I Wrote UTME 7 Times – LASU Best Graduating Student

It is generally expected that one only seeks professional certifications after securing an academic qualification like a degree or HND from the university or polytechnic.

So, friends and relatives criticized Elizabeth Orefuwa when she took an unusual route of seeking professional certification even when she was yet to gain admission into a university.

She knew in good time that perhaps hers was destined to be a unique story and she was ready to live it up to reality.

She ended up winning from both worlds.

The now married and pregnant Mrs Elizabeth Orefuwa graduated as Lagos State University (LASU) best graduating students in 2015/2016 with a Cumulative Grade Point Average of 4.74 in Accounting Education.

Telling her story during the institution’s 21st convocation on Wednesday in Lagos, she revealed that she wrote the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) seven times before gaining admission.

Orefuwa, 29, said it was this frustrating process of seeking for university admission that led her into starting a professional career in accounting.

“The journey through the institution was not easy; it took me seven years of writing the UTME before I finally gained admission in 2012.

“I also applied for direct entry three times at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.




“During this period of waiting, I started professional career at the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN) in 2007 and became qualified as an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) in 2010,” Orefuwa revealed.

She said that she wanted to study accounting but fate brought her to education. Surprisingly, she enjoyed every bit of it but never dreamt of coming out with a first class and becoming the best student.

According to her, self-determination and motivation through her father’s insisting on academic excellence gave her an edge.

“My aim is to get my first-degree certificate after several years of waiting and to satisfy my dad, who has been insisting on academic certificate before professional certificate.

“He would always say to me then that I have put the cart before the horse.

“However, what kept me going was self-belief, focus and determination bearing in mind that I am not competing with other but with my own capabilities.”

She said that her marriage at the beginning of her final year and the pregnancy condition did not affect her academic performance.

“I had a CGPA of 4.72 before marriage and I graduated with 4.74 point.

“I got married during my final year in 2015 and my husband was very supportive throughout that period.”

Although a chartered accountant, Orefuwa said she would love to teach and combine it with practising accounting profession.

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"I Used Ropes As Belts, Drank Garri Daily" – UNN Best Graduating Student

Eke Ifeanyichukwu Emmanuel emerged the 2015/2016 best graduating student of University of Nigeria, with a CGPA of 4.83. In an interview with Vanguard, when asked about the challenges he passed through while in school, he said: "I had a whole lot of challenges. .

One of them was financial challenge. I am from a very humble background. We reside in Aba. I remember in my first and second years, I used to drink garri (cassava flakes) and eat Fibre active biscuit. It was a daily ration to me. I also used ropes as belts as a student. .

I remember then, I had few clothes. No shoes to where, only slippers. Having money to pay my fees was an issue. I stayed in the hostel from first year till I graduated. In my first year, I was having an eye challenge. Then, I would be seated in front of the classroom. .

Yet, I would not see what was written on the board. No money to go to the hospital for check up talk less of getting glasses. I had a D in a three unit load first year course. It was a motivational factor that spurred me into reading more."

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PHOTOS: 400L University Of Ibadan Student Shot And Robbed Two Weeks Ago Dies

A 400 level student of the University of Ibadan, Adebayo Timilehin, who was attacked by suspected armed robbers two weeks ago, has passed away Wednesday. Friends and students of the school have flooded their social media pages with condolence messages. May his soul rest in peace. Amen! Tributes and photos below

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PHOTO: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Student Dies Few Hours To His Last Exam

Nurruddeen Abdulhameed was a 500 level civil engineering student of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University(ATBU) Bauchi state. He past away on 1-19-2017, few hours before his last exam. May his gentle soul rest in peace.

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PHOTOS: Ilawole Oluwafunmilayo Oluwseun, A First Class Economics Graduate Of UNILAG

Pretty Ilawole Oluwafunmilayo Oluwseun bagged a first class degree in Economics from the University Of Lagos (UNILAG)

The beautiful Funmi shared the news on her Twitter page thanking God for his grace and favour over her as she accomplished her childhood dreams.

Beauty and brain. Congratulations!

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PHOTOS: First Female Professor of Mathematics from the North West honored by Sultan of Sokoto

Prof Aishatu Abubakar, the first female professor of mathematics from the North Western region of Nigeria, Friday received an achievement award from the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa'adu Abubakar. Another photo after the cut...

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PHOTOS: UNIUYO Female Student Who Died In Reigners Church Collapse Buried Amidst Tears

Here are sad photos from the burial of Late Miss Peace Udoh, who was a just-graduating student of Linguistics Department, University of Uyo. She died serving as an usher, upon the collapse of Reigners Bible Church, Uyo, during a service organized to mark the enthronement of Apostle Akan Weeks as Bishop.

Miss Peace Udoh has been laid to rest today 13 January 2017 in her hometown. May her soul rest in peace.

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PHOTO: Man Finally Graduates After Repeating Classes And Surviving A Car Crash

Twitter user, Humility shared his story in order to inspire anyone who wants to quit.

According to him, it took him 6 years to graduate from college after he repeated threes classes and survived a car crash

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PHOTO: Meet Pius Ojemolon, UNIBEN Best Graduating Student Who Won 19 Awards

Meet Pius Ojemolon, the 23-year-old Medical Doctor decorated with 19 Awards during his convocation in UNIBEN.

He received the Best graduating student in Pathology, Best graduating student in Pharmacology, Best graduating student in Community Health, Best graduating student in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Best graduating student in Internal Medicine, Best graduating student in Surgery, Best graduating student in the School of Medicine among others.

We celebrate you Pius and we wish you even greater success.

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PHOTO: UNILAG Law Student Says, ”Recession Forced Me Into Making Ankara Ties”

Buraimoh Kikiope, a 200l Law student, University of Lagos , UNILAG has said that the current economic situation drove him into making corporate ties with Ankara fabrics for clients both home and abroad.

Speaking to Quadlife, Kikiope said it was high time Nigerian youths became creative rather than continuously languish in despair and alter helplessness.

His words, “I am known as EkAfricanclassic. What inspired me into creating ties with Ankara is the present situation of joblessness among the youths of Nigeria.

I feel it is time we the youths become creative and come up with ideas. “Okikiope said the success story of business mogul, Aliko Dangote made him to task himself with business ideas.

In the process, he found love in the use of fabrics to make fancy ties. “ I had started reading of Dangote and this spurned me to believe that I can make a difference with my ideas; “I could make 50 ties in the middle of the night.

I am aiming to be the number one distributor of Ankara ties in the continent,”

The young undergraduate said since October he started showcasing his products, he has garnered patronage inside and outside the shores of Nigeria through his use of the social media platform such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram etc.

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PHOTO: Beautiful Graduate Of UNN Bags First Class In Law

A beautiful student of University of Nigeria Nsukka graduates from the faculty of Law with First class Honours.



Congrats to her

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I Hate Reading — Oyindamola Badejo, Bells University Best Graduating Student

In this interview with SAMUEL AWOYINFA, the best graduating student 2015/2016 session at the Bells University of Technology, Ota, Miss Oyindamola Badejo, with 4.89 CGPA in Bio-medical Engineering, speaks about the secrets of her success
What was your strategy for reading?

That is funny because there is an irony about my reading style.
First, I will say that I am not a ‘reader’. I do not like to read or study. So, I definitely wasn’t a library head or someone that would stay up all night studying. My strategy for studying was built on self-evaluation and analysis. I know I’m a kind of person who gets it in class. So, I made sure I attend all my classes once I didn’t have to be unavoidably absent.

So, reading afterwards was just to brush up. Additionally, I have a strong level of understanding and perception, so I don’t have to spend hours reading. I only spend a few minutes reading and I am good. As a matter of fact, I would only start reading a week or a couple of days before my exams.

How would you have felt if you fell short of first class and you did not make the current CGPA?
Well, in all honesty, I don’t think I would have ever fallen short of a first class degree. I started pretty strong and I definitely wouldn’t watch myself go down. But if in a parallel universe it did happen, it would be sad but it would not have been the end of the world. I mean it is nice to have a good degree but that is not all life has to offer. So, if I didn’t make it, it would have been a very bitter pill to swallow but I would have swallowed it all the same.

Why do you think students fail?
I think most students fail for a number of reasons, among which is lack of preparation on their parts. By this I don’t mean that students don’t read. What I mean is that there can be lack of preparation in the light that students do not do proper self-evaluation. Some people don’t even know how their brains work.

Another reason has to do with lecturers. Some lecturers derive joy from the pain of students. Some like to see students beg and cry before them so they can feel like demi-gods. I don’t know if this is an ego ride for them but this is another common reason for failure. How can a lecturer give you a textbook and just appear in class on a few occasions and tell you to read the entire book on your own? In as much as we don’t expect to be taught everything within the four walls of the school, we do expect to be taught something valuable; that which triggers your thirst for more information.


Students also fail because of some learning conditions. Who wants to go to a class on a very hot afternoon with no fans and about 100 students in a very tiny space? Even lecturers are uncomfortable. Yet some fail because they are simply lazy.
Was there anything in your background that helped you?
Not really. I’ve just always been a goal-oriented and focused person though I am also playful.
Have you always been a brilliant student from your primary school?
My primary school never awarded positions. Rather, it graded us in percentages and I was always between 80 and 90 per cent. But I don’t even remember ever reading in primary school. I hated reading and I still do. In secondary school, however, I had to try a little bit so I would not fail. In junior school, I was always between 1st and 3rd positions and in senior school I always came first or second in class. That time, I had a very strong contender. So I would like to believe I have always been academically strong.

Bio-medical Engineering as a course is relatively new in Nigeria and at Bellstech. How did you cope with the course in terms of getting textbooks and qualified lecturers to handle the course?
Through the Internet! Everything you need is on the Internet. All hard-copy books can be found on the Internet, so getting books wasn’t a problem. The university’s library has some books as well but I personally prefer using the Internet.
Concerning qualified lecturers, I’m in no position to answer that. All I know is that the college and school by extension do a very good job in hiring lecturers at least in my programme. Eighty per cent of my lecturers were either doctors or professors. We even had a professor that would come all the way form Enugu for classes, Prof Okoye.

Could you list other Awards you won as the best overall student?
I won the Best Graduating Female Student with Outstanding Academic Performance and Leadership Qualities; Overall Best Graduating Student, Best Graduating Student in the College of Engineering, Best Graduating Student in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Department, Dr Oluyombo Adetilewa Awojobi’s Prize for Best Graduating Student in Biomedical Engineering and the Bells University Student Association’s Student of the Year.

Were you in a relationship in school or you saw it as a distraction?
Yes, I was in a relationship. Something is only a distraction when you want it to be; when you lack focus. Relationships should not mar success. It’s part of this ‘adulting’ thing. You have to learn how to juggle your personal life and work/school or business relationships.
Do you have any regrets?
No regrets. Everything I have done in the past was the right thing to do in that moment. It was what seemed right at that point and maybe not everything ended up being advantageous on the long run.

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Chidinma Okeke: Her Father, Family And UNIZIK Finally React To Leaked Video Scandal

* We don’t know whether our daughter is dead or alive – Family

When Chidinma Okeke, a 19-year-old student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka won Miss Anambra Beauty Pageant organised by the Anambra Broadcasting Service, in 2015, little did she or anyone else know that her reign as a beauty queen would record a sad end.

The 300-level student of Medical Laboratory who hails from Ogboji community in Orumba South council area of Anambra State had been enjoying the benefits of her position until 11th day of October, 2016 when she was unceremoniously stripped of her crown by the organisers of the pageantry. The star prize, a car given to her was not only taken away from her and parked at the premises of the radio/TV house, but the Miss Anambra 2015 inscription on it was erased.
According to the management of the station led by its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Nze Uche Nworah, Chidinma was stripped of her crown because “she had served out her tenure in line with the terms and conditions placed by the pageant organisers.”

The unceremonious event, televised on 11th October had some senior members of staff of the station in attendance. Shortly after she was stripped of the crown, the social media was awash with video clips where the beauty queen allegedly engaged in lesbianism with another girl.

At first, Chidinma was said to have denied being the one in the video until about a week later when a more explicit version of the video, which she later owned up, was released by those she described as her traducers.

Although the beauty queen switched off all channels of communication following the attacks she was receiving from the public court, her lawyer, Mr Ikenna Obidiegwu, on October 26, arranged for a World Press Conference to be addressed by the beauty queen to tell her own side of the story.

The media parley, which was scheduled to hold at the Nigeria Union of Journalists Press Centre, Awka, was called off abruptly when information filtered into the complex that some gunmen were coming to disrupt it.

Miss Okeke, was said to have sworn to expose “the powerful cabal” behind her ordeal in the sordid video, but her lawyer later said that she could no longer address journalists because “her life had been threatened.”

Obidiegwu alleged that the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Mr Sam Okaula, had denied his client police protection for the press briefing on the grounds that the police got a short notice. “The Commissioner of Police said the notice was too short, and that he could not mobilise police security for the queen immediately” he said.

According to a post she made on her Facebook wall, Chidinma said she had been warned not to step the venue or risk assassination.
It read: “Considering the need to make the world know the truth about the trending scandal, and what we have been going through before then and now, I decided to hold World Press Conference at the NUJ Press Centre, Awka today. But from the moment I made public this intention; I have been under siege of threats by my blackmailers and traducers.”

“They are seriously threatening to shoot me at the press conference if I ever open my mouth to say the real truth about the ugly episode. Since I have no protection and if I die now the truth would be buried forever, it’s my objective to sacrifice myself to save not just myself but other girls and other upcoming pageants by letting the world know the truth and what we go through” the post added.

Her family breaks silence
For more than two weeks of the ugly development, all the concerned public could get was a chilling silence from her family. But Saturday Sun took a bumpy ride to Chidinma’s hometown of Ogboji.

On arrival, our reporter met the family residence under lock. The thick bush growing inside the compound easily discloses to any visitor that the family must be residing somewhere else in the city. But members of their extended family living in the next compound gave their words on the raging controversy.

Speaking to our reporter on the telephone, Chidinma’s father, Sir Jeremiah Okeke who is living in Aba, Abia State with his family, lamented that the family had been going through emotional and psychological trauma since it all started. With a voice laden with heavy emotions, the 65-year-old man told our reporter that the family had handed over the situation to God.
“Chidinma is my own daughter” he said, “but there is nothing much I can say about this because there is a lifestyle adopted by my family. We don’t foment troubles.

“I, as the father, have committed everything to God in prayers. Human being cannot fight our cause but only God in heaven. We are in serious prayers for God to intervene. I don’t have anybody on earth except God.”

Asked if his daughter has before the incident complained to him that she was being sexually harrassed, he said he was confused about the whole matter, even as he raised the alarm over the whereabouts of his daughter.

“I am confused about the whole thing as of now. It is only when I set my eyes on my daughter that I will know about all these. As it stands now, I don’t know where my daughter is.”

He said he was not suspecting anybody of having a hand in his daughter’s ordeal as speculated in the social media. Going back memory lane, Okeke recalled that God’s mighty hand on him was evidenced on his miraculous survival from his childhood tragedies.

“There are many ways God is fighting my battle. I was only five years when my father died. I don’t know whether I got up to six years before my mother died too. I don’t have anybody but it is only God that sustained me all through. It was same God that assisted me to raise and train all my children. All the family members are praying.

“As it stands now, my daughter is still a small girl. I don’t know whether she is still alive or dead. But all I know is that God will prove Himself worthy to fight His children’s battle. I don’t have much to say for now.

“So many people have told me to take certain actions but me and my God are still communicating through prayers. There are several ways God reveals some things to me. I am not suspecting anybody but only God knows who is behind that; whether he is human or spirit. I’m leaving whoever that is behind it to his conscience. The life of my daughter is most important to me now. Wherever she is, let her be alive for me.”


The depressed Okeke, who obviously needs assistance to enable him bounce back to his years of comfort told Saturday Sun that his business which hitherto was flourishing was hit by the economic tsunami sweeping through the country.

“I am a businessman but because of this harsh economic condition, my business is no longer moving as expected. You understand? I am just doing little things to feed.

“I was a distributor for Peak Milk here in Aba, Abia State but for some time now, I have stopped because I don’t have strength for fomenting troubles. We borrow money from the banks to embark on the Peak Milk distribution business but when it became too competitive, in addition to the losses incurred in the course of doing the business, I stopped.”

Chidinma’s cousin, Blessing Chinenye Nwafor, who our reporter met in their village in Ogboji, told Saturday Sun regrettably that the sex video had gone round their village.

“There was a day I was going out on a mission, some persons stopped me and told me about the sex video but I didn’t believe it. One of them said he saw the picture but not the video. I left them in anger. After walking some distance, another guy called my attention and showed me the video. The people in that area started mocking me; saying all sorts of foul things. I started crying and walked away from their midst.

“But later on, I learnt that what that boy did in the village was to share it with the villagers. I am personally annoyed about his attitude and I have resolved to call him later and caution him. They have an only daughter in their family. Suppose it were to be her, would he be going about and be showing it to everybody in the village? I have not seen him but once I see him, we would have some axe to grind.”

Though the video had gone viral, Blessing told Saturday Sun that she was yet to believe it.
“When I heard about this sex video for the first time, even though I didn’t believe it, I was not happy at all. I told my mother about it when I returned home and she was very sad all through. She could not sleep that night.”

She described Chidinma as “a good girl” pointing out that “personally, I don’t believe that she did that stuff. I am of the view that she was drugged and forced to do that thing. It is also possible that her enemies are behind that.”

For Mrs Hope Nwaka, Sir Okeke’s niece, her spirit tells her that Chidinma was innocent of the allegations.

“My spirit tells me that Chidinma did not do that thing she was being accused of; I know her very well. I see it as something planned to smear her name and that of our entire family. It is also paining my daughter, Chinenye but I told her to relax that it was not true.

“We are living in the last days. The love among brethren would grow cold. Nobody would want another person’s success. But I have not believed that stuff was true. It was forged. She could not have done that. Even if she did, know it that she was forced to do it.”

Asked on the implications it could have on the yet to be married sisters of Chidinma, Mrs Nwaka said that it would not in any way stop them from getting suitors.

“For now, it is only one of her sisters that has gotten married but it will never stop others from getting married too. God is with our family and He will continue to bless us with everything we need including ensuring that her remaining sisters get married at the appropriate time.”

UNIZIK reacts
Meanwhile, the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka said it was yet to decide whether to expel the beauty queen as the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Joseph Ahaneku was yet to be briefed.

In a telephone chat with its Director of Information and Public Relations, Dr Emmanuel Ojukwu, he said: “The Nnamdi Azikiwe University has not taken any position yet on the matter. For now, we regard everything we have been hearing as speculation. We will find out from the head of her department and the Dean of her faculty what is happening. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ahaneku, will be briefed and then the University will know the next line of action.

“This thing is procedural because the Head of the Department would be told to find out what is happening because for now, the whole thing is speculation to us and he will report to the Dean. You know the reporting system in the university. And then the Dean will brief the Vice-Chancellor.
“And you know at Nnewi, we have a Provost in charge of College of Health Sciences who is like the boss of all the medical departments and faculty in Nnewi. So the Vice-Chancellor has not been briefed. Whatever that is happening is still within the realm of speculation”

Pageant organisers disown beauty queen
As the controversy raged, officials of the Anambra Broadcasting Service, organizers of the pageant, through a statement signed by its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Nze Uche Nworah, denied their complicity in the circulation of the video.

The statement read: “The attention of the management of the Anambra Broadcasting Service, organizers of the Miss Anambra Beauty Pageant has been drawn to a video with lurid contents purportedly showing former Miss Anambra, Miss Chidinma Okeke (Miss Anambra 2015).

“We wish to make the following clarifications: The said Miss Chidinma Okeke who is allegedly linked to the lurid content in circulation has served-out her term as Miss Anambra 2015 and handed over the crown in line with the terms and conditions of the Miss Anambra pageant.
“We condemn in clear terms any amoral behaviour/ conduct as suggested by the alleged lurid content in circulation and do not condone such. It is on record that the Miss Anambra Beauty pageant has been a platform to empower Anambra women and celebrate our rich culture and heritage. Winners of the pageant are bound by contracts to be of good conduct and moral behaviour and to uphold/maintain the honour in their position as queen.

“Winners of the pageant also contract to refrain from any personal relationship that could appear to hinder their ability to perform the duties of their office as queen and role model and we do not expect any less. We therefore wish to dissociate the Miss Anambra pageant from any discussions on the said allegations.
“We feel sufficiently perturbed by the mere reference already made to the pageant and hereby state that we are in no way connected to the controversy.

“We apologize to the government and good people of Anambra State, our sponsors, supporters, friends and all those associated with the Miss Anambra project for the embarrassment the mere reference to the pageant in the controversy may have caused; whilst reassuring of the good intentions of the Miss Anambra pageant franchise.”

Chidinma seeks asylum
Following the cold silence from the accused, speculations were rife that she had travelled out of the country to seek asylum. Her family in a chat with Saturday Sun raised the alarm over the whereabouts of their daughter. But her close friend who pleaded anonymity in a telephone chat with our reporter claimed that although she had not heard from her since the controversy started, she believed that she had travelled out of the country.

This was even as her lawyer, Ikenna Obidiegwu, said his client has not sought for asylum outside the country.

He said: “I have said it severally that my client, Chidinma is in Nigeria. She is in Awka. We shall address a press conference this week to say everything about this issue.”

Meanwhile, the state police command had said it has no knowledge of the sex scandal.

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PHOTO: Prof. Labode Popoola Is UNIOSUN New Vice Chancellor

Appointment of Prof Labode Popoola as Vice Chancellor, UNIOSUN

The Visitor to the Osun State University and Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has approved the appointment of Prof Labode Popoola as the new Vice Chancellor of the University.

The appointment follows the recommendation by the Council of the institution which was signed and forwarded to the Visitor by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Council, Yusuf Ali (SAN) after considering the report of the Selection Board.


The Appointment takes effect immediately.





Curriculum Vitae

1. Personal Information

Family name:

Popoola

Other name(s):

Labode

Date of birth:

28 September, 1960

Place of Birth:

Inisa, Osun State, Nigeria

Nationality:

Nigerian

Marital status:

Married

Children

Five, Nigerian nationality: 26, 24, 22, 20 & 17

Present Status

Professor of Forest Economics since 2002

2. Current Addresses

(i) Office of the Director, Centre for Sustainable Development, University of Ibadan, No 20 Awolowo Avenue, Old Bodija, Ibadan, Nigeria

(ii) Department of Forest Resources Management, University Ibadan, Nigeria

Tel 234-8060634089, 234-8056853969 (mobile), 234-8033977411 (Res)

Email: labopopoola@yahoo.com, l.popoola@ui.edu.ng

(iii) No. 4, Eyo Road, University of Ibadan

(iv) Website: htpp://www.cesdev.ui.edu.ng

3. Permanent Addresses

(i) Plot 2, Block XIV, Labo Popoola St., Ilobu Road GRA, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria

(ii) Obadara Court, 122A Station Road, Inisa, Osun State, Nigeria

4. Elementary Education

Schools Attended

Dates

Certificates acquired

Saint Patrick’s College, Ibadan

1973-1978

WASCE, Division 1

Government College, Ibadan

1978-1980

HSC

5. Professional Level Education

Degree

Year

University

Specialization

B.Sc. (Honours) Second Class (Lower Division)

1984

University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Forest Resources Management

M.Sc.

(Ph.D Grade)

1987

University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Forest Economics & Management

Ph.D

1990

University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Forest Economics

6. Membership of Learned and Professional Associations

(i) Life Member and Fellow, Forestry Association of Nigeria

(ii) Member, International Society of Tropical Foresters.

(iii) Member, Commonwealth Forestry Association.

(iv) Member, African Network for Agroforestry Education (ANAFE).

(v) Member, Agroforestry Research Network for Africa (AFRENA).

(vi) Member, Rural Development Forestry Network.

(vii) Member, African Forest Research Network. (AFORNET)

(viii) Member, African Forest Forum (AFF)

(ix) Member, West African Research and Innovation Management Association (WARIMA)

(x) Member, Association of Research Managers, UK

(xi) Pioneer Member, African Sustainable Development Network

(ASUDNET)

(xii) Member, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)

7. Awards, Honours and Distinctions

Year

Award/Honour/Distinction

1978

Best all round student in academic, sports and character, Saint Patrick’s College, Ibadan

1978

Character and Service Award by the Catholic Bishop, Ibadan Diocese.

1988 -1990

Postgraduate Scholar, University of Ibadan,

1999-2001

Executive Member, African Network for Agroforestry Education

2001

Received Award for Invaluable Service in Agroforestry from the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry

2001-2010

National Contact Person, African Forest Research Network,

2001 to date

National Secretary, Forestry Association of Nigeria

2002

Received Award for Invaluable Service to the Forestry Profession from the Council of the Association of Nigeria

2004-2010

National Chairman, Inisa Descendants’ Union, the umbrella union for indigenes of Inisa worldwide

2005

Member, Joint Council/ Senate Selection Committee on the Selection of the University of Ibadan Vice-Chancellor, 2005

2005-2006

Chairman, University of Ibadan Council Campus Trees Management Committee.

2005

Fellow, Forestry Association of Nigeria

2007 to 2010

Steering Committee Member of WARIMA

2008 to 2010

Chairman, Committee of Deans of Postgraduate Schools in Nigerian Universities

2010

Hitachi Software Engineering (UK) Ltd- Distinguished Leadership Award for the pioneer contribution to deployment of the Hitachi Teaching and Learning Platform in Nigeria.

2010

Osun State Merit Award for Excellence in Science, Research and Community Development

2010 to Date

General Secretary, West African Research and Innovation Management Association

2011 to Date

Member, Governing Council of the University of Ibadan

2012 to Date

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PHOTOS: Akintobi Ifeoluwa Elizabeth Is The Best Marketing Student In Nigeria

A Unilorite Emerged As The Best Marketing Student In Nigeria

I wouldnt conceal this from you guys. By name she is AKINTOBI IFEOLUWA ELIZABETH a 400L student of MARKETING DEPARTMENT, FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORIN NIGERIA. She just emerged as the best marketing student in NIgeria. Also she became an Ambassador for one of the greatest food producing company in the world UNILEVER. I dont have much of picture but I would share the few I have for now.

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PHOTOS: These Two UNIOSUN Students Are Missing

Just got a report that these two students in Computer Science(400L), Osun State University are missing since Monday evening. Please anybody that has information about them should report to the NACOSS president or Sheyi nation or the DSA or any nearest police station....The names of the missing students are: Eke Samuel and Akinduro Robert...

Nacoss president's numb: 08130243069....Sheyi nation's numb:0 810 903 9816....DSA numb:08033749081...thanks

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PHOTOS: Nigerian Graduate Sponsored Herself Through The University By Selling Akamu

We will be celebrating a Nigerian entrepreneur who survived and sponsored herself through the university by selling local pap popularly called akamu.

According to Onyinye Okoye, who shared her photo on Facebook said Ebere Nwabuike is a a graduate of Agric economics from University of Agriculture Makurdi and was able to put herself through school from the proceeds she made selling akamu. A trade she inherited from her mother.

We are sharing this story to inspire others out there to go and start something.

Stop lazying about, that little business you are seeing can change your life forever.

We celebrate you Ebere Nwabuike....the sky is your starting point.

Source: Lasgidi Online

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PHOTOS: Nigerian Girl Makes History In Ghana, Wins 12 Out Of 15 Awards In School

A School of Medical Sciences in Ghana, The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, witnessed a historic moment since its inception with a record set by Nigerian Fathia Ayodele Kareem, who won 12 out of 15 awards to graduating students who distinguished themselves during their period of study. Kareem, 25, an alumnus of the Wesley Girls High School, bagged the initial record of 8 out of 15. It was a happy and proud moment for family and friends when she took several turns to receive the awards. According to Ultimate FM, when she was asked if she expected to get the number of awards, she said: “Yes and No. Yes because I worked hard by studying and no because I did not expect to receive these number of awards.”

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Nigerian Writer, Nnedi Okorafor Gets Email From A Nigerian Man Calling Her A "Witch"

The award Nigerian novelist of African-based science fiction said she got an email from a Nigerian woman who called her a witch. She disclosed this in a tweet posted on Wednesday, August 17th.

Earlier last month, the author posted a photo of herself on Facebook using a strange angle and was also insulted by Nigerians...some went as far as saying she was cursed and a Mami Water.

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11-Year-old Wins 16th Spelling Bee Competition

ELEVEN year old, Philip Daniel of Darocha Primary School, Agege, has emerged winner of the 16th Lagos State Spelling Bee Competition, primary category, beating Titus Friday of Anglican Primary School, Ajegunle and Nafisat Raji of Ahmadiyah Primary School, Yaba to second and third positions respectively.

The competition, which was keenly contested by 57 participants from public primary schools across the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Government Education Authorities, LGEAs, produced five best winners.

The winner, Daniel, was presented with N150,000.00 cash prize and Trophy, the second and third positions collected N100,000.00 and N75,000.00 cash prizes and trophies, while the other two winners for the fourth and fifth positions were given consolation prizes each.

The Executive Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Dr. Ganiyu Shopeyin, in his address, congratulated the winners and all the participants for displaying brilliance and urged them not to rest on their oars.

He also commended the teachers who have groomed the pupils for the competition for a job well done, just as he enjoined the pupils to strive more on their studies for academic excellence. Speaking earlier, the permanent secretary, Ministry of Education, Mr. Adesina Odeyemi, reiterated that the competition is another step taken by the State Government to demonstrate its resolve to further develop Education in Lagos. He added that the competition has been designed to promote the ideals of original thinking and confidence in pupils and students in our educational system.

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