‘Establish talent-based system’

Governments have been called upon to establish a system that would discover more talents for the nation’s education.

Chairman, Abbeycome Nursery/Primary School, Ojodu, Lagos, Mr. Michael Olumide Osifoluke, toldThe Nation that to fix the education sector and improve standard, there must be concerted efforts to evolve a system that would harness latent talents of the citizenry.

To Osifoluke, the physical and intellectual deposits are there, but may not be consolidated upon “unless there is a deliberate platform on which to harmonise those potentials; that is what Nigeria needs.”

Speaking during the school’s graduation titled: ‘Class of outstanding stars, 2016,’ Osifoluke, a certified public accountant, expressed optimism that given the right atmosphere, Nigeria can attain greatness again.

He said: “The late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, was noted for his free education policy. It was an actionable policy that produced many raw talents. Till date, the system is still producing raw talents as far as the Southwest is concerned. So, those are the kinds of springboard on which a national policy on education can be hinged. It has been done before and it can be done again.”

Osifoluke described government’s banning of Post-UTME policy as flawed.

He insisted that post-UTME screening should continue since that is the global best practice, adding that tertiary institutions the world over, have different ways of screening their candidates in order to have the very best in their systems.

Proprietress/CEO of the school, Mrs Abiodun Osifoluke, said education  remains the only tool that can mould a man’s future irrespective of his or her social or financial background.

“It has been proven right from the ages that the civilisation we lead today started from the ancient Egypt. Even the discovery of the world is hinged on knowledge and education; there is no alternative to education. It was knowledge that was being sold and spread all over the world. Without education, one cannot be a better individual.

“It is that potential we should seriously address and harvest; not just by saying it, but by evolving a cohesive system that would discover the many potentials that cut across Nigeria. There are evidences ,as most of our candidates go all over the world and receive awards,” she added.

NGOs take ‘kick diarrhoea out’ campaign to schools

Two non-governmental organisations (NGO), Save the Children and Stop Diarrhea Initiative, have inspired public schools in Bariga Local Council Development Authority (LCDA) and Shomolu Local Government Area (LGA) to intensify a campaign against diarrhea.

With the support of Reckitt Benckiser and the state government, the event tagged: ‘Kick diarrhea out of Lagos,’ saw participating schools engage in a football match that saw their contemporaries and guests applauding to no end.

Head of School (support) of Shomolu LGA, Mr Tajudeen Lawal, said the competition was uniquely designed to generate enthusiasm among participants, particularly concerning their health.

He said: “We aim to increase the awareness of the project in all Shomolu communities and also to enhance the participation of pupils beyond the project. It will also help shape the teaching-learning process for pupils in the school project so that they can share the learned health message of diarrhea preventions and control when they go home.”

The football contest was witnessed by about 1,500 pupils drawn from 48 public schools in the two councils. They came from School-Based Management Committee (SBMC), Local Government Authority (LGEA), State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and Parent Forum (PF).

Bishop Howell Memorial School dwarfed others to clinch the star prize.  St. Augustine Primary School and Bishop Crowther Memorial Primary School emerged first and second runners-up, while Saviour Primary School took the fourth position.

The first three positions were given different Save The Children branded educational materials, while other team players who represent their various schools also went home with consolation prizes. Similarly, the trio of Victor Opara, Tobi Abdullah and Kehinde Azeez who emerged best player, best goalkeeper and best goal scorer respectively, were presented with medals by Roy Chikum of Save the Children.

Meanwhile, the pupils of the Health Club from each school also enlightened participants on how to prevent and control the disease.

Mr Olaniran Josef, the Sports Director to Shomolu council, thanked the organisers for making the competition possible.

“We have been able to train pupils for the future and also encourage them to always have the strength to be healthy players. This will help shape them to be good players and to see themselves as role models. It has not only encouraged them but also made them happy and ready to do more,” he said.

Brain drain of doctors costs Africa over $2 billion

Prof. Daniel Fulkerson (right), from Indiana University in America and another doctor operate on a child who had a tumour in the face during the Indiana-Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital Neurosurgery Project 2016. Sub-Saharan African countries have ended up losing 2 billion dollars as the clinicians seek work in more prosperous nations. PHOTO | FILE 

African governments have been urged to stem the number of doctors moving to work abroad that has cost sub-Saharan Africa up to $2 billion invested in training the clinicians.

Kenya's Education Secretary Dr Fred Matiangi said the medical experts are emigrating to the West due to poor pay and low levels of scientific research.

"The number of qualified doctors moving abroad to work in the West has been high over the years, where nine sub-Saharan African countries have ended up losing $2 billion as the clinicians seek work in more prosperous nations," Dr Matiangi said during the 6th Annual Medical Education Partnership (MEPI) Symposium in Nairobi, Kenya.

He said Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe have suffered the worst economic loses due to the clinical brain drain while Australia, Canada, Britain and the United States have benefited the most from recruiting doctors trained in Africa.

"The migration of trained health workers from poorer countries to richer ones exacerbates the problem of already weak health systems in low-income countries battling epidemics of infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB) and malaria and lately, Ebola," Dr Matiang'i said.

The three-day forum has brought together local and international players in medical education and includes representatives from MEPI Schools across Africa, representatives from the funding institutions and other partners who support medical health training and research development in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Education Minister said there is a strong relationship between education and development, with studies having shown that increases in educational attainment precede improvements in health status.

"This relation between education and health arises because higher education leads to healthier life style, and because higher educated people gather, process and interpret information about healthy behaviour better," he noted.

The CS said Kenya's trends in maternal health indicators favoured the more educated women compared to those with no or low education.

"Indeed this is why the Kenyan government has embraced universal basic education to improve enrolment and transition levels," Dr Matiangi said.

The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative, Nathan Bakyaita, said MEPI programs have contributed towards improvement of the quality of medical education and learning facilities, curriculum reforms, e-learning and faculty retention. "Although life expectancy in Africa has been recording gains hence improvements in longevity, the quality of life in Africa is greatly diminished by heavy disease burdens, high morbidity rates and high risks to life," he said.

In 2013, WHO studies showed that an estimated 24.7 million people were living with HIV, accounting for 71 per cent of the global total, whereas the number of health staff has remained low.

The recent Ebola crisis also highlighted the continent's doctor shortages with for example Uganda, with a population of 35 million people registering less than 5,000 doctors and 30,000 nurses.

Mr Bakyaita said that whereas Africa is home to 13.4 per cent of the world's population, it contributes barely 1.1 per cent of scientific researchers in the world, with just about one scientist or engineer per 10,000 inhabitants.

The resulting shortage of qualified faculty in African universities, especially in the scientific and technical fields, affects the quality of graduates entering the industry workforce, with 11 million new graduates entering the African job market annually devoid of the relevant skills to develop African solutions for African challenges.

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Luis Enrique happy with Barca keepers despite Marc-Andre ter Stegen talk

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique does not expect any of his goalkeepers to leave despite reports of interest from Manchester City in Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

Ter Stegen, 24, has been linked with Pep Guardiola's City amid reports he is not entirely convinced by current No. 1 Joe Hart.

The Germany international faces competition from Claudio Bravo and Jordi Masip, and he made seven La Liga appearances last season.

But Luis Enrique said: "We are dealing with the issue with absolute normality, we have three great goalkeepers under contract, who behave in a perfect manner.

"That is still the case today, after several seasons and we do not have any problem.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen (right) is battling with Claudio Bravo for a place in the Barca starting XI.

"Someone leaving does not worry me in the slightest, that is the situation that we have."

The coach has not, however, ruled out making further signings this summer, adding: "We are always open to the market and to strengthening the team."

Luis Enrique was speaking after his side's 4-2 International Champions Cup victory over Premier League holders Leicester City.

He said: "They have been very good, they have quality, enthusiasm, a high level and I am sure they will have a good season.

"They have shown their capacity and ambition during the whole stage."

Woman suffering from ‘economic depression’ found dead in well

ILORIN—There was pandemonium in Oloje area of Ilorin, Kwara State capital, yesterday, when a middle-aged woman, identified as Medina, was found dead inside a well.

 Men of the state’s fire services had a hectic time recovering her lifeless body from the well after sympathisers and neighbours tried for hours without success. Solojaygossip gathered that the woman was last seen Monday evening by neighbours and did not return home to sleep. It was further gathered that a search party, Tuesday, combed every possible places she could have gone to, without finding her. 

Sources told Solojaygossip that the party resumed the search early yesterday, only for a boy to discover the lifeless woman inside the well when he was about to fetch water. Her lifeless body was recovered later in the afternoon, following the arrival of men of the state fire services.

 No reason was established for her action, but sources close to the family told Vanguard that the deceased had for some times exhibited traits of someone suffering from “economic depression” going by some debts she was owing without hope of paying back even as the debtors were said to be after her. 

Another source said: “It was as a result of the traits exhibited by the deceased that she was brought to her family compound so that she can be catered for, but the worst happened.” She has been buried according to Islamic rites. 

Contacted, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ajayi Okasanmi, said he had not heard about the incident, but promised to confirm. However, a source at police headquarters, who craved anonymity, confirmed the incident to Solojaygossip.

14 year old girl slits her brother's girlfriend's throat and tells her 'Have a nice afterlife'

A 14 year old teenager, Kali Jade Bookey from New Richmond, Wisconsin, was charged as an adult by police on 28 July with attempted first-degree intentional homicide and if convicted, she could be jailed for up to 40 years.
According to police documents, Bookey attacked her brother's girlfriend, in the girl's bedroom, by first trying to suffocate her. She is then alleged to have smashed two bowls on the victim's head, and finally cut her throat with a shard from one of the bowls.
After she slit her brother's girlfriend's throat, Bookey called the St Croix County Sheriff's Department on 27 July, claiming that two men in a green pickup truck attempted to kidnap her while she was out for a bike ride.

She then claimed that she told the kidnappers that her brother's girlfriend was home alone and they should take her instead.

The Police arrived at the house and found the girlfriend in her bedroom, bleeding profusely. The girl, 15, was then taken by ambulance to a hospital.

Fortunately she survived the incident and told the Police that during the attack, Bookey asked her if she wanted to die or bleed out, with the 15-year-old opting for the latter.

Bookey told the victim that she was a 'crazy psychopath' looking for her first kill, then after she slit her throat, told her to "have a nice afterlife" and left the trailer.

Police investigators say that Bookey admitted she hated the 15-year-old because she made her brother happier than she was able to, and planned the attack a week and a half before, during previous bike rides.

Bookey confessed to the Police that on the day of the attack, she had left her home at around 4am and rode 11 miles on her bike to her victim's trailer, stating that she wanted to scare her brother's boyfriend so that her brother would "come back to the family" because he was so in love with the girlfriend.
Bookey's mother, Dawn Bookey, told the Associated Press she had no idea about the planned assault.

"We had no clue," the mother said. "There were no signs. We're all very, very sad."

Bookey is currently held without bail in juvenile custody before a preliminary hearing slated for 8 August. 

Photos: NEMA welcomes new born baby at Malkohi IDP camp, distributes food items to IDP households in Bama

Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) welcomed a new born baby in Malkohi Internally Displaced Person Camp, Yola, Adamawa State. Both the mother & child are in good health. + Officials of ‪SEMA‬ in collaboration with ‪NEMA‬, successfully distributed food items to Internally displaced persons (534 number of households) from Bama. More photos after the cut...