Osun State Students Attend Classes Wearing Church Garments (Pictures)

Some students of Baptist High School, Adeeke, Iwo caused a stir among their colleagues as they appeared in the school in choir robes and other church garments.

Our correspondent, who visited the school observed that the students came late to the school around 8:35 on Tuesday and headed to their various classes as their colleagues hailed them for their courage.

Many female Muslim students of the school wore hijab on their uniforms and some members of the Christian Association of Nigeria are in the school to monitor the reaction of the teachers to the mode of dressing of their children.

No student was chased out of the classes for appearing in different clothes and all the students irrespective of their chosen uniforms are being taught by their teachers.

Earlier, Justice Jide Falola of the Osun State High Court had on June 3 given a verdict that Muslim students should be allowed to wear hijab in all public schools in the state because it was part of their fundamental rights.

The CAN had held an emergency meeting following the judgment and threatened that it would direct Christian pupils to start wearing choir robes and other religious garments to schools should the state government implement the judgment.

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“We Are Extremely Fortunate To Be Educationists” - Faculty of Education (OAU) Students Speak

When contacted, a cross section of Faculty of Education students have given various reasons why they chose to be educationists and how they are faring at what they do:

The simple question was;
"Why are you in Education?"

-“Unarguably we modify life, helping other people in achieving their well stated and highlighted goals and objective.  This is where destiny brought me, and am so determined, passionate about it. As an educationist, am a light to the world and a blessing to my generation”
FOLORUNSO AKANNI (Economics Education)

-“I don't know o, I was given ni o... but I'm planning to get the best out of it n make an impact”
OLAIDE (English Language Education)

-“Being an educationist brings me joy. I am a craftsman, a negotiator of learning experience, a facilitator.  I choose this profession because it's something am destined to do. It's a part of me, to impart knowledge, values and attitude for a better society.”
OBA (Mathematics and Integrated Science Education)

-“Just like the old saying ‘our destiny is on our palm’, I remember when I was a child, being an educationist never came across my mind but on the long run. I discovered it was a calling, my destiny, my passion.”
OLAMUMMY GHYDYON (Guidance and Counselling)

-“I am into this faculty to bring up and develop the next generation that will continue the Glorious change God have for this country by teaching the next generation”
AYOOLA (Social Studies Education)

-“Unquestionable, I choose the course.  Choosing is about accepting something totally, I feel it in the body that generation coming are already aware of education but to make it more simplicity through ART.”
BLAZING TRAIL (Fine and Applied Arts )

-“Hmmm, education is a career with one thousand and one haters yet it has been keeping the society in place and that's why I'm in it so that the society will continue to be in place.”
D-BOY (Mathematics Education)

-“I chose to be an educator because I like to impact knowledge... It’s a dream that is gradually coming into reality”
IDRIS (Economics Education)

-“I choose to be an educator because I love kids and love to share what I know. For me to understand dis world started from school compound including all the activities of life.  Why not start there to develop our beloved nation?”
RAJI (Economics Education)

-“Anyway... Am happy to be an educationist.”
TIMI (Economics Education)

-“Hmm, I accepted to be an educationist because I am needed to impact lives out there, make a difference, and help them live rightly in the society.”
IYANUOLUWA (Social Studies Education)

-“I chose to be an Educationist because it’s the best way to serve humanity. Meaningful impacts are felt only through Education.”
BEULAH (Social Studies Education)

-“I'm happy, I'm an educationist, committed to developing the nation through teaching of scientific values.”
DEMMY (Physics Education)

-“A reader is a leader and a leader is someone who leads and instructs a group of people (followers).  So if you are an addicted reader and being acquainted with knowledge without transmitting it to another set of people (learners), the mission is not yet complete.  So a teacher is a practical example of a successful leader.  Learning is a chain that bonded a superior personnel (teacher) and the inferior ones (learners) together and through a medium (classroom), where the instruction will be effective and which will brings about change in behaviours for learners.  Teachers build life not blocks. We are God's sent workers that perfect the work of that has to do with destiny.  Teaching is a God-mandated profession and most blessed one but not visualize with cash alone. Therefore, you may not have discovered the misery behind teaching until you let your vocation to be your vacation and your vacation be your vocation.  Any society or nation that lacks quality teachers, the future of such society or nation is clouded. I cherish my profession as an endowed and confident teacher. We impact knowledge to restructure future infrastructure.”
OJO EBENEZER OMOTAYO (Biology Education)

-“I chose to study education and I got it on merit, I am proud to be a trained teacher proud to have learnt to be a leader amongst leaders. I am happy to make impact as an educationist.”
MAKINDE JAMES MCO.JAY (Geography Education)

-“Education is the process of inculcating norms, values, morals, etc. from one generation to another generation so that they can be meaningful and useful to the society. I am a TEACHER, a GENERATION and a LEADER.”
DR (MISS) OLAMIDE

-“I'm happy am an educationist, God bless my Faculty and my department!”
DANIEL (Religious Studies Education)

-“An educationist I found myself of which I saw that things are working together for good, I'm determined to "professionalize" teaching just like law, medicine, pharmacy etc. So help me God.”
OLIVER (Social Studies Education)

-“I feel great.  I am in education to teach; to pass across what I know, period. No philosophical statements, no ideological sentiments and no exaggerations.”
ISOTOPE (Chemistry Education)

-“I am in education to develop minds, instruct and change the educational system for better.”
NZUBEX.

-“At first I felt I was given a wrong course but later realize I was committed with the work of rebranding and remolding lives.”
WHYZGEL (Economics Education)

-“I studied and graduated as an Educationist. I chose to study it and I enjoyed it.  Anywhere I send my CV to, I always receive a special treatment because I studied two courses at a time.  Even here in Ogun State, as a serving Corp member, am always respected.  So, please there are many opportunities waiting for you after you graduate. You may not even venture into teaching if you like. God bless all Educationists...Proudly Educand
CHAMPION

-“When I was given, I was sad but when I recognize opportunities in it I know am great.”
TAIWO TIMILEYIN (Political Science Education)

-“In Education we mould lives in all facet, it’s more interesting when you see a noticeable change which actually defines it. Affecting lives positively will help achieve some of the goals of education.  As a teacher with experience and a teacher in training I say this - Education is the best way to take Nigeria to its pinnacle of breakthrough, free of corruption, embezzlement, biases and amassing unnecessary wealth etc.  Education is the solution. Empower education and sensitize young heart from the cradle, it will make Nigeria a better place. The vision that I see.  It pays to be an educator, I speak from my heart.”
FM

-“I spent two years teaching before I gained admission, my boss loves me and calls me a BORN TEACHER because of what he saw, I really love those great moments of teaching and I enjoyed teaching.”
SPIRITDRUNK

-“Education is indeed a great profession for people who are hardworking.  Because, teaching is easy but marking of notes, exam scripts and lesson note is a big deal.”
WINLADE (Arts and Humanities – French)

-“Smiles.  Being an Educationist has never been an alternative but the only option for me.  I’m born to impart lives, be a problem solver, put smiles on faces, and secure the future of our dear nation Nigeria and that is what I do as a teacher in training and will never stop doing.”
VENUS BEAUTYG (Economics Education)

-“I believe if a country is to be corruption free, there are three societal values that will make that possible: the father, mother and the teacher. Am proud to be a disciplinarian”
SOPHIAT

-“I am in education to impart knowledge, value, and attitude for better generations to know the degree of variations among learners. Their differences such as differences in value, competence,  achievement, attitude, interest, aspirations, beliefs, skills, creativity, emotions, socio-economic background and the ability of the students to cope with specific and nonspecific forces of life within a particular culture”
CHIDINMA (Social Studies Education)

-“I had never thought I'd move into this but I've always loved teaching. God's plan is preferable so if this is his plan for me then I know it's the best. I'm happy that I'm going to become an educationist. I hope to enjoy the course.
TOHLUH (English Education)

Timetable For Fresher's ICT Training

Group A (Monday 13th - Friday 17th June 2016)

Venue: ICT hall A and B
Faculties: Arts/social sciences, Administration, Law and Education
Sessions: Batch A - 8:00am-10pm, Batch B - 10:30-12:30pm, Batch C - 01:00-3:00pm, Batch D - 3:30-5:30pm

Group B (Monday 20th - Friday 24th June 2016)

Venue: ICT HALL A and B
Faculties: Technology, basic medical/Clinical Sciences/Dentistry/Agriculture, Sciences, EDM, Pharmacy.
Session: Batch A - 8:00am-10pm, Batch B - 10:30-12:30pm, Batch C - 01:00-3:00pm, Batch D - 3:30-5:30pm.

UI: As Against Protesting On Resumption, See What Someone Proposed

I stumbled on one article written by a student of University of Ibadan today. He has other options he feels are better than the proposed protest when the school re-opens this week. See what he wrote below.

UI E DIDE DURO
Let me just drop my 10kobo on this resumption matter. We have protested and we were sent home, even the dumb knows that almost nothing has been done to better the situation of things on campus. Protesting on the 20th of June as suggested by some people will be one of the worst mistakes we can ever make as students as even the blind can see that the protest would not yield to anything good as long as Mr Able is still controlling things. There is no light right?...We want to charge out phones, laptops, lamps, et al right? I'll strongly suggest that each hall delegates just 300 students to come out with all their "chargeables"  then take them to the HOD/DEANS/REGISTRAR/VC and any other relevant persons office. Don't shout, just knock on their doors, let yourselves in and plug your appliances. Don't argue with anyone just charge your phone for like 3 hours and leave.

There is no water right?... Let's students come out en masse  with their buckets and pails, carry them to the VC's Lodge to fetch water (we don't really need the water we just need to pass a message to the adminstration).
If we can do this for 7working days I am quite sure they would resolve those issues. Their don't have a sole right to being smart, We are smart too (After all we won't be in the premier university if we were not smart enough) -In the spirit of Aluta
Aluta Continua
Victoria Ascerta

NASU To Continue Strike On Monday

The Non-Academic Staff union of Universities, OAU Chapter has revealed that their protests still continue tomorrow 13th June, 2016.

Speaking with one a Campus Journalist of the Insider News Network, Comrade Wole Odewunmi, NASU OAU Chairman has said,

“Our protest will continue tomorrow (Monday) and will not cease by God’s grace”..

This is of course following the scuffle of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities, OAU and the school management concerning the appointment of Prof. Salami as new Vice Chancellor of the institution with NASU faulting the selection process as illegal.

Activities on OAU campus has been held still since NASU commenced their protest since Tuesday, June 7th,2016. Freshmen have been unable to continue registration at their Various Departments and Faculties due as a result of this.

There are speculations that the Non-Academic Staff Union would remain on strike till the next hearing of the Case in court which is slated for the 17th June, 2016.

June 12 Anniversary: Osun Declares Monday Work-Free

Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has declared Monday, June 13 as work free-day in commemoration of the 23rd anniversary of the June 12, 1993 presidential election.

This is according to a statement signed by the Director of Media, Publicity and Strategy, Semiu Okanlawon.

Governor Aregbesola affirmed that June 12 most symbolises democracy because it was the date of the unequivocal affirmation of the unity of the country by Nigerians across all divides.

Meanwhile, civil society groups held a rally in Osogbo, the state capital to promote their view that June 12 should be regarded as Democracy Day instead of May 29.

The group, comprising civil society organisations, students and market women walked from Ayetoro area to Freedom Park and later moved on to Olaiya junction singing and chanting songs of democracy.

Speaking to newsmen shortly after the rally, some of the human rights activists, Waheed Saka and Rasheed Ropo argued that the June 12, 1993 presidential election gave birth to democracy in Nigeria.

They noted that it remains the freest, fairest and most credible election in the history of the country.

Asides calling for a posthumous declaration of Abiola as a President of Nigeria, they also asked President Muhammadu Buhari to implement the “farewell to poverty” manifesto of the late MKO Abiola.

They urged the federal government to tackle the various challenges facing the country headlong.

Sunday marked the 23rd anniversary of the day that has come to be recognised as a defining moment in the history of Nigeria’s democracy and the struggle to break the grip of military rule.

Popularly known as June 12, it commemorates the day in 1993, when the then military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida annulled the country’s presidential election.

Widely acclaimed to be the freest and fairest in the country’s history, the poll is believed to have been won by business mogul and philanthropist, Chief Moshood Abiola.

No reason was given for the annulment of the election, but it triggered a series of upheavals and protests across the country that eventually forced General Babangida out of office.

Chief Abiola later died in custody on July 7, 1998 following his arrest and detention by the regime of General Sani Abacha, for attempting to actualise his mandate.



Source - Channel TV

Controversy Continues As Omole Prepares To Exit Office

The Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife has continued to remain in the headlines of major news prints and online media in the country following the alleged illegitimate appointment of Professor Ayobami Salami as the Vice-Chancellor of the Institution by its Governing Council.

The appointment which sparked serious protests of disapproval from the Non Academic and Senior Staff Unions of the Institution was however backed by the Academic Staff Union of the University which claimed that the process very much followed due process and as such was not in any way illegal.

Keeping in mind that the Non Academic Staff Union had earlier secured a court injunction to stop the process earlier this year when the new Vice-Chancellor should have been an announced and had also disrupted the book launching of the incumbent Vice-Chancellor who was accused of some financial inadequacies and for imposing the current Vice-Chancellor (Academics) as his successor.

However, the Non-Academic Staff has since the announcement of Professor Salami as the new Vice-Chancellor dragged the case back to court where the University Management has claimed not to have announced Professor Salami as the new Vice-Chancellor. Following the adjournment of the case to the 17th of July, 2016, members of the OAU community continue to anticipate the outcome of the court case as Professor Bamitale Omole also prepares to bow out of office.