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  • Igbinedion University denies increasing tuition fees, says ‘parents can pay in instalments’

    The Management of Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State, has refuted claims as reported in some sections of the media that it recently increased its tuition fees.

    This was revealed by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Prof. Eghosa E. Osaghae in a statement made available to TheNewsGuru.com.

    Osaghae noted that that the management is aware of the current economic situation in the country and will not further aggravate the situation by embarking on any form of increment.

    He explained that rather than increase the fees, management has decided to create a window for parents to pay in instalments.

    The Vice Chancellor also informed the public of the various scholarships programmes opened for students of the institution.

    The statement reads in full: Dear All, please be informed that contrary to the post on increased fees making the rounds, Igbinedion University, Okada has not increased fees, and has no plans to do so. In fact, rather than increase, we have lightened the burden of paying fees by allowing parents to pay in instalments. I make these submissions as Vice Chancellor of the University. Thanks for your support.’

     

  • ‘Warn your children to desist from violence,’ Ooni urges parents

    ‘Warn your children to desist from violence,’ Ooni urges parents

    The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has advised parents to warn their children to avoid violence.

    Ogunwusi gave the warning when a group of the Ife Muslim Community visited his Palace on Sunday as part of the Eid-el-Fitr celebration in Ile-Ife.

    He urged the youth to focus their attention on things that would bring progress and development to the country.

    The Ooni thanked Allah for giving the Muslim faithful the grace to witness the 2017 Eid-el-Fitr and congratulated them on the festival.

    According to him, 70 per cent of Nigeria’s population is made up of the youth.

    The monarch appealed to youth to shun inflammatory statements that could cause chaos.

    “They should rather pursue and champion peaceful coexistence across the nation.

    The Ooni charged all tribes to be very careful and wary of incitement, and to look at things that are productive.

    He called them to focus on things that would strengthen the nation rather than violence.

    Ogunwusi urged those in position of authority to concentrate in engaging youths in gainful employment.

    Earlier, the Chief Iman of Ifeland, Alhaji Abdul Semiu AbdulHammed, advised Muslims to emulate Prophet Mohammed and uphold the pillars of Islam.

    AbdulHammed urged them to work with the fear of Allah and also maintain peace and harmony with their children and families.

    He urged the government to ease the sufferings of Nigerians and pay salaries regularly.

    The cleric said that if everyone put on the fear of Allah in executing their activities, Nigeria would be better.

    Also speaking, Alhaji Saka Fawole, the Secretary to Ife Muslim Community, charged Muslims to continue worshipping Allah in truth and holiness.

    Fawole advised them not to go back to sinful acts after the Ramadan.

  • [BREAKING]: Tears as parents of kidnapped pupils storm Ambode’s office [Photos added]

    [BREAKING]: Tears as parents of kidnapped pupils storm Ambode’s office [Photos added]

    Parents of kidnapped pupils of the Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, Epe, stormed the office of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode early Wednesday morning to press the government to be more proactive towards the release of their children.

    The parents said the kidnappers told them on Tuesday that four of their children were now sick and that they would henceforth not negotiate with the parents again or allowed them to speak with their children, insisting that they wanted to negotiate with the government.

    Mothers of the children were seeing weeping and wailing profusely and calling on the state government to do something urgently to get their children released.

    A woman who refused to give her name was overtaken by emotion as she was wailing at the top of her voice, calling on government to get her child identified as Isiaka out of the kidnappers’ den immediately.

    Mrs. Toyin Philips, mother of Pelumi, a 17-year old student who was kidnapped was seen weeping and demanding government’s intervention in the situation.

    “I want my son back. I sent my son to the school because there was no money. If I had the money they are demanding for, would I have sent my son to that school?” She asked.

    “We are the one negotiating with the kidnappers. The kidnappers said they wanted N100 million. Government, please, don’t let our children die. Let their release be done today,” lamented another parent, Mrs Agbaosi, whose son Judah, is among those kidnapped.

  • WATCH: Chibok girl dances with father as FG reunites 82 freed girls with parents

    WATCH: Chibok girl dances with father as FG reunites 82 freed girls with parents

    After more than 3 years, the newly-released 82 Chibok girls reunite with their parents and their 23 schoolmates today in Abuja.

  • BREAKING: Parents of released Chibok girls arrive in Abuja

    BREAKING: Parents of released Chibok girls arrive in Abuja

    Parents of the 82 Chibok schoolgirls who were released after being held for more than three years by Boko Haram have arrived in Abuja to reunite with their children.

    TheNewsGuru.com recalls that the Federal Government had through the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the girls will soon reunite with their parents when photographs of the girls were sent to them (the parents) for identification.

    In his words: “Chibok is not one village; the girls are from several communities. You need time to contact the parents. The Minister of Women Affairs has met with members of the Chibok association and they have been given pictures and names of the girls and in the next few days, we will get feedback.

    “We don’t want a situation where somebody’s daughter, who is not there, will come all the way to Abuja only to be disappointed while the parents, whose daughters were actually rescued, would be left behind.

    “So, it will take a few days to coordinate these things.”

    TheNewsGuru.com recalls also that the Chairman, Chibok Community in Abuja, Mr. Hosea Tsambido, said some Chibok representatives, who met with the Federal Government last week, were given photographs of the girls while the representatives handed over the pictures of the released girls to the parents in Chibok for identification.

    It was learnt that the concerned parents had been able to identify the girls and were therefore asked to come to Abuja to meet the girls on Friday.

    Tsambido stated, “Many of the parents have identified their children through the photos and I was told that they are coming on Friday.”

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that mobilisation by the Federal Government for the concerned parents to meet with their daughters had started last week.

  • Mobilisation begins for freed Chibok girls to meet parents

    Mobilisation begins for freed Chibok girls to meet parents

    Parents of the released 82 girls have confirmed that they were being mobilised from Chibok and environs where they live to visit their children in Abuja.

    Speaking with journalists, Chairman, Chibok Community in Abuja, Mr. Hosea Tsambido, said some Chibok representatives, who met with the Federal Government last week, were given photographs of the girls while the representatives handed over the pictures of the released girls to the parents in Chibok for identification.

    It was learnt that the concerned parents had been able to identify the girls and were therefore asked to come to Abuja to meet the girls on Friday.

    Tsambido stated, “Many of the parents have identified their children through the photos and I was told that they are coming on Friday.”

    When asked if the Federal Government would be sponsoring the trip, Tsambido said, “I don’t know. What the parents told me was that they were asked to come on Friday. I didn’t ask if the government would sponsor the trip but usually, the government sponsors such trips.”

    The father of one of the girls, Yama Pogu, said the parents had been meeting in Chibok, getting ready for the journey to Abuja.

    Pogu said although a date had not been fixed, all the parents had been mobilised.

    He said the parents had no idea if the Federal Government would sponsor their trip to Abuja but were determined to see their daughters.

    “They have mobilised us and we have started making preparations but yet to set a date for our departure. We even had a meeting today, all the parents, including those outside Chibok.

    “We have all decided that we are going; we don’t know if they would be paying for our transportation or sending vehicles for us, but we as parents have decided to look for money so that whether they pay for our transportation or not, we can pay our way to Abuja to see our daughters.”

  • We’ll reunite released Chibok girls with parents next week – FG

    We’ll reunite released Chibok girls with parents next week – FG

    The Federal Government has assured the parents of the 82 released Chibok girls of reuniting them with their daughters who have been in the captivity of the terrorist group, Boko Haram for over 3 years now.

    This was revealed by the Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan.

    Alhassan said the students’ parents will meet their daughters at the presidential villa in Abuja.

    Speaking with state house correspondents, Alhassan said: “Any parents that identified their children will be brought next week to see them.”

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that the girls were released in a prisoner swap deal on Saturday after months of negotiations with the Boko Haram insurgents.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that the insurgents abducted 276 girls in April 2014 at their school in Chibok, Borno State.

    So far, with the latest release, 163 of the girls have been reunited with their parents, leaving about 113 still in the terrorists den.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that the President’s wife, Aisha Buhari met some of the released girls on Wednesday.

    The girls, dressed in colourful traditional ankara print dresses, sang songs and danced in front of the cameras.

    Alhassan said the recently-released 82 would be reunited at another facility in the capital with 24 of their classmates who were released or found last year.

    They will receive “psycho-social therapy” and “vocational training” to help them reintegrate into society.

     

    The government’s goal is to have all the girls back in school at the start of the new academic year, she added, without specifying where.

    “I believe from now to September, these other ones (the recently released 82 girls) would have stabilised and we will be able to ‎take all of them back to school in September.”

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that thousands of women and young girls have been abducted in the eight-year insurgency, which has left at least 20,000 people dead and displaced more than 2.6 million.

    However, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said negotiations with Boko Haram about the release of the remaining 113 girls is in progress.

    “We are looking beyond the release of these girls. We are looking a something much more comprehensive, which is the cessation of all hostilities,” he said.

  • FG sends freed Chibok girls’ photos to parents

    FG sends freed Chibok girls’ photos to parents

    The Federal Government said it has met with representatives of parents of the 82 rescued Chibok girls.

    Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this during an interview on Wednesday.

    Mohammed said the representatives were given photographs of the girls to be handed over to their parents.

    He said the Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, met with the representatives.

    Mohammed said the option was considered because it would be inconvenient to ask all the parents to fly to Abuja.

    He said, “Chibok is not one village; the girls are from several communities. You need time to contact the parents. The Minister of Women Affairs has met with members of the Chibok association and they have been given pictures and names of the girls and in the next few days, we will get feedback.

    “We don’t want a situation where somebody’s daughter, who is not there, will come all the way to Abuja only to be disappointed while the parents, whose daughters were actually rescued, would be left behind.

    “So, it will take a few days to coordinate these things.”

    Mohammed said the rescued girls were still undergoing several tests because they had been in captivity for three years and would need thorough examination.

  • [Parents] ‘Beating your child on head can result in visual impairment’

    Prof. Dupe Ademola-Popoola, an Ophthalmologist with the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has cautioned against beating children on the head to guard against visual impairment.

    Ademola-Popoola gave the caution while addressing journalists on Saturday in Ilorin.

    She further said that beating children on the head might result in eye injury, which could ultimately result in visual impairment.

    The expert in eye diseases said that vision had pathway to the brain, adding that beating increases pressure on the skull which she said also put pressure on the optic nerve.

    According to the professor, eye injuries may occur at play, work, school, home, or on the road, adding that eye injuries occur in children up to the middle age, especially in males.

    She further said that objects causing injury to the eye might be blunt or sharp such as cane, fist, sporting equipment, explosives, missiles, stone, catapult, broom stick, pencils, knives, guns among others.

    Ademola-Popoola advised people to always supervise children during play to a check a situation where they could come in contact with objects that could damage their eyes.

    The expert said vision contributed more to learning of children with 83 per cent than the other senses, hearing, 11 per cent, smell, 3.5 per cent, touch at 1.5 per cent and taste, 1.0 per cent.

    According to the lecturer, vision drives development while blindness reduces life expectancy in people, adding that no fewer than 1.5 million children are blind worldwide.

    “Three out of 10,000 children are blind in the developed countries while there are 12 out of 10,000 in developing countries, mostly in Africa and Asia,” she said.

    The professor also said that most blind children died within two to three years of blindness, while 80, out of 100 blind children did not attend school.

    The ophthalmologist said that four out of 100 persons, 40 years and above in Nigeria were blind and that blind children suffered more compared to blind adults.

    Ademola-Popoola further urged people to ensure early detection and treatment of eye problems.

    She called on schools to screen pupils to ascertain the status of their eyes or correct defects in their vision problems before five years.

    The expert further advised Nigerians to make donation towrad the treatment of blind persons, and to also support research efforts in that direction.

  • How my parents support helped my career- Falz

    Folarin Falana a.k.a Falz tha bahd guy is no doubt one of the sought after rappers in this part of the world. One thing he has going well for him is that people can easily connect to his music. Perhaps, he might not have gotten this far without the support of his parents. Unknown to many, Falz is the son of popular Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana.

    In a recent interview, the BET winning entertainer alludes to parental support as one of the reasons for his success. Hear him:” Parental approval helped me achieve my true passion. My mum is the disciplinarian. It was much easier for my dad to understand my career because he was once Fela’s lawyer.

    When asked if an entertainer in the diaspora can succeed without necessarily coming back home, he said:” At the end of the day, the world is now smaller and the internet is has made the world smaller. There are lots of artistes that are huge and they are not even based in Nigeria. But it’s good to be able to connect directly with the fans. Maybe make trips often, but you can do your thing ”