Three Abia State University Uturu Medicine and Surgery students have reportedly died in an auto crash at the Okigwe axis of the Enugu-Umuahia Expressway. According to Punch, the victims were returning to Aba from the school’s induction of medical students on Thursday, March 21, 2024, when the incident happened. “Three students have been confirmed dead, while two others are injured and are battling for their lives now in the hospital while one miraculously survived,” a source said. …
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‘Nine’ of the remaining abducted female students of the Federal University in Gusau, Zamfara State have regained their freedom. Recall that on September 22, 2023, suspected terrorists raided the off-campus hostels at Sabon Gidan Community, near the Federal University, Gusau, abducting a total of twenty-four female students. Three labourers, all males, registered with GUPRAN Engineering Services Ltd, were also abducted along with the students. However, the troops of the Nigerian Army rescued 13 of the victims and …
There is no doubt that the economy is biting hard in the country as anger and frustration among Nigerians, especially the youths, continue to linger. Speaking to newsmen in far away Sydney, Australia Comrade Tochukwu Onah who is the immediate past President of Nigeria Students in Australia called on President Bola Tinubu to understand the urgency of the moment and put necessary action in place to ameliorate the suffering of Nigerians. ‘’As a Nigerian, born and bred …
The Federal Government has postponed the launch of the Nigerian Students Loan Scheme indefinitely. Akintunde Sawyer, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), disclosed this in an interview with ARISE NEWS. The loan which was formally slated to take off on Thursday, March, 14, has been postponed again, as there are some corrections that are being made around the launch according to Sawyer. “Unfortunately, I won’t be able to commit to a specific date. …
The management of Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology Wudil, Kano State, has announced the suspension of a lecturer for meting out corporal punishment on some students. A video that went viral shows the lecturer at the Kano State-owned varsity, punishing students by subjecting them to flog jumps in a lecture hall. The video generated widespread criticism and condemnation on social media. A statement issued on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, and signed by the Deputy Registrar, …
Two students of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, have been crushed to death by a truck. The incident happened on Monday, January 9, few metres away from the school’s premises, near Ikot Inyang village junction, along Aba Road in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area. The truck driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle and rammed into the female students, killing them on the spot. The deceased, Abasifreke Okon, and Irene Edwin from Ikot Abasi and Ibesikpo …