NIJ 4th Convocation Lecture

The Nigerian Institute of Journalism,Ogba,Lagos,held  her fourth convocation lecture today,at the School auditorium.

The event had the presence of prominent media practitioner; The publisher of the vanguard Newspaper, Mr Sam Amuka,represented Mallam Ismailic Isa,Ofr,mni.also the Chairman of the convocation lecture Abubakar Jijiwa,was represented by Mr Yusuf Ajibola,other prominent people present include; Chairman Channels television, John Momoh,who was represented by the Company secretary of channels t.v, Adeola Olumayan.

The provost of the Institution, Dr(Mrs) Elizabeth Ikem in her opening remark said that: today is the day to celebrate the transformation of the institution,as it mark the 10th year anniversary of the school.

Ikem said “Nij is licensed to train Journalist,because it has been approved by the respective body”

“The media has the crucial role to play in our National planning”

The topic of discuss for the convocation lecture is “The Media and National conference; observer or participant”

In a statement by Dr Sam Amuka, He said “The job of a good  Journalist is to report event accurately”

Adeola in her speech said that “In a political system,the media perform a number of functions; reports the news,serve as the bridge between the government and the people”

She further spoke about the National conference, “The role of the media in the National conference is to set agenda,increase awareness of Nigerians,to empower general knowledge,to broadcast news and make the people know about it,through the media,the general public has a role to play for the people to share their ideas”.

However, The convocation celebration has been scheduled to hold on Wednesday, at the school auditorium.

13 students hospitalised in Lagos after inhaling poisonous fumes

    

13 students of Ogba Junior Grammah School,
Ogba, in Ojodu Lagos collapsed yesterday March
6th after inhaling an unidentified poisonous fumes
discharged from one of the cottage factories in
Ogba Shopping Arcade, Vanguard reports.

This came four months after 25 of the
students of the same school collapsed after
inhaling an unidentified chemical waste
discharged into drainage by a Photo
Laboratory, situated in the Shopping Arcade

When Vanguard visited the school, the
management and staff were wondering which
company would have discharged such hazardous
fumes this time around.

Also, our correspondent observed that parents of
the students raced to the scene to verify the
condition of  their children. While those whose
children weren’t affected by the emission rushed
them back home, some were also sighted wailing
over the ugly incident.

Mr. Oladokun, the father of one of the victims, who
rushed to the scene immediately he heard of the
incident, said: “I was in the office when my wife
called me that my daughter, who is in JSS 3 was
also affected.”
The incidents was said to have occurred at about
12:40 pm while the students were still in their
classes.

Vanguard gathered that the leak of the dangerous
gas was least expected as it enveloped the
premises making the victims unconscious.

Officials of the National Emergency management
Agency, NEMA and its Lagos state counterpart,
LASEMA and the Lagos State Environmental Health
Monitoring Unit, SEHMU arrived the scene and
rushed the unconscious victims to the Lagos State
University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Ikeja for
treatment.

Of the 13 affected students, one was a male while
the rest were females. Vanguard investigation
revealed that one of the students was in critical
condition and has been admitted at the Intensive
Care Unit.

Some of the affected students were: Tijani Mariam,
Subaidat Oladokun, Adebiyi Taiwo, Muiz Rodiat,
Ogunbami Omolade, Onaigbe Blessing, Karimat
Akiode, Rasak Gbolahan and Modupe Idowu.

Vanguard learnt that although the company
responsible for discharging the chemical was yet
to be identified, the state government has shut the
school and the shopping complex indefinitely.

Source: Vanguard

Photo: Nigerian students rounded up in Malaysia

I sincerely cannot confirm that these are Nigerians
but according to the person who sent the photo to
me, they are Nigerians (and some citizens of other
African countries) studying in Malaysia who were
rounded up for not having complete papers. The
sender said some of the students were arrested
by immigration when they went to renew their
visas, claiming they are living and schooling in
Malaysia illegally. They want the Nigerian
government to intervene and stop the
harassment…

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400level student of OAU, Dipo Ige, commits suicide after being jilted

A 400level Law student of Obafemi Awolowo
University, OAU, Oladipo Olalekan Ige, committed
suicide on Monday March 3rd after allegedly being
jilted by a girl.

Dipo was found dead in his apartment at the
Asherifa area of Ile-Ife on Monday evening. He’d
killed himself with poison.

The student who is said to be above average
academically had been threatening to kill himself
for weeks before he finally did. According to his
friends, Dipo’s girlfriend of almost a year broke
things off with him in early February and all means
to get her back didn’t work.

Friends said he was a loner and always talked
about being depressed and so didn’t think the
break up affected him so bad when he started to
withdraw into himself. And nobody really took his
threat to commit suicide seriously until his body
was found in his off campus residence. His body
has been taken away to his home town of Ibadan
by his family members. Suicide is never the
answer!

Photos: Hostels at Unity School, Ikire in Osun State burnt down

A hostel at Unity School in Ikire in Osun state was
burnt down today by unknown persons while
students were in their classrooms. The school had
just two blocks of hostels opposite one another,
and just two days ago, one of the hostels was
razed, only for the second one to be burnt down
today. The school authorities called parents to
come pick up their kids until they are able to
determine what happened.