STUDENTS’ WEEK: LECTURE & NOVELTY MATCH

Photo By; Braimoh Ismail: The NIJ players and students jubilating after the match

By: Oluwaseun Bakare

The Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Ogba, Lagos held her 4^th Annual Edition of the Students’ Week of the year 2014 tagged the year of the unusual (unusual is our slang) which started on the 2^nd of June lasted to the 7^th of June 2014.

The Students’ Week day third which was 4^th June started with a lecture on “The Role of Opposition, Media and Youth in Sustaining and Deepening the Nigeria Democracy” which was delivered by the Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and other dignitaries like the Provost of the Institution, Dr. (Mrs.) Elizabeth Ikem, the Registrar, Mr. Dotun Adenijo and other members of the school authority was in attendance.

Alhaji Lai Mohammed before starting his prepared speech takes his time to appreciate the students for having him and that he is honoured to be here “I really want to appreciate the organizer of this events for what they’ve put together” he said.

The day also witnesses a record breaking novelty match between the lecturers and the students. It is a tradition for the students to play their lecturers during each Students’ Week and ever since the inception of the Students’ Week that the students had been playing with the lecturers, they have not been any success has it is that the lecturers has always edge pass the students.

The year of the unusual really happens has the students’ breaks their lecturer’s unbeaten streak by thrashing their lecturers with a 4goals to 1 which has never happen since the inception of the students week 4years ago.

Speaking with one of the students who is also the school team new captain, Charles Odidika who scored twice during the novelty match against the lecturers said “Yes , this our year of the unusual has it is that we break the tradition of lecturers beating the students in every novelty match during each students week”.

“I particularly, really am happy for our success as being the school team new captain because it is a part of achieving victory for the school and also for the players” Charles concluded.

Another student that played during the novelty match is Shina Omolola, said that we are the new generation and truly it is really the year of the unusual.