University of Ibadan Law Student Who Just Gained Admission Bags First Award After He Won Competition
by Victoria Nwahiri, https://www.facebook.com/legitngnews · Legit.ng News · Join- A young man who just gained admission to study law at the University of Ibadan has won his first award in the institution
- He opened up about how he won the oratory competition and gave details of how he emerged as the winner
- The young man also said he didn’t have any intention of participating, as he showed off the award plaque and pictures from the event
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A University of Ibadan fresh law student shares how he won his first award after resuming at the institution.
He spoke about the presentation that made him win the oratory competition.
University of Ibadan law student wins award
On his LinkedIn page, Oluwaferanmi Adejumo shared how he resumed school and didn’t have any intention of joining an extracurricular activity.
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He stated that he resumed at the University of Ibadan on March 2nd, 2026, and matriculated on the 11th of that same month.
According to Oluwaferanmi, a friend convinced him to participate in the competition.
He said in his LinkedIn post:
“I resumed at the University of Ibadan on March 2nd, 2026, and matriculated on the 11th. I had no intention of engaging in any extracurricular activities in my first year, but a friend convinced me.
Oluwaferanmi stated that the competition was called Great Man of the Podium, and was organised by Ransome Kuti Hall Literary and Debating Society.
After participating in the competition on the 23rd of May 2026, Oluwaferanmi noted that he won the award for the best orator in the rookies category.
According to him, he scored over 78 points. He also expressed optimism about the future, adding that things would surely be better.
He added in his LinkedIn post:
“We are well into the semester, and on the 23rd of May 2026, I won best orator, rookies category, with over 78 points on the score sheet at the Great Man of the Podium organised by Ransome Kuti Hall Literary and Debating Society. It only goes up from here.”
Another law student of the University of Ibadan shared how he had planned on graduating with a second-class upper division, but ended up with a first-class.
The young man said he fed on the mindset that UI was hard, which made him aim for a 2:1.
He stated that when he got a perfect CGPA in 100-level, he decided to put in more effort and worked towards graduating with a first class.
In a related story, UNILAG's best graduating student shared how he was rejected by the University of Ibadan after trying to secure admission to study medicine and surgery.
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