A Nigerian university student has shared her emotional experience with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination, recounting how she faced biometric verification issues and technical hitches during her second attempt. Fortune Michelle, now a student at the University of Uyo, took to Facebook to narrate her ordeal after seeing reactions to top scorer Owoeye Daniella.
JAMB Score Surprise After Computer Failure
According to Fortune Michelle, she first wrote JAMB and scored 233 but lost her admission due to personal reasons. Determined to succeed, she prepared thoroughly for her second attempt and was confident of achieving a better result. However, on the day of the examination, she encountered fingerprint verification problems that delayed her entry into the hall. By the time she gained access, her computer switched off during the test, preventing her from completing Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. She only managed to finish the English section. Believing she had failed, she became discouraged.
To her surprise, when the results were released, she scored 239—higher than her first attempt despite the challenges. She attributed her success to divine mercy rather than only hard work and reading. In her words: "I attempted my first Jamb, I scored 233; I lost my admission that year due to personal stuff. I attempted the second time, I read my books, I burned midnight oil, I was confident I will pass. But guess what, I could not enter early cos my fingerprints could not come up on time. I entered late, my computer still switched off on me. I didn't complete physics, chemistry and biology; I only completed my English. I just reasoned I had failed. My jamb results came out and I had 239. My highest score came from chemistry that I didn't finish. Many of my jamb friends that day were having 185, 186. Those friends were done with their exams and confident. It is not by reading ooo, it is God that shows mercy."
Nigerians React to Lady's JAMB Testimony
Legit.ng compiled some reactions to Fortune Michelle's post. Godwin Danjuma said: "She's not giving the credit to church but to GOD." Blessing Maxwell commented: "I guess he doesn't know the meaning of testimony." Best David added: "You sure say lion no go chop this Daniel Regha for us."
The post came shortly after videos of Owoeye Daniella giving a testimony in church for scoring 372 in the 2026 UTME surfaced online. Bishop David Olaniyi Oyedepo also commented on Owoeye Daniella's testimony at his church's headquarters.
