14/02/2025
What! It's a First Class!
The tension was so high each passing day starting from January when we were told that our BAR result will soon be out. After the Bar Exam in November, by December, all tension disappeared as everyone decided to take a break from the mental stress of the Nigerian Law School (NLS) and enjoy the Christmas break. However, early January, the tension surfaced. The WHATSAPP group was booming with all kinds of information as to when the results would be published, the supposed performance of student and many more, many persons claiming to have gotten their info from a reliable source. Most of us who were never interested nor had time to read the group messages became active readers of the wahtsapp group. The tension was building every day. Some of us were forming ‘hardman’, acting as though we no send, saying ‘what will be will be’ but deep down in our hearts, we were so scared and praying everyday “oh Lord, let this cup pass over me”
On this faithful day, 14/2/, I woke up, observed my morning devotion as usual, and then picked up my phone. My first place of call was the WhatsApp group page as usual. Something I did often in anticipation of the breaking news and this day was not different. I switched on my data and with heavy anxiety, waited for the messages to load. This time they seemed a bit slow. I hurriedly rush to the group page and I was seeing “Congratulations” left, right and center. Instantly, the heart beat increased to over 200.
Without wasting much time, I clicked on the link provided on the page for checking of result, it took me straight to the NLS Portal where I had to input my details and Gpam! It pumped out. At first I thought I wasn’t seeing clearly, that I was seeing double.
On second look, it became clearer, and low and behold it was “FIRST CLASS”! I couldn’t believe it! In fact I remember screenshoting that particular page over and over so that won’t disappear. My joy knew no bound and the only word I could utter at that time was “Thank you Jesus”, which i said for uncountable times.
Now a bit relaxed and heartbeat having reduced to 100 or maybe less, I went back to the group to officially read the messaged that were pumping in none stop. I remembered reading one where one person posted and was seconded by many that NLS was changing results. Stories were flying around of how one person checked and saw either pass or fail (can’t really recall the exact gist) and checked again and saw another thing.
What! I started kabashing, casting and binding, rejecting all ‘rejectables’. lol you know how it can be. I had to go back to the portal to check again with heavy speaking in tongue and professing my redemptive right in Christ. Well as God may have it, it didn’t change, it was still my God-given ‘FIRST CLASS’, staring me right in the face. And that was how I got my ever best Valentine gift that year from the Nigerian Law School.
When I said that this month is a memorable month for me I wasn’t missing words. God has indeed being so good to me; He has shown me excess love, much more than I deserved. Indeed it is the doing of the Lord.
I welcome you once again to the month of the beautiful ones,
The month of elegant, smart, intelligent, God favoured damsels.
