Nigerian Lady Who Graduated With First Class Abroad Corrected Her Name After It Was Mispronounced

Nigerian Lady Who Graduated With First Class Abroad Corrected Her Name After It Was Mispronounced

  • A Nigerian lady who graduated from a university overseas went viral on her graduation day after a video was posted on TikTok
  • In the video, the lady, who graduated with first-class honours, was called to the podium to receive her certificate, but her Nigerian name was mispronounced
  • She quickly took the microphone and pronounced her name correctly, which prompted the audience to applaud her

A Nigerian lady who completed her studies at an international university gained widespread attention on her graduation day, thanks to a TikTok video.

The clip showed her being called to the stage to receive her first-class honours certificate, but her Nigerian name was mispronounced.

Nigerian lady graduates with first class, corrects her name on graduation day
Nigerian lady pronounces her name correctly after it was mispronounced. Photo credit: @itsboringtami
Source: TikTok

Taking the microphone, she confidently corrected the pronunciation, earning applause from the audience, as shown by @itsboringtami.

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Watch the video below:

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions below:

Kodia said:

“If you did not correct him I wouldn't have guessed he meant that.”

Tami wrote:

“No this guy really tried to play in my face I was so mad.”

Mideriyo commented:

“How did Tamilore become wilawolomi?”

Martha:

"OLUWATAMILORE BENSON YASSS GIRLLLL9 A congratulations tamiii.”

Mae_ chi:

"Oop, congratulations girll.”

Tami:

“Nawttt my fave in my commentsss.”

Tamzzz:

“I know of a Tamilore Benson that attended Sophia school in Nigeria.”

Tami:

“Omg yess that was my primary school bae.”

Adebanke OG:

“Please I will love how you just said it yourself.”

Minibunch3:

“You go girl!!That first class wasn't easy so that name has to be said right for record sake.”

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J7567745:

“Bruh said alolamy omgg.”

Meziah P:

“I’m glad you corrected him and CONGRATS!!!!”

Lady refuses to move abroad

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a Nigerian lady has stirred reactions on TikTok after she said she once rejected an opportunity to travel abroad for her studies.

The lady posted a video on TikTok, narrating how she once said no to an opportunity some people would have jumped at.

She explained that she refused to travel abroad for her studies because she wanted to be with her boyfriend.

In a recent development, Legit.ng also reported that a Nigerian lady, Oluwakemi Bayode, is currently in the United States after she bagged a fully funded overseas scholarship.

Source: Legit.ng

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Basit Jamiu (Editor) Basit Jamiu is a journalist with more than five years of experience. He is a current affairs and politics editor at Legit.ng. He holds a bachelor's degree from Ekiti State University (2018). Basit previously worked as a staff writer at Ikeja Bird (2022), Associate Editor at Prime Progress (2022), and Staff Writer at The Movee (2018). He is a 2024 Open Climate Fellow (West Africa), 2023 MTN Media Fellow, OCRP Fellow at ICIR, and Accountability Fellow at CJID. Email: basit.jamiu@corp.legit.ng.