Nigeria and Frankfurt, Illinois
University of Illinois, 2005, Broadcast
Journalism & Political Science
Board of Directors, Illini Media
Company; Editor-in-Chief, Reporter,
Editor, and Staff Development,
Daily Illini; Director/Camera Operator,
WILL-TV; Host, WBML-FM 89.3
through African-American Cultural
Program; Reporter and host, WUPC,
Channel 10
The Illinois student body is talented
and competitive yet is a
comfortable and laid-back community.
Your colleagues are willing
to help, there is a wide variety
and diversity of backgrounds and
interests beyond law that make
this a special place. The faculty
are more than just teachers, they
are involved and invested in each
student.
Favorite classes: Criminal Procedure
with Professor Ekow Yankah
and Property Law with Professor
Bruce Smith; Favorite study spots:
Green Street Café and at home
Compete in 5k races, distance
running, hiking and canoeing in the
Rocky Mountains and a trip to the
Grand Canyon, long-distance biking.
Speak English, Spanish, and Igbo
(Nigerian).
Director of Communications, Black
Law Students Association;
College of Law Diversity Committee
Working with the United Nations
in international human rights issues,
helping developing countries
with constitutional issues and
diplomacy. My father has always
been extremely politically active in
Nigeria and I also want to affect
social change.
