Meet 21 Year Old Chibundu Onuzo, The UK’s No.1 Best Black Student Of 2012

Nigeria may be a country in crisis right now, but her citizens are making her proud--especially those in the Diaspora. Two days back we celebrated the achievement of  22 year old Emmanuel Ohuabunwa, news just filtered in that 21 year old Chibundu Onuzo has just been named UK’s Number 1 best black student.





The award was given by Rare Rising Stars. With this award, she is the first woman to top the list.

The 21 year old who got her first book deal at age 1 9, while still an undergraduate student at King’s College London, (she signed a two novel deal with U.K. publishing heavy weight, Faber & Faber), was also profiled by CNN when Nigeria marked her 50th independence anniversary.

Her latest book “The Spider King’s Daughter has already started garnering critical acclaim. It has been nominated for the £10,000 more and watch a brief video of her after the jump


Desmond Elliott Prize for debut novelists alongside a Booker prize-nominated Oxford professor.

Watch a brief video of her .....

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Posted: at 28-06-2012 12:56 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

an Ibo girl

Posted: at 28-06-2012 01:12 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming

if Naija will change is going to come from NDI IGBO, ekenekwa m unu

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Posted: at 28-06-2012 04:12 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

weldon bro, not Nigerian but 21 years old Chibundu Onuzo from igbo tribe in phyuking Nigeria, Name the best black student in UK igbo still ramain N0 1 in 9ja

Posted: at 28-06-2012 04:35 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming

WELL DONE

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Posted: at 28-06-2012 05:06 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero

gal u too much lol, Weldon n more greases to ur elbow  

Posted: at 28-06-2012 05:29 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming

We your fellow nigerian are pround of you guys,just keep it up girl.

Posted: at 28-06-2012 05:40 PM (12 years ago) | Newbie

Point of correction mr poster, 21 years igbo girl becomes the best black student in uk. We are going to be the first to invent an automobile in africa obviously. its the lord doing. Loving all my igbo bothers and sisters all over the world.

Posted: at 28-06-2012 05:53 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

keep it up girl

Posted: at 28-06-2012 06:26 PM (12 years ago) | Hero

hausas! shey una dey see! na ibo gal she be and she don make NAIJA proud. some dey build dis country while u bokohausas won destroy am.

Posted: at 28-06-2012 06:54 PM (12 years ago) | Newbie