Men suspected to be operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission were said to have carried out a midnight operation at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State. Students’ lodges were reportedly invaded at about 2am, reports The PUNCH. Some students have taken to social media, sharing videos and alleging that the me...
•Fire A female hostel in the Yobe State University was gutted by fire yesterday, destroying a complete block accommodating about 150 students. Although the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained as of the time of filling this report, an eyewitness told our correspondent that casualties have been evacuated to various hospitals located [&he...
•House of Reps A bill for an Act seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to change the educational qualification for elections into certain political offices, has been stepped down by the leave of the House of Representatives. Standing in the name of Adewunmi Onanuga, the proposed legislation aimed at pegging minimum qualification for elections...
A 400-Level female student of Kwara State University (KWASU) in Malete, Moro Local Government Area of the state, has allegedly taken her own life. Rashidat Shittu allegedly resorted to suicide over her seemingly disturbing academic status, reports The Nation. A source said the deceased committed suicide by taking “Sniper”. The source said Rash...
Students of Plateau State University, Bokkos have embarked on a protest to express dissatisfaction with the continuous industrial action by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which has been going on for three months. The aggrieved students went through the major streets in Jos, the state capital and terminated the prote...
•FUTA students Students of the Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State, today, protested what they described as incessant robbery attacks against them off the campus of the institution. The protesters, who were singing various solidarity songs, barricaded the busy Akure -Ilesa Road, causing gridlock on the expressway, reports The PU...
•Late Alhaji Ayuba Abdullahi The Deputy Bursar of Kwara State University Malete, Alhaji Ayuba Abdullahi, last night, died while watching the semi-finals between Nigeria and South Africa in the ongoing AFCON. Nigeria won the match against South Africa by 4-2 goals on penalties after regulation and extra time ended 1-1. Sources close to the dece...
The Michael Okpara University, Umudike, Abia State has suspended indefinitely its ongoing academic activities following the protest by students against the increment of school fees in the early hours of yesterday. It was learnt from a statement by the Vice Chancellor of the school, Prof. Maduebibisi Iwe, that academic activities of the institu...
A 31-year-old 400-level female student of Olabisi Onabanjo University in Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, Adaeze Doris Jaja, has committed suicide in a hotel in the town. She was found lying unconscious and foaming at the mouth in a freezer, with an empty bottle of Sniper 1000EC/DDVP seen beside her, reports Nigerian Tribune. Confirming the incident, [&...
A 300-level student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, Miss IfeOluwa Adekunle, has been found dead in her room in a house outside the university campus. Her lifeless body was discovered on Saturday and investigation by the police revealed that the IfeOluwa was attacked by yet-to-identified assailant(s), reports Ch...
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