UNILAG wins debating championship tourney

The University of Lagos has emerged winners of the second All Nigerian Universities Debating Championship.

Messrs Nathan Odiase and Temitope Ojelade led the university to victory in the tournament.

The competition, which the university hosted, started on January 24, and ended on January 29, 2015.

The University of Calabar emerged second while the Imo State University came third in the competition, which featured 17 universities.

Speaking at the closing ceremony, the UNILAG Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Rahamon Bello, thanked all the participants for their commitment to excellence..He said, “There are over 200 institutions and for us to have 17 universities shows that you people are the best and I want you to count yourselves lucky.”

Also, the Dean, Students’ Affairs Division, Prof. Tunde Babawale, who expressed joy that UNILAG hosted and won the championship, noted that it provided a platform for UNILAG students to sharpen their skills within the limited available resources.

Similarly, Mr. Victor Onuoha, who represented the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie, underscored the importance of the championship.

He also applauded the adjudicators, participating universities and UNILAG for being a wonderful host.

Lord’s Chosen Int’lSecondary School wins award

IN recognition of their academic prowess for
excellence both local and international, the
Lord’s Chosen International Secondary School,
based in Mgbidi in Oru West, Imo State, has
been given outstanding private schools merit
award.
Disclosing this before the mammoth crowd
that converged at the Chosen International
Secondary School, Mgbidi, for this year’s Mgbidi
crusade, tagged: “God will make you to rejoice”
the principal of the school, Sister Iheoma
Iwumba said: “this is not the first time that the
school is being recognised for its excellent
performance.”
Before she presented the plaque, which the
school won from the Federal Government, the
principal read out the inscription written on it
and it reads: “House of Representatives
Committee on Education in collaboration of with
Family Affairs Consultancy Services Limited
presents outstanding private schools merit
award to Chosen International Secondary
School, Mgbidi in Imo State, in recognition of
your remarkable standard in knowledge
impartation and effective school administration
this day 21, November 2014.”
She attributed the outstanding performance of
the school based on the declarations made by
the General Overseer of the Lord’s Chosen
Charismatic Revival Ministries, Pastor Lazarus
Muoka.
“This award came to us from the federal
government of Nigeria. It actually did not come
to me as a surprise because each time our
Daddy GO visits us here in the school, he would
declare that we are champions that every where
we go that we must surely excel even above our
equals. He has made several declarations about
us and the entire chosen International
secondary school, Mgbidi community,” she
said.
She added: “in fact, they said: “Chosen so you
made it.” I said yes, we made it because my
pastor has always declared that “where I am
not qualified” that his “God will qualify me” so
having anchored our faith in that declaration we
moved forward. What seemed difficult for others
to receive Chosen people received everything
even in excess.”
The school also participated in several other
competitions and won and their name for more
than two occasions entered into the Guinness
World Records.
According to the principal, “Apart from that,
last year, our school emerged the best school in
physics in the whole of Imo State. We also
emerged the best schools in junior science here
in Imo State. There are a whole lot of other
awards at the local government level.”

The Chosen International Secondary School is
a boarding school; where students are trained in
the best academic standard, instill discipline and
fear of God.