Victoria Enema Blog: November 2015

Wow.... Fifty three students graduated with first class degrees from the University of Ibadan (UI

Fifty three students graduated with first class degrees from the University of Ibadan (UI) out of 2,362 graduands in Ibadan on Friday.

The first class graduates emerged from the institution’s Faculties of Arts, Science, Clinical Science and Public Health.

Prof. Emilolorun Ayelari, the Ag. Vice-Chancellor of UI, disclosed this at the 67th Foundation Day and Convocation 2015 held at the International Conference Centre in Ibadan.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that 14 of the 53 first class graduates were of the Faculty of Arts, 32 from Faculty of Science, one each from Clinical Science, Public Health, Distance Learning and four from affiliate institutions.

Ayelari said 494 had Second Class (Upper Division), 822 secured Second Class (Lower Division), 185 had Third Class, 40 in the Pass category, 177 from unclassified degrees and 48 diplomas.

He said the 53 first class graduates had become UI scholars, adding that the university would bear the cost of their studies up till their doctorate (PhD) degrees.

Ayelari urged the graduands to be good ambassadors of the institution wherever they find themselves.

Responding on behalf of the graduands, Ms Ejemenare Daodu, from the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, said they had come a long way but thanked God that they had succeeded.

“It was not all rosy. We experienced many challenges. There were times for laughter and times of despair.

“All the challenges we faced have shaped us into intellectuals that we are today’’, she said.

Daodu, who secured the highest number of awards at the ceremony, urged the students of the institution to be fully prepared for the task.

She called on the management of the institution to embrace the digital world that is growing fast.

“I look forward to a day when Nigerian students will on admission know the date they will graduate.

“What I mean is an educational system devoid of incessant industrial strikes’’, she said.

Alhaji Hazeem Gbolarumi, former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, who graduated from the Faculty of Law, said he was glad he succeeded, despite the his responsibilities.

Ayelari presented the incoming Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Idowu Olayinka, to the audience.

He would assume duty on Dec. 1. (NAN)

Famous Nigerian OAP, Toke Makinwa shared a meme on her Instagram page.

She also captioned the photo: ”Amen, Jesus never fails X3 Jesus never fails, He never fails.

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Beggar, who makes N40,000 per hour, disappears after newspaper made a report about him

The Grand Central Terminal panhandler and a former theater stagehand’s racket who’s now the poster child for getting rich quick by begging was in the wind Wednesday after being featured on the front page of The Post, a New York newspaper.
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Will Andersen, 43, claims he rakes in as much as $200 an hour asking for money alongside his 9-year-old pup, Rizzo, on East 42nd Street between Vanderbilt and Madison avenues. He stopped showing up at his spot after the report......

Daughter of the founder of Banana Island, Lagos, finally jailed for tax evasion and benefit fraud

43-year-old mother-of-5, Janine Adeleke, 43, who ran a luxury escort agency was today jailed for 3 years after being found guilty of money laundering, cheating the public revenue, and Tax Credits and benefit fraud at Canterbury Crown Court, U.K.
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She raked in handouts from the state while running Carltons of London, which describes itself as London’s “finest luxury boutique escort service”. One of her children was sent to an exclusive private school which charges fees of up to £30,000 a year and her family enjoyed top-end gym membership and private medical care. .
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In total, she spent a staggering £120,000 on private schools between November 2006 and January 2014, as well as shelling out tens of thousands of pounds for beauty treatments and holidays. .
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She used her elderly mother’s bank account to launder £157,000 in a scam which saw her hide a total of £650,000 from the taxman. The HMRC said she stole more than £300,000 in unpaid income tax, National Insurance Contributions and Tax Credit Payments, as well as claiming more than £37,000 in income support. .
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Richard Las, Deputy Director of the HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service said: “Adeleke broke the law to fund a lavish lifestyle and private education for her children, stealing money from vital public services designed to support and help struggling families