Meet Nigerian Man With 8 Names, Lists All in His Certificates as He "Breaks" Record in UK University

Meet Nigerian Man With 8 Names, Lists All in His Certificates as He "Breaks" Record in UK University

  • A Nigerian student who attended the University of Kent, UK, took the record for the longest graduation name in the school
  • The University of Kent posted a video on TikTok showing when the man was called on stage to collect his certificate
  • The student is named Boluwatife Oluwasemilore Oluwadamilola Oyekunle Ayanfeoluwa Emmanuel Michael Oladele

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There is a Nigerian man who has eight names, and he recently graduated from the University of Kent, UK.

The man's name is Boluwatife Oluwasemilore Oluwadamilola Oyekunle Ayanfeoluwa Emmanuel Michael Oladele.

Photos of Boluwatife Oluwasemilore as he graduates from the University of Kent.
Boluwatife graduated from the University of Kent. Photo credit: TikTok/@universityofkent.
Source: TikTok

In a video posted on TikTok by the University of Kent, Boluwatife was named the student with the longest graduation name.

All of Boluwatife's eight names are included in the graduation credentials, and they were all called out during the final ceremony.

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The person conducting the ceremony called out the names one after the other until he got to the 8th name, Oladele.

Yoruba student with eight names adds all to his certificate

This means that all eight names are documented in his certificate and probably all his documents since they were emphasised at his graduation.

When his name was called, the student came out in joy and walked to the podium to receive his certificate.

Watch the video below:

Reactions as Nigerian man takes record of longest graduation name at the University of Kent

Many Nigerians who saw the video on TikTok marvelled at how well the Oyinbo man pronounced the Yoruba names.

@Deborah said:

"He definitely practised pronouncing his name."

@emizzy said:

"The announcer really tried sha."

@Petit said:

"He was losing his breathe, fighting for his life."

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@bella commented:

"A round of applause for the announcer."

@Esther Sonoiki said:

"My Yoruba people no dey disappoint. 100 names."

@Sahara said:

"And the lady who read my name at graduation mispronounced my name from Sahara to Sara."

Man moves his wife and daughter to the UK

In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian man successfully relocated his family to the UK.

The man showed off the three international passports and visas he got for his wife and daughter.

A video posted on TikTok showed when they departed Nigeria and arrived in the UK.

Source: Legit.ng

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Israel Usulor (Human-Interest editor) Israel Usulor is a journalist who has 9 years of experience. He worked at The Prime Newspaper and has published articles in TheCable Newspaper. Israel graduated with distinction from Fidei Polytechnic (Mass Commun, 2016). Israel has interviewed Zannah Mustapha, the man who helped negotiate the release of Chibok Girls, and Kunle Adeyanju, who rode a bike from London to Lagos. He covered exclusive stories on Chef Dami during her Guinness World Records cookathon. Email: israel.usulor@corp.legit.ng.