Ogun State Postpones School Resumption Over Ebola Virus

The Ogun State Government yesterday announced the indefinite postponement of the resumption date for all primary and secondary schools in the state. The Commissioner for

Why Mass Failure In WASSCE - Rep Blamed.....

 

Recurrent poor performances in the West African Secondary School Certificate examinations and other public examinations have been blamed on erratic power supply in

Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU Set To Re-Open University

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU is set to re-open the university after closing it down on the 18^th of June, 2014 after its students protested increase in their school fees. The school had to be shut down when the students’ protests won’t come to an end and it was

A Female Teacher Shows Up First Day At School Drunk With Pants Missing

A woman teacher in Oklahoma turned up drunk for her first day at school with her pants missing.

Lorie Ann Hill, 49, had been drinking vodka when she bowled through the doors of her county school at 9am intent on making a good impression. But she was found by other teachers slumped over a desk in the wrong classroom, smelling strongly of alcohol and missing the lower half of her clothes.

The teachers called in the police because they didn’t know who she

Gov. Babatunde Raji Fashola Finally Reduces LASU Fee

Gov. Babatunde Raji Fashola today announced the reversal of the Lagos State University which was recently increased to N350,000 to the old rate of N25,000.

The governor announced this at the 19th convocation ceremony of the

How Monarchs Now SeekVarsity Education, Thanks For Noun

Monarchs in Nigeria are now stepping up their game despite their old age to get university education, thanks to NOUN, National Open University of Nigeria.

The Awujale of Ijebu Land, Oba Sikiru who is 80-year old is

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Advises Nigerians Studying In Ukraine To Vacate East Region

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised Nigerian students studying in Eastern Ukraine to vacate the area due to violence and unrest in the region. Ambassador Abdulaziz Dankono, Under-Secretary in charge of Economy and Consular in the ministry, gave the advice today in

Rebel Kidnapped Nine Nigerian Students in Ukraine

  

A statement released by the representative of the National Security and Defence Council Information Centre Andriy Lysenko, has said nine Nigerian students have been kidnapped in Ukraine but negotiations are under way to free the students taken captive by

How a 27 year old Madonna Student was Arrested for Alleged Murder off Dad

The Abia state police command has paraded, among others, a 27 year old undergraduate of Madonna University, Chijioke Ezebuiro, for allegedly killing his 87 year old father, Dr Emmanuel Ezebuiro.

Speaking with newsmen in Umuahia, NigerianTribune reports that the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) ASP Geoffrey Ogbonna, who

Renowned actor, Chief Zebrudaya Goes Back to School at 64 Years

   

Renowned actor and comedian Chief Chika Okpala, aka Chief Zebrudaya Okoroigwe Nwogbo alias 4:30, is back to being a student. He was among the 700 students who matriculated last weekend at the Enugu Study Centre of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).

Explaining his decision to go back to school at 64, Chief Zebrudaya told journalists that it 

How JSS 3 Students Wrote Their 3rd Term Exams Yesterday In Bauchi+Photos

 

A reporter with NAN yesterday, July 9^th 2014, took a picture of some JSS 3 students at Government Day Junior Secondary school (GDJSS) in Gubi, Bauchi State, writing their

Aregbesola Deserves A Global Applause- Bishop David Oyedepo

Bishop David Oyedepo, yesterday sang praises of Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola for a job well done in Osun State. While on a courtesy visit to the State, Oyedepo said the infrastructural renewal of the Governor were affecting the people positively and he was impressed.

He also mentioned that the new educational policy, which had

Unknown Gun men Shoot UNILAG Student in the Head

 

A University of Lagos student was reportedly shot in the head yesterday by unidentified gunmen at the King Jaja Hall area of the university on Monday. Fortunately, the student who was identified as Sapara, a final year student of Philosophy, had his face covered in blood instead of being dead after the

Why Redeemer University Student Murders his Father in Ogun State

A 21-year old university undergraduate, Tolani Ajayi, has reportedly killed his father, chopped the body to pieces, before dumping the remains in a bush near their home in Ogun State. And according to PREMIUM TIMES, the attack occurred on Tuesday after an argument between Tolani and his father, Charles Ajayi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN.

 The late lawyer had reportedly questioned his son over his...

UniAbuja Lecturers Begin Indefinite Strike

UniAbuja lecturers today began an indefinite strike over what they termed misappropriation of funds and misuse of power by the Vice-Chancellor of the university.

According to one of them, Ben Ugheoke, funds allocated to the institution were

OAU Student Writes Open Letter To VC

Like most students, I have always admired you. From the very first day I saw and heard you speak, I have since then even until now reserved for you good judgements contrary to the very bad ones spreading like wildfire. As much as I would have loved to sound obscene in this piece of mine, I choose to maintain some decorum instead, as this is very much required at this point in time. Cutting all craps and going straight to the point, avoiding every form of side attractions and putting on hold every form of

Presidency Convoy ‘Shoots At’ Protesting OAU Students + Photos

Students OF OAU yesterday seized a Toyota bullet proof SUV with ‘Presidency’ inscription and registration number, FG902-B02 for trying to drive in between them while they were protesting an increase in their tuition fees.

According to them, security details attached to the convoy shot to scare protesters but two students were wounded in the

Reason Governor Kayode Fayemi Start Teaching At State University

Governor Kayode Fayemi has said he will start teaching at the state owned university starting from October, 2014 because he has interest in monitoring the younger ones as well as provide the right type of

Photos: YABATECH Students Protest against the 9 month old Polytechnic Strike

 

The students of Yaba College of Technology today took to the streets of Lagos once again to protest the eight-month strike embarked upon by members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics. The students had staged a peaceful protest last Friday, and continued today, disrupting traffic at Ikorodu area of Lagos. 

The grieving students say they have been neglected by the Federal Government.

“This strike has taken too long and nobody is saying anything about it. Unlike when ASUU was on strike, we don’t get much attention from anybody. We have spent so much time at home. Is it because we are not university students? They are toying with our future. Since nobody is
speaking for us, we have decided to speak for ourselves. We want to know why the Federal Government and even the National Association of Nigerian Students have neglected us. We are tired of going to the clubs, watching movies, and sleeping at home.”

The strike in the nation’s polytechnics is over nine months with no solution in sight. More pics below

Photos: Cultists Kill Bowen Student for Being Too Proud & Rejecting Sexual Advances

The life of a 17-year-old student of Bowen University, Opeyemi Odusanya, has been cut short by some cult members in Lagos. And according to Punch, the undergraduate was murdered for allegedly rejecting sexual advances from some youths in the area and also for “being too proud.”

Police authorities said Opeyemi, a 300 level student of Biochemistry at the university, was stabbed to death by the cultists at her parents’ house in the ...