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SAD! University may stop Edo IDPs from exams over non-payment of fees
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By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
It is really sad that no fewer than 63 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the Home for the Needy Foundation (IDP) camp, Uhorgua, Edo, may be stopped from writing their semester exams at the Niger Delta University, Oghara.
This is as the management of the camp’s inability to pay the N116. 3 million owed the institution for sponsorship of the IDPs.
This was disclosed in a letter from the institution authorities signed by the Acting Registrar, Mr Elvis Ofotokun, which was cited by NAN, on Thursday in Abuja.
The letter which has as its headline: Re: ‘’Overdue Payment of School Fees for IDP Sponsored Students’’ said that the amount was the total outstanding amount for the 2024/2025 academic session.
“We write to follow up on our previous correspondence regarding the outstanding debt incurred by your organisation for sponsored students in Western Delta University, Oghara.
”As you recall your team visited our institution twice to discuss payment modalities as we were assured of regular payment to settle indebtedness.
”Unfortunately, our records indicate that only N7.5 million has been paid since March 2024. The total outstanding amount for the 2024/2025 academic session now stands at N116, 323,000.
”This significant debt poses a substantial challenge to the university operations. In light of the above, management has decided to take drastic action to recover the debt,’’ it said.
Consequently, all your sponsored students will not be permitted to sit for the upcoming first semester examinations until this debt is settled,’’ the institution said.
Mr Solomon Folorunsho, Coordinator of the camp told NAN that the camp was appealing to kind hearted Nigerians to assist in offsetting the bill.
He said presently about 60 of the IDPs were in 400 and 500 level in the institution, adding that the years they have already spent should not be allowed to be a waste.
”I am appealing to kind hearted Nigerians whether in the country or outside the country as well as corporate orgnisations with educational foundations like the Tony Elumelu Foundation, TY Danjuma foundation among others to come to our aid.
”MTN, Glo, and other telecom giants, multi-national oil companies as well as indigenous oil companies, please see these students as your brothers and sisters and contribute to their achieving a life-long feat.
”We cannot allow them to drop by the way now that they are almost at the goalpost, please help the camp to help.
”We cannot do it alone, please help us. This education funding challenge is one among many other challenges we are facing in the camp,” the coordinator appealed
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Popular Nigerian gospel singer Asu Ekiye has finally opened up on how his estranged wife, Kunemofa Asu, initiated the divorce proceedings that led to the dissolution of their 28-year marriage.
Ekiye, popularly known as the “Prince of the Niger Delta”, made the clarification in a statement shared on social media.
The clarification followed reactions to his earlier announcement on Thursday that his marriage to Kunemofa, which began in 1998, had ended.
The announcement sparked widespread reactions from fans of the award-winning singer, especially netizens, with many expressing shock at why a marriage of that length could have been salvaged.
However, following public curiosity, the singer, in a new post, clarified that his wife initiated the split and filed for divorce without a prior quarrel, and that reconciliation efforts failed.
Ekiye said his wife had expressed her desire to end the marriage, moved out of their home, and subsequently instituted divorce proceedings.
“The decision regarding the dissolution of my marriage was not one I initiated.
“Having done all I could to seek reconciliation, I eventually came to the difficult decision to accept the reality of the situation,” he said.
The singer said he spent about a year making efforts to reconcile with his wife and preserve the marriage, but she remained firm in her decision.
Ekiye said he decided to clarify the circumstances surrounding the divorce after receiving numerous calls and messages following his announcement about the end of the marriage.
He said he bore no bitterness or ill will towards his former wife and had chosen to approach the new phase of his life with dignity and respect for all concerned.
“I bear no bitterness or ill will toward anyone,” he said.
The Nigerian Navy (NN) has handed over nine suspected stowaways to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) after rescuing them from a merchant vessel in Lagos.
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Beecroft effected the handover on Friday following the discovery of the suspects concealed in the propeller compartment of MT *Evgenia* two days earlier.
According to a statement by the Commander of NNS Beecroft, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, the suspects were found on Wednesday, August 19, and evacuated to the naval base for preliminary investigation and profiling.
He said investigations revealed that the suspects boarded the vessel while it was berthed at the Flour Mills Jetty in Apapa, allegedly intending to travel illegally to Europe.
The suspects were identified as Thompson Vincent, 23; Emmanuel Philip, 24; Tobi Olalekan, 32; Omotayo Adebowale, 43; Abdullahi Idowu, 21; Tunde Mustapha, 19; Jamiu Ismaila, 25; Ibrahim Alabi, 30; and Christian Kadiri, 22.
Adams-Aliu said the handover was part of ongoing collaboration among security agencies to curb illegal migration and strengthen maritime security.
He urged parents, guardians and other authority figures to discourage young people from attempting to board seagoing vessels illegally, noting that the dangers associated with the practice extended beyond Nigeria to other West African coastal states.
He added that NNS Beecroft would continue to support the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, in deploying a professional naval force to safeguard Nigeria’s maritime interests and support national security operations.
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