Ex-ICJ Judge hails varsity as graduates bag First-class

By Robert Egbe

A former Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Bola Ajibola, has praised Crescent University, Abeokuta, for the performance of its graduates at the Nigerian Law School (NLS).

Two Crescent University graduates, Qudus Akintola and Zainab Akinde, made a first-class in the Bar Finals results recently announced by the NLS.

Judge Ajibola, the varsity’s proprietor, said the feat called for a celebration.

The former Attorney-General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice, congratulated the university’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ibraheem Gbajabiamila; Dean Bola Ajibola College of Law, (BACOLAW) Prof. Momodu Kassim-Momodu and Head of Department of Mass Communication, Dr. Kola Adesina, for the “all-round achievement of the institution.”

Aside his excellent performance at the NLS, Akintola also made a first-class and emerged the best graduating student of BACOLAW in 2018.

Akinde, who also made a first-class at the NLS, also recently became a chartered member of the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb).

Thirty-two other students of the Bola Ajibola College of Law of Crescent University, Abeokuta also got chartered with the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb). They have been inducted to practise arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).

These feats came as Crescent University is relishing its 100 per cent National Universities Commission (NUC) accreditation across all its programmes.

In the same vein, products of Mass Communication of Crescent University have excelled once again as the University of Lagos released the results of highly competitive 2019/2020 postgraduate entrance examinations.

The results of the examination, which featured over 500 candidates from different universities in Nigeria held in July 2019, showed that nine students from the Department of Mass Communication of Crescent University, were among 78 candidates who scored 70% and above and were shortlisted for admission by Board of Postgraduate Studies, University of Lagos.

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The nine students, representing 11.5% of candidates, were offered unconditional full-time admission into 2019/2020 Master of Science in Mass Communication.

Two graduates of Mass Communication from Crescent University, Waheed Ogunjobi, finished with a PhD grade (4.21 over 5.0 in 2016/17) and Jonathan Olajide scored (4.28 over 5.0 in 2017/2018) respectively at the final examination of University of Lagos Master of Science (MSc.) in Mass Communication programme.

Reacting to the development, the Head of Department of Mass Communication, Crescent University, Abeokuta Dr. Kola Adesina said that he was not surprised that nine students excelled again in the UNILAG 2019 postgraduate entrance examination because graduates of Crescent Mass Communication have always been leading  in UNILAG at a postgraduate level over the past five years.

Adesina said nine out of 78 students admitted unconditionally for 2019/2020 full-time admission on merit coming from the same university confirms the quality and integrity of certificates issued by Crescent University.

Prof. Gbajabiamila said he was not surprised by the feat recorded by the graduates of the institution as they have been adequately equipped to excel in all spheres of life.