Kennirich Olu, a University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) Physics graduate now working as a physics tutor, has revealed that he went five days without bathing during his 300-level examinations to focus on reading. He shared his semester result on Facebook on August 12, 2026, showing that his sacrifice earned him a GPA of 4.61 for that semester.
Four Exams, No Water, One Outfit
Olu, whose full name is Kehinde Sikiru Babatunde, explained that the gruelling week featured four back-to-back papers: Waves and Optics on Monday, Quantum Physics on Tuesday, Numerical Analysis on Thursday, and Electromagnetism on Friday. He and a course mate, nicknamed "Android," faced the same challenging conditions throughout the week.
Normally, Olu commuted from Gambari, a community outside the university, carrying clothes, soap, and a brush to last through the week. He would bathe in a corridor toilet and brush his teeth at a nearby mosque. However, that particular week, a power fault cut off the water supply across campus entirely.
With no water and no room to travel home between papers, especially with Numerical Analysis by Prof. Taiwo looming on Thursday, both students stayed put and continued studying. Olu noted that the MAT 332 course by Prof. Taiwo required solutions that ran across three pages, where a single error at the start would render the entire working worthless.
Results That Made It Worth It
By the time Electromagnetism arrived on Friday, Olu recalled that he could no longer smell his own clothes. He rushed home immediately after that final paper to bathe. The semester result he shared told a different story from the suffering: he recorded a GPA of 4.61 and a cumulative GPA of 4.38 across 23 credit units.
He earned A grades in seven of his nine courses, including Quantum Physics, Waves and Optics, and Numerical Analysis. A B in Electronics II and a D in Electromagnetism, the course he felt most confident about after the exam, were the only exceptions. He graduated from UNILORIN with a second class upper division in Physics on August 28, 2024.
Followers Celebrate UNILORIN Graduate
Reactions on Facebook celebrated Olu's achievement. @Ajag Toyib Prevail said: "My oga way teach me L'hopital rule during my 100lev days. Now your boy de 500l Thank you for all you did boss." @Chidera Onya said: "Congratulations." @Qowiyyu Muhammad Jamiu said: "Weldone sir." @Kerry Oji De Pythagorean said: "Hard work pays."
In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a UNILORIN graduate who wrote the JAMB exam three times had finally graduated in style. Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a UNILORIN graduate had begun his master's programme at the University of Ibadan (UI), sharing how he bagged a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Ilorin in 2019 before starting his master's program at UI in 2025.
