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Tiwa Savage Recounts Her Struggles Being A UK Immigrant As She Bags Honorary Doctorate Degree

Multiple award-winning Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage has recounted her struggles as a UK immigrant

and the ordeals she went through at the time of her first degree at the University of Kent.

Tiwa Savage Recounts Her Struggles Being A UK Immigrant As She Bags Honourary Doctorate Degree
Photo of Tiwa Savage delivering her speech at the University of Kent

On Friday, July 15th, the “Koroba” crooner was awarded an honorary doctorate degree in music by the UK-based University.

In the moving speech, Tiwa Savage revealed that she endured bullying in school and ran away from home on a few occasions.

She also said she failed a course at the varsity during her final year at the institution.

“I failed at a lot of things actually, I was bullied at school severely when I moved to the UK, I ran away from home a few times, I was suspended a few times from school,” she said.

“I also failed Principles of Finance at this very university when I was graduating.”

The singer also spoke about how she was “ridiculed a couple of times” across the globe.

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“I’ve been globally ridiculed a couple of times, I’m not going to say what it is but it rhymes with ‘cape’, the irony,” she added.

Tiwa said despite all the struggles, she succeeded in becoming a “leading figure” in Afrobeats and has been recognised internationally.

“But this same girl went on to become a leading figure in the global phenomenon called Afrobeats. And some call me queen but it’s Doctor Savage from now on,” she added.

“The same girl also graduated with two degrees, I became the first female African woman to win the MTV EMA awards, I’ve covered many international magazines including billboards. I also became the first female artiste to be endorsed by Pepsi.”

Tiwa completed her first degree in Accounting at Kent varsity and later enrolled at Berklee College of Music where she graduated with a degree in professional music in 2007.

Watch Tiwa Savage’s Speech at the University Of Kent

 

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