Gunmen Kill Lecturer in Olabisi Onabanjo University

Tragedy struck on Wednesday at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun, when unknown assailants killed a lecturer, just as ASUU called off its five-month old strike.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the victim, Dr Segun Onabanjo, was a senior lecturer at the Department of Sociology.

According to eyewitnesses, the assailants broke into his residence in Odomolasa area of Ilese-Ijebu at about 1a.m. on Wednesday, shot the lecturer and carted away some personal and household items.

NAN learnt that the corpse has since been deposited in an undisclosed mortuary.

When contacted on telephone, the Police Public Relations Officer of Ogun Police Command, DSP Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the killing of the lecturer.

Adejobi said the command was on the trail of the killers who escaped through a nearby bush.

EME Artist, Skales Graduates From Lead City University Today [PHOTOS]

 

“Take Care of Me” singer, Skales was part of a crop of graduates that had their convocation today at the Lead City University, Ibadan. The artist graduated with a degree in Office Management.

Congrats to him.

Check out another photo on the flip.

Four Nigerian Students at Plymouth University, UK Accused of Sexual Assaults

Four Nigerian students and a Kurdish national are to appear at court today following an investigation into alleged sexual assaults on three girls under 14 and a 22-year-old woman.

Detectives launched an investigation last year, assisted by Plymouth University and the Nigerian government, following disclosures made by three girls, all aged under 14, to social workers and police officers.

Senior investigator Det Insp Barry Walter said the Nigerian men were all studying at the either Plymouth University's international college or Plymouth University at the time of the alleged offences.

He said the men, plus the Kurdish suspect who was not a student, were interviewed by officers involved in the investigation, code named Operation Weevil.

EU gives UNILAG, others 2.2m euros research grant

The University of Lagos will benefit from the European Union five-year funded research grant to the tune of 2.2 million euro.

This was contained in a statement signed by the Deputy Registrar Information, University of Lagos, Toyin Adebule, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Lagos.

The grant, which is for a tripartite joint research project among the Universities of Lagos, Sussex in the UK and the Kenyatta University in Nairobi, is being funded by the European Research Council of the EU.

The project, known as The Cultural Politics of Dirt in Africa, 1880-Present, will span five years.

The statement said: “It has received funding from the European Research Council, an arm of the EU.

We will not resume work, unless… – LASU Lecturers

Lagos State University branch of ASUU has said its members would not resume duty unless so directed by its national chapter.

The Chairman of the branch, Dr Idris Adekunle, announced this at a news conference in Lagos on Tuesday.

Adekunle said the LASU branch of ASUU had resolved to continue with the indefinite strike.

He said that members had also resolved not to sign any register if the university’s management decided to open any.

“The Congress unanimously resolves that if for any reason the management opens any register, no member of ASUU shall sign such.

“ASUU, particularly LASU chapter, is as solid as ever and will not be moved by any threat.

“We are not having serious problems with the management because we have been educating them on the developments”, he said.

Two Nigerian Students Drown in Volta River, Ghana [PHOTO]

Two Nigerian students schooling at Knutsford University College, a private university at East Legon in Accra, on Friday drowned in the Volta River at Akosombo, a popular tourist destination in the Eastern Region.

The Nigerians, identified as Edward Alele, 22, and Charles Honesty, 20, were among 200 third-year students who had visited Akosombo as part of the school’s SRC Week celebrations.

According to sources, after their normal tour of some important tourist sites at Akosombo, the students converged on the Afrikoko Hotel at Akosombo for lunch.

The source explained that some of the students had wanted to use the hotel’s cruising boats, but after being told that each passenger was to pay GH¢10 for the cruise across the Volta River, the students thought it was too expensive and therefore abandoned the plan.

Meet Aishat Farooq, Pregnant at 18, Best Graduating Student at 25

Seven years after an unwanted pregnancy forced her to drop out of the University of Ilorin, Aishat Farooq emerges the best graduating student of the Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun State, reports Temitayo Famutimi

When Aishat Farooq gained admission into the University of Ilorin at 15, to study Zoology, little did she know that she was not going to be an alumnus of the institution. That was in 2003.

Despite the fact that she was a high flyer in her first two years in UNILORIN, the now 25-year-old indigene of Ilorin West-Local Government Area of Kwara State got distracted along the line. She played the campus love game and got a shocking result: she got pregnant.

It was in 2006 and in her third year. She was pregnant for a fellow student whom she had been dating. She was disappointed in herself and thought the whole world was crashing on her.  Yet, she vowed not to terminate the pregnancy.

UK Investigates Nigerian, Who Runs University from Flat

The United Kingdom’s (UK) Milton Keynes Trading Standards department has commenced investigations into the controversy surrounding a Nigerian national, Dr. Tina Beloveth Powerful, who runs a university from a city centre flat in North Third Street in CMK.

Dr. Beloveth Powerful, whose school is named Havard School UK, has also been sued by the American university of almost the same name, reports The Nigerian Telegraph.

A spokesman for Trading Standards confirmed that the Nigerian is under investigation but refused to give details.

“As it is an ongoing investigation we cannot comment in detail about it,” he said.

ASUU warns Unilorin against sharing of earned allowances

Ayan Adeleke, zonal coordinator of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Ilorin Zone, have asked the authorities of the University of Ilorin not to share the ₦986.7 million earned allowance disbursed to it by the Federal Government until the current strike embarked upon by the Union is over.

Adeleke, while speaking in Ibadan recently said the position of the Union had already been conveyed to Abdul Ganiyu Ambali, the vice chancellor of the University, through Taiwo Oloruntoba-Oju, the authentic ASUU chairman of Unilorin.

While saying that the struggle for funding is still ongoing, Adeleke warned that the University should not betray the struggle by disbursing the earned allowances. It was learnt that workers in the University of Ilorin early Wednesday engaged themselves and the University management over modalities for sharing of the University’s share of the ₦30 billion disbursed to universities by the Federal Government.

Family of slain Nigerian student in Cyprus cries out for justice

The family of a Nigerian student, who was killed in the North Cyprus city of Nicosia, has cried out to the Federal Government and relevant authorities for intervention.

Gabriel Soriwei, 20, a first year student of Electrical/Electronic/Engineering at the Cyprus International University, Nicosia, was allegedly knocked down by a female driver on July 13.

The impact of the accident caused Mr. Soriwei to fall into a coma; he eventually died on September 7, his family said.

Five days later, the Cyprus International University authorities flew his remains back to Nigeria via the same Turkish Airline with which he travelled to Cyprus in February.

“While the family has accepted the reality of the painful loss of our child, his death has raised some issues about the value placed on the life of the Nigerian outside the shores of this country,” the family said in a statement signed by Patrick Soriwei, the deceased’s father.

Bible-carrying Protesters Storm Osun School, Deny Pupils, Teachers Entrance

Bible-carrying Christians, including members of Osun Baptists Conference in Osun State, have protested the attempt by the state government to merge Muslim students wearing hijab with the Baptists High School, Iwo in the new education policy introduced by Governor Rauf Aregbesola's administration.

Aggrieved Christians armed with Holy Bibles and hymn books trooped to the school as early as 7:30am and dislodged all students from the school. They also prevented teachers from entering the school premises.

They argued that the schools merger, if allowed to succeed, would obliterate the Baptist heritage, saying hijab wearing would never be allowed in school founded by Christian missionaries.

ASUU Strike: NUPENG threatens to embark on solidarity protest

Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, had during the weekend, vowed to stop distributing petroleum products across the country if the ongoing strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, continues with no solution. It threatened to frustrate fuel distribution if the federal government remains adamant, without full implementation of the lecturers’ demands.

NUPENG however did not specify when the strike will begin, but stated that it was necessary it shows solidarity with the lecturers since the government had failed to find a permanent solution to the strike that commenced 3 months ago.

NUPENG President, Igwe Achese, while speaking at the Union’s National Administrative Council, NAC, meeting, in Lagos, expressed worry over the state of Nigerian universities.

He said government’s failure to respect agreements had resulted to strikes in different sectors of the Nigerian system since the inception of 2013.

P.Diddy Donates $250k as Nigerian Student Emerge Winner of Entrepreneurship Challenge {PHOTOS}

In an entrepreneurship competiton held at The Times Center in New York City recently, rapper and business mogul, Sean Combs, aka P.Diddy was on ground to speak with the participants on how to run their own businesses and being self-made bosses.

At the event, which was created by The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) – an organization that empowers teens through entrepreneurship education, four finalists emerged. The finalists are, Juny Nguyen, Jesus Fernandez, Dagim Girma and Toheeb Okenla.

At the end, Toheeb Okenla and Jesus Fernandez, from South Holland, Illinois, beat out 38 teen competitors with their business plan for T&J Soccer. T&J Soccer is a manufacturing and retail business that sells soccer socks with pockets sewn into them for inserts that protect players' shins during soccer games.

ASUU: FG begs Nigeria Union of Teachers to withdraw strike threat

Federal Government, yesterday, appealed to Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, to shelve its proposed solidarity strike with Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.

The Supervising Minister of Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike, made the appeal in Abuja, at a meeting with the members of NUT on the proposed industrial action.

It will be recalled that the NUT on September 26, 2013, gave Federal Government two weeks ultimatum to honour the agreement they had with ASUU or face total shutdown of the education sector in the country.

The Minister of Labour, Chief Emeka Wogu, who was present at the meeting, said the Federal Government has already implemented 80 per cent of the 2009 Agreement they had with ASUU.

Mother and Son Graduate Together With PhDs! {PHOTOS}

Vickie McBride gave birth to her son at the tender age of 13, but that did not deter her from earning her PhD – or his, for that matter.

Recently, Vickie and her son, Maurice, walked across the stage at a graduate ceremony in Minneapolis, Minnesota and were handed their doctorate degrees from Capella University, WRDW-TV Augusta 12 reports.

Given their journey, Maurice said he could not have ever imagined the day he would earn such a high academic honor. “Never in a thousand, million, trillion years [did I expect to get my PhD],” Maurice said. “The thought of becoming a doctor anyone was far fetched.”

 “I never thought I would get chance to see my mother walk across the stage and then she turned around and saw me walk across the stage,” he said.

Lagos Sacks Principal, Vice, 7 Others for Examination Malpractices

Nine officers including a school Principal, his vice and other senior teachers of the Lagos State Ministry of Education have been booted out from the State Civil Service for their involvement in examination malpractice.

The state government in a statement signed by the Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Aderemi Ibirogba said they were involved in examination malpractices in the last May/June West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE).

They are Mr. S. O Amure, School principal on GL 17, Mr. V. A Joseph- the vice-principal on GL 16, Mr K.E Ogunleye, the Mathematics teacher on GL 15, Mr. A. I Banjoko, the examination supervisor on GL 12, Mrs. L. D Akinterinwa on GL 15, Mr. A. O Araba on GL 15, Mr. V. O Towoshe on GL 14, Mr. S.I Oladipupo and assistant examination supervisor on GL 08.

ASUU Strike: Students Threaten Clamp down on Private Universities

Believing that the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which has paralysed studies in public universities in the country is being sustained because the children of influential people in the country are ensconced in the private universities, some members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) are already contemplating attack on the private universities as a way of compelling the federal government to take a more urgent action in resolving the stalemate between ASUU and the government.

The students, operating under the umbrella of the NANS also staged a peaceful protest in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, to register their displeasure over federal government's alleged insincerity.

Speaking at the gathering Thursday, Mr. Steven Adara, a student leader in Ekiti State University (EKSU), noted that those in government and some prominent Nigerians were not helping the matter, as they were in the habit of sending their sons and daughters to private schools and overseas.

Oshiomhole nabs Edo teacher who cannot read properly [VIDEO]

Edo Governor, Adams Oshiomhole yesterday nabbed a teacher Mrs. Augusta Odemwigwe who could not read properly.

Mrs Odemwigwe was asked to read an affidavit she swore to declare her age but to the amusement of all, she stuttered continuously until the governor helped in reading it for her.

The teacher when asked to repeat a sentence she didn’t read well answered “make I start am again”.

Oshiomhole, stunned by the low level of intellect displayed by Odemwigwe, who has spent 20 years in the profession, read the sworn affidavit and wondered if she could write same on the board.

Mrs Odemwigwe has spent over 20 years in the teaching profession and presently teaches in Asalogun Primary School in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo state.

The governor discovered this during an exercise to screen over a thousand teachers involved in fraud. The teachers are accused of falsifying their age to get into service.

WAEC releases 91.38% of May/June examination results

This afternoon, the WAEC released the results of 1,543,683 candidates who sat for its May/June 2013 Secondary School Certificate Examination.

According to reports, this represents 91.38 per cent of 1,689,188 candidates, who registered for the examination,

The Head of National Office (HNO) of WAEC, Dr Charles Eguridu, announced the results on Wednesday when he addressed a news conference in Lagos.

Eguridu said 889,636 candidates obtained six credits and above, while 1,074,065 others obtained five credits and above.

College Students in Akure Protest Rape of Female Colleagues [PHOTOS]

Human and vehicular movements were temporarily disrupted in parts of Akure, Ondo State capital, on Tuesday, as students of the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure, took to the street to protest the alleged rape of three female students of the school.

They alleged that some hoodlums had on Monday night invaded the campus and raped the students who were preparing for their examination.

Efforts by men of the state police command, who were on ground to curtail the situation, were rebuffed by the students, who called for the removal of the CSO.