*Concerns mount over missing Yabatech lecturer (Guardian)*Sylvester Oromoni: Dowen School doctor testifies (Channels)

Concerns mount over missing Yabatech lecturer (Guardian) The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Yabatech chapter, has raised concerns over the missing of a lecturer in the institution, Adeyinka Ahmed Olamilekan. Before his disappearance on February 5, 2022, Olamilekan,  a…

*Lagos bizman evicted for rearing goats accuses landlord’s children of destroying property, family kicks (Punch)*No policeman will breach Lagosians fundamental rights under my watch, Alabi assures (Guardian)

Lagos bizman evicted for rearing goats accuses landlord’s children of destroying property, family kicks (Punch) A Lagos-based businessman, Godwin Omodu, has accused his landlord’s family of evicting him unlawfully and destroying his property. PUNCH Metro learnt that Omodu in 2019…

Sylvester Oromoni: Family asks court to adjourn inquest indefinitely

The family of the late Dowen College Student, Sylvester Oromoni (Jnr.), has asked the coroner enquiring into his controversial death to adjourn proceedings indefinitely. A counsel from the Law Firm of Falana & Falana, Taiwo Olawanle made the application on…

Oromoni’s death: Lagos exonerates Dowen College students, officials

Five students and five officials of Dowen College linked to the death of a 12-year-old student of the college, Sylvester Oromoni, have been exonerated by the Lagos State Government. Also, cleared was Kingsley Otuaro, the manager of the school building…

*Why we released Dowen College housemaster, others — Police (Tribune)*Gunshot: It could’ve been a different story, Teni breaks silence on Rivers’ event (Punch)

Why we released Dowen College housemaster, others — Police (Tribune) The police in Lagos State have explained the reason for the release of a housemaster of Dowen College and other members of staff of the school who were held in…

*2009 agreement: ASUU issues strike notice (Vanguard)*Oromoni’s death: Coalition calls for urgent intervention on violence in schools (Guardian)

2009 agreement: ASUU issues strike notice (Vanguard) The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Monday threatened to embark on another indefinite strike if the Federal Government fails to implement the agreement it reached with the union in 2009. Addressing reporters…

Dowen College: We are all guilty -Peju Akande

As a rule; if I pay for a service and don’t get value; I raise hell! You see, I am offering value in return for a service, so if the service provider treats me like he/she is doing me a…

So, whose child is the bully? -Tara Aisida

Like all responsible parents, the circumstances that led to the death of Sylvester Oromoni and the revelations that have since come out from several students in various schools, have deeply troubled me for several reasons.  I went to a federal…

*Ojodu Lagos boils as trailer rams into school children, killing 15 (NewsExpress)*Police arrest 3 Dowen College students over Sylvester Oromoni’s death (Leadership)

Ojodu Lagos boils as trailer rams into school children, killing 15 (NewsExpress) Not less than 15 students of Babsfafunwa Millenium Senior and Junior Secondary Schools in Ojodu area of Lagos have purportedly been killed others injured, by a trailer moving…

The painful death of Sylvester Oromoni – Ehi Braimah

In the last week, the news that must have trended the most on social media was the death of Sylvester Oromoni, a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos. It was the circumstances of his death that elicited high profile…

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