The viral tape saga of Popular Nigerian Singer, Tiwa Savage, made it to the University of Lafia, Nasarawa examination. Tiwa Savage was the central character in a recent literature question written by the students of the Department of English ...
Read More »Obi Cubana to sponsor hawker in viral video to university
Obi Cubana has disclosed he is willing to sponsor the hawker who gave money to persons who were being transported to prison in a Nigerian Correctional Service van. The young hawker, Ekuma Jeremiah, was caught on camera in the Ajah ...
Read More »42-year-old Bauchi Poly lecturer dies in auto crash
A lecturer with the Mass Communication Department of the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, Godwin Sule, died on Wednesday in a fatal crash at Kwoi town, Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Sule who hailed from Kogi state, died at ...
Read More »NANS rejects N10 per litre tax on soft drinks
The National Association of Nigerian Students in the South-West zone has condemned the Federal Government’s plan to introduce N10 per litre tax on carbonated drinks. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, recently announced the plan while ...
Read More »Rivers poly suspends, probes lecturer over alleged sexual harassment
The Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has announced the suspension of one of its lecturers, Tamunotonye Solomon, for three months over allegations of sexual harassment of female students. The lecturer and a 200-level female student had exchanged ...
Read More »I won’t bury my son even if it takes 30 years to get justice – Sylvester’s dad
Sylvester Oromoni, the father of the late 12-year-old pupil of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, has restated the family’s commitment to get justice, saying that he would not bury his son even if it takes 30 years to ...
Read More »Popular singer, Rema returns to school
Rema will be returning to school. The singer has announced he has been admitted into the University of Lagos (UNILAG) to study Creative Arts. The Mavin Records-signed artiste announced the news in a series of tweets on Friday. According to him, ...
Read More »We will come with our feeding bottles and food flasks – Ijaw Youth threatens shutdown if Dowen College is opened
The Ijaw Youth Council has insisted on getting justice for Sylvester Oromoni, the 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos State who was allegedly bullied to death at the school. Members of the council, on Thursday, staged a protest in ...
Read More »ABSU Sack Senior Lecturer Over Sex-For-Grades Scandal
Abia State University, Uturu, has sacked a senior lecturer, one Michael Ukaegbu, over s3x-for-grades scandal. In a communique issued after its 148th regular and resumed meetings of the Governing Council of the university held on Thursday, the 16th and the ...
Read More »Dowen College: Late Sylvester Oromoni’s family kicks against N1m bail granted to suspects
The family of late Sylvester Oromoni, Jnr, a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lagos State, who was allegedly murdered, has faulted the bail granted to the suspects by a Magistrate’s court in Yaba. On Tuesday, the Magistrate court granted bail ...
Read More »Pupil chokes to death while eating bread he was given for being the most punctual student
A Class 8 pupil was choked on bread to death at Sikura Primary School in Butula constituency, Busia county, Kenya after he was awarded a loaf of bread and a bottle of soda for being one of the most disciplined ...
Read More »Sylvester Oromoni: Court Grants Five Dowen Students Bail Of N1m Each
A Chief Magistrates’ court in the Yaba area of Lagos has granted bail to five students of Dowen College following a charge of conspiracy and homicide made against them by the police. The police charged the minors following the ...
Read More »JAMB makes NIN compulsory ahead of 2022 UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has asked all prospective candidates for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) to acquire their National Identification Numbers (NIN) ahead of the exercise. The board stated this on Monday in its weekly ...
Read More »Armed robbers attack Ibadan Poly, shoot lecturer
A lecturer in the Department of Biology, Mr Okedara Emmanuel was shot by armed robbers who invaded the staff quarters of the Polytechnic of Ibadan in the early hours on Monday. Mr Soladoye Adewole, the Public Relations Officer of the ...
Read More »ASUU postpones decision on strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has postponed its decision on strike, saying that consultations are still ongoing. This was contained in a press statement issued by the union after its National Executive Council meeting. The meeting held at its ...
Read More »Police release Sylvester’s body to family for burial after autopsy
The remains of the late student of Dowen College, Sylvester Oromoni, have been released to his family for burial. This was after an autopsy was conducted to ascertain the cause of his death, Punch reports. Police Public Relations Officer, Adekunle ...
Read More »China gifts 50 ABU students N5 million
Fifty students of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, have been rewarded with N5 million by the Chinese embassy for their outstanding academic performance. The ambassador of China to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun, presented the awards to the students on Wednesday ...
Read More »Nigerian woman welcomes healthy baby, bags PhD after contracting Covid while pregnant and fearing she won’t make it
Congratulations are in order for a Nigerian woman, Dr Kudaisi, who recently welcomed a baby and bagged a PhD against all odds. Dr Kudaisi, who took to Instagram to express gratitude to God, revealed she contracted coronavirus in August ...
Read More »NUC ranks UI as best university in Nigeria
The University of Ibadan has emerged best University in Nigeria in the latest 2021 ranking released by the National Universities Commission (NUC), on Monday. The Premier University was ranked first in the NUC ranking which was carried out using twelve ...
Read More »Strike’ll be indefinite, won’t end until all agreements are fulfilled – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Owerri Zone, has threatened a total showdown with the Federal Government over the non-implementation of the 2009 agreement. The union said during a press conference at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, on Monday that ...
Read More »One dead, many injured in Taraba State University fire outbreak
A 100-level student of the Taraba State University has been reported dead following a fire outbreak at the female hostel of the institution. The victim identified as Emoseh Lawi was a student of the Tourism Department of the university. ...
Read More »Tiwa Savage shares throwback photo from her university days
Tiwa Savage shares throwback photo from her university days The singer shared throwback photo from her university days on her Instagram page writing; ”It was my parents’ wish was for me to get a degree before any music SO I DID ...
Read More »ASUU to decide on strike December 15
The Federal Government has said it is still reviewing the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding which it signed with the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, stated this in an interview with ...
Read More »MC Oluomo’s Twin Children Graduate From US Varsities
Twin children of the Lagos State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, have graduated from universities in the United States. They took to their respective Instagram pages to share pictures from their ...
Read More »Students Who Beat Principal, Destroyed Facilities Will Fix N30m Damage – Edo Government Fumes
Edo State government said it will shut down Idogbo Secondary School in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of the state following the destruction of property in the school by students during a riot. It said the students who beat their ...
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