TAF Set To Host 2025 Children’s Christmas Party, Promises Bigger Celebration, Scholarships

The Tola Awosika Foundation (TAF) has announced the return of its annual Children’s Christmas Party, one of the most anticipated festive events in Ondo State, with this year’s edition scheduled for December 28, 2025.

In a statement issued by TA Media, the Foundation said the Christmas party, which has become a unifying platform for children across different backgrounds, will once again light up the holiday season with fun, laughter and activities designed to promote inclusion and belonging.

According to the organisers, the 2025 edition will host children from Ondo East and Ondo West Local Government Areas, offering them a memorable day filled with entertainment and educational opportunities.

The statement noted that this year’s programme will feature a lineup of activities including a Kids’ Talent Showcase, Costume Parade, Bouncing Castles, Games, Gift Box Raffles, and several other engaging attractions aimed at inspiring creativity and spreading festive cheer.

In furtherance of its commitment to uplifting young lives, the Foundation will also award academic grants and scholarships to hundreds of indigent children within the two LGAs.

The event is scheduled to take place at the Lande Event Center, High Chief Olabanji Akingbile Way, Sabo Road, Ondo, beginning at 12:00 p.m. prompt.

The Foundation called on parents, guardians, community stakeholders and the general public to join in creating “magical memories” for children and promoting the spirit of love and generosity this Christmas.

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Former Ondo Speaker Calls For Full Investigation Into Death Of Law School Student, Ayomiposi Ojajuni

Former Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Jumoke Akindele, has called for a thorough and transparent investigation into the death of Ayomiposi Ojajuni, a Nigerian Law School student at the Yola Campus whose passing has stirred grief and outrage across the country.

In an open letter addressed to the Nigerian Law School authorities, Akindele described Ayomiposi’s death as tragic and painful, noting that the circumstances surrounding the incident remain shrouded in unacceptable silence. She said the news was brought to her attention with deep grief and unanswered questions, echoing the concerns of family, colleagues and Nigerians who have demanded clarity.

The late student, a graduate of Olabisi Onabanjo University in Ogun State, was described as a vibrant and brilliant young man full of promise and committed to building a career in Nigeria’s justice system. Akindele noted that his life had already been touched by tragedy as he reportedly lost a family member just four months ago, a development she said should have prompted closer attention to his emotional wellbeing.

Speaking as a mother, a stakeholder in his home state of Ondo and a concerned citizen of Nigeria, Akindele said she stands with the Government of Ondo State, his family, his community and every parent who entrusts their child to the nation’s educational institutions. She stressed that the public deserves clear answers on what happened to Ayomiposi, what caused his death and whether he received any support from the institution during the period of vulnerability that preceded the tragedy.

The former Speaker posed a series of questions to the Law School management, asking whether the institution was aware of his recent bereavement, whether adequate attention was paid to his mental health and whether any form of negligence, mistreatment or overwhelming emotional or physical stress contributed to his death. She also questioned whether he had been subjected to undue pressure, harsh treatment or any action that could be deemed cruel or unusual in a way that may have precipitated his demise.

Akindele insisted that no Nigerian student should leave home for an academic institution only to be returned to their parents as a corpse without full accountability. She emphasized that Ayomiposi was a brilliant and gentle young man who looked forward to a bright future and did not go to the Nigerian Law School to die. According to her, the truth must be uncovered and both immediate and remote causes of his death must be fully brought to light.

On behalf of well meaning Nigerians and mothers across the country, she called for a full and open investigation and a public disclosure of all findings. She stressed that the nation owes Ayomiposi the truth, owes his parents closure and owes the Nigerian youth a safer and more supportive education system.

Akindele urged authorities not to fail the young man twice, stating that he must not be failed in life and must certainly not be failed in death.

The Nigerian Law School has yet to issue an official response to the concerns raised.

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Family Accuses Nigerian Law School, Yola, Of Complicity in Student’s Death

…Demands Probe, Reforms to Protect Students’ Mental Health

The family of Ayo Ojajuni, a Nigerian Law School student who died on December 6, 2025, has accused the management of the institution’s Yola campus of insensitivity and actions they believe contributed to the tragic incident.

In a statement signed by Barr. Segun Odidi, who spoke on behalf of the bereaved family, the school was blamed for what the family described as an “inhumane and callous” handling of a disciplinary issue involving the deceased.

According to the statement, Ayo had been queried over a misunderstanding with a porter, despite already apologizing. A panel was reportedly set up by the school, but the family alleges that neither Ayo nor his mother whose phone number the school already had was informed of the panel’s outcome but they can call her to break the news of the unfortunate death of her son.

Instead, the family claims that on the morning of December 6, 2025, moments before Ayo was to sit for his exam, the law school publicly announced that he had been barred from participating.

“This came as a shock to him because he was never communicated with about any decision taken by the panel,” the statement reads.

The family said the incident worsened Ayo’s fragile emotional state, coming just four months after he lost his father. They added that Ayo had even missed his father’s burial because of pressure from the law school.

Barr. Odidi ,who is a younger brother to the mother of the deceased condemned what he described as a long-standing culture of insensitivity in the Nigerian Law School system, said:

“Why is the law school so cruel? Why can’t they inform students of decisions that affect them? Why wait until exam day to break such news to Ayo? This is unacceptable and inhumane.”

The family’s account sharply contradicts the version given by the Nigeria Police, Yola Command, which claimed that Ayo left the examination hall, returned in a commercial tricycle, and scaled the school fence before allegedly ingesting a poisonous substance.

The family insists the police narrative is illogical and suggests an attempt to “cover up the truth.”

“How can someone who ingested poison scale a fence? Why is the Nigerian Law School trying to cover up using the police to dish out a wrong narrative? What are they trying to hide? We demand answers and justice for Ayo,” the statement added.

Calling for a full-scale investigation, the family demanded reforms in the Nigerian Law School system to prioritize students’ mental health and well-being.

 “We will not rest until justice is served and no other family suffers the pain and anguish we are experiencing,” they said.

The family appealed to members of the public, civil society organisations, and rights groups to support their quest for justice and help push for reforms across all Nigerian Law School campuses.

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