A 400 level student of the University of Ibadan, Adebayo Timilehin, who was attacked by suspected armed robbers two weeks ago, has passed away Wednesday. Friends and students of the school have flooded their social media pages with condolence messages. May his soul rest in peace. Amen! Tributes and photos below
Gov. Kashim Shettima Mourns University of Maiduguri Bomb Victims
Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima visited the scenes of suicide bombing in the University of Maiduguri earlier today.
He commiserated with the university community on the sad incident, especially the death of a professor of veterinary medicine, Aliyu Mani. The Governor called for stricter security within and around the university.
Meanwhile, the University of Maiduguri has suspended the ongoing first semester examinations for one day following the suicide bomb attacks that claimed the lives of four persons, including the professor.
The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Abubakar Njodi, said exams scheduled for Monday were suspended as the institution mourns those that died in the attack which left 15 other persons injured.
Mr. Njodi disclosed this when receiving His Excellency, Gov. Kashim Shettima, who led a delegation of the State Government on a condolence visit to the university.
“From the reports I have been receiving since morning, we have 15 people that have been taken to the hospital from the mosque where it happened. Two of those in the hospital are in critical conditions, of which one of them as I was made to understand is yet to be out of the operation theatre.
“We lost three persons; it was earlier reported to be two, but later the body of Professor Mani was discovered after others were taken to the hospital. That was why there were discrepancies in the figures”.
Apart from three people killed in the mosque bomb explosion, another suicide bomber was shot after which her explosive detonated killing her at another gate of the university, the police and the emergency agency, NEMA, have said.
Mr. Njodi said the university was lucky that the loss was not as colossal as it could have been had the second suicide bomber made her way to a populated area.
“The attackers were two”, he said. “One of them went to the mosque where he detonated his bomb and the other was spotted trying to scale the security before the bomb went off.
“So we have to suspend the exams today, because we could not have had a stable mind to go and write exams under this grieving condition. We had to suspend the exams to allow even the security do all the necessary checks they may want to do.”
The chief security officer of the university, Yakubu Ibrahim, a retired army major, said the second suicide bomber, a teenage girl, was spotted near the 5th Gate of the University.
He said she was seen speaking to herself, and when she was asked to identify herself, she detonated her bomb and killed herself. He did not, like the police, however admit she was shot before the explosion.
Governor Shettima commended the management on the suspension of examinations as he also promised to rebuild the destroyed mosque.
“It is highly commendable that you have suspended the exams for a day. This would allow the security to comb the nooks and crannies of the university in order to avert further occurrence.” he said.
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun have charged university graduates to dump their certificates and go back to farm, urging them to see agriculture as viable alternative to white collar job.
The governor said the call was necessary due to the menace of unemployment among Nigerian youths.
Aregbesola gave the charge while delivering a speech at the 6th Convocation Ceremony of Fountain University, Osogbo, adding that the present economic situation has shown Nigerians the need to encourage farming as the only alternative to crude oil.
He explained that there was no aspect of life that could do without agriculture, saying Nigerian graduates must henceforth stop searching for formal jobs that realistically remained elusive.
He called for productivity, resilience and hard-work among Nigerians, stressing that the present nation’s economy demands one to be self-employed.
Aregbesola noted that there is no other alternative to sustain Nigerian economy than to build and encourage requisite interest in agriculture and brace up with anything that could promote food security.
The governor maintained that all Nigerians, as a matter of urgency should invest in things that would enhance farming in the next five years if truly the nation was ready to overcome her present economic challenges.
Lamenting the glut in the global oil market, which has brought about dwindling revenues to all tiers of government, Aregbesola emphasised the need for massive participation in agriculture.
“There is need for us , especially our young graduand’s to lead the nation in promoting agriculture as the only realistic surviving alternative to economy.
“We must not but embrace farming because it is only agriculture that has direct links to all aspects of life.
“Nigeria has grown to the stage through which her food production capacity must be urgently expanded to meet the general needs of the citizenry and as well enhance exportation.
“The time to enhance productivity has come. We must all embrace productivity. We must produce whatever we desire to consume”, he added.
Congratulating the graduating students, Aregbesola charged them to adapt to the virtues they acquired from the institution.
He called on them to get prepared for the challenges ahead and life after university which he described as “challenging.”
“You must all prepare the challenges ahead especially at this period of over saturated tendencies of labour market. You need grim determination to succeed. You must be rational and critical in the application of the knowledge you have acquired”.
Aregbesola appealed to those who are perpetrating violence and criminality in the name of Islam to have a rethink, using the precious and reputable saying, “violence is directly antithetical to Islam.”
Earlier in his lecture, Professor Abubakar Rasheed, who is the Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission(NUC)and the Guest Speaker at the event charged both private and public organisations in the country on the need to invest more in education.
He said the country has gone to a stage where education should be seen by all as a bedrock for national development, hence calls for the need to encourage participation in both basic and higher education.
He implored stakeholders in the private and public institutions in the country to rescue the nation from her present education backwardness as a matter of urgency, by establishing more universities.
Meanwhile, in his remarks, the Acting Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Abdullateef Usman called for better funding of university education.
He said the country can only develop if proper attention is given by all towards the provision of quality education.
Prof. Usman called on government to further invest in education, saying doing this would save the country and as well serve as panacea to economic growth and development.
“Our governments must do more in educating citizens who are expected to pilot the future affairs of the nation.
“If we really want to develop capacity in quality education and churning out graduates equipped with required virtues, thus no stone must be left unturned in ensuring better and adequate funding.
“The governments are expected to do the needful by earmarking better funds to support education both in terms of academic infrastructures and finances”.
Prof. Usman congratulated the 128 graduating students, advised them to multiply the virtues acquired in the university as they go into the new world of challenges.
Here are sad photos from the burial of Late Miss Peace Udoh, who was a just-graduating student of Linguistics Department, University of Uyo. She died serving as an usher, upon the collapse of Reigners Bible Church, Uyo, during a service organized to mark the enthronement of Apostle Akan Weeks as Bishop.
Miss Peace Udoh has been laid to rest today 13 January 2017 in her hometown. May her soul rest in peace.
The Ondo State University of Science and Technology, (OSUSTECH), Okitipupa has announced the expulsion of four students of the university over gross misconduct.
The university also suspended 16 other students for various cases of examination malpractices for one to two academic semesters.
The Acting Registrar of the institution, Mr Felix Akinusi, who confirmed this in Okitipupa, said that the students had been advised to stay away from the university premises.
He also issued a strong warning to other students to desist from misconducts and malpractice, urging them to pursue their educational career with seriousness.
“The university have expelled four students over gross misconduct, they were involved in physical assault of their colleagues on campus.
“The other 16 that were suspended were involved in various examination malpractice for two semesters.
“Students should desist from misconducts or malpractice which can put them on the sideline. They should concentrate and pursue their academic career to a logical end with seriousness,” Akinusi said.
The students expelled and their departments are; Akande Samuel (Microbiology), Oluwatayo Adewale (Geophysics), Okunomo Henry (Biochemistry), and Akinteye Babatunde (Biochemistry).
The suspended students are; Akinkuowo Fisayo (Zoology), Oladimeji Oluwatobi ( Microbiology), Oladokun Emmanuel (Geophysics), Akinde Abiodun (Industrial Chemistry), Elisha Felicia (Biochemistry), Ohafugor Joseph (Geophysics).
Others include: Kayode Samuel (Physics), Agbaje Taofeek (Mathematics), Oni Olubunmi (Fisheries), Olanipekun Oluwasanmi (Physics), Ayadi Segun (Fisheries), Adebisi Oladotun (Botany).
The rest are Edward Monday (Mathematics), Udoh Emmanuel (Industrial Chemistry), Burojo Ojo (Mathematics) and Sanusi Idris (Fisheries).
Veteran Nollywood actor Kanayo .O. Kanayo has returned back to university to continue his education.He shared the photo on social media and wrote...
'Hello People, For the love of you, I owe you the notice that I have resumed classes in school, the University of Abuja. Just finished with morning lecture, Law of Evidence, and on standby for Equity 2-4pm'
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