Chinua Achebe. In 2022, Festus was one of the applicants to the Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) as Vice Chairperson (Policy and Advocacy) a process that met imperil feedback. As a freelancer, Festus has written articles for magazines, newspapers, and media houses and his articles have attracted big media houses including BBC, Aljazeera and Legit. Ng and is the Head of Programs at Salone Messenger a public relations firm based in Sierra Leone with the latest news and information. He is the founder of Africa’s Wakanda a platform that spotlight the beauty of Africa. Festus is also a perpetual volunteer in life-changing causes and has shown great commitment and dedication to being a catalyst and solution to the challenges faced by young people like himself. Festus currently serves as the Secretary General of the Africa Youth Leaders movement which is a network of youth between the ages of 20 – 30 years who have shown achievement, leadership potential and commitment to make a difference. Festus is also the Africa Focal Point of Youth for Change Initiative, which is a platform through which young people can access resources, be empowered and given the opportunity to grow to become useful members of society who will participate in the development of their communities and nation. Along with another Africa Youth platform, Festus has Co-Founded the Future of Africa initiative which is an advocate forum with the aim to bring together local and international socio-economic stakeholders to support innovative programs aimed at advancing the radical and practical progress of adoption awareness-vulnerable children and youth and youth leadership-through interlinking local, regional and international resources and opportunities.