Sources privy to the development confirmed this to Saharareporters, describing it as a politically motivated act of institutional witch-hunt.
A student at the Delta State School of Nursing who was questioned for allegedly recording and posting an “unauthorised” video on social media during Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu’s visit to her school, has failed her final examination.
Sources privy to the development confirmed this to Saharareporters, describing it as a politically motivated act of institutional witch-hunt.
In March, the student, identified as Osato Edobor, was seen in a viral video among her peers singing the now-popular refrain, “Na your mama be this.” This was a direct rebuttal to the Master of Ceremonies, who had hailed the First Lady as “our mother” during her visit to Delta State as part of her Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI).
SaharaReporters has learned that Osato, despite being a top-performing student since her admission into the school, failed her final examination under suspicious circumstances.
A source familiar with the matter told SaharaReporters: “The nurse who got into trouble for posting ‘Na our mama be dis o’ video just failed her final exam. She has been a brilliant, top-performing student from the very beginning.”
Recall that during the First Lady’s March visit to Delta, she was met with a cold reception from Delta State School of Nursing students, who resisted an attempt to brand her as the “mother of the nation”.
In a viral video, when the MC declared “Na our mama be this”, the students clapped back in unison: “Na your mama be this.”
The brief but bold moment struck a nerve online and sparked wider conversations about the growing dissatisfaction with the Bola Tinubu-led administration, especially among young Nigerians.
In response to the incident, the Delta State College of Nursing Sciences swiftly issued a disciplinary query to Osato Edobor, accusing her of committing a “malicious act” for posting the video online.
The letter, dated March 27, 2025, and signed by the Provost, Evbodaghe Rita Ogonne, claimed Edobor’s actions were in violation of school ethics.
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.”
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 noted 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 was 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.”
However, the Delta State government later intervened and directed the school provost to withdraw the query issued to Osato Edobor.
In a 33-second video, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joseph Onojaeme, stated that the Delta State government did not intend to victimise any student.
Sources, however, say Osato Edobor’s recent exam failure is connected with the incident.
However, efforts by SaharaReporters to obtain a response from the school’s Provost were unsuccessful, as she did not answer multiple phone calls and has not replied to follow-up messages sent via SMS and WhatsApp.
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