Category: Education

Dowen College: Our Son Not Involved In Sylvester Oromoni’s Death – Late Senator Buruji Kashamu’s Family Reacts

 

The family of the late Senator Buruji Kashamu has denied the involvement of their son in the death of a 12-year-old pupil of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, Sylvester Oromoni. Jnr.
In a statement issued by one Mutairu Kashamu for the family on Sunday, the late Lawmaker’s family confirmed that one of their sons, Michael Adewale Kashamu, was named among the suspected bullies of the deceased.

They however called for calm, backing the ongoing investigation into the matter by the Lagos State government.

According to the family, Michael Kashamu had no involvement in the death of Oromoni.

They stated that, “Our son, Michael Kashamu, had acted as a school father for the late Sylvester in his first session in the school.”

Adding that Michael had ceased to be the “school father” of the deceased when he was allegedly bullied.

It will be recalled that Sylvester Junior Oromoni, a 12-year-old student of Dowen College was reportedly beaten to death for allegedly refusing to succumb to pressure by fellow students to join a cult.

According to Naijanews, an uncle to the deceased, Perry Oromoni, took to Twitter to claim that his cousin was killed after he rejected attempts by some students in the school to initiate him into a cult group.

He stated his cousin mentioned five names responsible for his injuries before his death, confessing that they tried blending him into a cult.

The school, Dowen college denied the allegations, claiming that the deceased sustained injuries while playing football and was given immediate medical attention by the school’s resident nurse.

Cousin of Sylvester Junior, Perrie, then released the video on his conditions before he passed on.

12-year-old Slyvester was visibly wincing in excruciating pain in the video that was shared.

 

Certificate Forgery: Kaduna Govt Releases Names Of Sacked Teachers

 

Governor Nasir El-Rufai-led government of Kaduna State has released the names of the 233 primary school teachers sacked over certificate forgery.
Naija News reported that the Kaduna government had announced the dismissal of the teachers for presenting fake certificates.

Speaking with reporters in Kaduna on Thursday, Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Tijjani Abdullahi, had said that the sacked teachers would be made to face the full weight of the law.

Abdullahi maintained that there was no going back in the conduct of competency tests for public school teachers in the state.

He added that as part of the board’s transparency, the names of the 233 teachers with fake certificates would be uploaded on the state government’s website.

Backing up his words with actions, Abdullahi on Friday released the names and some other details of the sacked teachers on the government’s website.

A quick check by our correspondent reveals that the board released the names of the culprits, local governments, certificate status, claimed institution, alleged qualification and year of graduation.

 

 

 

 

Recall that the Kaduna government sacked the teachers after a verification exercise was carried out on 451 certificates to ascertain their authenticity and to ensure the teachers meet certain requirements.

According to the Chairman of SUBEB in the state, the board had commenced verification exercises in April and discovered that 233 certificates were fake.

Abdullahi said some of the forged certificates were those of the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Federal College of Education Zaria, Nuhu Bammali Polytechnic Zaria, Ameer Shehu Idris College and College Of Education, Gidan Waya.

He stated that the board had so far verified 451 certificates from 13 institutions, saying that nine of them had responded.

The SUBEB chairman revealed that one institution disowned 212 of the 233 certificates.

 

Lagos to investigate Dowen pupil’s death, commiserates with family

The Lagos State Ministry of Education has said it would unravel what led to the death of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, a pupil of Dowen College, Lekki who died under allegedly controversial circumstances on Tuesday.

This comes as the school closed today following the family’s claims that the boy died as a result of injuries he got from being beaten by fellow pupils in the school forcing him to join a cult.

The school however claimed he was injured while playing football.

In a statement by the Assistant Director, Public Affairs, Lagos State Ministry of Education, Mr. Ganiu Lawal, the Education Commissioner, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo commiserated with his family.

The statement also noted that she visited the school with a team from the ministry on Friday to investigate the incident.

The statement reads: “Lagos State Government sends its condolences to the Parents of 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni Jnr.,a student of Dowen College, Lekki.

“The Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, notes that this incident is shocking and the State is indeed sad about this great loss.

“A delegation comprising top-level management of relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies and the Police, has visited the school on a fact-finding mission.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that Sylvester Oromoni Junior was indeed enrolled as a student of Dowen College in its boarding facility and had been treated by the school’s medical personnel before the school requested that the parents take him away for further care.

“The State Government is in touch with the parents in this difficult time
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“We reassure the family of the late Sylvester Oromoni Junior and Lagosians at large that efforts are being made to unravel the circumstances leading to his demise, even as we reiterate the Government’s commitment to Child Protection.”

Kaduna Govt Sacks 233 teachers, Schedules Fresh Competency Test For 12,254 Others

 

The Kaduna State Government has sacked 233 teachers for presenting fake certificates upon the time of their recruitment.

Tijjani Abdullahi, the Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board disclosed this on Thursday during a press conference in Kaduna.

He said the teachers were sacked after inquiries from the institutions they claimed to have attended, which showed that they presented fake certificates.

The decision to investigate the certificates of the teachers, the SUBEB Chairman explained, commenced in April 2021 as part of the board’s responsibility to ensure that all teachers actually have the qualifications they presented.

According to him, the major objective of the exercise is to ensure that all our teachers have the requisite credentials that constitute the basic qualifications for employment as teachers.

The Kaduna SUBEB Chairman added that 451 certificates have so far been verified by contacting the institutions that awarded the certificates, while nine of the 13 institutions contacted have responded.

“So far, the Board has verified 451certificates by contacting the institutions that awarded the certificates. Nine of the 13 institutions contacted have responded, as of today,” he said.

“The responses from the institutions show that 233 teachers presented fake certificates. This represents 51% of the 451 certificates on which responses have been received from the awarding institutions. One institution disowned 212 of these 233 fake certificates.

“The Board will dismiss the 233 teachers who presented these fake certificates, while their files will be forwarded to the Ministry of Justice to initiate prosecution for forgery. The Board will continue to check the integrity of the certificates presented by teachers to ensure that this critical profession is not devalued by impostors.

“As part of our duty of transparency, the names of the 233 teachers found to have presented fake certificates will be uploaded on the website of the Kaduna State Government today.”

The Board also announced that it will conduct a fresh competency test for 12,254 teachers from January 2022 as part of continuous assessment of its teachers both for their own improvement and for better delivery of learning.

It will be recalled that the Kaduna State Government had in 2017 recruited 25,000 new teachers after it sacked over 22,000 unqualified ones following a competency.

 

112 Students Withdraw From FUT Minna Due To Financial Struggles – Dep VC

Amid the deteriorating state of Nigeria’s economy, a total of 112 students have voluntarily withdrawn from the Federal University of Technology, Minna on financial grounds in 2021 alone, the institution’s management has said.

The University’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor and chairman, Students Support Committee, Professor Emeka Udensi, disclosed this on Monday during the launch of a students’ benevolence fund as part of efforts to cushion the worsening economic situation of students from low income families.

The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor Abdullahi Bala, who formally launched the fund during the 2nd and 3rd Annual Institutional Performance Review Retreat of the university at its main campus in Gidan Kwano, said the provision of the fund became necessary to ameliorate the plight of students whose “lofty aspirations are threatened daily by their financial constraints.

“Let it not be said that the future of a promising student is killed while we all could do something little and little together to help,” he said.

“We have seen a very worrying trend of a large number of students having to defer their sessions, having to drop out as a result of financial difficulties,

“And we feel that as parents we also have to stand up and be counted in making sure that dreams, aspirations and potentials of our youths are not killed as a result of financial difficulties,” he added.

“We believe that as a university, whatever we can do to stop this kind of withdrawal we should be able to do it, and that’s why we are creating the benevolence fund,” said Bala.

Reacting, the president of the institution’s student union, Shuaib Isiaka Yahaya, described the initiative as unprecedented while appreciating the management for prioritizing the welfare of students.

He assured of the continued support of the students’ union in the policy direction of the university.

 

Commotion As Bees Chases Student, Invigilators Out Of Exam Hall At Ire Poly

 

Students of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree (OSPOLY) were disrupted from their ongoing examination when a swarm of bees attacked the examination hall chasing away the students and invigilators.

 

In the viral video, students could be seen running helter-skelter from the stinging bees.

A student has also been reportedly hospitalized as a result of the bees stings.

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How NECO Withholds Over 80,000 Students Result Over N500m Debt In Kano

 

The ambition of no fewer than 80,000 outgoing secondary school students of Kano State to go to the higher institutions now hangs in the balance as the National Examination Council, NECO, has withheld their results over alleged N500 million unpaid debt by the state government.

A report monitored on BBC Hausa Service claimed the examination body withheld the students’ results because the state government could not pay the NECO examination debt amounting to over N500 million.

According to the report, 70 percent of the students who sat for the NECO examination in 2021 were sponsored by their parents, but because of the unpaid debt by the state government, their results have not been released till date.

Kano state is among states such as Adamawa, Niger and Zamfara that owe NECO millions of Naira in examination fees ,the report alleged.

One of the affected students told the BBC Hausa Service that they “are in a dilemma because post secondary institutions are about to close the admissions for the session.”

He said he was waiting for the release of the NECO result to process admission into the university of his choice, but might lose the chance if the problem persisted.

“We tried and contacted our school, but we were told to be patient, and time is running out. I don’t know what will happen next,” he said.

Efforts to reach the state Commissioner for Education, Sanusi Saidu Kiru, were unsuccessful.

Already, some rights campaigners have written to the state government, urging it to take the necessary action to avoid halting the students’ educational pursuits.

A rights activist, Ibrahim Umar, said the complaints they received from students at a time tertiary institutions were closing admission processes ,made them to intensify pressures on government to solve the problem.

Umar said they would take the necessary measures to see that the results are released to the students, because majority paid for their exams fees themselves.

 

FUOYE Ban Students From Riding Cars On Campus

 

The Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has released an internal memo which banned students from riding cars to the campus
Naija News understands that the school management lamented the recklessness of some students bringing cars to the campuses, noting that the development has become a threat of life to commuters and pedestrians.

The memo titled ‘Prohibition of use of cars by students on the University Campus” and dated November 10, 2021’ read thus: “The University Management has noted with deep disappointment, the indiscriminate and reckless driving by some students within the University. This has put commuters and pedestrians at high and unnecessary risks.”

“Consequently, Management has directed that no student be allowed to drive/use any car on the University Campuses with immediate effect,” the memo signed by FUOYE Registrar, Mufutau A. Ibrahim added.

All students concerned have been directed to henceforth pack their cars properly outside the campuses, Naija News reports.

 

 

Tension As Hoodlums Storm Ogun School, Two Teachers Hospitalised, Others Flee

 

The hoodlums stormed the school premises with weapons and descended on the teachers, inflicting varying degrees of injury on them.

There was palpable tension as thugs were allegedly hired by students of Community High School, Ijoun, in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, on Monday, to attack and send their teachers away from the school.

The incident occurred barely one week after some students of Unity High School, Kajola, Ibooro, in the same local government also reportedly hired thugs to beat up their teachers.

A source, who did not want his name in print, said that the hoodlums stormed the school premises with weapons and descended on the teachers, inflicting varying degrees of injury on them.

The source said the attackers invaded the school at about 10.45am on Monday and freely used weapons such as machetes and axes on Messers Stephen Oyelekan and Kayode Olatunji, before fleeing.

The matter was said to have been reported at the Eegua Police Station while the victims had been taken to hospital for treatment.

Also, the principals of Junior and Senior Secondary Schools, Mr. Sowunmi and Kayode Amusa respectively, were said to have informed the Adele of Ijoun Community, Chief Olaleye Emmanuel, and the head of the Amotekun in the community.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, said although he had heard about the incident, he had not been formally briefed.

Shocking: Afe Babalola University Students Asked To Kneel Down For Not Attending Lectures(Video)

 

Society gazette reports that some students of Afe Babalola University were recently punished for not attending lectures when they were supposed to.

In a video shared by instablog, they were asked to kneel down in the presence of the Vice chancellor and top executives of the school.

Afe Babalola University is an institution known for constructive discipline and is one of the best private university in Nigeria.

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