Miracle Ononye was an orphan at age 7, father died in 2006. Things became difficult for them because the mummy was not working. She dropped out of primary school to fend for herself and her siblings, and her mother engaged in farming and cracking palm nuts. In 2009, her mum also passed on. She had to live with her aunt and assist her in her shop. Her neighbor told her they are taking form at Rochas Foundation College Owerri. She picked the form did an interview and wrote the exam, which she passed and was admitted into the school.