A five-year old Nigerian, Dee Alli, has made history in the United Kingdom by being the first pupil to pass a General Certificate of Secondary Education, GCSE, Nigeria’s equivalent of GCE, and scoring C in Mathematics.

•Dee Alli and her mentors Paula Imafidon (l) and Anne Marie Imafidon. Dee is first 5-year old to pass GCSE. She also got C in Maths.
Dee lives with her parents, Joy and Rasheed Alli, in Southwark, South London.
She made a C in Mathematics and says she finds it easy.
Dee started attending Saturday evening classes with Excellence in Education in November. The charity group aims to help talented youngsters in inner cities.
“I find Maths very easy. I didn’t know I was taking the exam. I thought it was a game. Maths is a big game with numbers. I am very surprised to be the youngest ever. I’m very proud of myself,†Dee said.
Last year, Dee’s brother, Jude, hit the headlines when he sat for Maths at GCSE and made a D. Then, he was six years old.
Meanwhile, another Nigerian, Chidera Ota, led the GCSE roll of honour with 15 As.
She has gained admission to study Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Maths and Further Maths at A-levels in King’s School, Canterbury.
Presently, she also studies Latin twice a week during her lunch break.
Chidera, 16, attended Highstead Grammar School, Sittingbourne, Kent.
She scored As in English Literature and Language, Maths, Statistics, French, German, Latin, History, Sociology, Chemistry, Biology and Physics.
She also made an IT qualification worth three GCSEs.
Chidera lives with her Nigerian-born parents, Uchenna and Mercy, who are doctor and nurse respectively. She hopes to be a doctor.
“I stayed home a lot and put a lot of work into my GCSEs. I want to become a doctor. And I know it’s very competitive. So, I need to do very well to get into medicine,†Chidera said.
She added: “I want to go to a top university and I have already looked around Oxford and Cambridge. I think I will like to go to St. John’s College at Cambridge.â€
Culled from Daily Mail
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thats great, Nigerians are gud, they can prove it when they are given opportunity, Children like Dee Alli sells pure along the street to pay their school fees, Hw would they concetrate on reading more wen you know yr Teacher would send u home 4 yr fees tomoro, So we really need wat it takes, We are Already blessed.
Wow, this is truly good news. The pride of Africa still has a lot of talents. Congratulations to the children and their parents for giving them the oppurtunity to showcase their talents. God bless Nigeria, i just wish the politicians would look into the destructive future they are creating for themselves and quit the evil trade!
I am proud to be a Nigerian again, we are gifted and with a conducive environment , we will go far. Our politicians in government should change their attitude and be true patriot. we are blessed all round. Our education is seriously down, teachers are not paid or sent on training, no electricity and students study under harsh environment.
Our leaders should turn around for good, we have lost so many brilliant professioners to good conducive environment abroad. Let selfishness die and patriotism and truthfulness reign.
Godbless Nigeria. Amen.
Dee Alli you are a pride to your country Nigeria!!!,and a role model to other children.I wish you are my child,kudos to you little queen!.
Dee Alli you are a pride to you country Nigeria!!!,and a role model to other children.I wish you are my child,kudos to you little queen!.
Dee, we are proud of you !!!
I keep on telling people here in South-Africa that – Nigerians are the MOST TALENTED people on Earth. I know what I am talking about.
Though people say we are corrupt due to the greedy attitude of our leaders and other corrupt Nigerians abroad. The bottom line is that GOD USES OUR CHILDREN TO SET UNBEATABLE RECORDS on daily basis.
This is known all over the world.
We Nigerians have that “EXTRA ABILITY TO DO THINGS”
GREAT NIGERIANS !!!
that shows that we are too much only that our government are very selfish
I’m so proud of the lil darling!
These children are wonderful and amazing. It shows that good things can still come out of our dear country. The Politicians should cover their faces in shame. While some are hoisting the Nigerian Flag,the dirty pig politicians are dragging us in the mud. Anyway God will visit them and unborn generations.
Wow! that’s nice ,i am proud of you my dear, More are still on your way…just keep focus….Always be yourself and pray along too.it is God not You.
All the very BEST ahead.
Oga oh… this one na also pikin for london oh….. another for london na him wan blow plane soo…. kai… make God give us good pikin oh…. I am happy for u guys!!! keep promoting the Nigerian name and don’t forget to boost the good culture too….
This is the kind of news we want to hear about Nigeria. I identify with you
Thanks to God almighty for this great blessings in the lives of our children who are making us proud every where. All these are proofs that Nigerians are brilliant. Our prayers is that God will see you all through, that your brains will be actively functional and beneficial every where to the glory of God and our Nation Nigeria. To all the parents of these children (including those we don’t hear about now), we say congratulations and a big well done or good job. May God grant you His divine favor and provision that you may train these children to attain the goal which God Himself set for them, amen.
we have better ppl here at home but there is no enabling environment,even the politicians looting our money nd taking their families abroad have no brilliant or successful children. AWON OLOD00000000000000000
Ask her to come home and write NECO or SSCE,I bet you she will BE FAILED.Oya ask her to come home and write.
@ olododo OOOOH!!!! olododo ogbagi why are bringing in nigerian goverment into this matter now, the footballers went abroad on their own how many state or fed govt contributed for their flight ticket.this girl has never seen huricane lamp or candle in her life, she has never ridden on rough roads.Has the looters finished looting, we just heard that one of them used the money he stole from his state to sponsor his concubine abroad and she died in his house abroad, so where is the time for our looters to think of te poor Nigerians
These feats can be replicated at home just like our boys went abroad to turn the story of footballing around. But where is the government to provide the enabling environment.? Both the money to pay the Teachers, fund the libraries, provide water and light are daily looted in billions for God knows what! Nigeria we hate thee!
LAST YEAR IT WAS 9 YEARS OLD NIGERIAN TWINS, WE THOUGHT THAT WAS A RECORD THAT WILL TAKE A VERY LONG TIME TO BEAT, BUT ALAS ANOTHER 5 YERAS OLD NIGERIAN HAS MADE IT. I THINK THIS LITTLE NIGERIANS DESERVE NOBEL LAURET IN MATHEMATICS FOR THEIR AGE. MIND YOU THEY ARE IS A PRODUCT OF CORRUPT NIGERIAN LEADERSHIP.
LAST YEAR IT WAS 9 YEARS OLD NIGERIAN TWINS, WE THOUGHT THAT WAS A RECORD THAT WILL TAKE A VERY LONG TIME TO BEAT, BUT ALAS ANOTHER 5 YERAS OLD NIGERIAN HAS MADE IT. I THINK THIS LITTLE NIGERIANS DESERVE NOBEL LAURET IN MATHEMATICS FOR THEIR AGE. MIND YOU THEY ARE IS A PRODUCT OF CORRUPT NIGERIAN LEADERSHIP.
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