By IFECHI OKOH

In a free-for-all kind of Nigerian situation where most celebrity showbiz acts are doing well without necessarily being graduates, we are showcasing five front seat occupiers who their fans never knew are graduates. The five on parade in this edition are TIWA SAVAGE, JIM IYKE, OMOWUNMI MEGBELE, MONALISA CHINDA COKER AND IBINABO FEBERESIMA.

TIWA SAVAGE

This star act on the Marvin Records label is a sensational songstress. Jer with unique voice places her automatically in a class of sort. Savage's backdrop reveals that the pretty lady checked out of Nigeria with her family to London when she was 11 years old. There, she started her primary school education which she pursued to University level, obtaining her degree in Business Administration from the prestigious University of Kent.

JIM IYKE

The highly controversial and Garbon delivered actor, celebrated for his American accent in movies, happens to be the only boy in a family of eight children. He studied Banking and Finance in the University of Jos, the Plateau state capital. He hails from Enugu state.

OMOWUNMI MEGBELE

The singer who is not media friendly was just one of the few lucky female acts on the Nigerian beats scene to have grabbed attention with her first album which sold out and also helped to fetch her some good money from corporate shows and endorsements. We scooped that she attended the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, in Edo State, where she grabbed a first degree in Law.

MONALISA CHINDA COKER

This top Nollywood diva who was formerly married to Dejo Richards, but now married to Victor Tonye Coker, is a multiple award winning actress, producer, TV host, UN ambassador and a philanthropist. She went to the Army Children's school, Port Harcourt, for her primary school education; after which she moved to the Archdeacon Crowther Memorial Girls School, Elelenwo, Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, before finally going to the University of Port Harcourt, where she read Theatre Arts.

IBINABO FEBERESIMA

The one-time Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), President who was also a Beauty Queen, started her primary school education from the Y.M.C.A school, Port Harcourt, from where she proceeded to the Federal Government Girls College, New Bussa, Niger State; and from there to the University of Ibadan (UI), the Oyo State capital. There, she studied English language and Literature, before going into acting years after.