1. First Female Justice of the Court of Appeal from Benue State (2018): Justice Patricia Ajuma Mahmoud
4. First Idoma person to become a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) (2013): Godwin Odumu Obla, SAN, FCIArb
9. First Professor of Theatre Arts to become a Vice-Chancellor in Nigeria (2002): Professor Shamsudeen Amali (OFR)
10. First Idoma man to become Head of Service of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999): Dr James Abu Obe
18. First Idoma person to head a Department of Medicine in a Nigerian University (1990): Professor John Alechenu Idoko
20. First person from Idoma Land to become a Vice-Chancellor of a Nigerian University (1985): Professor Ochapa Chico Onazi