The Delta State Ministry of Higher Education has asked Osato Edobor, a student of the Delta State College of Nursing Sciences, to record a video thanking Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for intervening in her case after the school issued a query letter to her.
Edobor had received the query after posting a video about Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu’s visit to Delta State, which highlighted how students humiliated her during the event.
She was also accused of insulting the governor, as she stated in her video that she didn’t know the governor’s name.
Following public outcry, the ministry called to claim that the state governor had intervened and ordered the college to withdraw the letter.
SaharaReporters learned that the education ministry instructed Edobor to record a short video thanking the governor for reversing the disciplinary action.
“She was contacted by the state’s education commissioner on Friday and asked to make a short video thanking the governor for directing the school to withdraw the letter,” a source familiar with the situation told SaharaReporters.
“I understand that she was initially asked to travel to Asaba to record the video, but when she declined, the commissioner pleaded with her to create a short clip thanking the governor for his intervention.”
Earlier, the Delta State College of Nursing Sciences threatened to take disciplinary action against a student, Osato Edobor, for posting a video about Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu’s visit to the state, which highlighted how students humiliated her during the event.
The school had issued a query to Edobor over the incident.
The incident occurred on March 25, 2025, during the official visit of the First Lady to the Dome Event Center in Asaba, where she attended the Renewed Hope Initiative Health Programme.
The programme featured the distribution of 10,000 professional kits—comprising Crocs and Scrubs—to midwives across Nigeria’s South-South Zone.
In a letter signed by the Provost of the College, Mrs. Evbodaghe Rita Ogonne, the institution highlighted that the act of recording, singing, and posting the video in question was deemed inappropriate and in violation of the institution’s standards.
According to Evbodaghe, the student’s actions contravened the rules outlined in the Student Handbook, particularly under “Standardised Disciplinary Action for Some Punishable Offences No. 8, Page 21.”
She referred to the incident as a “malicious act” that contravenes the expected behaviour of students during official events.
The letter demands an explanation from Edobor in triplicate within 24 hours of receipt, warning her that failure to comply may result in disciplinary action.
The query read, “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 distribution 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 TikTok 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 24 hours of receipt of this letter why disciplinary action should not be taken against you for this act.”
A source close to the situation told SaharaReporters that Edobor is deeply concerned about potential repercussions, as she has already repeated her class twice and is nearing her graduation date of May 10, 2025.
The source further noted that Edobor fears the college may take punitive measures, including purposely failing her in upcoming council examinations, despite her clean record with no prior allegations of examination malpractice.
The source said, “She is scared to go back home after all she has gone through. She is about to graduate, and now she’s worried that this could be the end of her academic journey.”
Edobor has reportedly not faced any penal actions in the past and has never filled out an examination malpractice form.
The outcome of this disciplinary inquiry will be closely watched as it could significantly impact her final year at the nursing school.
A viral video circulating on social media since Wednesday shows a group of nursing students rejecting the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, as their “mother” during her visit to the state.
In the clip, the event’s Master of Ceremony introduced Tinubu as “everyone’s mother,” a common title for First Ladies. However, the students openly rejected the designation.
When the MC said, “Na our mama be this” (meaning “This is our mother”), the students responded in unison, “Na your mama be this” (“This is your mother”), making it clear they did not accept the title.
The incident reflects growing frustration among Nigerians over the economic hardship affecting them under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
When SaharaReporters reached out to the college provost, Mrs. Evbodaghe, regarding the query, she accused Edobor of disgracing the school and violating the nursing code while in uniform.
“After the trending video — ‘Na your mama be dis’ — went viral, we addressed the students and instructed them to take down any related posts from the internet,” Mrs. Evbodaghe said.
She continued, “But Edobor went ahead and made her own personal post. If she had done it without wearing our uniform, I wouldn’t have been concerned because that would have been her personal business.
“But in our uniform, she insulted the governor and even said if she were carrying a gun, she would have bombed people. When I saw that, I was really disturbed — it seriously tarnished the school’s reputation.
“In our school, we have a set procedure for handling such issues. The first step is to issue a query and have her appear before a committee. If she shows remorse during that process, we can let it go.
“But instead of responding to the query, she posted it online. What does that say about her? Does that reflect a good student? Nursing is a serious profession with strict codes of conduct. We don’t act carelessly and expect to get away with it. She didn’t just violate our code — she disgraced the school.”
However, SaharaReporters notes that the video referenced by the provost, posted by Edobor, was related to the students’ trip to the event venue, where she gave a narration.
She said, “So we are on our way to Asaba to meet his excellency, Tinubu’s wife. Let me just switch to pidgin, we dey line o as if say we carry bomb, I no understand, make una no bomb Tinubu wife cos if not we would already bomb Tinubu wife o. They actually check our bag to see if we carry anything inside (We are in a queue but I don’t understand why they are checking us as if we plan to bomb Tinubu’s wife. We would have done it if we wanted to do it. They actually checked our bags).”
And while the nursing students were singing the nursing anthem, she jokingly said she didn’t know it was that long.
And regarding the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, she only said she could not remember his name, noting that she is not from Delta State.
“Look at the Delta State governor… uhmm, I don’t know his name, sorry guys, I’m not from Delta State,” she said.
She also commented on the students’ rejection of the First Lady as their mother, saying, “Oga, no be our mama — our mama dey house o.”
Meanwhile, human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has condemned the threats against the student. He stated that instead of celebrating her, she is being threatened for sharing this charming rendition on her TikTok page.
In a post on his X handle on Friday, Sowore said he would provide full support—both physical and legal—to ensure that the authorities at Delta State College of Nursing Sciences do not carry out this egregious act of injustice, emphasizing that “an injury to one is an injury to all.”
Sowore said, “The audacious nursing school students who suitably rejected Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s wife, Senator Remi Tinubu, in that “Na Your Mama Be This” song ought to be celebrated, but as is characteristic of this Tinubu repressive era, one of them is being targeted for sharing this charming rendition on her TikTok page.”
“We will be providing backing to this lady with all our physical and legal might to ensure the authorities at Delta State College of Nursing Sciences do not perpetrate this egregious act of injustice, as an injury to one is an injury to all. #30DaysRantChallenge #RevolutionNow #tinubuisaterriblepresident,” Sowore added.
