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  • UNILAG centre gets first baby

    UNILAG centre gets first baby

    University of Lagos (UNILAG) Kestington Adebukunola Adebutu Foundation Maternity and Laboratory Centre (KMLC) recorded its first delivery last Friday.

    The baby girl weighted 2.5kg was born without complications to Mrs Esther Akanbi. Her delivery was taken by Dr. Choima Nwokocha and the mid wife, Grace Ugwu, who expressed joy over the delivery.

    The mid wife said Mrs Akanbi did not register for her antenatal at the centre but came as a result of the efforts of the workers to promote the world-class facilities of the centre to would-be mothers.  The patient came from General Hospital, Randle Surulere when she could not get medical attention due to the nationwide strike embark upon by medical doctors.

    Dr Nwokocha said the entrance of the patient to the centre in the early hours of Friday was greeted with great joy as it gave them the opportunity to demonstrate the centre’s professionalism in handling maternities functions.

    Mrs Akanbi described service she received as excellent and expressed profound gratitude for a job well done.

    The UNILAG Vice Chancellor Prof Rahaman Bello, led other principal officers to felicitate with the new parents.  He referred to the baby as ‘UNILAG baby’ as he presented the mother and child a gift.

    Principal officers with the Vice Chancellor included: Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics & Research), Prof Babajide Alo; Deputy Vice Chancellor (Management Services), Prof Duro Oni; Registrar, Dr. Taiwo Ipaye; and the Bursar, Mr. Lateef Odekunle.

     

  • Tien Udejiofor gets first baby

    Tien Udejiofor gets first baby

    Former Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, who represented Nigeria at the Miss Universe 2006, Tienepre Oki-Udejiofor, and her husband, Charles Udejiofor, have welcomed her first child, a baby boy.

    The couple, who celebrated their first wedding anniversary on the 13th April 2014, announced the joyous news via the social media with a photo accompanied by the caption “Introducing my lil prince!” Tienepre Oki is currently the publisher of Mademoiselle Magazine and her hubby, Charles Udejiofor, is a banker.

    The couple met through a mutual friend and they became good friends. Few months after they met, he professed his love at a wedding they attended together, and they officially started dating before they finally tied the knot last year.

  • ‘My First Class is to appreciate my parents’

    Joy Onyemaechi was the best graduating student of the Delta State University (DELSU) in Abraka during the 2012 and 2013 academic session. She is the first student to bag a First Class in the Department of Economics with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.67. She told PHILIP OKORODUDU (Graduating student of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering) how she achieved the feat.

    How do you feel becoming the valedictorian?

    The feeling is overwhelming and unexplainable because it really beats my imaginations. I was aware I had the best Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) in my faculty but I was surprised when I was called out as the overall best graduating student for two sets. I give all the glory to God.

    Did you have the dream to graduate with a First Class when you were admitted?

    Yes. I made a promise after I left secondary school that I would graduate from the university with a result that would impress my parents. Also because no students had graduated with a First Class in my department, I told myself I would be the first and God helped me to achieve this despite challenges and discouragement from different quarters.

    Tell us about how you spent your day as a student

    I wake up early whether I have classes or not and I always started my day with prayers. After bath, I would go to class if there was lecture or library if I had none. By 3pm, I would be back to have my lunch and then went to church. After having my dinner, I went to bed so that I would be able to wake up in midnight to read.

    What drove you to work hard in achieving your desire?

    It was the thought of my parents’ efforts to send us to school. They worked hard so that I could go to the university and I vowed to do something that would make them proud that they did not work in vain. Each time I took my result home, the joy they expressed made me to be more determined and focus.

    What is the secret of your success?

    It is God and of course hard work. Without the glory of God, my hard work would not have been able to achieve anything.

    What is aspiration?

    After my Master’s degree and PhD, I want to be a top-rated development economist whose idea would contribute to the economic wellbeing of Nigeria. I also like to be a teacher in church, teaching word of God to the youth.

    What were the challenges you faced as a student?

    I had a challenge to maintain not just a good CGPA but to also remain in First Class. It is very easy to get to the top but it is challenging staying at the top. And in a school like DELSU, where every course from 100-Level to final year counts, one cannot afford to be slack because a poor score can destroy result forever. I prayed and worked hard to surpass the challenge.

    How would you describe your social life?

    I am not a social person, even as an undergraduate. I barely had time for mundane things except my studies.

    What is your advice to students?

    They must hold on to God because He never fails. They must allow God to take the lead in whatever they do, He would guide them aright and make them achieve their aims. Also there should be balance between academic, social and spiritual life. One should not outweigh the other. They must make friends with those who would inspire them towards achieving their goals and not those who would drag them backward. Students must believe in their ability and give in their best in anything. Even if it does not work out the way we want, there would never be regrets knowing that we have done our best.

  • MOCPED produces First Class

    Miss Adeniji Taiwo Morufat has emerged the only first class student among 94 graduating students in the degree sandwich programmes of the Micheal Otedola College of Primary Education (MOCPED), Noforija-Epe,Lagos State.

    The programmes are the initiative of the Ekiti State University (EKSU) which MOCPED got the franchise and began running since 2006.

    A statement signed by the college Public Relations Officer Mr Ilori Abiodun Idowu, said among MOCPED first fruits are 20 students with Second Class (Upper Division), 57 with Second Class (Lower Division) and 16 with Third Class.

    According to the results as compiled by the management of EKSU, Adeniji  36, who studied Agricultural Science Education with Matriculation No: UNAD/EPE/06/01753 got a Cumulative Grade Point Average of 4.57.

    Reacting on the development, Provost MOCPED Prof Olu Akeusola, described Adeniji’s feat as a result of dedicated and committed workforce and the high benchmarks the college sets.

    “We are happy about the development. This is simply to show that here, we have standard which we don’t compromise. We have a crop of dedicated staff passionate towards delivering excellence. Once a student chooses to be committed, we can assure you he or she will come out in flying colours.”

    Adeniji’s achievement, Akeusola further explained, is a testimony for doubting Thomases who believe they can only get the kind of quality teaching and research from mother universities rather than affiliate ones.

    “Whether you are in EKSU or MOCPED, the standards are the same. I believe this is enough to convince doubting Thomases that you can receive as much quality education as is obtained in EKSU. We have the facilities here, and we can deliver,” Akeusola said.

     

  • First league goal excites Abalogu

    First league goal excites Abalogu

    Andrew Abalogu has told EnyimbaFC.net he is excited after scoring his first league goal for The People’s Elephant.

    Abalogu’s 55th minute strike put Enyimba in front in their Matchday 35 Glo Premier League game against 3SC on Wednesday in Ibadan but Francis Edem drew the Oluyole Warriors level to ruin the forward’s victory party.

    However, Abalogu insists his first league goal means a lot to him even though it did not give his side all three points.

    “I am so happy to score today,” he said. “I have played a lot of league games but have not been lucky enough to score so this goal means that I can say ‘Yes, I have scored a league goal for Enyimba’.”

    “Of course I would have wanted it to be the winning goal but they were given a penalty and we had to settle for a draw, but all the same, I’m pleased about everything. A point is better than nothing. Now we just have to focus on our next game against ABS [in Aba].

    Wednesday’s goal is Abalogu’s third overall after two strikes in the Federation Cup against Remo Stars and the same 3SC. Enyimba’s leading goalscorer remains Ifeanyi Ede who have scored 10 goals in all competitions.

     

  • First Lady for women’s rally

    First Lady for women’s rally

    The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) is set to organise a mass rally and carnival to celebrate what it described as “an unprecedented empowerment of Nigerian women.”

    According to a statement released by the National President of the NCWS, Mrs. Nkechi Mba in Abuja, the theme of the rally is “Celebration of Nigerian Women for Peace and Empowerment.”

    Mrs. Mba urged Nigerian women to come out “en masse to celebrate and honour those who have demonstrated commitment to our cause as women.”

    Highlights of the two-part event scheduled for Thursday August 15, 2013, include a Road Show/Rally and Award Dinner.

    Mrs. Mba noted that the Carnival Float by women from across the states of the federation would start from 7:00 a.m. from the Old Parade Ground, through designated routes in the FCT and to terminate at the Eagles Square.

    An Award Dinner scheduled for same day would also hold at7:00 p.m. at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.

    Mrs. Mba said the event promises to be an epoch-making one in the annals of women movement in Nigeria.

    The First Lady, Her Excellency Dame (Dr.) Patience Goodluck Jonathan, is expected to be the mother of the day at the event while the Special Guest of Honour is Vice-President Mohammed Namadi Sambo.

    The colourful event, according the NCWS President, would feature performances by popular artistes, including Onyeka Onwenu, Yinka Ayefele, Iyanya, and Sani Danja.

  • First Lady expected back today

    First Lady expected back today

    Baring a last minute change of plan, First Lady Patience Jonathan will this afternoon return to the country.

    According to a source, Mrs Jonathan is expected back in Abuja around 2 p.m. after more than six week stay in Wiesbaden, Germany. She is believed to have undergone treatment for an undisclosed ailment at Horst Schmidt Klinik hospital.

    Jonathan was last seen in public on August 28.But the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) last week showed a footage of the President’s visit to her in Germany.

    The Presidency initially said the ailing Mrs Jonathan was in Germany to rest.

    Yesterday, the First Lady it was gathered, was in high spirits and excited about her home coming.

    According to one of the sources, she spoke to some Presidential aides on the telephone about her return.

    Another said she sounded elated about her return as she cracked jokes with them.

    It was gathered that a Presidential jet was dispatched last night to bring her back home.

     

  • ACN criticises First Family’s video clip in Germany

    ACN criticises First Family’s video clip in Germany

    The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) yesterday described the President’s decision to show the video clip of President Goodluck Jonathan‘s visit to his wife‘s hospital bed in Germany on the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) as a belated attempt at damage control.

    The party said the video has not addressed the demand for full disclosure on the First Lady’s seven-week disappearance.

    In a statement in Lagos yesterday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party said the comments attributed to presidential spokesman Reuben Abati concerning the video also showed that the Presidency either does not understand the issues at stake, or is deliberately playing the ostrich.

    It said: “There is nothing to be ashamed of if someone’s been sick. Afterall, we are all human and anyone can fall ill at any time.

    “In particular, people occupying the public space, including the First Lady, who take ill deserve nothing but our prayers and sympathy.

    ‘’However, where information about such persons are withheld or deliberately distorted, people tend to shift their focus to unravelling the truth about the situation, which is the case with our First Lady.”

    ACN said Jonathan is aware that poor management of information on the illness of his predecessor, President Umaru Yar’Adua, contributed to the erosion of public sympathy for the late President and instead swung in his favour.

    ‘’Had the information managers at the Presidency lived up to their billing, there would have been a full disclosure immediately the First Lady took ill, and instead of the unnecessary controversy over her whereabouts, the people would have prayed for her and her family.

    ‘’Now making it look like the First Lady went to Germany on holiday ‘to rest’ or she is on a pilgrimage of sorts when indeed she is recuperating is another testimony to the increasingly legendary incompetence and cluelessness that permeate this Presidency, and we expect all those involved in this amateurish attempt at cover-up to be ashamed of themselves,’’ the party said.