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1 student dead in Kaduna explosion, 10 others receiving treatment at ABU Teaching Hospital

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 21, 2024

A student from an Islamiyya school died and ten others were reportedly injured in an explosion that occurred in Kidandan village in the Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. In a statement made on Saturday in Kaduna, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, the Overseeing Commissioner for Internal Security and

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Student group petition Tinubu regarding VCs’ alleged misappropriation of TETFUND projects

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 20, 2024

Some vice chancellors and rectors of government-owned tertiary institutions have been accused by a student group called the Concerned Public Tertiary schools’ Students Association (CoPTISA) of TETFUND projects misappropriation. In a letter to President Bola Tinubu, CoPTISA stated that the only chance Nigeria has to save its government-owned schools from “a

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UNICEF to enrol 4,000 out-of-school girls in Katsina

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 20, 2024

Through its Reaching and Empowering Adolescent females in North-West Nigeria (REACH) programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has started enrolling 4,000 out-of-school adolescent females in Katsina State schools. The programme is being carried out in the state’s local government areas of Rimi, Mani, and Katsina and is supported by UNICEF in

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Ila College Crisis: Committee Reverses Suspension of Provost, Orders Status Quo Ante

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 20, 2024

OSOGBO- 18/01/2024 – Osunstate.gov.ng The Investigative Committee on the leadership crisis rocking the Ila Orangun College of Education has reversed the suspension of the college provost, Prof Jimoh Afolabi and ordered status quo ante pending the outcome of the investigation. At its meeting chaired by the Committee Chairman who is also the Chief of Staff […]

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A commercial bus driver in Osun loses control, crushes 4 students to death

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 16, 2024

Five persons were killed in a horrific accident that happened on Tuesday morning along the Lameco-Stadium route. Among the victims were four children from Fakunle Unity School. The disastrous event occurred during a commercial bus collision. Witnesses claimed that the speeding bus, which had the registration number Abuja RBC 15 ZN, veered out of its […]

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Hoodlums storm EKSUTH, assault doctors and steal corpse

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 16, 2024

Doctors call for the arrest of those responsible for the strike.Yesterday, some doctors who were on duty at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti (EKSUTH), were attacked by hoodlums. It was said that the invaders were protesting what they believed to be neglect that resulted in their relative’s death. The thugs allegedly removed […]

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Another Student Killed By Kidnappers In Abuja, Buried Amid Tears (Video)

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 15, 2024

Folorunsho Ariyo, a secondary school student, was killed by her captors after being abducted with her family in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)’s Dutse axis. On Sunday, January 7, 2024, gunmen broke into Sagwari Layout Estate in Dutse and abducted ten people, among them Folorunsho, her mother, and three siblings. The remains of Folorunsho and Nabeeeha […]

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UK immigration lawyer discloses how Nigerians can ‘japa’ with family

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 7, 2024

UK-based immigration lawyer Femi Aina has revealed the steps involved in allowing Nigerians to relocate their families to the country. Concurrently, on January 1st, the UK Home Office announced that it had begun implementing its policy that forbids overseas students—including those from Nigeria—from bringing in dependents using study visas. The Home Office reiterated in a

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Guinness World Record for longest painting marathon broken by Nigerian student

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 4, 2024

The latest Guinness World Record (GWR) holder for the longest painting marathon is Chancellor Ahaghotu, a Nigerian student at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Roland Palmaerts, a Belgian painter, had held the record since 2013 after painting for 60 hours, but Ahaghotu broke it with his 100 hours of […]

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Old students of Gumi College support re-introducing the school’s boarding system

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 26, 2023

SOKOTO (Sundiata Scholar) – The Sheikh Abubakar Gumi Memorial College’s Old Students’ Association in Sokoto has demanded that the boarding system be restored and reinstated at the institution. Alhaji Sa’idu Sarkin Kabin-Yabo, the association’s chairman, made the announcement on Monday in Sokoto at the college’s 60th anniversary. He

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Laycon Pays University Students’ Tuition In Lagos Communities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 24, 2023

Olamilekan Massoud Al-Khalifah Agbeleshebioba, a.k.a. Laycon, is a Nigerian rapper and media figure who has taken up the commendable task of paying university tuition for youths in various areas in Lagos. In his most recent music video, “Shine,” the Big Brother Naija Season 5 winner and current young ambassador for Ogun State, demonstrated his generosity […]

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Nigerian student sentenced to 40 months in jail over threat to bomb UK varsity ; to be deported

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 23, 2023

Somtochukwu Okwuoha, a Master’s student at Dundee University in Scotland, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison by a Sheriff Court in the United Kingdom. The 26-year-old international energy studies student received the sentence on Friday after it was determined that he had threatened to carry out acts of terrorism against faculty, staff, and […]