Excitement as 16-year-old Bayelsa boy scores 360 in 2025 UTME

Egba Osiovie Diekime

Egba Osiovie Diekime

From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa

There is excitement in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, following the news that a 16-year-old resident, Egba Osiovie Diekime, scored an aggregate of 360 in the 2025 UTME.

Diekime was reported to have scored the following: English: 79, Physics: 98, Biology: 85, and Chemistry: 98.

Diekime, an Indigene of Famgbe community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, is also the current holder of the 2025 NCDMB/NTA Science Quiz competition/Award trophy.

Investigations revealed that the brilliant student had earlier also made 4 As in Physics, Further Mathematics, Chemistry, and Civic Education, and 4 Bs in Economics, Biology, English Language, and General Mathematics in GCE.

A Secondary school teacher, James Victor, who brought the performance to the notice of media practitioners, commended the parents of the 16-year-old boy and described the support of the teachers and parents as commendable.

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