Educationists and officials of the Bayelsa Ministry of Education have expressed excitement following the outstanding performance of a 16-year-old student, Egba Osiovie Diekime, who scored an aggregate of 360 in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Diekime’s subject scores include 79 in English, 98 in Physics, 85 in Biology, and 98 in Chemistry.
An indigene of Famgbe community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Diekime is a student of Best Breed International Schools, Okaka, Yenagoa.
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He also holds the 2025 NCDMB/NTA Science Quiz Competition/Award trophy and recorded 4 As and 4 Bs in the WAEC General Certificate of Education (GCE).
Commending his performance, a secondary school teacher, James Anglesey, who brought the achievement to the attention of the media, praised the support of Diekime’s parents and teachers, describing their roles in his success as “highly commendable.”