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Group Wants Fair Competition In Scholarship Awards
A socio-cultural group, Andoni-Opobo/Nkoro Constituency Movement (ANONCOM) of Rivers State, has
called for the introduction of open examination in the selection of candidates
for the on-going Dakuku Peterside Scholarships Progrmame into Nigerian
universities.
The
House of Representative Member representing Andoni-Opobo/Nkoro Constituency in
Rivers State, Hon. Dakuku Peterside is currently running a university
scholarship programme with forms available in the two local government councils
to select not fewer than ten students across the two local government areas to
study medicines, law, engineering among other professional disciplines in the
Nigeria’s Universities,” the group disclosed.
The
group chairman, Mr Austine B. Epelle made the call Sunday in an interview with The
Tide, after an in-door meeting of
the group in Port Harcourt.
Mr
Epelle said, the call was necessary following complaints that the selection
process was not open and that some people are making moves to hijack the
programme.
He
said, the group was concerned about the scholarship and other development
programmes and projects, as development and peace among the communities were
the group major aims and objectives in the area.
Mr
Epelle noted that the sponsorers of the scholarship programme, Hon. Dakuku
Peterside was massively voted for by the people of the area to represent them
in the House of Representatives.
He
said, the group has already set up a committee headed by one Joshua Eneotu to
inspect and access the performances of various political leaders, especially as
it offers the two local government areas of the constituency.
The group chairman further explained
that the committee would also assess the performances of Senator Magnus Abe,
Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the two local government council’s chairmen
among others, in the area especially in the area of development programmes and
projects.
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.
Nancy Briggs
