General Updates
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Why We Killed Students – Boko Haram Suspect
The Boko Haram sect has again restated its hatred for western education, saying most of the knowledge acquired through western education challenges the supremacy of Allah. The sect, which had since January to date killed about 565 people in Borno,…
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UI, The Best University in Nigeria – URAP
The best University in Nigeria based on URAP Ranking is the University of Ibadan. This is based on Academic Performance. Few days ago, we shared the list of top 100 Universities in Nigeria Ranking in 2014 (first ranking this year)…
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Police Rescue 2 Kidnapped ESUT Students, Arrest Suspects
Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have rescued two kidnapped students of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology(ESUT). A statement by public relations officer of the command, Ebere Amaraizu said the victims identified as Alexander Afamefuna, a …
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Patience Jonathan Makes Case for Girl-child University Education
First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan has said that Nigerians must ensure that a significant percentage of the country’s young people, especially girls, should acquire university education. “There is a popular saying that if you educate a man, you educate a…
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Nigerian Student Sentenced To Death For Drug Trafficking In Malaysia
A 28 year old Nigerian student, Prince Bartholowmew Obitube, has been sentenced to death by a high court in Malaysia for trafficking drugs. The Shah Alam High Court yesterday Feb 26th gave the death penalty to Obitube after he was…
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‘More Than 400 Nigerian Indigenous Languages Are Endangered’
Prof. Chinyere Ohiri-Aniche, the President of Linguistic Association of Nigeria (LAN), on Tuesday in Abuja, said about 400 Nigerian indigenous languages were endangered. Ohiri-Aniche made the disclosure at the UNESCO International Mother Language Day Celebration organised by the Ministry of…
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Atiku Broke Down in Tears Over Massacre of 29 Students in Yobe
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar Tuesday broke down in tears when informed of the killings of dozens of pupils of Federal Government College, Buni Yadi in the Gujiba Local Government Area of Yobe State. The former Vice Presiden,t who is…
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Yobe Students Massacre, Death Toll Rises To 43
Barely 24 hours after the soldiers manning the check point close to the main gate of the Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, Yobe State were withdrawn, Boko Haram terrorists, numbering more than 50, yesterday, invaded the school at 1.30 am,…
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UNIPORT Emerges NUGA 2014 Games Champion
University of Port Harcourt on Saturday emerged the overall winner of the 24th edition of Nigeria University Games (NUGA), held at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife after pulling a total of 120 medals. According to the official medals table…
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Dead Foetus Discovered In UNICAL Female Hostel
A lifeless foetus was found inside a bucket at the Hall Eight Female Hostel of the University of Calabar. The identity of the female student, who abandoned the foetus beside one of the bathrooms, is still unknown. A female student,…
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NUGA Games 2014: OAU Wins Football Gold
The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) men’s team has defeated the University of Calabar men’s team 1-0 to win the coveted football gold medal as the 24th Nigerian University Games came to an end on Saturday on the campus of the…
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World Bank Approves $80 Million Grant For Nigerian Varsities
The World Bank has approved 80 million dollars grant for Nigeria to fund its 10 Centres of Excellence in universities. The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Julius Okojie, announced the approval in Abuja on Monday at…
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