Adeleke University accused of forcing Muslims to attend church

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Adeleke University accused of forcing Muslims to attend church

 

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has accused Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State, of persecuting Muslim students in the institution.

This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by the Director of MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola.

“Adeleke University is a serial violator of Allah-given fundamental rights of Muslim students. This institution forces Muslim students to attend church on Sundays. It makes it mandatory for students living in the hostel to attend church every Wednesday and Saturday”, it read.

“The practice of any other faith on campus except Christianity is banned. Muslim students must not be seen observing Salat. Hijab is a taboo in Adeleke University. Yet all these Islamophobic practices are smartly hidden from prospective students of the institution until they have paid the exorbitant school fees and can no longer withdraw.”

MURIC called on the National Universities Commission (NUC) to come to the rescue of Muslim students in Adeleke University.

“In particular, we invite NUC to take a look at the students’ handbook of this institution, especially pages 7, 49, 50, 56 and 60. These pages, to our mind, contain rules that infringe on the religious freedom of Muslim students. As a regulating body, NUC has a duty to intervene in this matter as part of its oversight function on Nigeria’s universities.

“Such intervention is necessary at this juncture to enhance quality control. We remind NUC that man is body, soul and spirit. These three organs must function without hinderance for students to perform maximally. As things stand today, Muslim students of Adeleke University have been deprived of the spiritual component of their humanity. We therefore call on NUC to investigate this issue as a matter of urgency. Religious repression is a potential threat to peace, law and order.

“MURIC is aware that such practices of religious intolerance exist in a few other private universities. We therefore advise Muslim parents and Muslim students to take necessary precaution. They should investigate very well before picking universities of interest.

“Many private universities do not bear Christian names but they pursue Christian evangelical goals. Worse still, they lack the spirit of tolerance. Muslim candidates who have already chosen private universities where they are likely to become victims of Islamophobia are, therefore, advised to apply for a change of university before it is too late.”

 

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Ogun: Gov. Abiodun reverses Amosun’s policy on MAPOLY

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Ogun: Gov. Abiodun reverses Amosun’s policy on MAPOLY

 

The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has ordered that the current status of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, MAPOLY, be reverted.

This was as the governor set up a committee to look into operational modalities of Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology, Abeokuta and Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia.

Governor Ibikunle Amosun had in 2017 introduced a policy that replaced MAPOLY with Ogun Poly, Ipokia; and created MAUSTECH.

A statement by Abiodun’s Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, disclosed that MAPOLY had been in comatose since the Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology and Ogun State Polytechnic were created.

He said, “As a responsible government, we cannot fold our arms and allow the situation to continue.

“We cherish human capital development. This committee is therefore set up to holistically review the status, viability and sustainability of these newly established institutions.

“The review committee is expected to recommend operational modalities for these institutions after interfacing with stakeholders in the education sector.

“The committee headed by a former Vice Chancellor of Tai Solarin University of Education, Prof. Segun Awonusi, has the following terms of reference:

“Ascertain the current operational status of Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology, Abeokuta and Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia; identify issues and challenges related to the establishment and operations of the two institutions; determine the viability and sustainability of the institutions on a long-term basis; and identify any other issue(s) related to the objectives of the assignment; and make recommendations for the consideration of the government.”

 

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UTME 2019: JAMB releases more 15,490 results

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UTME 2019: JAMB releases more 15,490 results

 

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday released the results of 15,490 candidates earlier withheld by the board.

According to the Nation, the board said it released the results after clearing the candidates of various examination infractions.

Recall that JAMB had released the results of 4,536 candidates earlier withheld.

It also earlier released result of 1,792,719 candidates who sat for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

The 2019 UTME was conducted from April 11 to April 18 and over 1.8 million candidates registered for it.

The board, however, withheld the results of 34,120 for various infractions. 

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Agony as Kogi school teachers receive 20 percent March salary

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Agony as Kogi school teachers receive 20 percent March salary

 

Primary School teachers in Kogi State have been paid yet another 20 percent salary by the state government, through the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).

We gathered that the payment of the March salary came on the heels of reports on the plights of the teachers, and their counterparts at the local government level.

Recall that while the teachers cried out over nonpayment of salaries at the eve of Sallah celebration, the local government workers who got 25 and 30 percent rejected theirs.

Perhaps, their cry got the response of the government, hence the swift payment of another 20 percent as confirmed by one of the teachers.

“Our bank gave us the opportunity to collect Payday loan before our salary arrives, and I took twenty thousand naira hoping that there would be an improvement, even if it’s 5 percent increase. Yesterday, I got my salary alert in kobo because the bank took their money immediately it entered.

“We are suffering. Majority of us are now hypertensive, yet we cannot even see anything to cover for medication and food. Until God returns smiles on our faces, I am beginning to believe that God decided to punish us for letting us suffer this way,” one of the teachers lamented.

The Kogi State chairman Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) Comrade Thomas Ayodele on Saturday confirmed this to newsmen on Saturday.

Comrade Ayodele noted that, “there is slow pace of remittance of local government teacher’s salary to the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).

“As we speak, only six out of the 21 Local Government teachers have started receiving percentage salary. We equally frowned at this percentage salary as our primary school teachers have continued to face untold hardship in the state”.

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Secondary school pupil dies after drinking pack of juice laced with Sniper in Lagos

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Secondary school pupil dies after drinking pack of juice laced with Sniper in Lagos

 

A student of the Cedar College, Baruwa, in the Ipaja area of Lagos State, Favour Ekemedili, has died after she drank a pack of juice laced with Sniper on Thursday, May 30th during school hours.

According to reports, the deceased, Favour Ekemedili, left her home on the said day and was in class receiving the day's teaching with her classmates when she got up, went to her bag, brought out the pack of juice and started drinking it. Shortly after she drank some of it, she threw the juice pack away and went to her seat. Some minutes later, Favour began complaining of having stomach pains. Her classmates rushed her to the school's sick bay. Her classmates informed the nurse on duty that Favour began complaining of stomach ache after she drank the pack of juice she brought to school.

They searched for the juice pack she threw away and brought it with the remaining content to the nurse. Upon examination, the nurse found out it was smelling of the popular insecticide, Sniper. Immediately she raised alarm and Favour was rushed to the General hospital in the area. 

Favour was later referred to the Lagos state University Teaching Hospital where she died on the same day at about 6pm.

The mother of the deceased, Nkem Ekemedili, said she has handed over the case to God as there is nothing that can be done if she fights with the school. She blamed the school for not monitoring her daughter who was in their care at the time of the unfortunate incident.

Confirming the incident, the Lagos state police command spokesperson, Bala Elkana, in a statement released yesterday Sunday June 2nd, said the homicide department of the school is currently investigating the matter.

“On Thursday, May 30, 2019, around 5.40pm, the Ipaja Police Station received a complaint from the Cedar College, Baruwa, that on the same date around 9am, one Favour Ekemedili, an SS1 pupil complained of severe stomach ache and was rushed to the school’s sickbay. The school’s sickbay immediately moved her to the general hospital, which in turn referred her to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, where she was admitted for medical attention.

“Her parents were contacted by the school authority. She died around 6pm while receiving treatment. Her friends, who witnessed the incident, stated that the stomach ache started after the girl took a beverage. On a close check of the bottle, it was discovered that it contained an insecticide known as Sniper and not the beverage. The chemical substance was taken for laboratory testing. Homicide detectives from the SCIID are investigating the case.” the statement read

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