Bithias kid sister, Jemimah, who just secured an admission to the Queens College, also informed TheCable that her elder sister wanted to become an astronaut and equally create inventions. 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. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Queen Ethelburga school and sex abuse | Mumsnet Impunity is When criminals still raise their head high in the face of glaring malfeasance. Meanwhile, there was a particular weekend the students did not have their lunch until 6pm. The millionaire made a fortune in insurance and ran a string of companies including entertainment and equestrian businesses. Parents, old girls and activists have called on President Muhammadu Buharis administration to use the Queens College tragedy as an opportunity to prove its anti-corruption credential by making scapegoats of the officials who failed in their duties. Revealed: All 76 bank branches that are shutting its doors this month in blow to the High Street with Serena Williams is pregnant AGAIN! Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of the doctors and nurses to ensure that she fully recovered, she gave up the ghost on March 30, 2017 around 6:30pm. The school would not identify the pupil or pupils involved or comment. Members of the panel included all these in their report. Concerning sent forth for Mrs Osime the Minutes of the general meeting before her exit should be looked into to know whether her sent off was approved or not. In 2009 when Praise was just eight, she lost her father, Olugbenga, a chartered accountant. However, barrister Giles Mooney, for Queen Ethelburgas, said Dr Zhou had never complained about the school and had recommended it to students. The school, which has pupils aged between three months and 18-years-old, rejected the claims in a statement issued The Independent. Praise got admission to Queens College from Unilag Staff School in 2013 as the only candidate admitted to the 90-year-old institution on merit from Osun, her state of origin. Headmaster Steven Jandrell said: "We are naturally sad and concerned that this allegation should have been made. 82.5. It doesnt come as a surprise, its is a common malaise of most civil servants to demonstrate the behaviours you exhibited as administrator of QC. One school singled out by consultants as particularly representative of the new wealth in boarding schools is Queen Ethelburgas Collegiate, near York. Osuinyi didnt know her daughters case was far more complicated than she imagined or was being told. According to doctors, even with maximum treatment, the risk of death can be as high as 50 per cent. The fire was minimal and dealt with quickly leaving some smoke damage. 'The school was supposed to be a safe place for the victims, and they should have been able to trust all adults and staff at the school. 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. By then, it was evident that the water situation in the school was the causative factor. This was despite the fact that the lunch was supposed to be served between 2:50 and 3:30pm. She acted as if she was impervious to reason. Parents/Guardians are, therefore, advised to desist from such unwholesome acts.. Anna Wintour arrives arm-in-arm with beau Bill Nighy as she confirms their romance at the Road block! While Queens College in its nine decades of existence has no doubt helped in national integration and capacity building, it has also arguably produced high-profile and powerful inspiring women and leaders who continue to make impact in various fields within and outside the country. However, Amodu shouldnt be the only culprit, she told TheCable. She is said to be into education consultancy after her retirement. Mrs. Beatrice, too bad. 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. Britain's rock solid support for the Royal Family: With Charles' Coronation just four days way, a major poll LORD ASHCROFT: The monarchy has to change, but the King has time and goodwill on his side. The school says Dr Zhou was removed in 2010 because he allowed pupils to stay in serviced accommodation during holidays against Queen Ethelburgas College policy. They requested her to come over to the college immediately. Queen Ethelburga's is a school for boys and girls between three and 19, founded in Harrogate in 1912. Read about our approach to external linking. On Amodus handling of the rot in the school, Matthew-Daniel believes the former principal cannot escape blame as she allowed so many wrongs to take place under her watch which have now come back to haunt her. There is no way such woman will end well. She suffered much in the hospital. St Paul's School. While responding to this and other allegations against her, Akhetuamen told TheCable that she served with integrity during her tenure with the driving force of making a lasting positive impact in the school. For the old girls, Amodu felt they were becoming too meddlesome. In the EYFS, it was school policy for staff to cover or stand in front of the cameras to shield the children when the children are changing.. The fact-finding panel eventually indicted Oshifala in its final report, copies of which it forwarded to the federal ministry of education. In March 2016 when Nigerians were confronted with the news of a sex scandal against the biology teacher of the school, Olaseni Oshifala, by one of the students, Chinenye Okoye, the Amodu-led school management including the controversial former PTA chairperson, Akhetuamen, stoutly defended the teacher while the ministry exonerated and allowed him to stay on. He had appointed himself 'Provost' of 37,000 a year Queen Ethelburgers School, near Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Were it not for the intervention of the state health ministry, the school management would not have considered such drastic but necessary measure to temporarily close the school. We cant go on living with fear of victimization and intimidation. And there was the concerned mother of a former Queens College student who travelled all the way from Canada to meet the panel and report some of the teachers alleged atrocities. Of course, the officials at the federal ministry of education ministry in Abuja were also complicit in the declining standards, insiders told TheCable, insisting that they looked the other way at the rot in the school even while they were aware of all that was going on in the college. You can't be seen A case opened at Manchester County Court yesterday which revolves around two issues. The students usually had their breakfast between 7 and 7:30am while dinner was usually 6:30 and 7pm daily. SMS and WhatsApp messages were sent to her, explaining that there were a few questions to ask her concerning the deaths at Queens College. 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. Wonders shall never end. Its facilities have become stretched beyond capacity and the education and health of the girls severely at risk owing mainly to the over-admission of students, overcrowding of hostels, poor quality of water and sanitary conditions in the school. Laila St. Matthew Daniel, a rights activist, was the chairperson of that fact-finding body. WebShannon Cudd (she/her) Sean Gallup/Getty Images. (Video: Alexa And so, within two months, three students of the school had died painfully, needlessly. She died at 9:10am. I deeply appreciate but as a civil servant Im not allowed to talk to journalists. Private school Queen Ethelburgas installed 700 CCTV Queen Elizabeth died on September 8, 2022. Akhetuamen, a close ally of the former principal, gave her a controversial parting gift of N3 million on behalf of Queens College PTA. She was an orphan. Its NOT a curse. "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. I never saw Vivians death coming, her mum explained toTheCable. To correct this, a surgery was recommended and eventually performed at the teaching hospital. Of course, Eric and Sussana were no longer themselves at that moment as they prayed and hoped that nothing tragic would happen to their beloved daughter. It is so sad that corruption in our country has really blossom to this extent, public offices are been abused and misused for personal gains, not minding what havoc they wreck on those they are meant to serve. 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! They were also prevented from taking pictures. WebQueen Ethelburga's College is at Thorpe Underwood, between Harrogate and York A former chair of governors at a North Yorkshire private school has been arrested in Founded in 1927, QC used to be a school to envy. 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. A former chair of governors at a North Yorkshire private school has been arrested in connection with an alleged historical sexual offence. On April 7, 2017, when Praise Sodipo, a senior secondary school year one student of Queens College, was buried at Atan Cemetery, Yaba, Lagos, it was a gathering filled with pains and heartaches. She accused them of unjustly hating her and trying to replace her with someone from within their ranks. In most cases, gastrointestinal perforation results in severe abdominal pain, vomiting and fever, symptoms which the girls all exhibited. But why are people so wicked, sacrificing the lives of promising children for personal gains. The present situation where students pay close to one hundred thousand naira (N100,000) by way of various levies in a school that is tuition-free is absurd and unimaginable, they complained. Generally pays well. And a sewage treatment plant which was installed in 1991 ceased to function in 1997. Video, On board the worlds last surviving turntable ferry, Met Gala 2023: Stars celebrate Karl Lagerfeld, Shooting suspect was deported four times - US media, Yellen warns US could run out of cash in a month, Photo of Princess Charlotte shared as she turns 8, King Charles to wear golden robes for Coronation, More than 100 police hurt in French May Day protests, Explosion derails train in Russian border region. In private conversations, some said the schools glory had departed. A number of the window panes were broken and mosquito nets torn. A parent that was once caught attempting to take photographs was rough-handled by a member of staff. Over and beyond Oshifala, we wrote a detailed report about what we observed in the college. Speaking in an interview with TheCable, St. Matthew Daniel, accused the Nigerian media of also being part of the cover-up by not digging deeper on the issue when the ministry exonerated the teacher. Parents saw her as a woman who had successfully built a reputation of a thorough-bred professional for herself. UK at centre of secret $3bn Azerbaijani money However, she made the payment from the money parents had contributed to run a fresh school term by our incoming exco. The rankings are based on the percentage of A and A* grades achieved by students who took A-levels in 2022. Dr Howard Britton, 64, taught economics at fee-paying Queen to make an informed decision. Obviously, there are more blames to be apportioned over the deaths at Queens College beyond the role of the school management led by Amodu or civil servants who dont want to reveal important information to the public. 'The students who attended the school considered it to be safe and family oriented, and Brian Martin was a key figure at the school. While water produced from the factory were sold to the public, the students had no hygienic water to drink, bathe, wash or flush their toilets. Is Mrs Ladipo alive now? Unfortunately, almost all the victims who appeared before the panel told the members they wouldnt be able to appear before the investigative panel set up by the federal government. It has been observed that some parents/guardians of students under the guise of Concerned Parents, are in the habit of using social media platforms through which they spread false and negative information aimed at tarnishing the image of the Federal Unity Schools and inciting other parents/general public, parts of the letter stated. He was acquitted of six other child sexual abuse offences at the original trial in 2018, when he was accused of abusing boys and girls aged 13 to 17 between 2005 and 2010. #TeamQE Education York, United Kingdom linktr.ee/qethelburgas Joined November 2011 90 Following 2,935 Followers Replies Media Queen Ethelburga's WebIn 2014 89,800 was transferred to Queen Ethelburgas Collegiate, a private boarding school in York. Specifically, her mum was informed Vivian had high temperature and was being treated with antimalarial drugs. 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Queen Ethelburga's: Award-winning UK Independent 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. Bullying behaviour and lack of support from line managers. Millionaire businessman who bought 37,000-a-year WebQueen Ethelburga's is an Excellent rated (ISI 2019) independent school for girls and boys, founded in 1912. And you know the kind of country we are in. She described her daughters death as the greatest shock of my life. 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. However, not wanting to take chances, the woman left the familys Orile-Coker residence immediately for Queens College and got there around 7pm. Instead, they became lily-livered and chickened out, bowing to constituted authority when they were supposed to maintain their stand. 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. However, most of the parents were surprised when Amodu, while addressing them, announced that only a few students visited the sickbay and this was as a result of the beans they were served the previous day. She wasnt misrepresented in any way. Making money from the water factory thus became the main concern of those at the helm of affairs in the college. She fought so hard with all her strength to stay alive. Many parents evidently succumbed to intimidation by the former school principal. Martin was also found guilty of indecent assault on a girl in the early-to-mid 1990s at another retrial held in 2019. What resulted was a shocking circular from the federal ministry of education in Abuja dated 10th October, 2016, with reference number ADF/ABJ/281/II/2 to all principals of federal unity schools in which it said no other group except PTAs were allowed in the colleges. Top UK 100 boarding schools Thisis a special investigative project by Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation (CNJF) in partnership with TheCable, supported by the MacArthur Foundation. Hers was the third within two months. Det Sgt Graeme Bevington, who led the North Yorkshire Police investigation, was horrified by what happened next. Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate A brilliant young girl who won scholarships and various prizes in her kindergarten and primary school days, she was rushed to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) on February 20 around 8pm. 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. DS Bevington added: 'The bravery shown by the victims in this case to speak out against their abuser cannot be praised highly enough. Short of directly saying so, she made it look like the parents were only crying wolf where there was none. Well I know beyond any reasonable doubt that my administration did the best for Qc within the limit resources at our disposal. She met a bad case and made it worse. Allegations of corruption continue to dog the conduct of its officials as the schools under their watch deteriorate. A number of parents today disagree with the former PTA chairman on her financial stewardship especially John Ofobike, her successor as PTA chairman, and Julie Mann, her own vice chair who served during her tenure. Although N3 million was given to former principal Osime as a parting gift and captured in the PTAs 2016 Statement of Accounts, only a token N100,000 was listed in the same document as having been spent in supplying drugs to the schools sickbay, a published copy of which TheCable got. I would not want to duel much on this issue since it is already a matter in the court. #TeamQE Amodu had been appointed the executive secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in April 2007 by former President Olusegun Obasanjo even though she was relieved of that position barely four months later during the early days of the Umaru Musa YarAdua presidency. Hence my reply. However, Praise wasnt the first casualty of the gastroenteritis epidemic in the school which saw no less than 1, 200 students presenting themselves for treatment at the schools clinic between January and February 2017. The sewage treatment plant installed in 1991. The monarch reigned for an impressive 70 years. It is high time we stop thinking about the consequences of taking the right decision at crucial times. There has not been any allegation concerning current or recent pupils at the school.". Parents had to drop their daughters at the hostel gate and go no further. A CCTV camera inside school compound but who watches the authorities? In the light of this, and in the interests of transparency, Mr Martin has quite rightly decided, for the duration of the investigation, to step aside from his day-to-day involvement with the school.". She realised about N370 million during her tenure. Ladipo is now dead. Children died and all she cared about to set straight is her haters and what cable man asked her. EXCLUSIVE: High-ranking Met Police officer on 100,000-a-year who was found to be a regular user of THIRD foreign rapist remains in Britain despite orders for him to be sent back to Jamaica in 2020 - after Could a hormone spray reignite your love life? The Met Gala's heavenly bodies! I know she confessed her inordinate ambition to the School Based Management Committee representatives who met with both of us during my tenor as Chairman. WebQueen Ethelburgas has been awarded the highest grading of Excellent across all schools and areas by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), praising the pupils outstanding I could have appointed a member of my administration to stand in for me if I could not. were present in the water students were drinking in the school. Even if the panel cleared Mr. Oshifala in the absence of any evidence of wrongdoing due to the fact that Chinenye Okoye didnt appear, but does that foreclose any possible incident? They accuse her of wearing clothes that sometimes expose her frontal privates which was unbecoming for someone of her status as the schools PTA chairman, more so when she was expected to be a role model to the girls. 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WebThe table below features the A-level league table results of the top UK independent schools published by The Telegraph. One moment, she would tell her mum about her school, the next moment she would talk about family matters before moving on to another unrelated issue entirely. Anne Bronte lived at Thorpe Green as governess to the Robinson family. They were all convinced that the girls death could have been prevented. Unfortunately, on February 21, when the surgery was performed and she was wheeled back from the theatre and returned to the ward, Bithia could no longer speak coherently after regaining consciousness. Queen Ethelburga's Some feared they might even be labelled as liars. Many of them explained that their daughters had reported different forms of infections and some among them had even been hospitalised during the period the school was on break in December. The investigation took him to three states Lagos, Ogun and Edo as well as the federal capital territory, Abuja. Queen Ethelburga's College Reviews - Glassdoor In essence, while the welfare of the students ought to be the primary priority of the water project, it was instead put as secondary. WebQueen Ethelburgas, which charges around 34,000 a year for boarders, has now removed cameras from areas used by the youngest children after inspectors ruled this was Praise was in Primary 3 at the time. This was aside the fact that the school also informed parents that it was building a website for N800,000, a sum which the parents found scandalously high and unacceptable. The millionaire, who moved to the village of Ferensby, near Harrogate, has been placed on the Sex Offenders' Register. "Following the review, all 7 cameras were removed from the EYFS classrooms and our policy on changing facilities was reinforced with staff. It was a lost battle. Two other students, Vivian Osuinyi and Bithia Itulua, had died a few weeks earlier. Some others describe her as a smart but cunning woman. Despite their pleas and appeals, the principal, alongside other members of the school management, did not pay much attention to their apprehensions and complaints. WebQueen Ethelburgas Collegiate consta de 4 colegios: Chapter House (de 0 a 10), Kings Magna (de 10 a 14), Queen Ethelburgas College (14 +), The Faculty of Queen Ethelburgas (14+) Programas academicos ofertados GCSE, iGCSE, AS Level, A Level, BTEC, GCSE en 1 ao, curso preparatorio al bachillerato, Foundation Courses a partir The time was 7pm. These were traced to the conditions in the school. Welcome To Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate Going by all that happened at Queens College, and which Amodus management was able to suppress, the boarding facility of the school was run more or less like a prison house. She was buried at Atan Cemetery, Yaba, on February 23, 2017. Curiously, the ministry of education did not respond to the petition until two months and four days later. Interestingly, it was Amodu who also succeeded Osime at Federal Government Girls College, Gboko, Benue state, from where Osime was posted to Lagos. Moreover, Queens college management as well as the education ministry virtually outsourced their responsibilities to the colleges Parent Teacher Association (PTA) an association that was to more or less play a supportive role became one saddled with the responsibility of paying teachers, cooks, and providing money for chemical treatment of water in the college. No charges have been brought and Mr Martin has been released on bail while police inquiries continue. From Abuja ministry to Lagos ministry, Osime recommending Amodu(a tested & trusted criminal like her, who perfectly carried on from where she stopped), Oshifalas multiple allegations been swept under the carpet, PTA funds mismanagement by Akhetuamen, and so on.. Its of utmost concern to me that its the female folks that played the most heinous part in the terrible events. And rather than making any effort to address the apprehensions of the parents, its then director of basic andsecondary education, D. C. Uwaezuoke, said levies charged by the school management had the approval of the ministry. Although Vivian had never been sick at the school prior to that time, her mum felt there was really nothing to fret or worry about. Its against our ethics. King's Theatre She threatened that any student caught doing this would be punished, including those using phones to contact their parents and report all that was going on in the school. She said Bithia had even written a book which she was planning to publish before her death. "Like most independent schools, Queen Ethelburga's makes use of CCTV cameras for security reasons," the statement said. Over the years Ive had to stay mute, not challenge constituted authorities at various levels, even when it obvious that theyre not living up to expectations, engage in Unscrupulous Act of injustice capable of harming individuals, Group and killing ones moral and zeal to strive Harder out of fear of being victimized and intimidated by the powers that be but then after reading this sad story of how we lost 3 innocent girls at Queens College Lagos to negligence, corruption at low and high places and most importantly silence on the part of concerned parties , I couldnt help but hate myself for Everytime I chickened out when I ought to speak out. I believe with the second Law suit instituted against me by Mrs Mann whom I still repeat had an inordinate ambition of becoming the Chairman of Pta if she had succeeded in making the house to impeach me, the truth will come out. 'It was due to his success as a businessman that he was able to purchase Queen Ethelburga's School which he moved from Harrogate to the Thorpe Underwood Estate where he lived with his family. Queen Ethelburga's @qethelburgas An Excellent rated (ISI 2019) co-ed independent day & boarding school comprising of the College, the Faculty, Kings Magna & Chapter House. Holding the torch parents take a dim view of Amodus tenure. It was only when the crisis started that the school decided to give them bags of pure water from the factory. A week later, Bithias death occurred on February 22. Read about our approach to external linking. A-level Rankings 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.
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