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Serving his way to greatness after surviving societal pressures, depression and suicide thought

According to the popular assuim, "It is not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving". A perfect example is a selfless act demonstrated by a Kogi-Born corps member in Kwara State identified as Emmanuel Oluwasayomi Ahmadu, also known as Mr Voiceover, with state code KW/19B/2929, who is sacrificing his monthly allowances towards tackling the menace of depression and suicide act across 50 major high schools, 10 campuses, 16 communities, Mosques, Churches, IDPs and Orphanage homes as his personal community development service in Kwara State as a means of curbing the thriving problem which is most prevalent among adolescents and youths in the society and the world at large.

Emmanuel sentizing and giving hope to young minds across 50 schools in Kwara State

In a review of the latest prognosis by World Health Organization, depression will rise to become the second (2nd) most prevailing health problem globally in 2020. Meanwhile, Emmanuel Oluwasayomi Ahmadu has taken it upon himself to profer solution to this problem by hosting and organizing sensitization conferences and symposiums in schools, campuses, communities, IDPs and orphanage homes, Mosques and Churches and many more on Mental Health Awareness And Sensitization Programme, focused on tackling the menace of depression and suicide prevalent among the adolescents and youths in Nigeria.

The Corps member who suffered depression and suicide thoughts and wrote o'level exam 17 times in 5 years, survived societal pressures, failures and setbacks before securing admission into the University due to broken home and became an orphan at the verge of securing admission, yet did not give up, has been a global sensation and he is being celebrated for using his story to change the world.

Emmanuel, a graduate of University of Benin (UNIBEN), who recently got featured on one of the leading international television platforms in the world, British Broadcasting Commission (BBC) for his globally sensational story and impacts, shared on his Facebook timeline that he has no doubt in his heart that God orchestrated his story to pass a message of hope to this generation, especially to the adolescents and youths who are scared to face failures, societal pressures, and setbacks and are dying daily of suicide, hopelessness, anxiety, fustration, depression, which is leading them to indulge in societal vices which they assume is a solution.
Where there is love there is life

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The teachers of Obafemi Awolowo University Staff School , Ile- Ife, on Tuesday protested the failure of the university’s authority to pay over 18 months’ salaries.
The teachers, who trooped out with placards bearing various inscriptions, obstructed vehicular movement while demanding immediate payment of their salaries in arrears.
They were joined by members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), as they also demanded the inclusion of workers of the institution’s staff school on its payroll.
Speaking on behalf of the protesters, Adeleye Olufemi said the university has refused to pay their salaries.
“We have protested on several occasions but the Ogunbodede administration will always turn deaf ears,” he said.
Another protester, who declined to say her name because she was scared of victimisation, said many of the teachers in the school find getting their ‘daily meal’ difficult. because they were neglected.

“There are times we held meetings that we should go on strike but we later discovered that when we do this, we are only punishing the innocent kids in school,” she said.
The chairman, SSANU OAU chapter, Ademola Oketunde, said the federal government’s non-payment of salaries is affecting teachers’ ability to give their best to the next generation.
The crisis on non-payment of staff school teachers in OAU started in 2016 and several protests have been held, without solution.
Efforts by this newspaper to reach Abiodun Olanrewaju, the school’s spokesperson at the time of filing this report were not successful. His known telephone numbers were not connecting and text message sent did not get a response.The teachers of Obafemi Awolowo University Staff School , Ile- Ife, on Tuesday protested the failure of the university’s authority to pay over 18 months’ salaries.
The teachers, who trooped out with placards bearing various inscriptions, obstructed vehicular movement while demanding immediate payment of their salaries in arrears.
They were joined by members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), as they also demanded the inclusion of workers of the institution’s staff school on its payroll.
Speaking on behalf of the protesters, Adeleye Olufemi said the university has refused to pay their salaries.
“We have protested on several occasions but the Ogunbodede administration will always turn deaf ears,” he said.
Another protester, who declined to say her name because she was scared of victimisation, said many of the teachers in the school find getting their ‘daily meal’ difficult. because they were neglected.

“There are times we held meetings that we should go on strike but we later discovered that when we do this, we are only punishing the innocent kids in school,” she said.
The chairman, SSANU OAU chapter, Ademola Oketunde, said the federal government’s non-payment of salaries is affecting teachers’ ability to give their best to the next generation.
The crisis on non-payment of staff school teachers in OAU started in 2016 and several protests have been held, without solution.
Efforts by this newspaper to reach Abiodun Olanrewaju, the school’s spokesperson at the time of filing this report were not successful. His known telephone numbers were not connecting and text message sent did not get a response.