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Pioneer Class of 1985 Earn Praises as GSS Gwagwalada Old Students’ 2025 Grand Reunion Ends in Style

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10 months ago

November 26, 2025

… Obeta Heads Caretaker C’ttee for 12 Months

By: Chinedum Ohanusi

The 2025 Annual General Conference of Government Secondary School, formerly FCT Secondary School, Gwagwalada, which was laced with an historic grand reunion of the first set of graduants (1985), has been hailed as truly exemplary, and an all-round success.

This assertion was made by the Director/Secretary FCT Secondary Education Board (SEB) Dr. Mohammed Sani Ladan, while presiding over the commissioning, of two solar-powered boreholes (one each for the boys and girls hostels) 130 meters deep, with overhead tanks capable of holding 10,000 litres of water, and eight reticulation taps.

“The Old Students Association, especially the class of 1985 deserves my praise, for accomplishing such a laudable project and should be emulated. It’s my prayer that the project for a long time to come, serve its purpose, and betters the lives of the children who would use them”. Dr. Sani Ladan said.

Among special guests at the commissioning of the legacy project were two former teachers, Mr. Musa Obaje Abdullahi (English Language), Mr. Adamu Joseph (Mathematics), and the current Principal Dr. Orifa Victor, the Vice-Principals, teachers and a host of current and old students of the school, some of them arriving from the diaspora.

Others are the Director and Zonal Head, Gwagwalada Zonal Office of FCT Education Monitoring and Evaluation, Alh. Ohimago Ibrahim Saheed, who was there along with Alh. Gani Yahaya; as well as the Chairman PTA of GSS Gwagwalada.

In her paper entitled the place of Alumnus in their Almer-mata, Mrs. Florence Okonkwo, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of the FCT Transportation Secretariat, underlined the four most important roles, Alumnus should play in the lives of four major groups.

The school they graduated from, the current students of the school, fellow Alumnus, and the immediate community where the school is cited.

Before the commencement of the lecture, Old Students mostly dressed in the School’s age-long White and Blue uniform, attended the morning assembly alongside current school children, and were addressed by the Vice Principal Administration, Kehinde Abbas Adesina; Chairman of the Reunion Planning Committee, Pastor Osondu Ogbuaku and the current head Girl of the School; afterwhich they were led in march past to the GSS Gwagwalada Multipurpose Hall for the lecture.

Aside from inaugurating the boreholes, Day 2 was dedicated to a dinner for 120, but mostly the first set of graduants (GOLDS 1985), at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja; as many of them nostalgically hugged and brace one another, being that they were seeing each other physically after four rounded decades.

The last of the 3-day AGA, and Grand Reunion was rounded off with a novelty football match between selected Old Students captained by Tansi Almakura, and tutored by Shuaibu Mohammed, against selected teachers of GSS Gwagwalada; and the enthralling encounter ended 4-1 in favor of the GSS Gwagwalada selected side, for whom Taofiq Aladeokin scored a hattrick.

Medals were awarded to the players and officials at the event; before the activities moved to Grand Pela Hotel in Durunmi, Abuja; where the AGC unanimously voted to step-down the election of new officers, in accordance to a proposal by the electoral body, headed by Barrister Fabius Jamide Atie.

GOSA President, Ambrose Chinwike Obeta, was subsequently given a twelve-month mandate as Caretaker Committee Chairman to midwive a process that will see to the election of a new executive Committee for the association (GOSA).

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Eagle Times Newspaper Will Be Voice for Nigerians – Publisher Chukwunyere Vows

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4 hours ago

October 2, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The Publisher of The Eagle Times Nigeria, Sir Ikechukwu Chukwunyere, has pledged that the newspaper will promote accountability, credible journalism and public-interest reporting in its coverage of national affairs.
Chukwunyere made the commitment on Thursday, October 1, 2026, during the official unveiling and launch of The Eagle Times Nigeria.

He said the new media organisation was established not merely to add another newspaper to Nigeria’s media landscape, but to provide a platform committed to serving the public interest.

According to him, the newspaper’s guiding philosophy, “The Voice for the People, The Watchdog for the Nation,” places a responsibility on the organisation to listen to Nigerians, tell their stories, highlight issues affecting their daily lives and scrutinise those entrusted with public responsibilities.

“To be a voice for the people means that we must listen to Nigerians, tell their stories, highlight their concerns and give visibility to issues that affect their daily lives,” he said.

The publisher added that The Eagle Times would be guided by accuracy, fairness, professionalism, credibility and responsible journalism, stressing that the newspaper would not publish stories merely because they were sensational.

“We will verify. We will investigate. We will seek the other side. We will correct our mistakes when we make them,” he said.

Chukwunyere further stated that the newspaper would endeavour to give individuals and organisations the opportunity to respond whenever allegations were made against them.
“Our commitment is not to any political party, government or individual. Our primary commitment is to journalism, to truth and to the Nigerian public,” he said.

He noted that the newspaper was launching at a time when the media industry was undergoing rapid transformation, with audiences increasingly consuming news through digital platforms, including websites, television, podcasts and social media.

He said The Eagle Times would therefore operate as a multimedia organisation, combining its newspaper with digital platforms and The Eagle Times TV to reach audiences across different channels.

According to him, the organisation also intends to create opportunities for young journalists, writers, photographers, producers, digital creators and other media professionals to develop their skills and contribute to journalism and national development.

Chukwunyere said the newspaper’s coverage would include politics, governance, business, economy, security, judiciary, education, health, technology, sports, entertainment, lifestyle and international affairs.

He, however, said the organisation intended to distinguish itself not only by the subjects it covered but by the quality and approach of its journalism.

We want to tell stories that matter, we want to investigate issues that require investigation, we want to highlight Nigerians who are making a difference, and we want to give communities that are often ignored an opportunity to be heard,” he said.

The publisher acknowledged the challenges involved in establishing a newspaper, saying the venture required investment, commitment, professional discipline and the courage to pursue an idea.

He expressed appreciation to the management, editorial, reporting, production and digital teams, as well as families, friends, partners and supporters who contributed to the establishment of the organisation.

Chukwunyere also assured readers, viewers and the newspaper’s digital audience that The Eagle Times would strive to earn their trust and remain accountable to the standards it had set for itself.

He said the newspaper’s success would not be measured only by circulation figures, website traffic or social media followers, but also by the confidence Nigerians placed in its journalism.

“Today, we spread our wings. Today, The Eagle Times takes flight,” he said, reaffirming the newspaper’s commitment to its slogan: “The Voice for the People, The Watchdog for the Nation.”

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