Below is a list of successful celebrities that have shown to the
world that they can make it without a university degree. According
to reports, some were at the university but had to drop out due to
certain reasons.
1. Genevieve Nnaji
Genevieve Nnaji (born 3 May 1979) is a popular name in the
Nollywood industry. She is one of the most successful actress in
Nigeria. Despite being a very intelligent and successful woman, she
did not acquire a university degree, even after saying would go back
to school for several years.
Apart from acting, Genevieve owns a fashion line St.Genevieve,
launched in May 2008.
2. Wizkid
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (born 16 July 1990), well known as Wizkid
is a popular song writer and singer.
According to reports, he started singing at 11years as Lil Prinz.
However, he started his music career fully with Banky W’s music
group, Empire Mates Entertainment (EME) in 2009.
Wizkid dropped out of Lead City University in his second year
because of his music career, hoping to continue later.
According to records, Wizkid’s achievements in the music industry
includes: a BET Award, a MOBO Award, three The Headies Awards,
two Channel O Music Video Awards, four Nigeria Entertainment
Awards, a Ghana Music Award, two Dynamix All Youth Awards, two
City People Entertainment Awards, and a Future Award. In addition,
he has been nominated three times at the MTV Europe Music
Awards as well as four times at the World Music Awards. He was
ranked 5th on Forbes and Channel O’s 2013 list of the Top 10
Richest/Bankable African Artists.
9ice (born Alexander Abolore Adegbola Adigun Alapomeji
Ajifolajifaola,on 17 January 1980) is a popular indigenous singer
9ice who is now a politician attended Abule Okuta Primary School
and CMS Grammar School, and dropped out from his Law course at
the Lagos State University to concentrate on music.
On his achievements so far, 9ice won the Revelation of the Year
award and the Best Male Vocal Performer at the 2008 edition of the
Hip Hop World Awards held in Nigeria. A month later at the first
SoundCity Music Video Awards, 9ice was nominated in the category
of Best New Artiste. 9ice’s biggest single is titled “Gongo Aso”. He
is the founder of Alapomeji Records
Mercy Johnson (born in Lagos on 28 August 1984) is a popular
Nollywood star. She is one of the highest paid actresses in
Nollywood. Mercy Johnson Okojie revealed that she got into the
Nigerian movie industry because she failed the university entrance
exams (JAMB) several times.
5. D’banj
Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo (popularly known as D’banj, born 9 June
1980) is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, harmonica player, and
businessman.
Dbanj is one of the leading musicians in Africa.
He reportedly dropped out of school when he was in 300Level
(Mechanical Engineering).
Records has it that he has won several music awards, including the
awards for Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007,
Artist of the Year at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2009, Best
International Act: Africa at the 2011 BET Awards, and Best-selling
African Artist at the 2014 World Music Awards, Evolution award at
the 2015 MTV Africa Music awards.
Michael Collins Ajere popularly known as Don Jazzy is one of the
famous Nigerians who did not need education to achieve success.
The prolific music producer and C.E.O of Mavin Records dropped out
of Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma in his first year.
Innocent Ujah Idibia popularly known as 2face attended Saint
Gabriel’s Secondary School in Makurdi, Benue State. He enrolled at
Institute of Management & Technology, Enugu (IMT), where he did
his preliminary National Diploma course in Business Administration
and Management. While attending IMT, he performed at school
organised shows and parties. He eventually dropped out to pursue
his music career
2Face told Views Channel in an interview about how an incident
where he was robbed devastated and led to his decision to leave
school to face music.
“I got robbed sometime in school. All my audio cassettes that I
recorded they took them. I was sad for like a year plus. I dropped
out and I am like look I am not continuing this thing I am going to
follow music.
“I actually confessed to my parents. I told them the truth that I am
not going back to school. I am going to Lagos, Festac town. All this
waka wey I dey talk so, na molue… staff, sometimes na fight we go
fight. Them go pursue us from bus” he said.
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