Alleged killer of UNIZIK student is arrested

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Alleged killer of UNIZIK student is arrested

 

A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a female student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra state.

22-year-old Chinasa Pauline Agbata, who was a 300 Level Linguistics student of the institution, was murdered in March this year and her body was dumped at the gate of the campus.

The Public Relations Officer of the Anambra State Police Command, Haruna Mohammed, told newsmen that one Onudili Somtochukwu, 25, has been arrested following a discreet investigation.

He said the suspect was assisting the police with useful information that could help in solving the murder.

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Secondary school pupil dies after drinking pack of juice laced with Sniper in Lagos

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Secondary school pupil dies after drinking pack of juice laced with Sniper in Lagos

 

A student of the Cedar College, Baruwa, in the Ipaja area of Lagos State, Favour Ekemedili, has died after she drank a pack of juice laced with Sniper on Thursday, May 30th during school hours.

According to reports, the deceased, Favour Ekemedili, left her home on the said day and was in class receiving the day's teaching with her classmates when she got up, went to her bag, brought out the pack of juice and started drinking it. Shortly after she drank some of it, she threw the juice pack away and went to her seat. Some minutes later, Favour began complaining of having stomach pains. Her classmates rushed her to the school's sick bay. Her classmates informed the nurse on duty that Favour began complaining of stomach ache after she drank the pack of juice she brought to school.

They searched for the juice pack she threw away and brought it with the remaining content to the nurse. Upon examination, the nurse found out it was smelling of the popular insecticide, Sniper. Immediately she raised alarm and Favour was rushed to the General hospital in the area. 

Favour was later referred to the Lagos state University Teaching Hospital where she died on the same day at about 6pm.

The mother of the deceased, Nkem Ekemedili, said she has handed over the case to God as there is nothing that can be done if she fights with the school. She blamed the school for not monitoring her daughter who was in their care at the time of the unfortunate incident.

Confirming the incident, the Lagos state police command spokesperson, Bala Elkana, in a statement released yesterday Sunday June 2nd, said the homicide department of the school is currently investigating the matter.

“On Thursday, May 30, 2019, around 5.40pm, the Ipaja Police Station received a complaint from the Cedar College, Baruwa, that on the same date around 9am, one Favour Ekemedili, an SS1 pupil complained of severe stomach ache and was rushed to the school’s sickbay. The school’s sickbay immediately moved her to the general hospital, which in turn referred her to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, where she was admitted for medical attention.

“Her parents were contacted by the school authority. She died around 6pm while receiving treatment. Her friends, who witnessed the incident, stated that the stomach ache started after the girl took a beverage. On a close check of the bottle, it was discovered that it contained an insecticide known as Sniper and not the beverage. The chemical substance was taken for laboratory testing. Homicide detectives from the SCIID are investigating the case.” the statement read

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University Of Calabar VC Warns Students Against Cultism, Indecent Dressing

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University Of Calabar VC Warns Students Against Cultism, Indecent Dressing

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof Zana Akpagu has warned new students to desist from cultism and other forms of crimes.

He said that appropriate sanctions would be meted out on students found belonging to nocturnal organizations and cult groups.

Akpagu gave the warning at the 40th matriculation ceremony of the institution, which involved over 9,200 students for the 2017/2018 academic session.

He noted that the occasion marked the official entry of every new student into the higher institution of learning since it was a statutory gathering to formally admit deserving and qualified candidates that had been offered admission into the institution.

He further said that the ceremony also signified the conclusion of the admission processes for the year, disclosing a total number of 9200 candidates were offered admission from a total number of 37, 278 candidates who applied to the University of Calabar.

Prof Akpagu informed the freshmen that they were not expected in any manner to socialize with any association that had been proscribed by the University such as the infamous “secret cults”, noting that the penalties misconducts were contained in the University Handbook.

While advising them to show respect to colleagues and staff of the University so as to make their stay fruitful and productive, Prof Akpagu urged them to be modest and decent in their dressing and approach to issues.

The Vice Chancellor assured students of maximum security in the University, while appealing that they should not hesitate to report any suspicious activity to the Dean, Students Affairs, Security Officers and the Courses’ Advisers.

According to him, the institution was working assiduously in ensuring that the University was put on the global map, hence, going into collaboration and linkages that were yielding very positive dividends to the university community.

He disclosed that the university is on the verge of achieving uninterrupted power supply via an ongoing Solar Energy Project with the German Government, including Scholarship awarded to 47 deserving Students with a commitment to make it an annual event by the people Republic of China through her Embassy in Nigeria as well as the introduction of Korean Studies into the Curriculum of the Bassey Andah Centre for African and Asian Studies.

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OAU Professor Under Fire For Demanding Sex From Student

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OAU Professor Under Fire For Demanding Sex From Student

The Chairman, Congress of University Academics at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Dr Niyi Sumonu, has spoken on the case involving a professor at the university, Richard Akindele, accused of requesting for sex from a female student in order to raise her scores.

Professor Akindele was on Monday fingered in sex allegations after leaked conversation between him and the student emerged online.

In the said phone conversation, the professor could be heard asking the student to have sex with him five times to upgrade her scored from 33 to a pass mark.

Reacting, Sumonu asked the university to investigate the matter.

He said, “If it is established that this is true, the person, who perpetrated that does not belong to the academic environment. We are supposed to mould the lives of the students – males and females.”

Also Reacting , the immediate past Deputy Coordinator of NANS in the South West, Mr. Saheed Afolabi, called for a thorough investigation into the matter.

He said, “This is becoming too rampant these days and I want the management of the OAU to investigate this. Although we are still making efforts to know the female student, this should not be swept under the carpet.”

The Public Relations Officer of OAU, Mr. Abiodun Olanrewaju, had earlier stated that the university would set up a committee to ascertain the veracity of the telephone conversation as the matter was a serious one.

Olanrewaju was quoted as saying“We have listened to the audio and we cannot conclude on it now because this is the age of ICT; anything can happen. The university has a way of dealing with such.

“First and foremost, we will set up a committee to determine the veracity or otherwise of the conversation to establish authenticity of the characters involved. If those involved happen to be our lecturer and student as it is portrayed, the university has a machinery of dealing with such.

“Let me make it clear, OAU has zero tolerance for sexual intimidation, sexual harassment and sexual coercion. So, we will not accept it from staff to students; from the workers; from superiors to subordinates and even from students to students.”

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Wedding Brides Abandon Their Husbands At The Reception To Write Exam In Benue State

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Wedding Brides Abandon Their Husbands At The Reception To Write Exam In Benue State

The two final-year Mass Communication students, identified as Dorcas and Deborah, yesterday abandoned their wedding reception to write their final exams at the Benue State University, Makurdi.

The final paper is codenamed, Com 402: Media Law and Ethics.

The newly-weds left their husbands behind with their bridal trains and entered the examination hall in their wedding gowns.

Dr. Benjamin Ogbu, the course lecturer, told Punch: “The timetable for the exam was earlier fixed before their weddings were fixed and interestingly, both were on April 7, 2018.

“Since the exam couldn’t be shifted, the two brides left their various reception venues for the examination hall to sit for the exams in their wedding gowns.

“I was with the deputy vice- chancellor (academic) when both women stormed the examination hall. It was a moment of joy for all of us as students and lecturers.

“We were happy that our students got married and they (students) were happy too that they got married and also took their last exams same day. It was a double joy for them.”

Ogbu added that as a member of the University Examination Monitoring team, he was elated by the development.

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AAUA Students Issue 7day Ultimatum To Ondo Govt, School Governing Council To End 80 Days Old Strike Or Risk Their Wrath

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AAUA Students Issue 7day Ultimatum To Ondo Govt, School Governing Council To End 80 Days Old Strike Or Risk Their Wrath

Students of the Ondo State-owned Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA) have issued a seven-day ultimatum to the state government to re-open the institution.

The students’ ultimatum was contained in a statement signed by the officers of the institution’s Students’ Union Government led by the president, Ijanusi Olawale, the Secretary, Adekunle Ayo-Lawrence and the Public Relations Officer, Adelowo Samson.

According to the students, if the government failed to do the needful at the end of the ultimatum, which starts counting from today (April 2) the government should be ready to face the wrath of the entire students.

The students lamented that they had been staying at home for more than 80 days doing nothing.

“It is quite pathetic and sardonic that the government has been quite undisturbed by this disheartening predicament.

“The government has been so unperturbed by the fact that we are wallowing and wasting away at home.

“We have wasted a whole semester at home doing nothing. The hope of our 500 Level Law students going to Law School is now hanging in the wind.

“We are made to go through all this unpalatable rigours all because of the unfortunate indecisiveness of the government.

“We have been silent enough. We will not allow the administration of the government to toy with our future.

“We have been pushed to the wall, and it is now highly sacrosanct, germane and imperative to take our destiny into our hands.

“On this note, we are strongly giving out a seven working-day ultimatum to the government and also to the governing council of AAUA, to facilitate all necessary things to bring about the resumption of AAUA.

“This ultimatum count down shall kick-start on Monday, April 2, 2018.

“Failure of the government and the governing council to do the needful will draw the wrath of the Nigerian students as we will be left with no choice than to take the centre stage,” the students stated.

They sent copies of the statement to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) and security agencies in the state.

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Over 20 People Injured As FUOYE Students, Community Clash

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Over 20 People Injured As FUOYE Students, Community Clash

No fewer than 20 people were injured when students of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) and commercial motorcyclists, some of whom were said to be indigenes of the community, engaged themselves in a free for all, on Tuesday.

Sources in the community told Naija Voice that trouble had started when a student and a commercial motorcyclist had an altercation over fare, which degenerated.

A source said “the commercial biker slapped the student and that led to a fight between them, which other students latched into”.

The source claimed that “it was as a result of the anger bottled by the students over what they see as their exploitation by the commercial motorcyclists and sundry business operators in the community.”

The clash was said to have exacerbated when the commercial motorcyclists were said to have mobilised against the students, who were also not ready to just be cowed.

The injured students were treated at the university’s health centre and were discharged.

The incident left some of the students stranded after they had rounded off their lecture because of the tension created by the clashes in the town.

Speaking on the incident, the Public Relations Officer of FUOYE, Mr. Godfred Bagji, explained that it was “a clash between some of our students and commercial motorcyclists,” saying “it was an incident that happened instantaneously outside the campus.”

On the seriousness of the injuries sustained by the affected students, Bagji said “by the time I got to the health centre, the injured students had been treated and they had left.”

He said it was not “really a students versus indigenes matter but students and commercial motorcyclists and we must know that many of the cyclists are not even indigenes of the town.”

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