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SCOSSI TOPS ALL SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN AKWA IBOM STATE: WINS 2025 MUTAN COMPETITION FOR A THIRD CONSECUTIVE TIME

St. Columbanus Secondary school, Ikwen, known for its high academic standard, has also continued to lead all the Secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State in the area of song and dance. For three consecutive years, SCOSSI has remained unrivalled and this year again, taking 1st position in 12out of 19 events, with first position in music and cultural dance, SCOSSI emerged the overall 1st in the just concluded competition organised by the Music Teachers Association of Nigeria (MUTAN). SCOSSI SHOCKED

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FORMER FINANCE MINISTER, DR. SHAMSUDDEEN USMAN, RETURNS TO ST. COLUMBANUS 51 YEARS AFTER HIS NYSC, PRAISING IT AS “THE BEST OF THE BEST”

On Saturday, 18th January 2025, St. Columbanus Secondary School, Ikwen, welcomed a Distinguished Guest, Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman, a former Minister of Finance of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Dr. Usman, who served at the school during his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) 51 years ago, returned to inspire students and staff with his life experiences.Delivering a lecture titled “The Key Ingredients of Success,” Dr. Usman shared insights from his extensive career in both the public and private sectors. He emphasized

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SCOSSI STUDENTS CONFIRM ACADEMIC STRENGTH IN 2022 JAMB RESULT

The students of St. COLUMBANUS Secondary school, Ikwen, in Obot Akara LGA have performed very impressively well in the 2022 JAMB result that has just been released. Even though there is still room for improvement as the Principal, Rev. Fr. EMEM Umoren noted, statistics of successful JAMB candidates in 2022 does not only show a consolidation of SCOSSI claim to high academic standard in the school, but also an improvement on the number of passes in past years.In a class of

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PRESS RELEASE

ST. COLUMBANUS HEREBY RE-DECLARES HER STRONG RESOLVE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY, PROTECTION, WELFARE AND WELLBEING OF HER TREASURED STUDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS, SCOSSI RE-DECLARES HER ZERO TOLERANCE ON THE FOLLOWING, AMONG OTHER SCHOOL-RELATED MISBEHAVIOR, AND IS EVER DETERMINED TO VISIT EVEN FIRST-TIME DEFAULTERS WITH INSTANT EXPULSION. Bullying of students by staff or fellow students Maltreatment of students by staff or fellow students Theft Extortion Examination Malpractice Fighting Gangism/Cultism Immorality Insult/Disrespect to Staff by students or parents Insult/Disrespect to parents by staff NOTE WELL: This resolve of the school to ensure the

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