mercyville:

I bet you have missed your master's urine..

ofai:
This is the most stupid and envy-coated post I have read today.

Are you aware that a Yoruba student attacked prof. Biobaku because of his unfair and tribalistic agenda against Prof. Njoku? Google is at your service o.

That being said, read this excerpts:

Pioneer university administrators like Profs. Ade Ajayi and Eni Njoku constitute the genius of university administration whose unique insights saw the possibility of injecting the university and its constituents into the nation-building efforts in Nigeria. It was already clear to these scholars the responsibility of a national university in the founding of a new nation. The postcolonial university, especially in Nigeria, ought to be more than a citadel for crunching graduates without any grounding in the dynamics of history and historiography, education and national destiny.

http://westernpostnigeria.com/perspective-ade-ajayi-eni-njoku-and-university-administration-in-nigeria/

Sorry dude, your lies and biase has long been and will always be busted.

During Biobaku's outreach to the UNILAG community in June 1965, Kayode Adams approached the podium and stabbed Biobaku in the back.[1] Biobaku was rushed to a UNILAG medical center where he was treated for his wounds while the Nigerian Police arrested Adams. UNILAG was shut down for months following the stabbing incident because of resulting tensions. Adams was arraigned for stabbing the Biobaku, raised a defense of insanity, and pleaded not guilty. Despite his insanity defense, Adams was found guilty of attempted murder, confined to the Yaba Psychiatric Hospital, and rusticated from UNILAG. Adams was found dead at Bar Beach, presumably from drowning in October 1969. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayode_Adams

LaudableXX:


So because a Yoruba student named Kayode Ted Adams attacked Prof. Saburi Biobaku, you feel that student was right and his opinion constituted the sole authority by which Kenneth Dike's actions must be measured? Are you for real? Was that same Yoruba student, the spokesman for all students of unilag at that time? Are you aware that same Yoruba student pleaded insanity as a defence, when his case came up in court? So for you, the words of an insane Yoruba student is the final yardstick for confirming that Dike was an expert manager of men and resources! Wonderful! Your cluelessness is unparalleled.

Lots of revisionists from the Southeast, (as well as their apologists) have attempted to paint Kenneth Dike as a saint and "an expert manager of men and resources," in most of their publications.

Independent 3rd party witnesses have however confirmed that Kenneth Dike made appointments tainted by nepotism and tribalism, instead of merit. And that factor proved that he was NOT an expert manager of men and resources! Someone who was an expert manager of men, would definitely not have allowed nepotism to taint his worldview, but would have been guided by the principle of merit, irrespective of where the holders of such merit came from!

LaudableXX:


So because a Yoruba student named Kayode Ted Adams attacked Prof. Saburi Biobaku, you feel that student was right and his opinion constituted the sole authority by which Kenneth Dike's actions must be measured? Are you for real? Was that same Yoruba student, the spokesman for all students of unilag at that time? Are you aware that same Yoruba student pleaded insanity as a defence, when his case came up in court? So for you, the words of an insane Yoruba student is the final yardstick for confirming that Dike was an expert manager of men and resources! Wonderful! Your cluelessness is unparalleled.

Lots of revisionists from the Southeast, (as well as their apologists) have attempted to paint Kenneth Dike as a saint and "an expert manager of men and resources," in most of their publications.

Independent 3rd party witnesses have however confirmed that Kenneth Dike made appointments tainted by nepotism and tribalism, instead of merit. And that factor proved that he was NOT an expert manager of men and resources! Someone who was an expert manager of men, would definitely not have allowed nepotism to taint his worldview, but would have been guided by the principle of merit, irrespective of where the holders of such merit came from!

ofai:
Who were the 3rd witness parties? Your awoists? Your awo press or stooges?

You definitely know your trash is only seen here on nairaland. They are inconsequential anyway.

ofai:
He was wrong to attack a njoku NOT Dike (get your facts right), but it goes to show how fanatical one can get for njoku. Njoku was simply blameless. Even the governing council knew njoku was blameless and competent. Njoku continued till the war broke out.

LZAA:


same way u miss ur master's ratak

LaudableXX:


Yeah...yeah...corrections have already been made. Kayode Adams attacked Eni Njoku. What next? Nobody is talking about how blameless Eni Njoku was. But trying to ascribe the appellation of "an expert manager of men and resources," to him, is somewhat far-fetched. Stick to the topic, biko.

LaudableXX:


Well, since I do not know any Awo press stooges, I guess they must be your buddies, which is why you made reference to them. Not so? And don't be deceived. A lot of people visit nairaland, and even on Google, it pops up frequently as one of the most searched websites. So try to stop lamenting...

ofai:
Good riddance....

LaudableXX:


....to your bad rubbi'sh! Yeah!

ofai:
You should be the one sticking to the topic. Always truing to discredit Igbo achievement because of your hate and envy.

Anyway, you can't change history. Dike and njoku were trailblazers in the academia and there is nothing you or your fellow losers can do about it.

LaudableXX:


Nobody is trying to discredit anybody. That has always been your own stock in trade, and those of your clique. My point is that there is no need for propaganda and exaggeration, which is what your people are known for. And that is why I always try to set the records straight. Now, try not to feel too hurt!

ofai:
Tell that to the man in the mirror. Senate board of Unilag stood for professional competence (njoku) while politicians (council), as against the lies of your accomplice Throwback, came with their tribal politics.
Thank God for history.

| THE UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS CRISIS | Minerva - A Review of Science, Learning and Policy | ISSN: 0026-4695 (Print) 1573-1871 (Online) | June 1965, Volume 3, Issue 4, pp 592–609 |

The conflict within the University, which was precipitated in February by the Provisional Council's appointment of Dr. S. O. Biobaku as Vice-Chancellor in place of Dr. E. Njoku, the incumbent Vice-Chancellor, whose continuance in office the Senate had recommended, has not abated.

The issue of tribal patronage, which was said to be the underlying motive in the action of the Provisional Council, came into the open on 24 March, 1965, when certain members of the university teaching staff issued a pamphlet in support of the appointment of Dr. Biobaku. 15 It said : "to read tribalism into the decision of [the] council is to do the university a great damage; and to refer to the group supporting the decision of the council as a tribal group is both wicked and hypocritical. In fact, to those who see tribalism in the innocent conduct of others we hasten to say that it is they whose past and present deeds at the university have been motivated by nothing but naked tribal loyalties and considerations."

The pamphlet went on to accuse Dr. Njoku of tribal prejudice and patronage, in his decisions concerning appointments and promotions. Dr. Njoku's supporters among the expatriate staff members, were also attacked: "We . . . believe in the integrity of the Nigerians who are at the helm of affairs at all levels. This is to say that we do not need a Gower or a McMurray or a Miss Moys to dictate to us who the next Vice-Chancellor for Lagos University should be. "

A group of students, who took the side of the council, issued a statement is alleging that Professor L. C. B. Gower, Dean of the Faculty of Law, formerly Professor of Law at the University of London (London School of Economics and Political Science) and recently adviser on commercial law to the Government of Ghana, was prejudiced in favour of the Ibos. "Can Professor Gower deny the fact", it asked, "that in the Faculty of Law which he heads, there is only one Yoruba lecturer and two assistant lecturers, as against one Ibo senior lecturer and seven Ibo lecturers?" Professor Gower was also accused of having "allowed himself to be used as a puppet by Dr. Eni Njoku-.

On 29 March the Senate met and took the following action. It requested the Provisional Council to state the grounds on which it decided not to reappoint Dr. Njoku. It declared its lack of confidence in the Provisional Council, as then constituted. It requested the Chairman of the Provisional Council to or deny a press report attributing to him, the statement that some senior members of the staff might be disciplined by the council; and it denied the right of the council to require of the students a promise of good behaviour, since questions of student discipline do not fall within the jurisdiction of the Provisional Council.

In accordance with its powers under the University of Lagos Act, Section 3 (2), the Senate instructed students to disregard the directive issued by the council. It also agreed that "no lecturer or professor or other member of the academic staff of the University of Lagos, other than those in the Medical School, shall give or undertake to give lectures or tutorial or practical classes, or otherwise undertake any instruction of students of the University of Lagos, until this Senate has determined that conditions for the giving of such instruction are suitable, and that the normal business of the university may proceed without the risk of disruption and in that atmosphere necessary for the imparting of knowledge to all legally registered students ".
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF01099421

ofai:


Go and read Dr okafors thrashing of fani's tales. Fanis senses were reformated after Dr. Okafor lectured him on who is who between igbo and Yoruba.

To start with, fani is in no league with Emir Sanusi.

mercyville:
I did not know Awolowo the Great but I saw and felt his good work. Providence praises him. Wait,why do your heroes always run away? I bet you would like some Pizza,won't you?

LaudableXX:


Why this matter just dey pain you like this? The facts and records speak for themselves. The Provisional Council consisted of members drawn from different parts of Nigeria, while the Senate consisted of Eni-njoku's friends and cronies. If Eni Njoku was such an excellent performer, he shouldn't have been afraid of competition, and the Senate should not have bothered to lobby or tip the scales in his favour, or try to impose his candidature for a second term, upon the university. Afterall, the works of his hands would have ensured that he scaled through the selection process which consisted of just him, and Biobaku, not so?

ofai:
Tell that to the man in the mirror. Senate board of Unilag stood for professional competence (njoku) while politicians (council), as against the lies of your accomplice Throwback, came with their tribal politics.
Thank God for history.

ofai:


You should be the one sticking to the topic. Always truing to discredit Igbo achievement because of your hate and envy.

Anyway, you can't change history. Dike and njoku were trailblazers in the academia and there is nothing you or your fellow losers can do about it.

mercyville:


I bet you have missed your master's urine..

Adelaide2:
By Segun Atanda
March 4, 2018

Dr Esther Eyiuche Uchendu of the Department of Agronomy, University of Ibadan, has won the 2018 Young Scientist Award by the Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

A statement from the Vice Chancellor (VC), University of Ibadan (UI), Prof. Idowu Olayinka, reveals that the letter of award by the SIVB President, dated 2nd March 2018, says the award is in recognition of her contributions and achievements in the In Vitro sciences. As a scientist her ‘involvement and dedication within the Society has impacted the careers of many students, young scientists and colleagues’.


Says the VC University of Ibadan, Prof Idowu Olayinka. “We are delighted that Dr Uchendu is on our Faculty. I am sure you will join me in congratulating her while wishing her further successes in her career,” Prof Olayinka stated.

http://www.newsmakersng.com/2018/03/04/ui-don-wins-2018-young-scientist-award/

LaudableXX:


Why this matter just dey pain you like this? The facts and records speak for themselves. The Provisional Council consisted of members drawn from different parts of Nigeria, while the Senate consisted of Eni-njoku's friends and cronies. If Eni Njoku was such an excellent performer, he shouldn't have been afraid of competition, and the Senate should not have bothered to lobby or tip the scales in his favour, or try to impose his candidature for a second term, upon the university. Afterall, the works of his hands would have ensured that he scaled through the selection process which consisted of just him, and Biobaku, not so?

Throwback:


They were trailblazers in receiving appointments that had been predetermined by Igbos to be awarded to Igbos, as Akanu Ibiam's statement to Kenneth Dike was self revealing. Simply put, Akanu Ibiam was not going to allow any Yoruba become the Principal of Ibadan even if Dike rejected the appointment. And seeing no other qualified Igbo in sight, the position would rather be given to a foreigner.

The trailblazer would always remain the first African professor in Nigeria, Oladele Ajose, and it will always be remembered that he was a victim of keduism. Nigeria sacrificed its brightest brain and most experienced faculty on the altar of keduism

I can now put into proper perspective the hatred Chinua Achebe reported that Igbos faced right inside UI after Ojukwu declared Biafra in 1967, with their Yoruba colleagues telling the Igbos to hurry off to their Biafra.

Keduism was at that time drawing its last breath to the delight of its Yoruba victims.

ofai:
Wow see how you try so hard to change the narratives, only for karma to further expose you.

http://westernpostnigeria.com/perspective-ade-ajayi-eni-njoku-and-university-administration-in-nigeria/

Minerva is devoted to the study of ideas, traditions, cultures, and institutions in science, higher education, and research. It is equally focused on historical as well as present practices and on local as well as global issues. Moreover, the journal does not represent one single school of thought, but rather welcomes diversity within the rules of rational discourse.

The journal features peer reviewed articles and essay reviews. In addition, special issues are periodically published on themes of topical importance. https://link.springer.com/journal/11024

LaudableXX:


You must be a shareholder of westernpost. It is a faceless online publication. That article was written by their "Staff writer." Tell me, is "Staff writer," a person's name? Oga, I can as well give you other links to other publications that show a different view of Eni Njoku, from the one you know. I have done so already, in one of my earlier posts. I gave you an article written about the Unlig crisis under Eni Njoku and published in Minerva which is an international journal, that is a highly rated Review of Science, Learning and Policy. It contains articles by scholars, academicians and reputable writer. It is clearly way above your so-called 'Western post.'

ofai:


Shame on you. "Agberoism" everywhere.

"Ni ilu wa...ni adugbo wa" mentality. Always reaping where they did not sow. Lazy losers. Always afraid of competition.

You can't change history no matter the colour of painting brush you use against Igbo.

Olddirtywizard:
I googled this woman and besides her PhD thesis which has been cited once, there seems to be nothing of note she has published. Her UI's bio page is also blank and there is a dearth of information about her, her studies and accomplishments, if any. I searched the SIVB website and her name is just not turning up. So, what's the significance of this award?

Adelaide2:


You tried hard to sound like an intellectual but you are obviously a fake. Where did you search her and did not find anything about her? You suppose academic work are published on the general google.com, exclusively?

Esther graduated with a PhD from Oregon State University about 2011 or 2012. She started working at UI a few years later. So give and take she has worked at UI for about 4-6 years.

In total, since after graduation she has published tens of papers and most were from her research at UI. She has been cited by other scientists at least 258 times. Please see first photo below.

If you want to search for people's research work, google is just only one of the many search sites you can do so by. If you go to Researchgate (you may need to have a login and password), you will find at least 27 publications from Esther and her colleagues (see number on first print screen photo below). She could also have additional publications hosted on PubMed (NCBI) or Web of Science. Also google scholar is an option.

Below are some of Esther's research from Researchgate. Esther may not be a world class scientist, but by Nigeria's standard she is of national class, better than 95% of Nigerian scientists of her age (graduation date) and qualification working in Nigeria under your shithole conditions.

ofai:
*yawns* am bored. I will know when you have something worthwhile to contribute.
*leaves thread*

mercyville:


What he is saying in essence is that she did not win anything.It is a fake news.The only best young scientists that the world know from Africa are these:



Hallowed Olaoluwa, Nigeria, Mathematical Physics, Harvard University & University of Lagos


Hallowed is the youngest person to be awarded a PhD in Mathematics in Africa. His research focuses on Functional Analysis, with a focus on Fixed Point Theory which has its applications in optimisation of allocations of resources such as network, power, workforce and Government Budget. Comprehensive optimisation schemes have tremendous impact on transportation network (traffic control, construction of routes to decongest heavy traffic), services offered by hospitals, industrial productivity and national budgets taking into account various economic, financial and social constraints.

Tolullah (Tolu) Oni, Nigeria, Urban Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine, University of Cape Town, School of Public Health and Family Medicine



Tolu is working on establishing the Research Initiative for Cities Health and Equity (RICHE), an interdisciplinary research programme for urban health research in Africa. Her research investigates urbanisation and health and population health transition and aims to contribute significantly to existing knowledge on the changing patterns of disease and implications for health and wellbeing of the population in the context of urbanisation. In particular, her work explores the interaction between chronic infectious and non-infectious diseases, and the impact of the physical and socioeconomic environment on the health profile of populations living in unplanned urban settings.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/african-scientists-meet-15-of-africas-most-brilliant-young-scientists/amp/

Adelaide2:


You tried hard to sound like an intellectual but you are obviously a fake. Where did you search her and did not find anything about her? You suppose academic work are published on the general google.com, exclusively?

Esther graduated with a PhD from Oregon State University about 2011 or 2012. She started working at UI a few years later. So give and take she has worked at UI for about 4-6 years.

In total, since after graduation she has published tens of papers and most were from her research at UI. She has been cited by other scientists at least 258 times. Please see first photo below.

If you want to search for people's research work, google is just only one of the many search sites you can do so by. If you go to Researchgate (you may need to have a login and password), you will find at least 27 publications from Esther and her colleagues (see number on first print screen photo below). She could also have additional publications hosted on PubMed (NCBI) or Web of Science. Also google scholar is an option.

Below are some of Esther's research from Researchgate. Esther may not be a world class scientist, but by Nigeria's standard she is of national class, better than 95% of Nigerian scientists of her age (graduation date) and qualification working in Nigeria under your shithole conditions.