{
  "id": 19655587,
  "title": "Student disowned for leaving seminary bags straight A’s in medical school",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/student-disowned-for-leaving-seminary-bags-straight-as-in-medical",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T13:42:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/student-disowned-for-leaving-seminary-bags-straight-as-in-medical-school/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ejem Ifechukwu, a medical student at Ebonyi State University, has faced disownment from his family for pursuing his dream of becoming a doctor. Despite this, he has achieved an impressive 5.00 cumulative grade point average in his first semester examinations at the university. His academic success was highlighted by Alex Onyia, CEO of Educare, who is sponsoring Ejem's education through the ISEE platform. Onyia shared Ejem's first-semester results, which included straight A's in all 11 courses taken, boasting a perfect score of 72-88 in various subjects. Onyia expressed his support for Ejem's ambition to become a medical doctor, emphasizing the importance of nurturing the student's talent despite the family's disapproval. Ejem's story gained attention when Onyia announced his sponsorship of Ejem's education after learning about the family's withdrawal of financial support. His academic achievements were celebrated, placing him in the first-class category under the university's grading system.",
  "summary": "A student disowned by his family for leaving the seminary to study medicine has bagged straight A’s in his first semester at Ebonyi State University. Read More: https://punchng.com/student-disowned-for-leaving-seminary-bags-straight-as-in-medical-school/",
  "key_points": [
    "Ejem Ifechukwu disowned by family for pursuing medical career",
    "Achieved 5.00 GPA in first semester exams at Ebonyi State University",
    "Alex Onyia sponsors Ejem's education through ISEE platform"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}