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.
3. 9ice
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.
4. Mercy Johnson
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.
6. Don Jazzy
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.
7. 2face Idibia
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. www.wisebookers.com/shocking-7-top-nigerian-celebrities-dropped-school-never-went-back/

Different strokes for different folks.

They are blessed.

But at the same time, it is not an excuse for anyone to drop out of school. Your own case may be different.