Nigerian Grad's Unforgettable Goat Gift from Mother

When Promise Okoro walked out of his final degree exams earlier this month, he fully expected the usual end-of-term celebrations. His cheering friends were already outside blasting music and snapping and filming this much-loved Nigerian "signing-out" ritual. Their white shirts filled up with messages scribbled by classmates and well-wishers – a colourful record of a shared journey through education. But then, through the crowd, came Promise's mother, Chinyere, pulling a goat. It turned an already joyful afternoon into a moment Promise and his friends would not soon forget. [...] Whatever surprise Promise eventually finds for his mother, it may be difficult to match the one she gave him: a brown goat, brought from their village with love and determination – a simple gift that has united thousands of people who have watched the moment unfold online.