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  • CAMPUSLIFE man is Mr. Anambra Universe

    CAMPUSLIFE man is Mr. Anambra Universe

    A CAMPUSLIFE correspondent at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Francis Egwuatu, has won the Mr Anambra Universe pageant held last week for youths.

    The 21-year-old final year student of Mechanical Engineering, represented Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State in the contest. The pageant was held at the Marble Arch Hotel and Event Centre, Awka, Anambra State capital.

    The event, which was the first of its kind, was attended by youths and students, who came from various parts of the country.

    About 58 students entered for the contest online, while 37 were called for auditioning. After a series of training and test, the contestants were reduced to 16.

    The contestants were tested on physical strength in various attires. Their entrepreneurial skills were also tested when they were given tickets to sell to participants. The judges also engaged the contestants intellectually. The pictures of the contestants were later uploaded on the Internet for online voting by the public.

    At the end, Francis beat 15 others to win the contest.

    He attributed his success to divine mercy. According to him, hours to the event, he was already feeling bad that he was not going to win because he could not get highest number of votes cast by the public.

    Francis, however, won the contest because of his brilliance and entrepreneurial ability. He was presented with a Volkswagen Golf car and one year modelling contract.

    Elated, Francis told our correspondent: “I feel greatly honoured for this feat.”

    The show featured performances by several artistes. But the hall was more lively when Lynxx, a hip-hop artiste, took the stage.

    CAMPUSLIFE correspondent at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Francis Egwuatu, has won the Mr Anambra Universe pageant held last week for youths.

    The 21-year-old final year student of Mechanical Engineering, represented Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State in the contest. The pageant was held at the Marble Arch Hotel and Event Centre, Awka, Anambra State capital.

    The event, which was the first of its kind, was attended by youths and students, who came from various parts of the country.

    About 58 students entered for the contest online, while 37 were called for auditioning. After a series of training and test, the contestants were reduced to 16.

    The contestants were tested on physical strength in various attires. Their entrepreneurial skills were also tested when they were given tickets to sell to participants. The judges also engaged the contestants intellectually. The pictures of the contestants were later uploaded on the Internet for online voting by the public.

    At the end, Francis beat 15 others to win the contest.

    He attributed his success to divine mercy. According to him, hours to the event, he was already feeling bad that he was not going to win because he could not get highest number of votes cast by the public.

    Francis, however, won the contest because of his brilliance and entrepreneurial ability. He was presented with a Volkswagen Golf car and one year modelling contract.

    Elated, Francis told our correspondent: “I feel greatly honoured for this feat.”

    The show featured performances by several artistes. But the hall was more lively when Lynxx, a hip-hop artiste, took the stage.

    CAMPUSLIFE correspondent at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Francis Egwuatu, has won the Mr Anambra Universe pageant held last week for youths.

    The 21-year-old final year student of Mechanical Engineering, represented Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State in the contest. The pageant was held at the Marble Arch Hotel and Event Centre, Awka, Anambra State capital.

    The event, which was the first of its kind, was attended by youths and students, who came from various parts of the country.

    About 58 students entered for the contest online, while 37 were called for auditioning. After a series of training and test, the contestants were reduced to 16.

    The contestants were tested on physical strength in various attires. Their entrepreneurial skills were also tested when they were given tickets to sell to participants. The judges also engaged the contestants intellectually. The pictures of the contestants were later uploaded on the Internet for online voting by the public.

    At the end, Francis beat 15 others to win the contest.

    He attributed his success to divine mercy. According to him, hours to the event, he was already feeling bad that he was not going to win because he could not get highest number of votes cast by the public.

    Francis, however, won the contest because of his brilliance and entrepreneurial ability. He was presented with a Volkswagen Golf car and one year modelling contract.

    Elated, Francis told our correspondent: “I feel greatly honoured for this feat.”

    The show featured performances by several artistes. But the hall was more lively when Lynxx, a hip-hop artiste, took the stage.

    CAMPUSLIFE correspondent at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Francis Egwuatu, has won the Mr Anambra Universe pageant held last week for youths.

    The 21-year-old final year student of Mechanical Engineering, represented Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State in the contest. The pageant was held at the Marble Arch Hotel and Event Centre, Awka, Anambra State capital.

    The event, which was the first of its kind, was attended by youths and students, who came from various parts of the country.

    About 58 students entered for the contest online, while 37 were called for auditioning. After a series of training and test, the contestants were reduced to 16.

    The contestants were tested on physical strength in various attires. Their entrepreneurial skills were also tested when they were given tickets to sell to participants. The judges also engaged the contestants intellectually. The pictures of the contestants were later uploaded on the Internet for online voting by the public.

    At the end, Francis beat 15 others to win the contest.

    He attributed his success to divine mercy. According to him, hours to the event, he was already feeling bad that he was not going to win because he could not get highest number of votes cast by the public.

    Francis, however, won the contest because of his brilliance and entrepreneurial ability. He was presented with a Volkswagen Golf car and one year modelling contract.

    Elated, Francis told our correspondent: “I feel greatly honoured for this feat.”

    The show featured performances by several artistes. But the hall was more lively when Lynxx, a hip-hop artiste, took the stage.

    CAMPUSLIFE correspondent at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Francis Egwuatu, has won the Mr Anambra Universe pageant held last week for youths.

    The 21-year-old final year student of Mechanical Engineering, represented Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State in the contest. The pageant was held at the Marble Arch Hotel and Event Centre, Awka, Anambra State capital.

    The event, which was the first of its kind, was attended by youths and students, who came from various parts of the country.

    About 58 students entered for the contest online, while 37 were called for auditioning. After a series of training and test, the contestants were reduced to 16.

    The contestants were tested on physical strength in various attires. Their entrepreneurial skills were also tested when they were given tickets to sell to participants. The judges also engaged the contestants intellectually. The pictures of the contestants were later uploaded on the Internet for online voting by the public.

    At the end, Francis beat 15 others to win the contest.

    He attributed his success to divine mercy. According to him, hours to the event, he was already feeling bad that he was not going to win because he could not get highest number of votes cast by the public.

    Francis, however, won the contest because of his brilliance and entrepreneurial ability. He was presented with a Volkswagen Golf car and one year modelling contract.

    Elated, Francis told our correspondent: “I feel greatly honoured for this feat.”

    The show featured performances by several artistes. But the hall was more lively when Lynxx, a hip-hop artiste, took the stage.

    CAMPUSLIFE correspondent at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Francis Egwuatu, has won the Mr Anambra Universe pageant held last week for youths.

    The 21-year-old final year student of Mechanical Engineering, represented Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State in the contest. The pageant was held at the Marble Arch Hotel and Event Centre, Awka, Anambra State capital.

    The event, which was the first of its kind, was attended by youths and students, who came from various parts of the country.

    About 58 students entered for the contest online, while 37 were called for auditioning. After a series of training and test, the contestants were reduced to 16.

    The contestants were tested on physical strength in various attires. Their entrepreneurial skills were also tested when they were given tickets to sell to participants. The judges also engaged the contestants intellectually. The pictures of the contestants were later uploaded on the Internet for online voting by the public.

    At the end, Francis beat 15 others to win the contest.

    He attributed his success to divine mercy. According to him, hours to the event, he was already feeling bad that he was not going to win because he could not get highest number of votes cast by the public.

    Francis, however, won the contest because of his brilliance and entrepreneurial ability. He was presented with a Volkswagen Golf car and one year modelling contract.

    Elated, Francis told our correspondent: “I feel greatly honoured for this feat.”

    The show featured performances by several artistes. But the hall was more lively when Lynxx, a hip-hop artiste, took the stage.

    CAMPUSLIFE correspondent at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Francis Egwuatu, has won the Mr Anambra Universe pageant held last week for youths.

    The 21-year-old final year student of Mechanical Engineering, represented Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State in the contest. The pageant was held at the Marble Arch Hotel and Event Centre, Awka, Anambra State capital.

    The event, which was the first of its kind, was attended by youths and students, who came from various parts of the country.

    About 58 students entered for the contest online, while 37 were called for auditioning. After a series of training and test, the contestants were reduced to 16.

    The contestants were tested on physical strength in various attires. Their entrepreneurial skills were also tested when they were given tickets to sell to participants. The judges also engaged the contestants intellectually. The pictures of the contestants were later uploaded on the Internet for online voting by the public.

    At the end, Francis beat 15 others to win the contest.

    He attributed his success to divine mercy. According to him, hours to the event, he was already feeling bad that he was not going to win because he could not get highest number of votes cast by the public.

    Francis, however, won the contest because of his brilliance and entrepreneurial ability. He was presented with a Volkswagen Golf car and one year modelling contract.

    Elated, Francis told our correspondent: “I feel greatly honoured for this feat.”

    The show featured performances by several artistes. But the hall was more lively when Lynxx, a hip-hop artiste, took the stage.

    CAMPUSLIFE correspondent at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Francis Egwuatu, has won the Mr Anambra Universe pageant held last week for youths.

    The 21-year-old final year student of Mechanical Engineering, represented Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State in the contest. The pageant was held at the Marble Arch Hotel and Event Centre, Awka, Anambra State capital.

    The event, which was the first of its kind, was attended by youths and students, who came from various parts of the country.

    About 58 students entered for the contest online, while 37 were called for auditioning. After a series of training and test, the contestants were reduced to 16.

    The contestants were tested on physical strength in various attires. Their entrepreneurial skills were also tested when they were given tickets to sell to participants. The judges also engaged the contestants intellectually. The pictures of the contestants were later uploaded on the Internet for online voting by the public.

    At the end, Francis beat 15 others to win the contest.

    He attributed his success to divine mercy. According to him, hours to the event, he was already feeling bad that he was not going to win because he could not get highest number of votes cast by the public.

    Francis, however, won the contest because of his brilliance and entrepreneurial ability. He was presented with a Volkswagen Golf car and one year modelling contract.

    Elated, Francis told our correspondent: “I feel greatly honoured for this feat.”

    The show featured performances by several artistes. But the hall was more lively when Lynxx, a hip-hop artiste, took the stage.

    CAMPUSLIFE correspondent at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Francis Egwuatu, has won the Mr Anambra Universe pageant held last week for youths.

    The 21-year-old final year student of Mechanical Engineering, represented Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State in the contest. The pageant was held at the Marble Arch Hotel and Event Centre, Awka, Anambra State capital.

    The event, which was the first of its kind, was attended by youths and students, who came from various parts of the country.

    About 58 students entered for the contest online, while 37 were called for auditioning. After a series of training and test, the contestants were reduced to 16.

    The contestants were tested on physical strength in various attires. Their entrepreneurial skills were also tested when they were given tickets to sell to participants. The judges also engaged the contestants intellectually. The pictures of the contestants were later uploaded on the Internet for online voting by the public.

    At the end, Francis beat 15 others to win the contest.

    He attributed his success to divine mercy. According to him, hours to the event, he was already feeling bad that he was not going to win because he could not get highest number of votes cast by the public.

    Francis, however, won the contest because of his brilliance and entrepreneurial ability. He was presented with a Volkswagen Golf car and one year modelling contract.

    Elated, Francis told our correspondent: “I feel greatly honoured for this feat.”

    The show featured performances by several artistes. But the hall was more lively when Lynxx, a hip-hop artiste, took the stage.

    CAMPUSLIFE correspondent at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Francis Egwuatu, has won the Mr Anambra Universe pageant held last week for youths.

    The 21-year-old final year student of Mechanical Engineering, represented Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State in the contest. The pageant was held at the Marble Arch Hotel and Event Centre, Awka, Anambra State capital.

    The event, which was the first of its kind, was attended by youths and students, who came from various parts of the country.

    About 58 students entered for the contest online, while 37 were called for auditioning. After a series of training and test, the contestants were reduced to 16.

    The contestants were tested on physical strength in various attires. Their entrepreneurial skills were also tested when they were given tickets to sell to participants. The judges also engaged the contestants intellectually. The pictures of the contestants were later uploaded on the Internet for online voting by the public.

    At the end, Francis beat 15 others to win the contest.

    He attributed his success to divine mercy. According to him, hours to the event, he was already feeling bad that he was not going to win because he could not get highest number of votes cast by the public.

    Francis, however, won the contest because of his brilliance and entrepreneurial ability. He was presented with a Volkswagen Golf car and one year modelling contract.

    Elated, Francis told our correspondent: “I feel greatly honoured for this feat.”

    The show featured performances by several artistes. But the hall was more lively when Lynxx, a hip-hop artiste, took the stage.

    CAMPUSLIFE correspondent at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Francis Egwuatu, has won the Mr Anambra Universe pageant held last week for youths.

    The 21-year-old final year student of Mechanical Engineering, represented Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State in the contest. The pageant was held at the Marble Arch Hotel and Event Centre, Awka, Anambra State capital.

    The event, which was the first of its kind, was attended by youths and students, who came from various parts of the country.

    About 58 students entered for the contest online, while 37 were called for auditioning. After a series of training and test, the contestants were reduced to 16.

    The contestants were tested on physical strength in various attires. Their entrepreneurial skills were also tested when they were given tickets to sell to participants. The judges also engaged the contestants intellectually. The pictures of the contestants were later uploaded on the Internet for online voting by the public.

    At the end, Francis beat 15 others to win the contest.

    He attributed his success to divine mercy. According to him, hours to the event, he was already feeling bad that he was not going to win because he could not get highest number of votes cast by the public.

    Francis, however, won the contest because of his brilliance and entrepreneurial ability. He was presented with a Volkswagen Golf car and one year modelling contract.

    Elated, Francis told our correspondent: “I feel greatly honoured for this feat.”

    The show featured performances by several artistes. But the hall was more lively when Lynxx, a hip-hop artiste, took the stage.

    CAMPUSLIFE correspondent at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Francis Egwuatu, has won the Mr Anambra Universe pageant held last week for youths.

    The 21-year-old final year student of Mechanical Engineering, represented Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State in the contest. The pageant was held at the Marble Arch Hotel and Event Centre, Awka, Anambra State capital.

    The event, which was the first of its kind, was attended by youths and students, who came from various parts of the country.

    About 58 students entered for the contest online, while 37 were called for auditioning. After a series of training and test, the contestants were reduced to 16.

    The contestants were tested on physical strength in various attires. Their entrepreneurial skills were also tested when they were given tickets to sell to participants. The judges also engaged the contestants intellectually. The pictures of the contestants were later uploaded on the Internet for online voting by the public.

    At the end, Francis beat 15 others to win the contest.

    He attributed his success to divine mercy. According to him, hours to the event, he was already feeling bad that he was not going to win because he could not get highest number of votes cast by the public.

    Francis, however, won the contest because of his brilliance and entrepreneurial ability. He was presented with a Volkswagen Golf car and one year modelling contract.

    Elated, Francis told our correspondent: “I feel greatly honoured for this feat.”

    The show featured performances by several artistes. But the hall was more lively when Lynxx, a hip-hop artiste, took the stage.

    CAMPUSLIFE correspondent at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Francis Egwuatu, has won the Mr Anambra Universe pageant held last week for youths.

    The 21-year-old final year student of Mechanical Engineering, represented Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State in the contest. The pageant was held at the Marble Arch Hotel and Event Centre, Awka, Anambra State capital.

    The event, which was the first of its kind, was attended by youths and students, who came from various parts of the country.

    About 58 students entered for the contest online, while 37 were called for auditioning. After a series of training and test, the contestants were reduced to 16.

    The contestants were tested on physical strength in various attires. Their entrepreneurial skills were also tested when they were given tickets to sell to participants. The judges also engaged the contestants intellectually. The pictures of the contestants were later uploaded on the Internet for online voting by the public.

    At the end, Francis beat 15 others to win the contest.

    He attributed his success to divine mercy. According to him, hours to the event, he was already feeling bad that he was not going to win because he could not get highest number of votes cast by the public.

    Francis, however, won the contest because of his brilliance and entrepreneurial ability. He was presented with a Volkswagen Golf car and one year modelling contract.

    Elated, Francis told our correspondent: “I feel greatly honoured for this feat.”

    The show featured performances by several artistes. But the hall was more lively when Lynxx, a hip-hop artiste, took the stage.

    CAMPUSLIFE correspondent at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Francis Egwuatu, has won the Mr Anambra Universe pageant held last week for youths.

    The 21-year-old final year student of Mechanical Engineering, represented Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State in the contest. The pageant was held at the Marble Arch Hotel and Event Centre, Awka, Anambra State capital.

    The event, which was the first of its kind, was attended by youths and students, who came from various parts of the country.

    About 58 students entered for the contest online, while 37 were called for auditioning. After a series of training and test, the contestants were reduced to 16.

    The contestants were tested on physical strength in various attires. Their entrepreneurial skills were also tested when they were given tickets to sell to participants. The judges also engaged the contestants intellectually. The pictures of the contestants were later uploaded on the Internet for online voting by the public.

    At the end, Francis beat 15 others to win the contest.

    He attributed his success to divine mercy. According to him, hours to the event, he was already feeling bad that he was not going to win because he could not get highest number of votes cast by the public.

    Francis, however, won the contest because of his brilliance and entrepreneurial ability. He was presented with a Volkswagen Golf car and one year modelling contract.

    Elated, Francis told our correspondent: “I feel greatly honoured for this feat.”

    The show featured performances by several artistes. But the hall was more lively when Lynxx, a hip-hop artiste, took the stage.

    CAMPUSLIFE correspondent at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Francis Egwuatu, has won the Mr Anambra Universe pageant held last week for youths.

    The 21-year-old final year student of Mechanical Engineering, represented Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State in the contest. The pageant was held at the Marble Arch Hotel and Event Centre, Awka, Anambra State capital.

    The event, which was the first of its kind, was attended by youths and students, who came from various parts of the country.

    About 58 students entered for the contest online, while 37 were called for auditioning. After a series of training and test, the contestants were reduced to 16.

    The contestants were tested on physical strength in various attires. Their entrepreneurial skills were also tested when they were given tickets to sell to participants. The judges also engaged the contestants intellectually. The pictures of the contestants were later uploaded on the Internet for online voting by the public.

    At the end, Francis beat 15 others to win the contest.

    He attributed his success to divine mercy. According to him, hours to the event, he was already feeling bad that he was not going to win because he could not get highest number of votes cast by the public.

    Francis, however, won the contest because of his brilliance and entrepreneurial ability. He was presented with a Volkswagen Golf car and one year modelling contract.

    Elated, Francis told our correspondent: “I feel greatly honoured for this feat.”

    The show featured performances by several artistes. But the hall was more lively when Lynxx, a hip-hop artiste, took the stage.

     

  • Aregbesola plants tree of life

    Aregbesola plants tree of life

    It was 7am and the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile- Ife was filled with guests and members of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) from within and outside Osun State. Academic activities were literally brought to a halt as students, in green and white attires, welcomed the honoree, Governor Rauf Aregbesola, to the university.

    The award was organised by the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Studies, OAU in partnership with the Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria and the National Parks Service, Abuja.

    As people trooped into the campus, security operatives had a hectic time controlling them. At 8:34 am, the convoy of members of the State Executive Council led by the Deputy Governor, Mrs Titilayo Laoye-Tomori, arrived.

    Clad in a green attire with white trousers to match, Mrs. Laoye-Tomori led commissioners to the Vice-Chancellor’s office, where they were received by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics), Prof Ayobami Salami, and top members of the university’s management.

    Appreciating the management for recognising and supporting all developmental initiatives of the government, Mrs. Laoye-Tomori said the Aregbesola administration was proud of the university for being environmental-friendly.

    A few minutes after, Prof Salami, who represented the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Bamitale Omole, led guests to the Jimoh Ibrahim Post Graduate Building to welcome Aregbesola for the tree-planting initiative of the government, tagged Igi Iye (tree of life).

    Welcoming guests, Director of the Institute, Dr Olusegun Awotoye, said Aregbesola was honoured in recognition of his administration’s initiatives on the environment through various programmes such as O-CLEAN and others.

    Awotoye congratulated the governor for being the third recipient of the prestigious award. Past awardees are Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola and former Governor Donald Duke of Cross River State.

    The Special Adviser to the Governor on Environment and Sanitation, Mr Bola Ilori, said the survival of humanity depended on trees to restore friendly weather, adding that Igi Iye would be planted in towns and villages and not in the forest.

    He said God remained the best environmentalist with the creation of the Garden of Eden before man. He praised the institute for the support, commending OAU Parks and Garden for supporting the beautification project.

    Prof Bukola Oyawoye, Commissioner for Agriculture, said Aregbesola had worked hard to save the environment. Reading from Genesis 2:8, she noted that God believed that man could not survive without the environment, which was why it came first before man.

    Earlier, Prof Omole, noted that the university had a plan for ecology and the environment since 1972 after it held a conference on ecology and the environment.

    He promised to partner the state in its afforestration and environmental programmes.

    The highpoint of the ceremony was the presentation of the Gold Environment Award Aregbesola.

    Responding, Aregbesola thanked the university for maintaining the standard and making the dreams of its founding fathers a reality. He restated the government’s readiness to partner with the university to improve the environment.

    Singing to the admiration of the guests, the governor said his joy knew no bounds, adding: “It is not easy to receive an award put together by three distinct and reputable organisations. It is uncommon for a university like OAU to lend its hallowed ground for a programme like this. I salute the management team.”

    Describing environment as humanity’s common heritage, Aregbesola said: “I want the children who are in their formative years to take this initiative with all their hearts. We have imbibed a positive spirit that we must improve our environment. For us in Osun, the environment is not something to trample upon but something that must be cherished and taken care of.

    “To the children, we are borrowing your time and you must not allow us to misuse it. We do not believe that the environment belong to us. It was bequeathed to us by our predecessors and so also we shall bequeath it to you.”

    Saying that the award will further spur more progressive action, the governor urged the youths to see opportunities in his administration’s environmental policies.

    Presenting the symbolic trees to the OAU managment, Aregbesola, who was joined by Oyawoye, Dr Awotoye and a female student representing the youths, said that the state had bought 2.5m seedlings for the initiative.

    The presentation of Igi Iye by Aregbesola was witnessed by Prof Salami, Registrar, Mr Dotun Awoyemi, traditional rulers, members of the state executives and students. The governor later planted the symbolic tree on the campus.

    Ace Nollywood actor, Saheed Balogun and hip-hop sensation, Olamide, thrilled the guests and students after the ceremony.

  • How to promote culture

    How to promote culture

    The Department of Sociology and Anthropology of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has held a cultural symposium for students of the department. KEMI BUSARI (400-Level Political Science) writes.

    The World Cultural Day may have come and gone, but the memory of the cultural celebration held at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, will linger in the memory of students.

    The programme with the theme: Cultural dialogue and integration: A pathway to unity and development in Nigeria was attended by lecturers, Sociology students from the Federal University of Oye (FUOYE), Oye-Ekiti.

    Mr Joshua Ayodele, a lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, OAU, in his address, noted that though many rolled out drums to celebrate their cultures, the world had been reduced to an artificial object.

    He said it was important for nations to engage in cultural dialogue to achieve development. He said: “Since culture is a way of life of people, there is the need for proper representation of such people in the cultural dialogue. This will go a long way in promoting unity and understanding among various cultural elements.”

    Stressing that cultural dialogue should be an ongoing process, the sociologist said every informed individual needed to be actively involved in promoting peaceful coexistence of various cultures.

    He added: “It is observed that cultures have been more developed today than in the past. This development is due to the enlargement in trade, technology, education and migration.”

    Emphasising that cultural dialogue remains the solution to Nigeria’s challenge, Ayodele said discouraging dialogue would lead to ignorance, intolerance and loss of opportunity to learn about one another’s way of life.

    Prof Moses Awogbaje, a lecturer, said the focus on study of culture was to identify diversity, which he described as a major problem in every plural society.

    “For us to develop as a nation, we need to identify and proffer solutions to the problem of diversity,” he charged.

    Dr Lateef Adisa, who represented the head of the department, said harmonisation of cultures must be taken into consideration in dialogues about peace and unity among cultural elements.

    His words: “We need to focus on the non-material aspect of our culture; there is no nation that can develop if citizens are chosen on standards alien to their culture.”

    Olawale Olatujoye, chairman of organising committee, said he was delighted by the success of the programme, urging students to advance the cause of peace.

    The programme also featured Ifa presentation by students. Also, Urhobo students presented while members of Kegites Club thrill the participants with their gyration songs.

  • Fighting global health challenges

    The Centre for Women, Gender and Development Studies (CWGDS) in collaboration with the Institute of Environmental Health Technology (IEHT), Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), has held a conference on the management of global health. SANI MOHAMMED (500-Level Environmental Health Technology) reports.

    Global health is said to be the well-being of a people in a global context and it transcends the perspectives of individual nations. It is the worldwide improvement of health, reduction of disparities and protection against global diseases that disregard nations’ borders.

    Exposure to transnational threat such as climate change, poverty, violence and others and a feeling of shared responsibility among affected nations has, today, necessitated a more global approach to improving the health of the world.

    Based on this reality, the Centre for Women, Gender and Development Studies (CWGDS), a unit in the office of the Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), in collaboration with the Institute of Environmental Health Technology (IEHT), organised a conference on the management of global health.

    Its theme was Global health: Issues, challenges and management.

    In his address, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Chigozie Asiabaka, said the university had a mandate to research into health-related issues and health technology to produce professionals and specialists in the area. He said IEHT would also provide relevant information and awareness on health and environmental issues and proffer implementable solutions for the benefit of mankind.

    The Acting Director of the centre, Dr Ihuoma Asiabaka, who is the wife of the VC, noted: “Global health problems are as a result of economic, social, environmental, political and health care inequalities and thus require solution from interdisciplinary teams in such areas as health, education, social sciences, science and technology.”

    She listed global health challenges to include HIV/AIDS, malaria, emergency and refugee health, non-communicable diseases and fatal injuries among other.

    She observed that there was need for collaborative national and trans-national efforts using evidence-based policy research to improve health equity without relenting in promotion of strategies to develop parameters of good health.

    Presenting a paper on theme, Prof Linus Amobi of Community Medicine Department, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, noted that global health had become a developing field in the last two decades.

    Recognition of the global HIV/AIDS crisis and rapid spread of epidemics such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), anthrax, Ebola virus and swine flu, he said, have reinforced the challenges collectively facing nations of the world.

    He said: “For instance, health care systems are still neither available nor accessible in Nigeria; infrastructural decay has threatened the available health care systems, while non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic lung diseases still threaten to Nigerians at the ages of 30 and above. Hundreds of children under the age of five die yearly of malnutrition, diarrhoea, measles and respiratory diseases, which are mostly preventable.”

    The biggest challenge in global health, said Prof Amobi, is the lack of financial resources to combat the multiple health issues ravaging the poor and sick. He said more funds were needed to prevent and cure diseases than ever before.

    “For the world to begin to address health issues, three principles of action should be considered. Conditions of daily life have to be improved; inequitable distribution of power, money and other resources has to be tackled and a workforce that is trained in social determinants of health has to be developed, and a public awareness has to be raised about the social determinants of health,” Prof Amobi said.

    Other lecturers delivered papers including Dr I. E. Anigbogu of the Faculty of Law, Madonna University, Okija, who spoke on Sex, sexuality and gender imbalance.

    The conference was well-attended by lecturers and students across the nation.

    Aisha Aminu, a participant from the Umaru Musa Yar’adua University (UMYU), Katsina said: “The papers presented, especially on gender inequality, are products of good research. Though I was pessimistic on coming, but my attendance is not a waste of time.”

    For Emmanuel Ugobo, 400-Level Public Health, University of Calabar (UNICAL), the conference had equipped him with knowledge on safe motherhood and gender imbalance.

    Abdullahi Mustapha, a lecturer from Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education in Kumbotso, Kano State, who presented two papers, said: “The beauty of the conference is that, many participants came from other parts of the nation to interact, educate and proffer solution to various challenges facing the health care delivery.”

    At the end of the conference, a communiqué was issued, which emphasised among others the importance of safe motherhood, the challenges of drugs and alcohol abuse, relationship between poverty and ill health and improper waste disposal practice. Recommendations were also given to combat the challenges.

  • Fourth CAMPUS LIFE Annual Awards

    Entries are now being received, from our correspondents, for the fourth Coca-Cola/NBC CAMPUSLIFE Annual Awards.

    Award categories: There are eight prizes up for grabs. The first seven are: Culture Report prize, Investigative Report prize, Entertainment Report prize, Campus Politics prize, Campus Personality Profile prize, Opinion Writing prize and Campus Sport report prize. The last and overall CAMPUSLIFE reporters of the year will be awarded by the judges on the correspondent whose entries make the most impression on them.

    Eligibility: Entries must be sent in by the particular writer who authored the article. Articles must have been published between September 2011 and August 2012.

    Deadline: Nominations will be received between September 6 and 30, 2012.

    Guidelines: For each category, only ONE entry will be allowed from each one. A nominee can apply for all categories. Two writers can nominate an article they co-authored. No nomination sent after September 30 will be accepted.

    Each entry, with title and date of publication as well as category on it, should be sent to ladycampus@yahoo.com. The email must have as titled: 4th CAMPUSLIFE Awards.

    A panel of judges, made up of senior Editors and journalism teachers, will decide the winners. The award ceremony will hold in November; the date will be announced.

    Good luck to all our correspondents.