A 500-level student at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) has taken to social media to display his first semester results, which include five As and two Bs, raising his cumulative grade point average (CGPA) from 4.49 to 4.51. The student, known on Twitter as @5starbarber_1, shared the update on July 6, 2026, expressing gratitude and revealing his ambition to pursue a master's degree abroad on a scholarship.
Student Shares Academic Progress Online
In a post on Twitter, @5starbarber_1 wrote: "My last semester results came out yesterday. Not what I hoped for, but ALHAMDULILAH. 5 A’s & 2 B’s and my CGPA moved from 4.49 to 4.51. I still have one more semester to push it even higher." The student, who is in his final year, explained that he is documenting his academic journey to stay motivated toward his goal of studying abroad on a master's scholarship.
Reactions from Social Media Users
The post garnered numerous reactions from followers and other users. @DAHHEADBOY commented: "Omor your first still Dey there. Happy for you Idan. Make I go read my own." @_Nsznn noted: "Congratulations but you no sabi book reach me sha." @AU79executioner added: "Pikin wey no get helper suppose take him studies serious. Congratulations, star." @sylviewatikum praised: "Good job young man. You are scholarship material." Others like @globrown4 humorously asked about "harmattan course" in the university, while @DudeRodri recalled that in his time, students hid their CGPAs to avoid attracting envy. @chrisdadiva encouraged: "Congratulations bro, just continue to keep making us proud, even when you get carryover no forget to still paste us the results. Keep winning bro." @0badeyemi1 compared the grading to that of FUTA, and @isaiahofuniuyo expressed surprise that the student's face did not match his academic performance. @pappa19395 advised: "Bro truth be told, because of ur personal life... many people h8 ur succes, and be prayerful now that u are a 5star." @hafiz_ngn praised: "Wetin this guy no sabi? You sabi book, you get handwriting, you dey grateful, you still kon get six packs join ? Odogwu in the making."
Similar Success Stories at OOU
This achievement follows a similar story reported by Legit.ng, where a graduate of Olabisi Onabanjo University improved his CGPA from 3.79 in his first year to 4.29 at graduation. That Geology graduate emerged as the best graduating male student in the Department of Earth Sciences and finished among the top six students in a class of 87. He also taught Mathematics and Physics to over 400 students while studying.
