Interestingly, their ailments and symptoms were similar. Private schools, which are more efficiently run and provide better learning environment and educational facilities, even if they lack well-qualified teachers, have since displaced unity schools such as Queens College which now lives on past glory. Its against our ethics. And others didnt want their children to be targets of persecution by Oshifalas sympathisers or the school management. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); My salary is N942,000 monthly I dont get allowance, says Ngige, Buhari: Fair economic structure, equal opportunities essential for development, Akpabio: Ill be an uncommon transformer if Im senate president, God will not allow it Ganduje speaks on plan to review Sanusis dethronement, Obaseki: FG may not be able to pay workers beyond June | Itll either remove subsidy or print money, He enjoys support across parties group asks APC to back Betara for speaker, Kenneth Okonkwo: No crisis in LP | Apapa-led faction not worthy to be mentioned, Kenyan authorities begin autopsies of starvation cult deaths, School management ignored concerned parents alarm and old students warnings on contaminated water sources and looming epidemic, Students deaths could have been prevented had then school principal, Lami Amodu, acted on time, A former principal got a parting gift of N3m from QC PTA, Officials of federal ministry of education refused to act despite being aware of rot in the college, Amodu, education ministry fail to respond to allegations, Why all those found wanting in the unfortunate saga must be brought to justice. He said: 'Brian Martin was a well-respected member of society and a successful businessman. I never saw Vivians death coming, her mum explained toTheCable. He had appointed himself 'Provost' of 37,000 a year Queen Ethelburgers School, near Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Interestingly, while old students, the world over, are being encouraged to return to their former schools and render every support they can, Nigerias federal ministry of education is forbidding them from doing so. I could have appointed a member of my administration to stand in for me if I could not. The relationship between her and the old girls was thus a cat-and-mouse one. She described her daughters death as the greatest shock of my life. Currently, the schools student population is 3,558, with girls from every state of the country, of whom about 2,800 are boarders. A parent that was once caught attempting to take photographs was rough-handled by a member of staff. This is really pathetic. Like her father, Praise wanted to be a chartered accountant. Barely two weeks later, more students started falling sick. However, barrister Giles Mooney, for Queen Ethelburgas, said Dr Zhou had never complained about the school and had recommended it to students. The founders of Queens College would not have envisaged that a school which had a capacity at inception for 500 students would become the centre of instruction for thousands of girls in cramped hostels and habitations unfit even for prisoners. According to doctors, even with maximum treatment, the risk of death can be as high as 50 per cent. A sorry dormitory out of bound to even the girls mothers. But why are people so wicked, sacrificing the lives of promising children for personal gains. Praise died on March 30. Ofobike told TheCable that parents were not satisfied with Akhetuamens stewardship, particularly the way she spent their funds during her tenure. Amodu is a PhD holder, and the parents believed a more cerebral principal was being posted to the school to take over from theretiring principal. The situation was so bad that the clinic was filled up completely. To correct this, a surgery was recommended and eventually performed at the teaching hospital. The joint team of the health ministry, the schools PTA and the old girls were clear that the schools water source was unhygienic, aside the kitchen environment which was discovered to be unsanitary while crockery and serving bowls were not properly stored. Whether there was a Chinenye Okoye or not, there were other findings beyond her which were in the petition. Former Queen Ethelburga's chair of governors arrested over He added Mr Martin was a "tower of strength" in building the "sound and outstanding" reputation of the school. We are in court lets see the end of this. Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate - Wikipedia The tenure of Osime was a mess financially. WebThe table below features the A-level league table results of the top UK independent schools published by The Telegraph. WebQueen Ethelburga's College is at Thorpe Underwood, between Harrogate and York A former chair of governors at a private school has been cleared of a series of historical There are no cameras in any area that would be considered inappropriate or intrusive such as boarding houses and none in changing areas or toilets. Any group or body, therefore, other than the PTAs claiming to be acting on behalf of parents of students of Federal Unity Colleges is doing so unlawfully. Officials in the ministry of education, even those in the ministry of environment, all of them are culpable for the deaths of the children. Anybody that has any sense about the way things work here would know that, definitely, the sex scandal involving Oshifala was swept under the carpet to the detriment of the student because there was too much of a mess that involved the ministry itself. However, Amodu shouldnt be the only culprit, she told TheCable. WebThe owner of Queen Ethelburgas School near Harrogate has been sent to prison for three years and three months for non-recent sexual abuse of a boy and a girl. Welcome To Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate Akhetuamen accused of mismanagement of PTA funds. Sadly, one year later, children have died.. They were also prevented from taking pictures. The circular, issued from the office of the director, human resource management in the ministry, was signed by M. B. Umar, on behalf of the education minister, Adamu Adamu. WebBritains Prince Andrew on Feb. 15 settled the sexual abuse lawsuit brought by a woman who said she was trafficked to him by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. However, not wanting to take chances, the woman left the familys Orile-Coker residence immediately for Queens College and got there around 7pm. She is said to be into education consultancy after her retirement. I hope all those involved in this mess are brought to book. God bless you richly.. A college whose students once upon a time had the best results in the West African Senior Secondary School Examinations has since lost its torch. She died at 9:10am. A prestigious private school installed around 700 CCTV cameras that pupil feared were to catch them "kissing and queue jumping", an inspector's report has claimed. Hence my reply. She met a bad case and made it worse. We are in pains, Osuinyi told TheCable. A spokesperson for Queen Ethelburga's College said Brian Martin, 66, had "stepped aside" from school matters. TheCable made several efforts to speak with Amodu, including taking two trips to her new station, Federal Science and Technical College, Uromi, Edo state. They were afraid of being victimised. But posterity will judge them all soon. Some of the illegal fees and levies imposed on students by the schools PTA/school management, as highlighted in a January 7, 2015 petition by a group of concerned parents to the education ministry through their lawyers, Kenneth Aigbe & Co, included: N89,500 building levy imposed on new students admitted during the 2014/2015 academic session, duplication of maintenance and medical bills by the PTA and school management, CISCO levies without the services being provided to students, another special levy of N5,000 per term for each student, a mandatory payment of N2,000 extra lesson fee, and another N5,000 per student for Skool Media. Yes, the balance to contractors ought to have been paid by her excos like she said. The principals were mandated to bring the contents of the letter to the notice of all parents. A school spokesperson said Mr Martin denied the allegations. But if Vivians sudden death was not bad enough, another student of the college, Bithia Itulua, would die on February 22, exactly a week later. Additionally, there was a water project which the school and the PTA embarked upon during Osimes tenure. She responded: Thanks for taking time to ask. Established in 1912 Queen Ethelburga's has become one of Britain's best known and finest centres of education, with an enviable reputation Members of the panel included all these in their report. These were monies which were paid in cash and not receipted. Getting admission for your ward at Queens College is therefore dependent not on his or her qualification but on who you know as a parent and the money you could afford to give away. Founded on October 10, 1927 during the colonial era, Queens College, the oldest girls-only public school in the country owned by thefederal government, was set up to complement Kings College which had been set up eighteen years earlier in 1909 for boys. This was despite the fact that the lunch was supposed to be served between 2:50 and 3:30pm. For instance, the state-sanctioned tests revealed that pathogens like toxin producing E.Coli, Diarheogenic E. Coli, Novo virus, E. Coli STEC, Salmonella Spp. During this time, she was a Why Amodu, a mother herself, would choose to act this way still confounds parents and students who spoke to TheCable. It was completelyabandoned. It was wrong of her. Again, while the parents expected to hear what other steps she planned to take towards controlling the epidemic, Amodu announced to the gathering that she had warned students and staff never to call parents when children were sick in the college. Parents/Guardians are, therefore, advised to desist from such unwholesome acts.. For six weeks, TheCable made several efforts to speak with the officials of the federal ministry of education in Abuja, and despite complying with all the bureaucratic demands, the newspaper was still unable to get an official response. You can't be seen WebIn 1991, Queen Ethelburga's School left the Woodard Corporation, became independent, and came to exist in the trust arrangement, renamed Queen Ethelburga's College. The schools old water treatment plant which was installed in 1982 had ceased to function since 2002. Holding the torch parents take a dim view of Amodus tenure. Both schools were established for the instruction of children of the elite. One of Martin's business addresses was the Monk's House which was the home of Branwell while he was tutor to the Robinsons' son. Should we go on the streets and take the law into our hands? They were all convinced that the girls death could have been prevented. Queen Ethelburga's College - YouTube Emergency surgery is often a required intervention for treatment. Paris Hilton grand Met Gala entrance is blocked by angry climate change protestors. Det Sgt Graeme Bevington, who led the North Yorkshire Police investigation, was horrified by what happened next. A CCTV camera inside school compound but who watches the authorities? Oforbike who bought his position as Chairman with money without knowing how Pta is being run because as he often says he is using Queens College Pta as a stepping stone to his ambition of becoming a House Representative member come 2019 I have nothing to say. They highlighted the case of a student, Busayo Adesanya, an SS2 student of the school, who could not return to the college because her mother, a widow, could not afford the various arbitrary levies. WebQueen Ethelburga's is an Excellent rated (ISI 2019) independent school for girls and boys, founded in 1912. For all those whose actions and inactions led to the death of 3young innocent girls, please have it at the back of your mind that your day of reckoning is in view. By the time she arrived, Sussana met the doctors trying to resuscitate her. God Bless Nigeria. Because of his bitterness against me. Anthony Anwukah, the minister of state for education, would later tell journalists Oshifala had been cleared of any wrongdoing by the investigative panel set up by the ministry to investigate the matter mainly because of the failure of the victim or her mother to appear before the committee. At that point, the schools leadership could no longer play the ostrich. WebA former teacher who had a sexual relationship with a sixth form pupil has been banned from teaching for life. The Federal Minidtry of Education guidelines States that the Chairman should be an ex- official for three months I believe this is to be able the guide the new exco. WebAn Excellent rated (ISI 2019) co-ed independent day & boarding school comprising of the College, the Faculty, Kings Magna & Chapter House. And so, what the old girls expected would be a Pandoras Box which would open so many other cans of worms was killed and buried by the system to the disappointment of the students, the victims, their parents, families and the old girls. Reacting, Akhetuamen, said the attack from her former deputy was as a result of her failure to achieve her inordinate ambition of becoming chairman of the QCPTA. They expected the ministry to take up the matter and pursue it to logical conclusion. Lily James steals the spotlight in a dramatic leather gown as she flies Met Gala 2023: Kate Moss, 49, slips into a pink lingerie inspired gown as she coordinates with lookalike Met Gala 2023: Brooklyn Beckham looks lovingly at wife Nicola Peltz as she wears a flowing white gown with Bill's in Vogue! Generally pays well. She suffered much in the hospital. Emily Ratajkowski and Olivia Wilde arrive at Met Gala within minutes of each other after THAT Harry Florence Pugh debuts a SHAVED HEAD at her first Met Gala: Actress creates a buzz with dramatic new look as Baring it ALL! Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Is climate change killing Australian wine? Years back, her daughter, just about 13 and going to 14 years at the time, brought home a St. Valentines card which she said Oshifala had given her. "Whilst the investigation has no implications for the current welfare and safeguarding of the pupils at the school it is important that it should be thorough and full. Lord have mercy! Lawrence who temporarily left his printing business at Somolu, a popular printing hub in Lagos, to stay with Praise at the hospital, burst into tears when the doctor told him: Sorry, we lost her. He knew his niece died a needless death that could have been prevented had the school authorities at Queens College been alive to their responsibilities.