Education
NYSC Trains 100 Bauchi Students On Menstrual Hygiene
NYSC Trains 100 Bauchi Students On Menstrual Hygiene
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving with the Divine International Secondary School in Bauchi State, has trained no fewer than 100 female students on menstrual and personal hygiene as part of her Community Development Service (CDS).
Obasaiki, who also sensitized students from Government Day Secondary School, Gwallameji, Bauchi, on menstrual pain precautions, donated 100 sanitary pads to them.
Speaking after the exercise, the Bauchi State Coordinator of NYSC, Alhaji Namadi Abubakar, commended the corps member for imparting knowledge to the youths, calling on other corps members serving in the state to emulate her passion, hard work and commitment to serve her nation.
Represented by Mrs Gbemisola Salami, Assistant Director, Community Development Service (CDS), Abubakar said that corps members are expected to make their host communities better than how they met them just as he urged the students to utilize what they had learnt to benefit themselves and impart the knowledge on their friends and family.
He said that the CDS project was one of the cardinal programmes of the scheme which is used as a yardstick for the giving of State awards and even employment in the future.
The Coordinator said the scheme encouraged corps members to initiate projects of their choice that would make a positive impact on the lives of people in their host communities.
Speaking earlier, the Corp member who is a Batch A with registration number BA/21A/2040, said that what motivated her to carry out the project, was based on her passion to make a positive impact in the lives of young girls.
“When I came to Bauchi, I looked around to see where I could come in as a corper, to see how I can make an impact. I don’t believe in a society that is just only about giving me but I believe in trying to make an impact in society too.
“I looked around and saw the way young girls who are living without knowing the true meaning of personal hygiene and even when they are seeing their menstruation, they feel disgusted about it.
“I had to come up with this project in order to encourage them to feel good about their personalities as females and to also teach them how they can take care of themselves during or after menstruation as well as how to use sanitary pads,” she said.
Obasaiki, however, revealed that the cost implications of her personal project were N60,000.
In his remarks, the school principal, Mr Shehu Balteh, appreciated the corps member for executing such an educative project and urged the students to put into practice what they have learnt.
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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