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"A Heritage Under Siege": Thousands of Unity School Alumni Protest in Lagos, Abuja and Kano over  Controversial FGC KANO Land Swap in  Over 2,000 alumni of Nigeria's Federal Government Colleges (Unity Schools) took to the streets across three cities on Saturday, May 9, in a coordinated protest against a contentious land concession deal that critics say amounts to the "commercialisation of a national legacy" . The nationwide awareness walk, organised under the auspices of the Unity Schools Old Students Association (USOSA) and branded with the rallying call "Pro Unitate – Better Together," targeted a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement at Federal Government College (FGC) Kano . Under the deal, approved by the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Pluck Global Construction Company would invest approximately N8.5 billion in infrastructure upgrades in exchange for roughly 30 to 33 hectares of the school...

Over 4,000 FGC Kano Alumni Sign Petition as OLD STUDENTS Defies Minister, Vows to Proceed With Rally and Lawsuit A simmering land dispute between the Federal Ministry of Education and alumni of Federal Government College Kano has escalated into a full-blown confrontation, with over 4,000 old students signing a petition against a proposed concession deal as the association's president insists an awareness rally and litigation will go ahead despite a direct appeal from the Minister of Education. Following a tense, four-hour meeting with the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Morufu Olatunji Alausa, and the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Said Ahmad, on May 7, 2026, the National President of FGCKOSA, Shoyinka Shodunke, emerged unbowed, rejecting the Minister's plea to suspend planned actions over the land swap and concession arrangement at the college. Instead, Shodunke revealed that the alumni body has mobilized massive opposition to the plan, presen...

Showdown Looms as FGC Kano Alumni Refuse to Back Down, Vow to Continue Rally and Lawsuit Despite Minister's Appeal A protracted meeting between the Federal Ministry of Education and old students' associations ended in a stalemate on Thursday, as the President of the FGC Kano Old Students Association (FGCKOSA) flatly rejected the Minister's plea to suspend planned protests and legal action over a controversial land concession deal. The high-tension session, which lasted over four hours on May 7, 2026, brought together the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Morufu Olatunji Alausa, the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Said Ahmad, and the leadership of the Unity Schools Old Students Association (USOSA) alongside FGCKOSA. While the Ministry sought to de-escalate the growing crisis, the alumni dug in their heels, insisting that the proposed land swap and concession arrangement at Federal Government College Kano represents an existential th...

inside a Growing Revolt Over Nigerias Unity Schools: Why Humphrey Nwafor Is Marching By : Murphy Ajibade Alabi  On Saturday, May 9, 2026, the usually fluid rhythm of Lagos, Abuja and Kano will make room for something more deliberate: an awareness walk and rally led by alumni of Nigerians famed Unity Schools. One of those alumni is Humphrey Nwafor, President of the Lagos Chapter of the Federal Government College Kano Old Students Association (FGCKOSA), a man whose calm delivery masks a deeply structured critique of government policy. When we met, Nwafor was neither incendiary nor sentimental. He was precise almost surgical in how he framed the issue. This is not a protest against reform, he began. It is a protest against how reform is being executed. The Fault Line: Reform vs. Asset Stripping For years, multilateral institutions such as the World Bank have advocated for a shift in how public institutions particularly schools are managed in developing economies. The argum...

Concerned Uniry Schools Alumni Storm Lagos, Abuja, Kano Over ‘Secret’ Land Swap Deal LAGOS, NIGERIA – A nationwide confrontation is brewing as members of several old students of Unity School known as Federal Government Coleges  move from quiet concern to open resistance over what they describe as a “secretive” land swap deal threatening the assets of Nigeria’s Federal Unity Colleges. On Saturday, May 9, over 4,000 alumni are expected to flood the streets of Lagos, Abuja, and Kano in a coordinated awareness walk, branded under the rallying call “Pro Unitate – Better Together.” The protest targets a controversial Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement at Federal Government College (FGC) Kano, which proposes swapping approximately 30 hectares of school land for N8.5 billion in infrastructure upgrades . According to sources, this is said to be one of 18 such PPP concessions already entered into by the FME without any consultation with the alumni of these schools.” The...

Over 4,000 Old student of Federal Government Colleges  Sign Petition Against FGC Kano Land Swap Deal rejected by Alumni Nationwide   In a powerful display of unity, more than 4,000 old students  of  Federal Government Colleges  have appended their signatures to a formal petition rejecting a controversial land swap deal at the Federal Government College (FGC) Kano, setting the stage for a coordinated awareness walk across three Nigerian cities. The petition, addressed to President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Ministry of Education, has become the rallying point for alumni from all 104 Federal Unity Colleges, who are demanding an immediate halt to what they describe as an “opaque and dangerous” public-private partnership arrangement. According to documents obtained by our correspondent, the proposed deal would swap approximately 30 hectares of FGC Kano’s land—valued by alumni at over N36 billion—for N8.5 billion in infrastructure upgrades, includin...

Prolific director Olawale Samson Adebayo wishes on his  birthday celebration  A film director and a film producer cum creative writer with lot of films to his credit,Oluwale Samson Adebayo is a man of class and taste when it comes to entertainment industry. And so it was not a thing of exaggeration when this handsome dude who has been in industry for over two decades rolled out the carpet to celebrate his birthday on Saturday,2nd of May,2026. " I give God the glory for adding another year to my year today (02/05/2026) I want to also thank my family, friends and my fans who woke me up with their greetings, I can't thank them enough" Not new to the industry, Samson have directed over 140 movies, including Yoruba, English, series, Cinema and so on , yet he's not relenting on adding values to the Industry  "I want to build film village, it will be a new level of international film making, possibly during one of my birthday celebration it will be unveiled...