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BREAKING: University Of Benin Compels Students To Sign Undertaking Not To Engage In Protest, Others; Vows To Withhold Results Of Defaulters

5 months ago24110 min

The University of Benin (UNIBEN) in Benin City, the Edo State capital, has announced that all the students of the school will sign a compulsory affidavit of undertaking never to sponsor or participate in any assembly or demonstration on the campuses and their precincts without the approval of the university management. The university also said the students will sign an affidavit of undertaking to abide by the arrangement(s) put in place by the...

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Over 20 Abducted Students Of Nigeria’s Federal University Gusau, Corps Members Regain Freedom In Zamfara After Over 200 Days In Terrorists’ Den

8 months ago1054 min

Some of the parents, who spoke on condition of anonymity, had earlier disclosed that several attempts they made to secure the release of their children failed. A group of terrorists who abducted several students of the Federal University, Gusau in Zamfara State, who were abducted on September 22, 2023, finally released those remaining in captivity on Sunday. A cousin of one of the female students confirmed this to SaharaReporters on Monday morning, adding that...

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EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria’s Anti-Corruption Agency, EFCC Grills University Of Jos’ VC, Prof. Tanko Over Alleged N355Million Fraud

9 months ago10111 min

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has grilled the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jos in Plateau State, Prof. Ishaya Tanko over alleged fraud. EFCC in a letter dated March 19, 2024, signed by Adebayo Adeniyi, Zonal Commander, Abuja, invited the VC for questioning. The commission requested the VC to come with Dr. Yusuf Abdullahi, the University’s Deputy Dean of Student Affairs to attend an interview with the undersigned through the Head CTGI-P5.1,...

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Gunmen Storm University Of Calabar Hostel, Kidnap Three Students

9 months ago902 min

Confirming the abduction, the spokesman for the Cross River State Police Command, SP Irene Ugbo, said the command along with other security agencies had launched a manhunt for criminals and ensure the rescue of the victims. Some gunmen have reportedly kidnapped three medical students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Cross River State, South-South Nigeria. Citing the police, the News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident occurred on Thursday night. The students were identified...

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Students Feared Dead, Several Injured At Nasarawa University Stampede During Rice Distribution Amid Hunger, Hardship

9 months ago845 min

Some female students of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, are feared dead after a stampede at the university’s convocation square on Friday, during the distribution of palliatives to the students. Several other students reportedly sustained varying degrees of injury as a result of the stampede. The National President of the Nasarawa State Students Association, Yunusa Baduku, who confirmed the incident to journalists, described it as horrible. Baduku said that all the students involved in the stampede...