Delta nursing student faces sanction over TikTok video during Remi Tinubu’s visit

March 28, 2025

A nursing student at Delta State College of Nursing Science, identified as Osato Edobor, is facing disciplinary action over an unauthorised TikTok video recorded during an official visit of the Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday.

In a statement signed by the provost of the Delta State College of Nursing Sciences, Mrs Eshegaghe Rita Ogonne on 27th March 2025.

Tinubu’s wife had attended the Renewed Hope Initiative Health Programme at the Dome Event Center, Asaba, where 10,000 professional kits, including Crocs and scrubs, were distributed to midwives from the South-South geopolitical zone.

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However, according to a viral video on social media, participants at the programme were heard chorusing a song in honour of Tinubu’s wife with ‘na your mama be this’.

Reacting, the school authority signed a press release in a statement signed by the provost of the Delta State College of Nursing Sciences, Mrs Eshegaghe Rita Ogonne on 27th March 2025, stated that Edobor was allegedly involved in a “malicious act of recording/singing and posting an unofficial response to a song during the arrival of the First Lady” on her TikTok page.

The statement reads:

“It has come to the notice of the school authority that you, Student Nurse Osato Edobor on the 25th of March, 2025 during official visit of the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON at Dome Event Center, Asaba for the Renewed Hope Initiative Health Programme and diatribution of 10,000 Professional Kits (Crocs and Scrubs) to Midwives in each Geopolitical Zone of Nigeria South South Zone, was found to be engage in malicious act of recording/singing and posting unofficial response to song during the arrival of the First Lady (found on your Tittok Page).

“This is a punishable offence as enshrined in the Student Handbook under standardised disciplinary action for some punishable offences No. 8, Page 21.

“You are therefore requested to explain in writing in triplicate copies within 24hours of receipt of this letter why disciplinary action should not be taken against you for this act.”