{"id":371919,"date":"2025-04-11T07:07:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T07:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/2025\/04\/11\/dont-embarrass-your-parents-stop-using-your-school-fees-to-gamble\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T07:07:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T07:07:19","slug":"dont-embarrass-your-parents-stop-using-your-school-fees-to-gamble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/2025\/04\/11\/dont-embarrass-your-parents-stop-using-your-school-fees-to-gamble\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Embarrass Your Parents, Stop Using Your School Fees To\u00a0Gamble"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rivers State University Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt has warned its students over what its described as illegal investment, saying using school fees for gambling is not good.<\/p>\n<p>The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Isaac Zeb-Obipi, led this out during a pre-first semester examination roadshow around the main campus in Port Harcourt on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Zeb-Obipi, also urged students to avoid the temptation of diverting the school fees given to them by their parents to gamble or related acts.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cYour primary obligation as a student is to pay your fees and go for your classes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of you are given fees; you divert them to something else. You embark on investments, some of you go to BetNaija hoping to double the money and then the money doesn\u2019t come, so you don\u2019t pay, you don\u2019t register.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Ogun Amotekun Arrests Man For Faking Own Kidnap To Escape Gambling Debts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving spent our time and resources today to sensitize all of us that there\u2019s a need to pay and register, lecturers are on notice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnybody who is not on the attendance sheet will not be able to write their exam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWe want to plead with you, please do yourself the favour. You have spent time here, don\u2019t let one semester\u2019s fees embarrass you. Don\u2019t let your parents become embarrassed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPay your fees, and when you have paid, ensure that you register because that registration is crucial to ensure your name enters the attendance list; when you have done that, you will be able to write exams without any hindrance.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"966303\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-1654095206\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/300x250@2x.png\" alt=\"\"   width=\"600\" height=\"500\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rivers State University Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt has warned its students over what its described as illegal investment, saying using school fees for gambling is not good. 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