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Wednesday, July 22, 2020

RAPE AND THE WAY FORWARD By Idowu Samuel Ayodele

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         RAPE AND THE WAY FORWARD

 A non-consensual vicious act and inhumane behaviour of dominance, brutality and forceful intercourse with an individual is considered Rape. Dictionary.com defines Rape as an unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus or mouth of another person with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without consent of the victim. 

This heinous act has found its way into the society by circumventing religious and moral standards and as such, it has eaten deep into the fabric of the society. The impact of rape can be seen in the very way we live our lives and raise our children because they affect our overall sense of safety. 
A perpetrator of the ignoble act of rape is known as a Rapist whom many perceive as a psychopath; which could be anybody ranging from father, uncle, teacher and even religious leader inclusively, living in the society. Nevertheless, rape is a criminal act that warrants strict legal actions on anybody who is found wanting in perpetrating the inhumane act. Before we consider the different factors that empower the anti-humane behaviour, it is important to understand a brief historical perspective of this menace that is ravaging the country like a plague of Egypt.

Historically, there are essentially two versions of the Concept of Rape: one is through “War” and the other is seen as a criminal offense within the individual societies. Although they are essentially the same violations of the victims, they have been seen in different light throughout human history.
War Rape  
Is what we generally think of as an ancient history, the rape of women of a conquered city by the victorious army was considered a part of the “spoils of war”. The plunder and theft of many valuables, along with rape of women is considered a normal and expected result of victory and penalty of defeat. The rape of women of a defeated city or army was not just about carnal lust of the victorious army or individual soldiers, it was another way to completely humiliate and subjugate the defeated country and society. We have so many instances in the olden days African war conquest, biblical stories of war, mythology and legend stories. 
Criminal Offense of Rape  
On the other hand is historically considered a criminal offense and the prohibitions and penalties as far back as the code of Hammurabi long considered to be the firstwritten law. However, when reading these ancient texts, it appears the offense was not always perceived as a crime against the female victim as much it was seen as an offense against the husband or father of the victim. 
For instance, under the ancient Hebrew law as documented in the Holy Bible, in the book of Deuteronomy, the crime of rape or even consensual intercourse with a virgin without permission of a father had specific punishment. In recent times, the case of rape has been the tale on the media and it is important to note different obvious reasons that could spur this obnoxious act especially in Nigeria
Some of these reasons include lack of proper home training of the male child, negative influence of social media, negative societal orientation, lack of sexual education, parental flaw, religious irregularities, spiritual factor among others. This is obviously becoming a pandemic on its own lying side by side with the novel corona virus, most especially in Nigeria. No where is safe in the country because of the fear of rape. Rape takes place in the church, school and even at home. 
Unlawful act

A recent case of a University of Benin student _Uwa Omonozua_ who was raped in the church when she allegedly went to study, had created an uproar in the country along side many other cases. No doubt the menace is not a recent phenomenon as we can see from the historical background above. 
But today, the number of cases has taken a flit in folds compared to yesteryears figure. Divergent opinions have trooped the media on the causes of rape; some commentators believed it is indecent dressing while some hold the opinion that no factor could justify rape. I believed this is based on the environment we live in and the different culture of our society. Each society has different causes of rape. However, I would like to recommend different ways to tackle the danger of rape that has posed so much threat to the livelihood of the female gender in the country. 

To tackle this threatening menace, I would recommend that families should take due responsibility in the training of their children. Parents are the first teacher of a child. It is disheartening that most parents neglect their role in educating their children but rather leave all the training to the teacher, peer group and social media which are the immediate environment of the child aside the home. 
The family is an agent of socialization. The parents should teach and enlighten their children on rape, its atrocities and possible implications. 
Sex education should be the priority of the family at this stage. Schools being the second agent of socialization should incorporate sex education into the curriculum of the educational system. This will go a long way in containing rape, as children _both male and female_ will have a better understanding of sex education. Peer pressure should be given due concern. A popular proverbs says, “show me your friend and I will tell you who you are”. Peer Pressure has influenced rapist greatly in the society because children mingle with friends and imitate their actions speedily. Parents should play their role in checkmating the kinds of friends their children move with. 
The Social Media is another bane that has influenced rape in today’s world. A lot of unsavoury posts are being displayed on the social media today which is not healthy for some users. Different incidences have occurred through social media, viewing of erotic content, uploading of nude pictures and so on has spurred many rapist to rape girls in today’s age of social media. Laws should be enacted to regulate social media users and anyone found guilty of the law should be brought to book. 
Indecent dressing 👆 

Also, social media can be used as an avenue for protest to curb the menace of rape in the society. In the same vein, religious organizations should play adequate part in tackling this issue. Clerics should preach against rape, sexual sins and admonish worshippers on the implications attached to this. 
The Government
The government should join force in tackling this crime by strengthening the judicial system so that the implementation of the already made laws on rape would be well established. Rapist should be made to face the wrath of the law and serve as deterrent to other prospective rapist. I strongly recommend that the law of rape should be greatly empowered in the constitution and if there is possibility of reviewing the constitution, the government should carry out adequate research on the cases of rape in different parts of the country in order to help create proper measures to curtail it or probably proffer a lasting solution to it. . 




Written by Idowu Samuel of Ascend Royal 




References
1. https://m.guardian.ng/opinion/rape-cases-and-the-way-forward/ 
2. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/rape?s=t 
3. https://www.sample.jbup.com._4869_CHO1_Chancellor

Friday, June 19, 2020

The Future Of Education Post Covid 19 by Idowu Samuel Ayodele, Ascend Royal Academy.

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This Informative Essay written by Idowu Samuel Ayodele

THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION POST COVID 19


    AN ESSAY SUBMITTED BY IDOWU SAMUEL AYODELE
      FROM ASCEND ROYAL ACADEMY,  KUBWA,  ABUJA.

To start with, it is important for us to have a background over-view of the term ‘education’. Oxford Advanced English dictionary defines education as the process of receiving or giving systematic information, especially at school or university.
It is the process of facilitating learning or acquisition of knowledge, skills values, beliefs and habits. It is derived from a Latin word ‘educatio’ which means breeding, a bringing up and direct research.  Education takes place in a formal or informal setting, and experience which has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels or acts may be considered educational.

A conscious and deliberate effort is required to create an atmosphere of learning and a learning process that is conducive so that the learners can actively develop the potential for him to have spiritual strength, self-control, personality, intelligence, noble character and skills needed for  themselves and for the society.

However, I submit that education is the bedrock of personal, social and economic development. An Informed individual is an educated entity who has been developed through formal learning, to become self-reliant, bold, responsible and stable, while an informed nation takes adequate decision about the development of its nation; economic development and human resources development to elevate the standard of the nation and also to invest in the capacity of her populace.
Considering this topic, emphasis would be laid on the formal educational setting and the future of it after the novel COVID 19 pandemic. It is a non gainsaying fact that COVID 19 has affected educational sector worldwide in which Nigeria is not an exemption leading to the total closure of schools, universities and colleges. Most governments around the world have temporarily closed educational institutions in an attempt to contain the spread of COVID 19.

Statistics shows that as at the 7th of June 2020, approximately 1.72 billion learners are currently affected due to school closures in response to the pandemic.
According to UNICEF monitoring, 134 countries are currently implementing local closures, impacting about 98.5 percent of the world’s student population. The effect of schools closure is not only on students, teachers and families but has far-reaching economic consequences.
It is important to note that the state of education before the sudden emergence of the novel Covid-19 pandemic differs from country to country. The state of European educational system differs from the  African state of education; with their differences ranging from conducive learning environment, adequate facility to aid teaching and learning, competent and qualified instructors and teachers in their respective fields, availability of learning materials, among others as converse to African pathetic state of education, especially Nigeria. Developed countries have an adequate and improved educational budget while most developing countries like Nigeria have a rather poor educational budget which has an overwhelming drastic effect on the quality of education obtainable in the country.

Moreover, in most developed countries, there are huge investment on technology and innovation because they understand that it is the language of the future. For instance, China is strategically investing heavily in robotics, nano-technology, 3D printing, big data analytics, advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, cloud computing, human machine cooperation and hypersonics. This is an indication that they are already buying into the future, and to thrive in the future, the traditional way of learning, reading and passing exams would not be sustainable in the future thereby launching into creative innovations and technology.

For an individual or a nation to thrive in the future after the pandemic, there are basic 21st century skills that a developing nation like Nigeria must key into in order to be relevant in the future the educational system is thriving at. These skills are critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication information literacy, media literacy, technology literacy, flexibility, leadership initiative, productivity and social skills. These are the skills that the future teachers, students, including the government must key into so as to have a solid society and a developed nation. As a result of this, adequate funding is of a paramount necessity most especially in Nigeria and other developing countries in order to beat the tide of the future.
Education is advancing due to technological and digital innovation because COVID 19 has exposed the weakness of learning and teaching in developing countries like Nigeria without technological and digital advancement. It is obvious that the innovative strategy adopted by many countries to cut the gap of learning during this COVID season is the introduction of online teaching through different social media platforms like Zoom, Google classroom, WhatsApp and other platforms employed to connect  teachers and students. The loophole is so wide in developing counties even in Nigeria which reflects that the nation is not yet ready to buy into the future as different challenges of teaching via technology was enormous during this exercise.

 Some of these challenges are poor internet connections in the country, non availability of gadget that could enhance digital learning, inability to monitor student participation in e-leaning classes, poor funding of technological innovation that could spur the nation’s academic improvement, among others.
To succeed in the future of education, proper technological and digital skills is of a paramount importance. The shortcoming of these challenges has really reflected the state of developing countries in reference to Nigeria, that we are not ready for the future trend in the sector. The future would be so herculean and hectic if the government does not invest properly in digital and technological innovations to boost affective and relevant learning skills in the educational sectors of developing countries like Nigeria. Most teachers who are not digitally and technologically inclined would not be able to cope with this new trend in the future, likewise students who are not digitally informed would not cope in the future demand of education, a government that is not digitally prepared would lag behind in the future educational activities. COVID 19 has taught the relevance of digitalization in the educational sector and to buy into the future, both individual and government must internalise the importance of it in the future.
In Nigeria for instance, many public school students were at the receiving end of this shortcoming for  lack of digital tools to engage them during the COVID 19 period to boost their learning capacity as against their counterpart in the private schools due to lack of funding by the government and poor consideration of digitalization in the public school. Most public schools in Nigeria do not have a well furnished computer laboratory where learning could take place let alone reaching students at home during COVID 19. This has left most of the students docile and some are even constituting nuisance at home because there is nothing to engage them to be active academically while the novel pandemic lingers.
It is also suffice to say that quality education does not only develop human skills and knowledge of the people or labour force of the country but it is also a source of economic activities that attract foreign investors and students. Therefore, the future of education after COVID 19 is in the area of entrepreneurial skills to meet the demands of the 21st century world. Educators or teachers would not only teach practical courses in abstraction but also would be demanded to take  pro-active steps in building the creative capabilities of their students. For instance, a student studying Marketing in the tertiary institution would not be complacent taking note only for the sake of passing an exam but would rather stretch further to practice some of the learning instructions he or she has learnt in school, to engage in selling of products so as to make ends meet. We can see that while the pandemic lingers in the country  and with an incessant  increasing figure in the world, most people including students have been able to activate their creative prowess and articulate their marketing skills by the means of producing facemask, snacks and other fast selling products that are easily affordable by the people, as a survival strategy in a developing country like Nigeria where the larger stem of the populace do not receive palliative from the government. Vocational education and entrepreneurship would definitely take a stand after COVID 19. This is another future that the educational sector should take cognisance of, most importantly Nigeria, after the pandemic has finally been made to rest.
Leadership is another area the educational system would place premium on after the COVID 19.  It has been observed that different responses to the rising challenge by the developed countries cannot be compared with the way leaders respond in developing countries. Prompt actions were taken by the United state leaders in responding adequately in time to curb the spread of COVID 19 as against Nigeria as a nation. Education will take a quantum leap in building leadership capacity of students in order for them to be more responsible and sound in decision making in the case of emergency situations.

In conclusion, the novel Pandemic has really taught a lot of lessons, and for education to thrive in the imminent future, the points highlighted in this discourse would be necessary most especially for a developing country like Nigeria.


                                                       
Idowu Samuel Ayodele - Grammarian





                             REFERENCES
1.   https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education
2.  https://m.guardian.ng/features/education/aligning-2020-education-to-future-demands/
3.  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_on_education
4. Oxford advance learner dictionary.  Definition of education.

Monday, December 2, 2019

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Saturday, March 9, 2019

Celebrating the queen's👸 birthday

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Join us to celebrate 🥂 with our dear sister, darling and the finest of Akwa ibom state, Ministry of internal revenue MERCYBLINKS KOOPE #ibomkopa a very BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎊 to her... Wishing you a very good life from all of us @spacoblog. #weloveyoudearly
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Sunday, October 14, 2018

Ighalo scores hat-trick as Super Eagles smash four past Libya

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The Super Eagles of Nigeria whitewashed Libya 4-0 in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium on Saturday, courtesy of Odion Ighalo’s hat-trick and Samuel Kalu’s beautiful finish.

The Nigerian side went ahead just two minutes into the match as Libyan goalkeeper Mohamed Abdaula brought down Ighalo who was on a goal-bound move and referee Jean-Jacques Ndala pointing to the spot.

Ighalo dusted himself up to convert the penalty kick which gave the Super Eagles the platform to play freely.

Libya almost got the equalizer in the 12th minute after Mohamed Abdussalam’s header was brilliantly saved by Francis Uzoho.

But there were no more goals in the first half as the Libyan side hold the rampaging Super Eagles off to make the scoreline respectable going into the interval.

After an initial loads of attacks from the visitors in the early minutes of the second half, the Super Eagles rediscovered their mojo and the harvest of goals continued.

In the 58th minute, Ighalo collected a through pass from Alex Iwobi to round off Abdaula for his second of the evening.

Ighalo completed the second-half carnage with a fine simple goal after Ahmed Eltarbi had goofed Ahmed Musa’s cross.

Having enjoyed watching his team-mates run up the score, Samuel Kalu also found the back of the thanks to an assist from Henry Onyekuru.

After this encounter, the Super Eagles will travel to meet the Knights of Libya for the return leg on Monday.

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Wednesday, October 10, 2018


DOPEST FREESTYLE!! Watch How This 21 Year Old Rapper “Picazo_rhap” Spit Fire On The Mic (You Will Love This)
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Hello Guys,

We know you all are lovers of good music and we’ve promised never to starve you of it at all 😉 We gat you!!!

In case you don’t know, Chinko Ekun is currently having his “Able God” rap competition on his Instagram page and entries have started flowing in like water 🔥🔥

Well, one of the Rappers freestyle went viral after Chinko shared it on his Instagram page and we can’t help but share it with you all to enjoy.

His name is Picazo_rhap and he caught everyone’s attentions with his mad flows.

The young rapper is something else, believe me.
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Question Of The Day:- Will You Stop Listening To Davido For A Year For $1m?
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Hello Guys,

We want to know how much you love your favorite Artiste and how far you can go for them.

In case you missed that of Wizkid, Here it is Will You Stop Listening To Wizkid For A Year For $1m?

Tell us how big your love for Davido and his music is to you, can any amount of make you stop listening to the Assurance crooner for a whole year.

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Will You Stop Listening To Davido For A Year For $1m?
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A Corp member was arrested today at bariga in front of his house on his way back from his monthly clearance.The police men came for mass arrest because nepa officials reported that people in the neighborhood were using illegal connection.He showed dem his ID card and explained he was just coming back from his local government but they insisted that he must be arrested... Finally they took them to bariga station from bariga station to court, from court to ikoyi prison...Finally he is been locked up at ikoyi prison... No one to talk.... His name is EZE JAMES LA18B/2361‬


My question now is are we really called to serve?
‪#Juticeforjames #corpmembersmustberespected

 **REPOST TO ALL NYSC GROUPS IN LAGOS AS WE AWAIT THE NEXT POINT OF ACTION...*

 **GIVING 24HRS DEADLINE FOR HIS RELEASE OR CORPERS SHUT DOWN ACTIVITIES IN LAGOS WILL GRAND PROTEST...*
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Monday, October 8, 2018

Evangelism

RCCF Corpers, Uyo Chapter...
Presents ~ Rural Rugged Evangelism 2018 @ Esa Ekpo area of Akwa Ibom state

According to #spacoblog, it was spirit filled and there was absolute turn up by the villagers
It lasted for 3 days, prayer chain was on, the handing over and lots more
                Praise be to God. Source RCCF G-Papa





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17B's Passing Out Parade is by the Corner
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2018, Batch A Corp members of all time
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