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Commissioner says some kidnapped Kogi University students have been rescued

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 12, 2024

The Kogi state government announced that some of the kidnapped students from Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) in Osara, Kogi, have been released. According to a statement from the state commissioner for information, Kingsley Fanwo, the rescue operation took place hours

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Plateau University suspends academic activities following recent attack

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 20, 2024

Plateau University, Bokkos, has suspended academic activities for ten days following the death of a second-year student. Mr Yakubu Ayuba, the institution’s Registrar, made this known in a statement issued Saturday in Jos. On Thursday night, gunmen attacked Chikam, a neighbouring town to the university, killing a student named Dading Jordan. Ayuba stated that the […]

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Gunmen attack Plateau State University, killing and injuring several people

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 19, 2024

Gunmen believed to be herders are now on the rampage at Plateau State University in the Bokkos Local Government Area. Many people are believed to have been killed, as a fleeing student stated over the phone that the attack was still underway. “It is pandemonium everyone is scampering to safety because rattling gunshots are all […]

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Protests rock FUTA over persistent bandit attacks

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 9, 2024

In protest of ongoing bandit attacks on them outside the institution, students at the Federal University of Technology Akure in Ondo State have blocked the Akure-Ilesa highway. The students bemoaned the constant robbery attacks they experience while living outside the university campus as they chanted solidarity songs during the demonstration on Friday. The protest led to