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Kogi university lecturer dies during sex romp with 200-level student

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 18, 2025

Dr. Olabode Abimbola Ibikunle, a senior lecturer at Kogi State University in Anyigba, died following an alleged sexual encounter with a 22-year-old 200-level student at the university. The incident took place on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in a hotel in Anyigba and was later reported to authorities

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Reactions divided over renaming of UNIMAID after Buhari

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 18, 2025

The Federal Government’s decision to rename the University of Maiduguri in honour of former President Muhammadu Buhari has drawn varied reactions from Nigerians, including current and former students of the university. President Bola Tinubu announced the name change on Thursday, July 17, during a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held in Abuja, which included

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Ebonyi university pegs admission cut-off mark at 150

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 17, 2025

The management of Ebonyi State University (EBSU) has fixed 150 as the minimum admission cut-off mark for all its academic programmes for the 2025/2026 academic year. This was announced in a statement issued on Thursday in Abakaliki by the institution’s Admission Officer, Mr Innocent Izekwe. As stated by the university, the 150 cut-off aligns with […]

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COOU Wins €400,000 EU Grant for Research Project

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 17, 2025

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), located in Igbariam, Anambra State, has obtained its first-ever research funding from the European Union (EU), amounting to €400,000. Dr Harrison Madubueze, the university’s Public Relations Officer, revealed this in a statement released in Awka on Thursday, stating that the grant was awarded under the highly regarded Erasmus

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NANS condemns UI over suspension of two student activists over protest

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 16, 2025

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has fiercely criticised the University of Ibadan for suspending two student activists, Aduwo Ayodele and Mide Gbadegesin, for their involvement in a peaceful demonstration against tuition increases. The two students were given a four-semester suspension after appearing before a disciplinary panel set up by the

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Missing Ondo University Students Found Dead

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 14, 2025

The two missing students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), owned by the Ondo State Government, Andrel Eloho Okah and John Friday Abba, have been confirmed dead. The bodies of Okah, a student in the Department of History and International Studies, Faculty of Arts, and Abba, a student in the Department of Economics, Faculty of […]

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Doctors deserting LAUTECH hospital in large numbers, union informs Makinde

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2025

The Association of Resident Doctors at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, has expressed serious concern over what it called a mass departure of medical staff from the hospital, warning that the facility was on the brink of “collapse.” In an open letter dated 4th July 2025 and addressed to the Governor of […]

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209 bag First-class degrees as Federal University Dutse holds 8th, 9th convocation

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 1, 2025

A total of 209 students from the Federal University Dutse are set to receive first-class degrees during the upcoming 8th and 9th Combined Convocation Ceremony, scheduled to take place on the 4th and 5th of July, 2025. According to a statement issued by the university’s Acting Director of Public Affairs, Abdullahi Yahaya-Bello, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. […]

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184 CUSTECH students benefit from NELFUND disbursement

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 28, 2025

A total of 184 students at the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, have successfully received their tuition disbursements from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). This was revealed by the vice-chancellor, Engr. Prof. Abdulrahman Asipita Salawu, FNSE, during the inauguration ceremony of the university’s first-ever Student Representative

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Kwara university students raise alarm over rape, robbery incidents

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 24, 2025

Students of Kwara State University (KWASU), located in Malete, have expressed deep concern about the rising occurrences of rape, robbery, and extortion both within and around the university environment. In an emotional outcry that has quickly spread across social media in the state, the students described the security situation as highly disturbing, stating that they […]

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Candidate alleges foul play in UNICAL VC appointment procedure

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 24, 2025

Joseph Duke, one of the contenders for the position of vice-chancellor at the University of Calabar, has raised objections to the ongoing selection procedure for the role. Mr Duke specifically criticized the advertisement dated May 27, which included a requirement of 10 years of post-professorial experience, arguing that it breaches both constitutional and statutory

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300 level IBBUL student stabbed to death

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 24, 2025

On Monday night, suspected armed robbers launched an attack on students of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU), Lapai, a state-owned institution in Niger State, resulting in the death of one student and the robbery of others at a student lodge situated across from the university’s main campus. This incident has sparked concern among the student […]

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UNICAL becomes latest beneficiary of OPay’s N1.2 billion 10-year scholarship initiative

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 24, 2025

OPay, a prominent financial services provider in Nigeria, has officially announced the addition of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) as the eighth institution to benefit from its notable N1.2 billion 10-year scholarship programme. The company formalised the partnership by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the university to implement the scholarship scheme.

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MAU Admits 5,297 New Students for 2024/2025 Academic Session

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 21, 2025

Modibbo Adama University (MAU), Yola, has officially enrolled more than 5,000 students for the 2024/2025 academic year. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ibrahim Umar, welcomed the newly admitted students on behalf of the university’s Governing Council, Senate, and staff, encouraging them to take their academics seriously. He stated, “Today marks a significant

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UNIPORT to award honorary Doctor of Science degree to Wike at July convocation

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 18, 2025

The University of Port Harcourt, located in Rivers State, has awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree (DSc Honoris Causa) to Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The vice-chancellor of the institution, Owunari Georgewill, announced this while delivering the conferment letter to Mr Wike at his home in Abuja on Wednesday. […]

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UNICAL clinical lecturers suspend duties over exclusion in VC selection

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 14, 2025

Clinical lecturers at the University of Calabar have begun an indefinite suspension of their duties, citing what they call intentional exclusion from the ongoing process to select the university’s new vice chancellor. This action was communicated in a letter dated June 13, 2025, addressed to the vice chancellor and issued by the University of Calabar […]

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UniPort Grieves Loss of Student in Off-Campus Shooting Incident

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 9, 2025

The University of Port Harcourt (UniPort) has expressed profound grief over the passing of a 300-level computer science student, Mr. Godwin Francis Akpakpan, who was reportedly shot and killed in a tragic incident that occurred off-campus and involved security forces. In a statement issued by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Dr. Sammy Kpenu, the university […]

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UNIZIK Denies Link to Man Who Died After Jumping from 3-Storey Building

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 8, 2025

The authorities of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, located in Awka, Anambra State, have stated that the individual who lost his life after leaping from a 3-storey building in Ifite-Awka was not enrolled at the university. Reports indicate that the deceased, identified as Kenneth Oyeaka Rapuchukwu, jumped from a building known as Seat of Wisdom Lodge on […]

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UNIZIK student jumps to death from 3-storey building after taking hard drug

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 6, 2025

A student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, whose identity remains unknown, died after jumping from a three-storey building, allegedly under the influence of hard drugs. The heartbreaking event happened around 8:00 p.m. on Thursday at a student lodge near Royal Kitchen junction, located close to the university’s entrance in Awka, Anambra State. Eyewitnesses stated […]

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Babcock University expels student accused of drug peddling, fetish practices

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 5, 2025

Babcock University, located in Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, has dismissed Master Oladipupo Siwajuola, a student whose mother claimed he went missing in a May 3, 2025, social media post and blamed the university for failing in their duties and contributing to his disappearance. The university made the expulsion public on Tuesday following the conclusion of a […]