Dowen College
7 Jan
The Lagos State Ministry of Education has directed management of Dowen College, Lekki, to correct identified lapses in the school’s administration as discovered during the ministry
6 Jan
Lagos State Government has cleared five students and employees of Dowen College, accused of complicity in the death of 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni.
5 Jan
Lagos State Government has exonerated the five students and five employees of Dowen College linked to the death of a 12-year-old student, Sylvester Oromoni, in the state. Also cleared by the government from being responsible for Sylvester's death, a nephew to Delta state deputy governor, Kingsley Otuaro, was the management and school building in Lekki.…
30 Dec
I have followed the tragic incident at Dowen College with keen interest. I have also taken the time to read a number of comments on the development.
23 Dec
Ever since the circumstances of Sylvester Oromoni’s tragic death allegedly in the hands of evil child bullies went viral, there has been an outpour of powerful emotions on social media
22 Dec
A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ court in Lagos has granted bail to five students of Dowen College, facing a charge of conspiracy and homicide filed against them by the police.
20 Dec
Bullying, a situation where stronger children prey on the weakness and vulnerability of others, has sadly become a worrisome issue among children in our country, especially those in secondary schools. It is a common phenomenon in Nigerian schools especially, among boarding schools students. Though unacceptable, it is becoming the norm, rather than an aberration and…
16 Dec
Anyone who went through secondary school hostel/boarding house life knows that often, some seniors or some of the bigger boys or girls often bully the juniors.
15 Dec
Even as Nigerians patiently await the outcome of investigation going on over the untimely death of 12-year old Sylvester Oromoni , student of Dowen College, Lekki in Lagos..
14 Dec
The invariable outcome is the encouragement of moral turpitude as every youth fostered in such an environment would prefer the laxity and latitude to a strict regime of moral control
13 Dec
The Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CSACEFA) has called on the government and relevant stakeholders to urgently intervene in the reoccurring issues of violence in schools.
13 Dec
Tragedies of monumental proportions have taken over our academic environment in recent times as students, sent by parents to achieve academic laurels, have become monsters constituting nuisance to their own future and society.
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