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Police arrest six, exhume body of Ekiti varsity ex-DVC

10 months ago1317 min

The Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Mr Adeniran Akinwale, said on Thursday that the police had arrested six prime suspects in connection with the kidnap and killing of the former Deputy Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Prof Olorunfemi Olaofe. Olaofe was taken away by armed men from his residence at the Federal Housing Estate, Ado Ekiti, alongside his security guard, on July 9, 2027. He was discovered dead and buried in a...

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Abia varsity suspends randy lecturer for alleged sexual harassment

10 months ago1265 min

The Abia State University, Uturu, has suspended a lecturer in the Department of Mass Communication, Dr. Udochukwu Ndukwe, for three months following allegations of sexual harassment against a female student. A letter signed by the school’s registrar, Dr Acho Elendu, dated July 30, 2024, and obtained by PUNCH Metro on Thursday, stated that Ndukwe would be investigated and would lose half of his pay “in line with the University Conditions of Service pending the conclusion...

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Kidnapped Ekiti varsity ex-DVC found buried in shallow grave

10 months ago1464 min

The former Deputy Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Prof. Olorunfemi Olaofe, who was kidnapped on July 9, has been found dead. Sources, who could not confirm whether the 79-year-old retired university teacher died as a result of weakness due to age or that he was killed by the kidnappers, told PUNCH Metro that the don was found buried in a shallow grave in the bush. Olaofe was kidnapped in his house alongside...

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Kidnapped varsity ex-DVC found dead in Ekiti

10 months ago1533 min

The former Deputy Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Prof. Olorunfemi Olaofe, who was kidnapped on 9 July, has been found dead. According to sources, the body of the 79-year-old retired university teacher was discovered in a shallow grave in a remote area. However, it remains unclear whether his death was due to natural causes related to his age or if he was murdered by his kidnappers. The retired don was kidnapped from...

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Two C’River varsity students killed in auto crash

10 months ago6535 min

Two students of Cross River State University were killed when six of them were involved in an auto crash while travelling to their homes following a two-week closure of the institution on Monday. PUNCH Metro gathered that the students who boarded the same bus were on their way to Ogoja in the northern part of the state, when the accident occurred near Ikom, along the Calabar–Ikom highway. The school closure was reportedly to stop students...

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How 300-level Bauchi varsity student slumped, died in bathroom

10 months ago1254 min

A female student of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Naja’atu Salisu, has been confirmed dead after slumping in the bathroom. The 300-level student of computer science died after she was found unconscious by her sister in the bathroom on Friday. Her roommate, who pleaded for anonymity, explained to Arewa PUNCH that “she had done every routine preparation for the morning class before going into the bathroom. “Naja’atu has selected clothes to wear to the class...

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Gunmen kill 300-level Ondo varsity student

10 months ago1265 min

A 300-level Linguistics student of Adekunle Ajasin University, simply known as Emmanuel, was on Sunday, shot and killed by gunmen in one of the private student hostels in Akungba Akoko. A student who pleaded anonymity disclosed to our correspondent that the deceased was shot in the room. “It happened last night, the victim was shot while on his bed, in his room,” he said. PUNCH Metro in a telephone interview with the Ondo State Police...