Expulsion Scandal Rocks Covenant University: 120 Students Expelled

there is too much criticism of the school on this page. you guys would do well to find out the values upon which the school was founded before you judge.
although university students are not little kids yet they are still youths and they need the guidance of adults to mold their personalities. thus there is nothing wrong if the university chooses to protect the students by denying them unrestricted communication and interaction with the viciously corrupted environment.

as concerns the expelled students, that would have been the best solution under the circumstances, because they showed repeated rebellion to constituted authority. it was not their first offense but they wanted to prove that they were going live by their own laws and that would negatively affect the university community and would have ripple effect on others. in short its like a gangrenous leg that needs to be amputated. not a pleasant choice but necessary for the well being of the whole being.

students who go to CU and their parents had reviewed their options, considered what the school and the church stand for before they choose the institution. it would therefore be a sad situation if the school does not live up to the expectations

Janami,a pat on the back for you.

"Naijarians" like long story. Wetin don happen don happen. If you carry beef full belle for the school,na you know. Only tin be say,the school pumps tens of millions if not hundreds each year and they're doing great at helping those that JAMB has red-carded to get an education.

So fellow nairalanders,there's nothing to be said. Find something doing and stop criticizing what other people do with their own business. Abi una get shares for the school.

CU students-get the education you need and leave.All i'll say is that life aint what they portray over there.

Expel a student for not coming to a 'General Assembly with a bible. And some human beings in this forum are defending the schools action.

I see some lawyers smiling to their banks.

i don't see why this si a big deal, if they knew the rules before hand and they broke them they should be punished, thats whats wrong with Nigeria today, people think they should be given leniency. Its the same attitude that translate to all aspect of our lives. If you break the rules you should be punished plain and simple. Personally i would not expel anyone for that offense but if they were given the rules ahead of time they should not complain because they knew what they were getting into.

Also the fact that there were 20 students with first class in one class is not a big deal either. if you go to the best schools in the world it happens every class. i was in unilag before i moved to school in the US and one of my lectures in lag said its impossible to get an A in his class, he said "A is for god, B is for me and C's and below you can have" If a student deserves a first class award them what they deserve. Also a lot of lecturers and professors in Nigeria are incompetent, they do not know how to teach or help students learn thats why so many students fail (i agree that the learning conditions are far from adequate also). But if in a class of 200, only 50 people pass that not the students fault, thats the fault of the professors. The stufff that they gave me for final exam in unilag was homework for me here in Yankee, but yet it seemed like it was impossible to understand while i was a student there.  In my graduating class of about 200 there were over 20 people with first class.

whots up with all this yarns abu covenant university,the students knew wot they were getting into before they entered so wots all the noise.Its not by force to enter covenant now there are other schools, so when you are in c.u. woteva comes your way  u take it.

imagine this!  before u gain admission to the school u need to take an interview where they ask u silly questions like "do u listen to d`bang,2face,9ice etc" and the reply from the students would be "no".now tell me who in naija haven`t listened to these  guys,which means u have 2 lie to get admission to the school.that is wacked

@Mustay

like i said am sure the GO and board have the best in mind for the school,but is it really working,are they producing all round Christian adults ready for the larger society? I used my cousin as an example and there are so many worse than my cousin that the school is producing.You should go to nightclubs and bar in various towns and you will be surprised(or not) the number of private university student you would find there, thats what lack of choices have pushed them to.

there are rules and regulations guiding every society,
so if these 120 student chose to break the rules of the school, too bad.

Just pray your child or ward doesnt repeat such again or else you'll be singing a different song,  If i may ask, what bad record did these students have before?,  A school that doesnt permit the use of handsets, holds assembly and so on. It is secondary education. Yeah the guy may have good intentions, but y arent people saying wrong things about other xtian schools

First of all, A bad law is a bad law wether you agree to it or not.
People agree to things like that when they are left with little option or in a precarious position.

We all know JAMB is a wash and people will do anything to give their kids some sort of education. Even if it is CU. If the educational sector was well run and there were lots of options around, i don't think any one would want to enroll in such a glorified kindergaten after reading such crap as LAWS (ASSEMBLY)

What exactly were the repeated offences these expelled students may have committed, if your child was only suspended!
In universities the offences for expulsion are usually very grave ones. and please annswer the questions posted by Brown bonno?

mama pattoo1
Na wa for u o
shey u still dey dance to d blues wey d administration dey play for u?
by d time them change d blues to raggae, u go bow

Mama Pattoo1 which sch u go?
You no groove for d sch u go?
y u decide to raise your pikin in bondage?
its just so clear that u are one of the fanatical worshippers of papa
I think u'v bn paid to make a statement


Mama Pattoo1
like u don't get d issue on ground
bible in a "social" gathering?
u aint fair and truthful to your kid

@ Gamine

people like u and your covenant university is the reason why alot of people don't want to be christians. if God was to judge people the way that stupid secondary u call university did, nobody will enter heaven. nonsense! ! !

wonders shall never end being expelled is crazy for bible's imagine

That's why it is called 'Private' Institution of higher learning.

If my son fails to abide to simple rules and regulations of where he finds himself, then he should be held liable for whatever outcome is.  This country is like this today because every body have become so disobedient to rules and regulations of this country. The country is getting worse each day because people feel they can break laws and just get away with it.   There is a popular saying, when you go to Rome, behave like a Roman. A student can decide to dance raggea, toss the whole girls in the universe or whatever he/she desires when he/she is outside the walls of that school, but I think once you are within the walls of that school and you know the rules and regulations, you have been warned severally and all sorts, it is good for such a student to live with some sort of caution.  Bishop Oyedepo is not a wicked man to expel those student just for that reason as claimed by the reporter.  It is not compulsory that anyone should accept the school, its rules and regulations.  But one thing is sure, the school has a standard and is not ready to compromise its standard.  Like I earlier said, though Jesus came for the good of man, yet was criticized and not accepted by all. The school did not force anyone into it.  If anyone so much cherish all the so called freedom of this and that, use of phones and all sorts, then such a one should not in the first place seek or accept admission into the school.  Secondly, the so called JAMB is not a true test of knowlede as we know in this country.  CU holds their own exams/test & other admission screening exercises, so I think they can decide to admit students based on such performances which they know is true test of the students knowledge.  However, they also have a JAMB cut-off point with which they consider such admissions and the student must fulfill the required 5 credits as applicable to the course of study.  Infact those who were admitted on the basis of awaiting WAEC/NECO result and who did not meet the 5 credits requirements, their admission were withdrawn and their acceptance fees/schools fees already paid refunded to such affected ones.  This goes to tell us the standard of the school.  There is nothing wrong if you discipline yourself for a while by obeying known rules and regulations just to get what you want and if it turns out that you get shapened by the lifestyle of the school, fine and better.  That is the TOTAL MAN concept of the school.  Everything in life is not just the academic qualification, but it is about being a TOTAL MAN in every spheres of life.    Please I will plead that CU should be left alone to go by its standard.   Mind you, even with God, no man breaks the law and go free for life. There is a day of judgement and reward which could be pleasant or unpleasant.  I desire the best for my son and I do not have to rethink.