Entertainment
Jubilation, As College Of Health Matriculates New Students
It was jubilation and entertainment extraganza at the Centenary College of Health Science and Technology, Emohua, Rivers State on Friday, April 5th 2019 at the college campus, as the management of the institution matriculated the second batch of students for the 2018/2019 academic session.
The Chairman and Founder of the college, Sir Napoleon I. Ewule who spoke in an interview with The Tide noted that the event was not only memorable, but also very impressive as the ceremony attracted a large crowd of students and their guests as well as notable members of the academic and cultural display.
He disclosed that within the short period of existence, the college had recorded laudable achievements in academics and students’ intake, which he attributed to strict academic policies of the college and commitment of the highly qualified and experienced lecturers drawn from various health institutions across the country.
Sir Ewule intimated that the Centenary College of Health Sciences and Technology was the first of its kind in the South-South region of Nigeria to be approved and registered as a private owned institution by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and the College is affiliated to the Abia State College of Health Science and Management Technology Aba.
The founder explained that the college matriculated its first batch of students in 2017, since then, the college had been growing from strength to strength.
According to him, the college offers several primary health related courses aimed at complementing the efforts of government towards improved health care delivery in the state.
He said, “as a private owned college, the management is not in competition with government, rather we complement the government by training highly qualified health personnel to help sanitize the system and make healthcare delivery available and accessible to the public.
We also assist the government in reducing unemployment as the college had provided employment opportunities to both academic and non academic staff”.
The students were guaranteed opportunity to participate in the mandatory one year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) as their counterparts who graduated from other recognized tertiary institutions in the country.
Also speaking the Director, School of Community Health of the Institution, Chief Lloyd Dan-Elebiga, stressed that students of the college were well groomed in character and learning, “Disicpline and learning are our watch words here in the college and our lecturers are among the best in the health profession in Nigeria”, he stated.
Highlights of the ceremony included group photographs, match pass by members of Man O War, cultural displays and other side attractions as well as wining, dining and dancing.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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