EXAMINATION PERIOD FOR JABU STUDENTS

Their is always a time for everything….. a time to play and have fun, but this is the time to read and to excel.
By Ajayi Taiwo Peter

Oyinbo Celebrities Launch ‘Aso Ebi’ For Obama’s Presidential Campaign

Who says Nigeria cannot invent something good? see oyinbo now copying us. This is the new cloth for the campaign
Photo By Ajayi Taiwo Peter

Cultists beat up a Student to death

Two students of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, have been arrested by the police for allegedly beating a second-year National Diploma Mass Communication student, Adeola Balogun, to death.
The father of the deceased, Rev. Adekunle Balogun-Arogunjo, broke down in tears in Osogbo on Tuesday, while narrating his son’s death.He described his son as a gentle, humble and kind student, who was dutiful and obedient.He said a relative called him on Monday night to inform him that his son was engaged in a free-for-all with some students in Iree.
“I tried his phone number all night but I couldn’t get across to him. I decided to go to the school today (Tuesday) but nobody told me anything about the whereabouts of his corpse,” he said.
The father added that he had been to the public mortuary in Ikirun but could not locate his corpse, calling on the police to release his son’s remains to him.
It was gathered that the school authorities swung into action by arresting two of the suspected students that beat Balogun to death.
A statement by the Head of the school’s Public Relations Unit, Mr. Tope Abiola, said “The suspects were handed over to the police for their involvement in a fracas among cult members on Saturday.
“The students (names withheld) were alleged to have inflicted severe injuries on some students at Eyinade area of Ikirun Road, which is situated outside the campus of the institution.
“The school authorities condemned the attack and urged the police to bring the culprits to book
The Commissioner of Police, Mrs. Kalafite Adeyemi, who confirmed the incident, said investigation was ongoing.
“We are investigating the case; it is still fresh. One of the students died while the other one is still unconscious,” she said.
Reported by: Ajayi Taiwo Peter

Nigeria’s Children: Do they still have hope………

Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s Weep Not Child captures the struggles of the African child, detailing its quest for survival. As many join children today in marking the Children’s Day, many have wondered at the reason for such celebration. Ajayi Taiwo Peter in this piece looks at the frustrations of the Nigerian child and its dwindling reason to hope.
THE sun’s intensity was high; its rays tore through everything on its path. Cynthia looked so much relieved in sleep. The pavement where she was taking her nap had flies yet she slept with utmost abandonment. It was obvious from her frame that she was little about age seven. A tray containing oranges was carefully placed beside her. In that sleepy state, she still made intermittent efforts to reach to the tray, thereby ensuring that it was still safe. A car sped past where she slept and that ruffled her nap. Getting up, she quickly picked her tray of wares and hurriedly moved along.

Cynthia’s situation aptly typifies the plight of the Nigerian child. It was against such that the United Nations many years ago took into cognizance the establishment of the United Nations International Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in 1946. The move was a primary measure to provide succor for children who had had ravaging experiences of war. Unsatisfied by this, the United Nations took another step in 1989 in adopting at its General Assembly, the right of the child. The thrust of such move was to facilitate the improvement of the quality of life of the child and to specifically focus global attention on the state of the child.

It must be stated that as grim as the state of the Nigerian child stands, Nigeria remains a signatory to the adoption of the child right by the United Nations. The child right clearly spells out the privileges of any child irrespective of the country of residence. From the cold corridors of the Southern Nigeria to the dusty domains of Northern Nigeria, the Nigerian child has constantly survived dehumanizing deprivation; its rights to education have consistently been questioned.

Despite the fact that Nigeria has enacted the Child Right Act, time and time over, the Nigerian child has been emasculated under the burden of role reversal. In many homes, not only are they forced out at the early hours of the day to hawk in dangerous highways, they are made to fend for other members of their families. It is not gainsaying the fact that the survival of these children are hinged on their (in)ability to remain financially relevant in the running of their homes.
“I often tell myself that it is hypocritical to take these kids out on Children’s Day and give them the false hope that they have a future. What future do they have? Is it the future that the older generation has systematically eaten away?”
For children all over Nigeria, Children’s Day will remain a day like every other day considering the biting lack that gnaws at them. On daily basis such rights, like the child’s right to protection, education, health-care, protection from child labor and sexual harassment, exploitation and drug abuse, unhindered rights to descent and affordable standard of living, right to being constantly protected from neglect and abuse, unfettered access to leisure, rest and play, right to been protected from illegal transfer and illicit adoption, right to non-discrimination in whatever guise, and right to live, are repeatedly disregarded.

Statistics show that Africa has about 10 per cent of the world’s population. Intriguing as this may be, Africa also records about 40 per cent of childhood deaths. The records indicate that many of those who survive are orphaned by the dreaded HIV/AIDS. It is disturbing that preventable diseases like pneumonia, measles, diarrhea, and malaria still pose as great death threats to many children in Nigeria.
As bleak as the frustrations may be, one would also commend the various governmental and non-governmental organizations that are championing the course of the Nigerian child. What readily comes to mind today in Nigeria that captures the dismal state of the Nigerian child is the Almajiri menace in the North. Yet the Federal Government has taken steps in this direction to see if the situation could be helped.

It is yet another Children’s Day, the question on many lips is what hope is there for the Nigerian child? What future can it boast of?

Written By Ajayi Taiwo Peter

Photo of Funke Akindele’s Wedding

Nollywood Star actress Funke Akindele, secretly held her nikai ceremony with her fiancé Alhaji Kehinde Oloyede Almaro of today. The initial publicized date of 26th May 2012 was obviously a stunt by the couple to stop unwanted guests from coming. Congrats to the couple.
Reported By Ajayi Taiwo Peter

why Christian Universities is for the rich and not the poor in Nigeria

Mere looking at the Nigerian present situation, it is something to be proud of, and not to be proud of. we have come to the conclusion that private school, which is suppose to be the hope of the masses, is now where they run away from, and where the rich people, now see as a place of comfort. Our religious leaders have certainly established the fact that education is a solid building block for a stable and successful future in a child’s life; they have gone as far as building Universities to physically state their point.

We applaud the congregation of these churches who offered their tithes, donations and weekly offering to see this vision come to light; in turn expecting that their widows might pay off when their children can acquire a decent education through these schools. Not an unreasonable assumption I must add.
On the bright side, these universities have long been completed unlike most projects in Nigeria, the downside is you need to have bagged some cash to afford sending one child let alone two to the now termed ‘Nigerian Elite Universities‘. Here are a list of these universities and an approximate fee that you need to pay to attend.

1. BOWEN University owned and operated by a Baptist Convention, charges ₦650,000 as tuition fees per session.

2. COVENANT University established by Bishop Oyedepo of Winners Chapel ₦640,000 as tuition fees per session.

3. BENSON IDAHOSA University charges ₦500,000 as tuition fees per session.

4. BABCOCK University established by The Seventh Day Adventist, charges ₦450,000 as tuition fees per session.

5. REDEEMERS University owned by The Redeemed Christian Church of God , charges ₦450,000 as tuition fees per session.

6. AJAYI CROWTHER University established by The Supra diocesan board of the church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), charges ₦350,000per session.
7. MADONNA University a Catholic University charges ₦350,000 as tuition fees per session.

All of these universities were built from tithes and offerings of the people who now cannot afford to send their children there to study. Where has the moral of the church gone?

These schools were all built by the efforts of their congregations who kept sowing seeds; special offering seeds, first fruit seed, redemption seed, thanksgiving seed, harvest seed, tithes, pastor’s birthday seed, church building seed, evangelism seed, father’s day seed, mother’s day seed, children’s day seed, pastor’s cake seed, olive oil seed, insecticide seed, indomie seed, ground nut seed, miscellaneous seed, etc seed. These schools are now elite schools, only for the children of the rich. The gainers then use the proceeds to buy private planes and jets to fly up high in luxury while their members sleep hungry and next Sunday, they will read and preach Malachi 3:6-12.
Reported by Ajayi Taiwo Peter