Education
Group donates free UTME forms to 250 students in Badagry
Group donates free UTME forms to 250 students in Badagry
An NGO, Ejalonibu Foundation, has on Monday distributed free Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), e-PINs (Scratch Cards) to 250 students in Badagry.
Addressing the beneficiaries, Mr Sewanu Ejalonibu, said the students were selected randomly to encourage more youths in their future carrier.
Ejalonibu advised the youths to take their studies seriously, if they want to accomplish their future desires.
He urged the students to embrace their studies toward achieving a better future, saying that the gesture was in fulfilment of his agenda to offer a helping hand to the less privileged.
“As a responsible and responsive NGO, we take education as one of our priorities. No nation can develop without educating its citizens.
“This is why we give out JAMB forms free and it is to remind the students that they have to take their studies seriously,” he said.
Ejalonibu described the gesture as one of his efforts to develop the young ones, saying that the exercise would go a long way in assisting the candidates in the examination.
“It is not just giving out UTME forms as a programme but the impact it will make in the lives of the beneficiaries is most vital.
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“I want to assure you students that we shall be open to consultations and suggestions that would bring meaningful development.
“You have to shun drugs and cultism because they are evil and can lead to untimely death and destruction,” he said.
In his remarks, Alhaji Shina Adigun, the Director-General of the Foundation, said the NGO would reward any students in Medicine, Law and Mass Communication who performed excellently in the examination.
He advised them to pay attention to the instructions given to them during the examination, saying that they should desist from any examination malpractice.
Also speaking, Chief Patrick Yedenu, the High Chief Mobee of Badagry Kingdom, urged the founder of the NGO to keep on doing good things.
He thanked him for assisting poor people in different communities in Badagry.
One of the beneficiaries, Mr Jamiu Yusuf, promised to study very hard to excel in the examination.
Miss Adeyemi Julius, a beneficiary, who spoke on behalf of others, gave an assurance that they would make the foundation proud in the forthcoming UTME examination.
UNIMAID Student Drowns in Gwange River, Another Rescued
By: Zagazola Makama
A tragic drowning incident has claimed the life of a University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) student, while another was rescued after they went swimming at the Gwange River Bank in Maiduguri.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred on March 14, 2025, around 7:00 p.m., when two UNIMAID students, identified as Abafras Abdiel from the Department of Forestry and Silas Sule from the Department of Geology, went to the Gwange River Bank behind ECWA Church for a swim.
While diving, both students drowned in the river, prompting an emergency response. A combined rescue team, including the police, divers, and fire service personnel, was immediately mobilized to the scene.
The rescue team managed to retrieve both victims and rushed them to the State Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri. While Abafras Abdiel was admitted for treatment, Silas Sule was unfortunately certified dead by doctors. His body has since been deposited at the hospital for autopsy and further investigations.
The authorities have urged students and residents to exercise caution when engaging in activities near water bodies, especially during the dry season, when river currents can be unpredictable.
UNIMAID Student Drowns in Gwange River, Another Rescued
Federal University Gusau: A 300-level student died in a bandit’s den in Zamfara
By: Our Reporter
This is truly heartbreaking. Zarah Abubakar Shehu, a 21-year-old 300-level student at Federal University Gusau, was abducted along with her two siblings by bandits in the early hours of Sunday, November 3, 2024, from their home in the Damba area of Gusau, Zamfara State.
The kidnappers initially demanded a ransom of ₦35 million for their release. After much struggle, the family managed to gather ₦10 million, which the kidnappers agreed to accept. However, even after receiving the money, they still refused to release Zarah. Instead, they demanded four motorcycles (Boza) and four cartons of engine oil.
Zarah and her siblings spent four months in captivity. When all the items were finally gathered, the kidnappers’ leader was informed. He then called his men to check on the captives. To everyone’s horror, his men responded that only two children remained; one of them, Zarah, had passed away and had already been buried two days earlier.
Zarah was the only daughter of her mother, making her loss even more devastating. Her passing is not just a tragedy for her family but a heartbreaking reflection of the ongoing insecurity in Zamfara State and the pain that countless families endure.
Federal University Gusau: A 300-level student died in a bandit’s den in Zamfara
Gunmen Kidnap Four Students in Katsina State
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected armed bandits have abducted four students from Paris Quarters, behind the Federal University, Dutsinma, in Katsina State, security sources told Zagazola Makama on Sunday.
The attack occurred at about 2:20 a.m. on Sunday, when the assailants, reportedly in large numbers, quietly invaded the area and whisked away four individuals.
The victims have been identified as Wali Kayode (25), Fahad Muhammad (20), Emmanuel (surname unknown), and another yet-to-be-identified person.
Security operatives were mobilized to the scene immediately after receiving a distress call but the bandits had fled.
Security sources said that Efforts are ongoing to track down the kidnappers and rescue the victims safely.
Gunmen Kidnap Four Students in Katsina State
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