Ex-Student Unionist, Segun Okeowo of ‘Ali Must Go’ fame Dies at 73:THE sun, yesterday, finally set on Mr Segun Okeowo, the arrowhead of ‘Ali Must Go’ protests, arguably one of the most violent students agitation in the country.Okeowo, former president of the National Union of Nigeria Students, NUNS, who championed …
Youth in Northern Nigeria under the Northern Youth Business Roundtable has come together to foster mutual relationship with their state government towards contributing their quota to improving investment climates and economic development of the region despite the high level of insecurity the region has been subjected to.The Director, Communications Hon. …
NDLEA Nabs 20-Year-Old Undergraduate Who Bought Cannabis With Tuition:A Nigerian undergraduate, who used his tuition fee to buy a hard drug, has been arrested for drug trafficking, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said in a statement, weekend.NDLEA said the suspect, Udiomeh Kufre Ita, a student of the Faculty of …
14-Year-Old Mother Says ‘I can’t go back to my school because of shame’ :There were about 10 other mothers with their newborns placed in baby cots beside their beds in the post-natal ward of the Igando General Hospital, Lagos.But here, Blessing Victor (not real name) stood out.In fact, rather than …
The questions that you, the job seeker, ask in an interview can make or break your chances of getting hired. But many job seekers, new and old, make the rookie mistake of asking the questions below. Are you making that mistake?Don’t ask these questions during an interview: “Are You Going To …
There was pandemonium at the Upper Court 4 in Anguwan Jaki, Bauchi State, yesterday, as an angry mob almost lynched seven suspected homosexuals brought to court for trial.One of the suspects was identified as the Principal of a Government Secondary School in the state.The development forced security personnel at the …
EFCC Nabs LASU Graduate That Uses Fashola , Okonjo-Iweala Names For Fraud:The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, says it has nabbed a 34-year-old man, Anthony Ezechukwu, for allegedly using names of some prominent Nigerian political figures and spouses of others to dupe unsuspecting members of the public.The anti-graft agency said …
A middle aged man, Tunwase Kabiru, serving life sentence, Saturday, graduated with 4,308 students who bagged various degrees at the third convocation of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in Lagos.Kabiru, who came in company of the prison officials, was awarded a Bachelor’s degree (BA) in Human Resources Management.He …
Lawmaker Warns Parents Against Cyprus University :The Chairman of the House of Representative Committee on Diaspora, Abike Dabiri- Erewa, on Thursday warned parents against sending their wards to study at the Cyprus International University, CIU, Nicosa, in North Cyprus.Ms. Dabiri-Erewa gave the warning in a press statement made available to …
The Principal, Dansol High School, Lagos, Mr. Oladapo Esan, has identified the scrapping of the teacher training colleges as one of the factors responsible for the country’s falling standard of education. He also flayed the scrapping of the ‘Advanced Level’ otherwise known as Higher School Certificate.The HSC was a two-year …